Amblyseius segregans De Leon

Amblyseius segregans De Leon, 1966: 90; McMurtry, 1983: 252; Denmark and Muma, 1989: 126; Denmark et al., 1999: 30; Moraes et al., 2000: 241.

The biology of this species found only four times in British Guyana (2 females), Guatemala and Honduras (2 females), Guadeloupe (1 female) and Martinique (1 female) on various plants (De Leon, 1966; McMurtry, 1983; Denmark and Muma, 1989; Moraes et al., 2000; Moraes et al., 2004b) remains unknown.

Previous Records — British Guyana (De Leon, 1966), Guadeloupe and Martinique (Moraes et al., 2000), Honduras and Guatemala (Moraes et al., 2004b).

Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, RiviŁre Corossol, Cascade des Ecrevisses, 16°11’N, 61°39’W, alt. 177 m, 4 ♀ on a small schrub, Kreiter coll., 26 Dec. 2008 ; Basse-Terre, 1 Łre Chute du Carbet, 16°03’N, 61°39’W, alt. 890 m, 2 ♀ on Miconia furfuracea, Kreiter coll., 30 December 2008 ; Grande-Terre, Porte d’Enfer, beach, 16°31’N, 61°28’W, alt. 2 m, 1 ♀ on Pluchea symphytifolia, Kreiter coll., 27 December 2008 .

Remarks — the measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those mentioned by Moraes et al. (2000).