Phytoseiidae in European grape (Vitis vinifera L.): bio-ecological aspects and keys to species (Acari: Mesostigmata) Author Tixier, Marie-Stéphane Author Baldassar, Andrea Author Duso, Carlo Author Kreiter, Serge text Zootaxa 2013 3721 2 101 142 journal article 42966 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.2.1 04f0570e-ea0e-4409-b137-eb88e83225ae 1175-5326 217326 73B3C2CF-BAEE-4ED0-9F87-1DD85B7802C3 Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957: 347 . Phytoseiulus riegeli .—Dosse, 1958: 48. Typhlodromus persimilis .—Hirschmann, 1962: 75. Phytoseiulus ( Phytoseiulus ) persimilis .—Wainstein, 1962: 17. Phytoseiulus tardi (Lombardini) . Kennett & Caltagiorne, 1968: 571. Phytoseiulus persimilis .—Chant, 1959: 109; Moraes et al ., 2004: 169; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 53. Reports on V . vinifera in Europe : Greece , Italy , Spain . Reports on V . vinifera in non-European countries: Australia . Reports not on V . vinifera : Algeria , Australia , Canary Islands, Chile , Cuba , France , Greece , Israel , Italy , Morocco , Portugal , Reunion Island , Spain , Tunisia , Turkey , USA , Venezuela . Remarks. This species has been reported on a wide range of plants, essentially on herbaceous plants. It is reared and sold by several biofactories in the world. It is a very efficient natural enemy of Tetranychus urticae Koch especially in greenhouses.