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7C77BE7E1441FF87FE4B2BA4853AFD2E.text	7C77BE7E1441FF87FE4B2BA4853AFD2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoseiulus Hughes	<div><p>Genus Neoseiulus Hughes</p><p>Neoseiulus Hughes, 1948: 141</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1441FF87FE4B2BA4853AFD2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1441FF80FE4B2A1E83AAFD8C.text	7C77BE7E1441FF80FE4B2A1E83AAFD8C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans 1952)	<div><p>Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans)</p><p>Typhlodromus longispinosus Evans 1952: 413 ; Evans 1953: 465 ; Womersley 1954: 177 ; Ehara</p><p>1958: 55.</p><p>Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) longispinosus, Chant 1959: 74 .</p><p>Amblyseius longispinosus, Corpuz &amp; Rimando 1966: 129 ; Schicha 1975: 103.</p><p>Neoseiulus longispinosus, Moraes et al. 1986: 85 ; 2000: 245 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2003: 37 ; Moraes et al. 2004b: 129 ; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 29.</p><p>This species belongs to the barkeri species group and to the womersleyi species subgroup, as the calyx is markedly constricted at the junction with the atrium, the atrium is deeply forked at the junction with the major duct, and the major duct, atrium, and calyx are not of the same width (Chant and McMurtry 2003).</p><p>This species is widely distributed in many countries of the world, mainly in tropical areas (Moraes et al. 2000 ; Mailloux et al. 2010 ; Kreiter et al. 2013, 2018 a, c; Demite et al. 2024).</p><p>It was found rarely in surveys made in Guadeloupe, Martinique and La Réunion, except in studies on companion plants in citrus orchards (Mailloux et al. 2010 ; Kreiter et al. 2013, 2018c ; Le Bellec et al., unpub. data). The species seems to be more common on weeds with populations of tetranychid mites. Neoseiulus longispinosus, a type II phytoseiid predatory mite, like N. californicus (McMurtry et al. 2013), has received increasing attention in Asia since 2010 for the control of different spider mites (of genera Eutetranychus, Oligonychus, and Tetranychus) (Nusartlert et al. 2011). The feeding, development, predation, cannibalism, intra-guild predation and behaviour have been extensively studied by several authors (see for exampleLuong et al. 2017) for pest control purposes. Neoseiulus longispinosus is well-known as a BCAused in many countries worldwide for spider mite management. A recent study by Huyen et al. (2017) have shown that, at least in controlled laboratory conditions, N. longispinosus is apotential biological control agent against the citrus red mite, P. citri .</p><p>Tetranychus urticae is a major pest of papaya in south Florida, where Neoseiulus longispinosus, a newly naturalized predator, has become the most abundant predator associated with this pest. Single releases of N. longispinosus significantly suppressed TSSM populations. That study demonstrated that N. longispinosus has the potential to control TSSM on papaya, but the level of control can be negatively affected by high levels of cannibalism at low prey densities, as well as intraguild predation by aggressive intraguild predators, like A. swirskii (Döker et al. 2021) .</p><p>This is the first record of this species in Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — 45 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/2018</p><p>in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W), on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Australia, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Grande Comore Island (Comoros), Guadeloupe Island (France), Hawaii, Hong Kong, India (Andaman Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Pradesh, Kerala, Orissa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Indonesia, Japan, Les Saintes Islands (France), Malaysia, Marie-Galante Island (France), Martinique (France), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, La Réunion Island (France), Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), Russia (Primorsky Territory), Saint-Barthélémy Island (France), South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, USA (Florida), Vietnam.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of the female and male specimens from Ivory Coast (Table 1 and 2) overlap with those obtained from populations in various countries. These measurements are close to those obtained for specimens from FCI and La Réunion Island.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1441FF80FE4B2A1E83AAFD8C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1447FF82FE4B29E0855DFE53.text	7C77BE7E1447FF82FE4B29E0855DFE53.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoseiulus teke Pritchard & Baker	<div><p>Neoseiulus teke Pritchard &amp; Baker</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) teke Pritchard &amp; Baker 1962: 239 .</p><p>Amblyseius teke, Meyer &amp; Rodrigues 1966: 30 ; Moraes et al. 1989a: 83 ; Moraes et al. 1989b: 97.</p><p>Neoseiulus teke, Moraes et al. 1986: 98 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2003: 37 ; Moraes et al. 2004b:147 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2007: 31.</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) bibens Blommers 1973: 111 (synonymy according to Ueckermann &amp; Loots 1988).</p><p>Like N. longispinosus, N. teke belongs to the barkeri species group and to the womersleyi species subgroup (see above) (Chant and McMurtry 2003).