Phytoseiidae

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Phytoseiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acarina
Superorder: Parasitiformes
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Phytoseiidae
Berlese, 1916
Diversity
c. 70 genera, 2,000 species
Subfamilies [1]

Amblyseiinae
Phytoseiinae
Typhlodrominae

Phytoseiidae is a family of mites which feed on thrips and other mite species. They are often used as a biological control agent for managing mite pests.

Contents

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Amblyseiinae

Amblyseiinae Muma, 1961

  • Amblyseiella Muma, 1955 (3 species)
  • Amblyseiulella Muma, 1961 (15 species)
  • Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (271 species)
  • Archeosetus Chant & McMurtry, 2002 (1 species)
  • Arrenoseius Wainstein, 1962 (1 species)
  • Asperoseius Chant, 1957 (5 species)
  • Chelaseius Muma & Denmark, 1968 (10 species)
  • Chileseius Gonzalez & Schuster, 1962 (2 species)
  • Eharius Tuttle & Muma, 1973 (6 species)
  • Euseius De Leon, 1967 (147 species)
  • Evansoseius Sheals, 1962 (1 species)
  • Fundiseius Muma & Denmark, in Muma 1970 (14 species)
  • Honduriella Denmark & Evans, 1999 (1 species)
  • Indoseiulus Ehara, 1982 (7 species)
  • Iphiseiodes De Leon, 1966 (7 species)
  • Iphiseius Berlese, 1921 (2 species)
  • Kampimodromus Nesbitt, 1951 (13 species)
  • Kampimoseiulella Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (2 species)
  • Knopkirie Beard, 2001 (4 species)
  • Macmurtryseius Kolodochka & Denmark, 1995 (3 species)
  • Macroseius Chant, Denmark & Baker, 1959 (1 species)
  • Neoparaphytoseius Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (1 species)
  • Neoseiulus Hughes, 1948 (304 species)
  • Noeledius Muma & Denmark, 1968 (1 species)
  • Okiseius Ehara, 1967 (15 species)
  • Olpiseius Beard, 2001 (3 species)
  • Paraamblyseiulella Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (1 species)
  • Paraamblyseius Muma, 1962 (13 species)
  • Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, 1971 (9 species)
  • Parakampimodromus Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (1 species)
  • Paraphytoseius Swirski & Shechter, 1961 (15 species)
  • Pholaseius Beard, 2001 (1 species)
  • Phyllodromus De Leon, 1959 (2 species)
  • Phytoscutus Muma, 1961 (11 species)
  • Phytoseiulus Evans, 1952 (7 species)
  • Proprioseiopsis Muma, 1961 (135 species)
  • Proprioseiulus Muma, 1968 (3 species)
  • Proprioseius Chant, 1957 (10 species)
  • Quadromalus Moraes, Denmark & Guerrero, 1982 (1 species)
  • Ricoseius De Leon, 1965 (1 species)
  • Swirskiseius Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 (1 species)
  • Typhlodromalus Muma, 1961 (57 species)
  • Typhlodromips De Leon, 1965 (181 species)
  • Typhloseiella Muma, 1961 (2 species)

[edit] Phytoseiinae

Phytoseiinae Berlese, 1916

  • Chantia Pritchard & Baker, 1962 (1 species)
  • Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904 (169 species)
  • Platyseiella Muma, 1961 (6 species)

[edit] Typhlodrominae

Typhlodrominae Scheuten, 1857

  • Africoseiulus Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
  • Australiseiulus Muma, 1961 (6 species)
  • Chanteius Wainstein, 1962 (9 species)
  • Cocoseius Denmark & Andrews, 1981 (2 species)
  • Cydnoseius Muma, 1967 (2 species)
  • Galendromimus Muma, 1961 (6 species)
  • Galendromus Muma, 1961 (13 species)
  • Gigagnathus Chant, 1965 (1 species)
  • Kuzinellus Wainstein, 1976 (32 species)
  • Leonseius Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
  • Metaseiulus Muma, 1961 (41 species)
  • Meyerius van der Merwe, 1968 (17 species)
  • Neoseiulella Muma, 1961 (34 species)
  • Papuaseius Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
  • Paraseiulus Muma, 1961 (12 species)
  • Silvaseius Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
  • Typhlodromina Muma, 1961 (5 species)
  • Typhlodromus Scheuten, 1857 (334 species)
  • Typhloseiopsis De Leon, 1959 (5 species)
  • Typhloseiulus Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (10 species)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Moraes et al. 2004

[edit] References

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