</p><p>This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa often associated with Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar), the cassava green mite (CGM) . It has been studied for its potential as BCA against the CGM. Nwilene and Nachman (1996) studied its reproduction characteristics on M. tanajoa .</p><p>It was more efficient than Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese) but seems not efficient enough in field conditions (Nwilene and Nachman 1996). Quilici et al. (2000) and Kreiter et al. (2020c) have collected this specieson La Réunion Island. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 3. This is the first record of that species for Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single specimen (1 ♀) collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W),</p><p>on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Burundi, DR Congo, Ghana, Grande Comore Island (Comoros), Kenya, Madeira Island (Portugal), Malawi, Mayotte Island (France), Mohéli Island (Comoros), Mozambique, La Réunion Island (France), Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of morphological characters for the single N. teke female specimen from Ivory Coast (Table 3) are very close to those of specimens from neighbouring countries, especially from various African countries and La Réunion. However, they differ from the holotype from Congo (Zannou et al. 2006) and specimens from South Africa, which are larger (van der Merwe 1965).</p><p>Sources of measurements – La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2020c); FCI (French Caribbean Islands): Moraes et al. (2000); Indonesia Paratype: Schicha (1975); –: not provided.</p><p>As this species is a potential BCA, and as it is very difficult to obtain type specimens from</p><p>Museum for old described species, it would be very important to undertake molecular studies and / or crossbreeding experiments with population collected in the field to determine whether all specimens of this various countries / locations belong to the same species or represent several different cryptic species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1447FF82FE4B29E0855DFE53	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2B238536FDB4.text	7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2B238536FDB4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amblyseiina Muma	<div><p>Subtribe Amblyseiina Muma</p><p>Amblyseiina Muma, 1961: 69 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2B238536FDB4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2B9E8529FD37.text	7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2B9E8529FD37.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amblyseius Berlese	<div><p>Genus Amblyseius Berlese</p><p>Amblyseius Berlese, 1914: 143 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2B9E8529FD37	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2A1785E7FAAD.text	7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2A1785E7FAAD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amblyseius sundi Pritchard & Baker 1962	<div><p>Amblyseius sundi Pritchard &amp; Baker</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) sundi Pritchard &amp; Baker, 1962: 244 .</p><p>Amblyseius sundi, Moraes et al. 1989a: 97 ; Chant &amp;McMurtry 2004: 212 ; Moraes et al. 2004b: 52.</p><p>Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis) sundi, Matthysse &amp; Denmark, 1981: 344 .</p><p>Amblyseius sundi belongs to the sundi species group and the sundi species subgroup. This species has already been recorded from the Ivory Coast. Blommers (1976) observed some Tetranychus neocaledonicus André and Brevipalpus sp. on the lemon trees on which this species was collected. But the biology of this species remain unknown.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single specimen (1 ♀) collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W), on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Cuba, DR Congo, Ghana, Guadeloupe Island (France), Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar Island, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zimbabwe.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of the single specimen collected are very close to those of specimens from other African countries (Table 4).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1444FF82FE4B2A1785E7FAAD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1444FF8CFE4B2C9C8271F801.text	7C77BE7E1444FF8CFE4B2C9C8271F801.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot 1962	<div><p>Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot</p><p>Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, 1962: 5 ; Swirski et al. 1998: 102 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2004: 201.</p><p>Typhlodromips swirskii, Moraes et al. 2004b: 227 .</p><p>Typhlodromips capsicum Basha, Youssef, Ibrahim &amp; Mostafa 2001: 372 (synonymy according to Abo-Shnaf &amp; Moraes 2014).</p><p>Amblyseius enab El-Badry 1967: 178 (synonymy according to Abo-Shnaf &amp; Moraes 2014). Amblyseius (Amblyseius) rykei Pritchard &amp; Baker 1962: 249 (synonymy according to Zannou et al. 2007).</p><p>Amblyseius swirskii belongs to the obtusus species group, characterized by the presence of setae J2 and Z1, setae z4 are minute and a female ventrianal shield is neither vase-shaped nor divided. Within this group, it belongs to andersoni species subgroup (120 species), as its spermatheca has a cup-shaped calyx. The predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, 1962 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is one of the most efficient predators; it is currently released in more than 50 countries of the world. Originally described in 1962 from almond ( Prunus amygdalus [Miller] D.A. Webb) in Bet Dagan, Israel, by Athias-Henriot. The species was reported along the coast of Israel, in the Middle East, Southern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas (Demite et al. 2024).</p><p>Sources of measurements –Congo Holotype: Zannou et al. (2006); Kenya: El-Banhawy &amp; Knapp (2011); La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2020c); Mayotte:</p><p>Kreiter et al. (2020a); Madagascar (Identified as Amblyseius bibens but synonymized by Ueckermann &amp; Loots 1988): Blommers (1973); South Africa: van der Merwe (1968); Other African countries (Burundi 1♀, Ghana 2♀♀, Kenya 3♀♀, Malawi 1♀, Mozambique 1♀, Rwanda 1♀, Sierra Leone 1♀): Zannou et al. (2006); –: not provided.</p><p>This species is able to develop not only in the Mediterranean basin but also in subtropical and tropical areas (Zannou and Hanna 2011). Since it does not enter diapause, it is suitable for use throughout much of the growing season in regions where daytime temperatures regularly exceed 22 °C (Calvo et al. 2015). Amblyseius swirskii is commonly used to control whiteflies and thrips in greenhouse vegetables (especially cucumber, pepper and eggplant) and some ornamental crops, in Europe and North America (Calvo et al. 2015). The biology of this species and its importance for biocontrol were comprehensively reviewed by Calvo et al. (2015) and Buitenhuis et al. (2015). In 2015, a species ressembling to A. swirskii was discovered after a thrips outbreak on peppers and roses on La Réunion Island (Kreiter et al. 2016a, b), located thousands of kilometres from its supposed native area. Morphological and molecular analysis confirmed its identity as A. swirskii (Kreiter et al. 2016a, b). This is the first record of this species from Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — 7 ♀♀ collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W), 3 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ collected between 05/IV/2017 and 17/IV/ 2018 in Toumodi, Yobouekro (aasl 184 m, Lat 6°31′19.196″N, Long 5°6′41.36″W) and 32 ♀♀ collected between 06/04/2017 au 18/03/ 2018 in Yamoussoukro, Ngattakro (aasl 158 m, Lat 6°49′39.443″N, Long 5°17′21.635″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Reunion Island, Saudi Aarabia, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Türkiye, USA (California and Florida), Yemen.</p><p>Remarks — The measurement values (Tables 5 and 6) are very close to those reported in the literature, especially for specimens from Africa.</p><p>Characters Ivory Coast DRC (1) Nigeria 1 Nigeria 2 Other African Characters Ivory Coast DRC (1) Nigeria 1 Nigeria 2 Other African</p><p>(1) (this Holotype (1) (1) Countries (14) (1) (this Holotype (1) (1) Countries (14) study) study)</p><p>dsl 338 348 377 360 373 (318–421) gensl 123 – – – –</p><p>dsw s4 238 266 212 240 272 (248–304) st5-st5 75 78 – – 78 (72–85)</p><p>dsw R1 233 – – – – gensw post. corn. 73 – – – –</p><p>j1 38 37 36 38 39 (32–45) lisl 30 – – – –</p><p>j3 45 50 44 44 48 (40–56) lisw 3 – – – –</p><p>j4 5 2 5 2 5 (4–5) sisl 18 – – – –</p><p>j5 5 2 5 2 4 (3–5) sisw 1 – – – –</p><p>j6 5 4 5 2 6 (5–8) vsl 118 126 – 120 122 (100–141)</p><p>J2 5 5 5 2 6 (5–8) vsw ant. corn. 65 70 – 60 73 (64–85)</p><p>J5 5 6 5 5 7 (6–8) vsw anus 78 79 – 72 80 (69–91)</p><p>r3 18 13 16 10 14 (10–16) gv3 – gv3 28 – – – –</p><p>R1 8 8 5 7 8 (5–11) JV5? – – – –</p><p>s4 165 158 152 137 165 (133–206) scl 38 31 – 36 40 (34–48)</p><p>S2 5 8 6 5 7 (5–8) scw 4 – – – –</p><p>S4 5 6 6 5 7 (6–8) SgeI 73 72 – 36 74 (61–96)</p><p>S5 4 6 6 5 6 (5–8) SgeII 45 48 – 48 49 (40–59)</p><p>z2 5 8 5 7 7 (5–8) SgeIII 63 66 – 66 72 (50–88)</p><p>z4 5 6 5 7 7 (5–14) StiIII 45 53 – 53 56 (43–67)</p><p>z5 8 4 5 5 5 (4–5) StIII 38 – – – –</p><p>Z4 163 174 165 168 172 (144–208) SgeIV 175 186 190 156 209 (157–270)</p><p>Z5 385 450 426 394 445 (366–547) StiIV 125 134 137 120 156 (112–208) st1-st1 68 – – – – StIV 87 85 92 84 99 (69–141)</p><p>st2-st2 78 78 – – 79 (73–88) fdl, No teeth 35, 13 34, 12 – 13 – 36 34 (33–36), 13–14 st3-st3 83 – – – – mdl, No teeth 38, 3 36 – 36 38 (37–39), 3</p><p>st1-st3 69 66 – – 69 (62–82)</p><p>st4-st4 85 – – – –</p><p>Sources of measurements – DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) Holotype: Pritchard &amp; Baker (1962) in Zannou et al. (2007); Nigeria 1: Matthysse &amp; Denmak (1981); Nigeria 2: Moraes et al. (1989b); Other African Countries (Burundi 1♀, Ghana 3♀♀, Ivory Coast 1♀, Kenya 4♀♀, Malawi 1♀, Rwanda 2♀♀, Sierra Leone 1♀, Uganda 1♀): Zannou et al. (2007); –: not provided.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1444FF8CFE4B2C9C8271F801	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1448FF8FFE4B29E082BFFA7B.text	7C77BE7E1448FF8FFE4B29E082BFFA7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers 1974	<div><p>Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers</p><p>Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers 1974: 144 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 31 ; Denmark &amp; Muma 1989: 13 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2004: 203 ; Ehara &amp; Amano 2004: 17 ; Moraes et al. 2004b: 52 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2007: 81 ; Döker et al. 2018: 101.</p><p>Sources of measurements – Egypt: Abo-Shnaf &amp; Moraes (2014); Ghana: Zannou et al. (2007); La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2016a); Israel:</p><p>Athias-Henriot (1962); Türkiye: Döker et al. (2020); –: not provided.</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tamatavensis, Ehara 2002: 33 ; Ehara &amp; Amano 2002: 322.</p><p>Amblyseius aegyptiacus Denmark &amp; Matthysse in Matthysse &amp; Denmark 1981: 343 (synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Muma 1989)</p><p>Amblyseius maai Tseng 1976: 123 (synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Muma 1989).</p><p>Amblyseius tamatavensis, like the previous species, belongs to the obtusus species group, characterized by the presence of setae J2 and Z1, setae z4 are minute, and a female ventrianal shield that is neither vase-shaped nor divided. It is further classified in the aerialis species subgroup (46 species) due to the tubular calyx of the spermatheca (Chant and McMurtry 2004a).</p><p>It seems to fit the type III-b feeding habit (generalist predators living on glabrous leaves) as defined by McMurtry et al. (2013). Cavalcante et al. (2017) reported this species as a promising natural enemy of B. tabaci . Experimental releases on caged plants in a screen house have demonstrated its efficacy, reducing B. tabaci densities of on pepper plants by 60-80% (Massaro and Moraes 2019). Additionally, it can be easily mass-produced in large numbers using astigmatine mites as a food source, making it suitable for augmentative biological control programs (Massaro et al. 2021). This species has been reported in tropical areas from over 20 countries around the world including Africa, Asia, Americas, and Oceania. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 7. This is the first record of this species from Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/2018</p><p>in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), Benin, Brazil (Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Esperíto Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima, Sergipe, São Paulo, Tocantins), Burundi, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Easter Island/ Isla de Pascua (Chile), Fiji, Ghana, Guadeloupe Island (France), Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar Island, Malawi, Malaysia, Marie-Galante Island (France), Martinique (France), Mauritius Island, Mayotte Island (France), Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Réunion Island (France), Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, USA (Florida), Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa.</p><p>Remarks — The measurement values (Tables 7 and 8) are very close to that reported in the literature, especially for specimens from Africa. However, the current specimens exhibit r3, z2, Z5 and SgeIV being shorter compared to those of previous reports.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1448FF8FFE4B29E082BFFA7B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1449FF8FFE4B2CCE85C3F9C7.text	7C77BE7E1449FF8FFE4B2CCE85C3F9C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Proprioseiopsina Chant & McMurtry	<div><p>Subtribe Proprioseiopsina Chant &amp; McMurtry</p><p>Proprioseiopsina Chant &amp; McMurtry 2004: 219 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1449FF8FFE4B2CCE85C3F9C7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1449FF8FFE4B2F4A855BF943.text	7C77BE7E1449FF8FFE4B2F4A855BF943.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Proprioseiopsis Muma 1961	<div><p>Genus Proprioseiopsis Muma</p><p>Proprioseiopsis Muma 1961: 277 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1449FF8FFE4B2F4A855BF943	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1449FF8AFE4B2FC38555FD3A.text	7C77BE7E1449FF8AFE4B2FC38555FD3A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman 1958)	<div><p>Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman)</p><p>Amblyseiopsis mexicanus Garman 1958: 75 .</p><p>Amblyseius mexicanus, Moraes &amp; McMurtry 1983: 134 .</p><p>Proprioseiopsis mexicanus, Muma &amp; Denmark 1970: 48 ; Denmark &amp; Muma 1973: 237 ;</p><p>Moraes et al. 1986: 118 ; Kreiter &amp; Moraes 1997: 379 ; Moraes et al. 2004b: 181 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005a: 13, 2007: 89.</p><p>Amblyseiulus amotus Zack 1969: 72 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) asetus Chant, 1959: 80 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Sources of measurements – Madagascar Holotype: Blommers (1974a); Other African Countries (Benin 2 ♀♀, Burundi 1♀, Cameroon 2♀♀, DR Congo 1♀, Ghana 2♀♀, Rwanda 1♀, Uganda 1♀): Zannou et al. (2007); La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2020c); Thailand: Oliveira et al. (2012); Brazil (Bahia): Souza et al. (2015); Dominican Republic: Abo-Shnaf et al. (2016); USA (Florida): Döker et al. (2018);–: not provided.</p><p>Amblyseiulus clausae Muma 1962: 1 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011). Amblyseius kogi Chant &amp; Hansell 1971: 713 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) putmani Chant 1959: 91 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Amblyseeiulus temperellus Denmark &amp; Muma1967: 171 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Amblyseiopsis tropicanus Garman 1958: 77 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011). Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis) tulearensis Blommers 1976: 100 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Amblyseiulus versutus Zack 1969: 74 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Proprioseiopsis mexicanus belongs to the belizensis species group as genu I lacks macrosetae. It is classified within the asetus species subgroup due to its spermatheca having a short, cup-shaped calyx (Chant and McMurtry 2005a). This species is known from all islands of French West Indies (Kreiter and Moraes 1997 ; Moraes et al. 2000, Kreiter et al. 2006 ; Mailloux et al. 2010 ; Kreiter et al. 2018c) but was found in large number only during a previous study on companion plant in Guadeloupe (Mailloux et al. 2010) and on La Réunion (Le Bellec, unpub. data). This species seems to be very abundant on weeds in the lower vegetation. Phytoseiid mites of the genus Proprioseiopsis are mainly found in ground surfaces, humus, litter, soil, moss or on grass (Muma and Denmark 1970 ; McMurtry et al. 2015). Populations of P. mexicanus increase when fed T. urticae eggs (Megevand et al. 1993), and this species has shown potential as a predator of thrips (Kreiter, unpub. data). It is one of the prevailing phytoseiid species in citrus orchards in Alabama (Fadamiro et al. 2009). Denmark and Evans (2011) mentioned that the species can be reared on T. urticae and Oligonychus pratensis (Banks) and is associated with Bryobia praetiosa Koch, Bryobia sp. and P. ulmi . It was also found in association with Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard (Furtado et al. 2014), although it is mentioned as a poor predator of this species. The biology of this species remains, however, almost unknown.</p><p>This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Sources of measurements – Brazil (Bahia): Souza et al. (2015); Ghana: Zannou et al. (2007); La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2020c); Thailand: Oliveira et al. (2012); –: not provided.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single female (1 ♀) collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Australia, Benin, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Distrito Federal Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rondonia, São Paulo, Tocantins), Colombia, Cuba, Ghana, Guadeloupe Island (France), Hawaii, Kenya, Martinique Island, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Réunion Island (France), Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia).</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of the single female specimen of the Ivory Coast (Table</p><p>9) fit well those obtained for populations of various countries. The number of setae on genu</p><p>II of our single specimen is the same than the number given by Moraes et al. (2007) with the same formula: 2-2/0,2/0-1. This character may be of interest with some molecular taxonomy in the future, in the framework of an integrative taxonomy, in order to distinguish if we have one species or a species complex.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1449FF8AFE4B2FC38555FD3A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E144CFF94FE4B2A0A82B8FE98.text	7C77BE7E144CFF94FE4B2A0A82B8FE98.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Proprioseiopsis ovatus (Garman 1958)	<div><p>Proprioseiopsis ovatus (Garman)</p><p>Amblyseiopsis ovatus Garman 1958: 78 .</p><p>Amblyseiulus ovatus, Muma 1961: 278 .</p><p>Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) ovatus, Chant 1959: 90 .</p><p>Typhlodromus ovatus, Hirschmann 1962: 19 .</p><p>Proprioseiopsis (Proprioseiopsis) ovatus, Karg 1989: 208 .</p><p>Proprioseiopsis ovatus, Moraes et al. 1986: 121 ; 2004b: 184 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005a: 15 ; 2007: 89.</p><p>Proprioseiopsis antonelli Congdon 2002: 15 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Amblyseiuluscannaensis Muma 1962: 4 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011). Amblyseius hundsonianus Chant &amp; Hansell 1971: 723 (Synonymy according to Denmark &amp; Evans 2011).</p><p>Amblyseius parapeltatus Wu &amp; Chou 1981: 274 (synonymy according to Tseng 1983). Amblyseius (Amblyseius) peltatus van der Merwe 1968: 119 (synonymy according to Tseng 1983).</p><p>Like P. mexicanus, P. ovatus belongs to the belizensis species (see above). As the spermatheca of this species is saccular, it belongs to the belizensis species subgroup (Chant and McMurtry 2005a).</p><p>This species is known from Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante and Martinique (Kreiter and Moraes 1997 ; Moraes et al. 2000 ; Mailloux et al. 2010 ; Kreiter et al. 2018c). It was found in large number only during a previous study on companion plants in Guadeloupe (Mailloux et al. 2010) and a recent study on La Réunion (Le Bellec, unpub. data). In other habitats, this species seems to be rare. Similar to P. mexicanus, P. ovatus seem to abundant on weeds in the lower vegetation. Denmark and Evans (2011) indicated that this species is associated with O. pratensis and Brevipalpus sp. It was also found in association with T. evansi (Furtado et al. 2014) but is considered a poor predator of that species. Despite this findings, the biology of this species remains largely unknown. This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single female (1 ♀) collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Argentina, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goías, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana (France), Ghana, Grande Comore Island (Comoros), Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Malaysia, Martinique Island (France), Mayotte Island (France), Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, La Réunion Island (France), Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, USA (Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexica, Texas, Utah, Washington), Venezuela.</p><p>Sources of measurements – Other African Countries: Moraes et al. (2007); Madagascar (identified as Amblyseius tulearensis, synonymized by Denmark &amp; Evans 2011): Blommers (1976); La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2020c); Brazil: Lofego et al. (2009); Guadeloupe: Kreiter &amp; Moraes (1997); Martinique: Kreiter et al. (2018c); Holotype Mexico: Moraes et al. (2007);–: not provided.</p><p>Remarks – The measurements of the single female specimen from the Ivory Coast (Table 10) fit well those obtained for populations from various countries.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E144CFF94FE4B2A0A82B8FE98	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1452FF94FE4B28728582FE64.text	7C77BE7E1452FF94FE4B28728582FE64.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euseiini Chant & McMurtry	<div><p>Tribe Euseiini Chant &amp; McMurtry</p><p>Euseiini Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b: 191 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1452FF94FE4B28728582FE64	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1452FF94FE4B28ED82DBFDE7.text	7C77BE7E1452FF94FE4B28ED82DBFDE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iphiseius Berlese 1920	<div><p>Genus Iphiseius Berlese</p><p>Iphiseius Berlese, 1916: 33, Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b: 217, 2007: 123.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1452FF94FE4B28ED82DBFDE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1452FF97FE4B2B66844DF805.text	7C77BE7E1452FF97FE4B2B66844DF805.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese 1889)	<div><p>Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese)</p><p>Seius degenerans Berlese 1889: 9 .</p><p>Amblyseius (Iphiseius) degenerans, Muma 1961: 288 .</p><p>Typhlodromus degenerans, Hirschmann 1962: 2 .</p><p>Iphiseius (Iphiseius) degenerans, Pritchard &amp; Baker 1962: 299 .</p><p>Amblyseius degenerans, Zaher 1986: 99, Northcraft 1987: 521, Papadoulis &amp; Emmanouel</p><p>1991: 36.</p><p>Iphiseius degenerans, Berlese 1921: 95, Evans 1954: 518, Moraes et al. 1986: 61, 2004b: 92, Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b: 215, 2007: 125.</p><p>Iphiseius martigellus El-Badry 1968: 325 (synonymy according to Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b).</p><p>The biological characteristics of this Ethiopian species have been well documented because of its use in controlling thrips on various cultivated plants in greenhouses. Iphiseius degenerans is a commercially available biological control agent of thrips and spider mites in greenhouse crops. Although it can feed on a wide range of foods, thrips larvae and sweet pepper pollen are less favourable for immature development (Vanthornhout et al. 2004, 2005), potentially hindering the establishment of this predator in sweet pepper crops. According to McMurtry et al. (2013), I. degenerans is classified as a type-IV generalist predator, it is one of the most common native phytoseiid mite species on cassava in southern Africa (Zannou et al. 2005) and feeds on Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Nwilene and Nachman 1996), a widely distributed neotropical mite pest of cassava in Africa, as well as insect larvae and pollen of many plants (Vantornhout et al. 2005). Another study concluded that I. degenerans can be considered a suitable biological control candidate based on its preference with Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) in the Mediterranean region (Fantinou et al. 2012). Iphiseius degenerans preys on Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker &amp; Abbatiello outside the webbed nests. Although I. degenerans contributed towards the control of O. perseae, it is effectiveness is limited and needs further investigation, considering the inclusion of alternative food (e.g. Castor oil pollen)</p><p>for predator population growth (Zappala et al. 2015). This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — 34 ♀♀ and 21 ♂♂ collected between 05/IV/2017 and 17/IV/2018 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — numerous countries in Northern and Southern Africa (Demite et al. 2024), Mediterranean area (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal), Near East or Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, Yemen), in Europe (Georgia), South America (Brazil) and in North America (USA in California, Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire), Indian Ocean (Grande Comore Island, Comoros).</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of the 10 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ (Tables 11 &amp; 12) fit well with measurements of specimens reported in the literature.</p><p>Sources of measurements – South Africa (identified as Amblyseius peltatus, synonymized by Tseng 1983): van der Merwe (1968); Madagascar (identified as Amblyseius peltatus, synonymized by Tseng 1983): Blommers (1976); Other African Countries (Ghana 4♀♀, Kenya 2♀♀, Sierra-Leone 1♀, Zimbabwe 1♀, South Africa 2♀♀): Moraes et al. (2007 a); La Réunion: Kreiter et al. (2020c); Sri Lanka: Moraes et al. (2004b); Thailand: Oliveira et al. (2012); USA Holotype: Moraes &amp; McMurtry (1983); –: not provided.</p><p>Sources of measurements – Algeria: Athias-Henriot (1957); Kenya: El-Banhawy &amp; Knapp (2011); Other African Countries (Burundi 1♀, Cameroon 1♀, Ghana 1♀, Kenya</p><p>2♀♀, Malawi 2♀♀, Rwanda 1♀, Sierra Leone 2♀♀, Uganda 1♀, Zambia 1♀): Moraes et al. (2007); Grande Comore: Kreiter et al. 2018b; Spain: Ferragut et al. (2010);</p><p>Syria: Barbar (2013); Türkiye: Döker et al. (2018); –: not reported.</p><p>Sources of measurements – Kenya: el-Banhawy &amp; Knapp (2011); South Africa: van der Merwe (1968); Other African Countries</p><p>(Ghana 1♀, Kenya 1♀, Rwanda 1♀, Sierra Leone 1♀, Uganda 1♀): Moraes et al. (2007); Grande Comore: Kreiter et al. (2021);</p><p>Türkiye: Döker et al. (2018a);–: not reported.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1452FF97FE4B2B66844DF805	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1456FF90FE4B29E1851EFE89.text	7C77BE7E1456FF90FE4B29E1851EFE89.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euseius , Wainstein 1962	<div><p>Genus Euseius Wainstein</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) section Euseius, Wainstein, 1962: 15 ;</p><p>Euseius De Leon, 1967: 86 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1456FF90FE4B29E1851EFE89	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1456FF90FE4B28788272F859.text	7C77BE7E1456FF90FE4B28788272F859.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euseius fustis (Pritchard & Baker 1962)	<div><p>Euseius fustis (Pritchard &amp; Baker)</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) fustis Pritchard &amp; Baker, 1962: 283 ; Ueckermann &amp; Loots, 1988: 83. Euseius fustis, Matthysse &amp; Denmark, 1981: 348 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 45, 2004b: 69 ; Moraes</p><p>&amp; McMurtry, 1988: 15; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b: 215, 2007: 121.</p><p>Bruce-Oliver et al. (1996) have tested various foods associated with cassava for their effect on the development, fecundity and longevity of Euseius fustis, the most common phytoseiid species found on cassava in Africa. Euseius fustis developed successfully to adulthood on the spider mite prey species Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) and Oligonychus gossypii (Zacher)</p><p>and on pollen from maize, castor bean, and cassava. Euseius fustis also completed development on water-diluted phloem exudate from cassava, diluted honeydew from the cassava mealybug and on various pollen and prey combinations. When reared on Tetranychus urticae Koch prey or free water only, E. fustis did not develop after the deutonymphal stage. All larvae held on clean leaf discs on water-soaked cotton died without moulting. Diets of maize plus castor bean pollen and maize pollen plus M. tanajoa resulted in the highest rate of development, the highest fecundity and the greatest longevity. Castor bean pollen alone and maize pollen alone produced a higher fecundity and greater longevity than M. tanajoa tested alone. A colony of</p><p>E. fustis reared continuously for seven generations on castor bean pollen produced nine times more adult females than a colony of E. fustis reared continuously on M. tanajoa . No negative effects on the development and fecundity of E. fustis were observed after seven generations were reared on pollen. On cassava, the leaf-dwelling Typhlodromalus manihoti and E. fustis occur on the middle leaves, whereas the apex-inhabiting T. aripo migrates from the apex to the top leaves only during the night (Magalhaes et al. 2002). We found that differential distributions of these predators allow prey to escape predation by vertical migration to other plant strata. We studied the role of odours in the underlying prey behaviour on predator-free plants placed downwind from plants with predators and prey or with prey only. Prey showed increased vertical migration in response to predator-related odours. Moreover, these responses were specific: when exposed to odours associated with T. manihoti, prey migrated upwards,</p><p>irrespective of the plant stratum where they were placed. Odours associated with T. aripo triggered a flexible response: prey on the top leaves migrated downwards, whereas prey on the middle leaves migrated upwards. Odours associated with E. fustis, a low-risk predator, did not elicit vertical migration. Further experiments revealed that: (1) prey migrate up or down depending on the stratum where they are located, and (2) prey discrimination among predators is based upon the perception of predator species-specific body odours. Thus, at the scale of a single plant, odour-based enemy specification allows herbivorous mites to escape predation by vertical migration. This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single specimen (1 ♀) collected between 05/IV/2017 and</p><p>17/IV/2018 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N,</p><p>Long 3°55′00.60″W) and 107 ♀♀ and 39 ♂♂ collected between 06/IV/2017 au 18/III/ 2018 in</p><p>Yamoussoukro, Ngattakro (aasl 158 m, Lat 6°49′39.443″N ; Long 5°17′21.635″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, DR Congo, Ghana, Malawi,</p><p>Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of specimens from the Ivory Coast (tables 13 and 14) are very close to those of specimens from other regions of Africa.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1456FF90FE4B28788272F859	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1456FF92FE4B2EA98272FD7D.text	7C77BE7E1456FF92FE4B2EA98272FD7D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euseius lokele (Pritchard & Baker 1962)	<div><p>Euseius lokele (Pritchard &amp; Baker)</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) lokele Pritchard &amp; Baker, 1962: 271 .</p><p>Sources of measurements –Cape Verde: Ferragut &amp; Baumann (2021); DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) Holotype: Pritchard &amp; Baker (1962) in Moraes &amp; McMurtry (1988); Kenya1: Moraes &amp; McMurtry (1988); Kenya2: El-Banhawy &amp; Knapp (2011); Tanzania: El-Banhawy &amp; Abou-Awad (1990); Other African Countries (Uganda 1♀, RDC: 1♀): Moraes et al. (2001); –: not provided.</p><p>Euseius lokele, Moraes et al. 1986: 47, 1989a: 99, 1989b: 85, 2004b: 72 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry</p><p>2005b: 215, 2007: 121.</p><p>Euseius lokele was found on Solanum aethiopicum in association with tetranychid and tarsonemid mites in southern Benin (Moraes et al. 2001). But, its biology is unknown. This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single specimen (1 ♀) collected between 05/IV/2017 and 17/IV/ 2018 in Toumodi, Yobouekro (aasl 184 m, Lat 6°31′19.196″N, Long 5°6′41.36″W) and</p><p>12 ♀♀ and 6 ♂♂ collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of specimens from the Ivory Coast (tables 15 and 16) are very close to those of specimens from other regions of Africa.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1456FF92FE4B2EA98272FD7D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E1454FF9CFE4B2BCD821CFEFB.text	7C77BE7E1454FF9CFE4B2BCD821CFEFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euseius nyalensis (El-Badry 1968)	<div><p>Euseius nyalensis (El-Badry)</p><p>Amblyseius nyalensis El-Badry 1968: 322 .</p><p>Euseius nyalensis, Moraes et al. 1986: 47, 2001: 40, 2004b: 72 ; Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b: 215, 2007: 121.</p><p>Euseius neotutsi Ueckermann 1992: 149 (synonymy according to Moraes et al. 2001).</p><p>The biology of this species remains unknown and this is its first record for the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — 7 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ collected during this study, between 06/IV/2017 and</p><p>18/III/ 2018 in Yamoussoukro, Ngattakro (aasl 158 m, Lat 6°49′39.443″N ; Long 5°17′21.635″W)</p><p>on Carica papaya L</p><p>World distribution — Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan,</p><p>Yemen.</p><p>Characters Ivory Coast (5) Cape Verde (6) Characters Ivory Coast (5) Cape Verde (6)</p><p>(this study) (this study)</p><p>dsl 252 (248–258) 250 (242–257) st1 –st1 48 (46–50) –</p><p>dsw s4 173 (163–180) 175 (169–182) st2 –st2 54 (53–56) 74 (72–76)</p><p>dsw R1 173 (163–180) – st3 –st3 59 (58–61) –</p><p>j1 22 (20–25) 22 (20–25) st4 –st4 46 (45–48) –</p><p>j3 14 (13–15) 17 (16–17) st5 –st5 38 (36–39) –</p><p>j4 5 (5–6) 12 (11–13) st1 –st5 96 (95–98) 111 (109–112)</p><p>j5 5 (5–6) 11 (10–12) vsl 103 (98–108) 49 (47–51)</p><p>j6 6 (6–7) 12 (11–13) vsw 136 (133–138) 137 (128–146)</p><p>J2 8 (8–9) 12 (11–14) vsw anus 54 (53–58) –</p><p>J5 5 (5–6) 8 (7–8) gv3-gv3 22 (21–23) 22 (20–23)</p><p>r3 11 (10–13) 16 (15–18) JV5 24 (23–27) 26 (24–28)</p><p>R1 7 (6–8) 13 (11–16) SgeI 19 (18–21) 22 (21–23)</p><p>s4 14 (13–16) 23 (20–25) SgeII 20 (18–22) 20 (20–21)</p><p>S2 8 15 (13–17) SgeIII 26 (24–28) 26(25–28)</p><p>S4 8 (8–9) 13 (12–15) StiIII 18 (18–19) 17 (16–18)</p><p>S5 9 (8–10) 12 (11–13) SgeIV 38 (36–39) 34 (33–34)</p><p>z2 7 (6–8) 14 (13–15) StiIV 25 (24–27) 23 (22–23)</p><p>z4 7 12 (11–14) StIV 33 (31–35) 34 (33–35)</p><p>z5 6 (6–8) 10 (9–11) fdl, No teeth 20 (19–22), 6 22 (21–22), 4 or 5</p><p>Z1 6 (5–7) 10 (9–11) mdl, No teeth 19 (18–20), 1 21 (20–21), 1</p><p>Z4 8 13 (11–14) shaft 20 (20–21) –</p><p>Z5 37 (36–39) 39 (36–41) Branch 6 (5–6) –</p><p>Sources of measurements – Cape Verde: Ferragut &amp; Baumann (2021); –: not reported.</p><p>Sources of measurements – DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) Holotype: Pritchard &amp; Baker (1962) in Moraes et al. (1989); DRC Paratype: Pritchard &amp; Baker (1962) in Swirski &amp; Ragusa (1978); Kenya1: Moraes et al. (1989a); Kenya2: Swirski &amp; Ragusa (1978); Kenya3: El-Banhawy &amp; Knapp (2011); Other African Countries (Benin: 1♀, Burundi: 2♀♀, Cameroon: 1♀, Ghana: 2♀♀, Kenya:7♀♀, Sierra Leone: 2♀♀, Uganda: 3♀♀, Zaire: 3♀♀): Moraes et al. (2001); –: not provided.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of specimens from the Ivory Coast (Tables 17 and 18) are very close to those of specimens from other regions.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E1454FF9CFE4B2BCD821CFEFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
7C77BE7E145AFF9EFE4B284B84EAF9DD.text	7C77BE7E145AFF9EFE4B284B84EAF9DD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Euseius ovaloides (Blommers 1974)	<div><p>Euseius ovaloides (Blommers)</p><p>Amblyseius (Amblyseius) ovaloides Blommers 1974: 147 .</p><p>Euseius ovaloides, Moraes et al. 1986: 51, 2004b: 78, Chant &amp; McMurtry 2005b: 215, 2007:121.</p><p>Euseius ovaloides was described by Blommers (1974) from specimens collected on Citrus hystrix de Candolle ( Rutaceae) and Persea americana Miller ( Lauraceae) on Madagascar. Like all Euseius species, this species belongs to the type IV (pollinophagous generalist predators) of</p><p>McMurtry and Croft (1997) and McMurtry et al. (2013). The species has been occasionally recorded from Madagascar (Blommers 1974), Papua-New Guinea (Schicha and Gutierrez</p><p>1985), Seychelles (Schicha 1987), La Réunion Island, (Quilici et al. 1997, 2000, Kreiter et al.</p><p>2020c), Guadeloupe, Martinique and Marie-Galante (Moraes et al. 2000 ; Kreiter et al. 2006)</p><p>on various plants. Although its biology remains unknown, it is suspected to be a poor predator of tetranychid mites (Gutierrez and Etienne 1986) but can be considered as a potential predator of thrips and whiteflies. It is one of the most common species on La Réunion Island (Kreiter et al. 2020c). This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.</p><p>Specimens examined — a single specimen (1 ♂) collected during this study between</p><p>14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N ; Long</p><p>3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.</p><p>World distribution — Guadeloupe Island (France), Madagascar Island, Marie-Galante</p><p>Island (France), Martinique Island (France), Mauritius Island, Mayotte Island (France),</p><p>Papua New Guinea, La Réunion Island (France), Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), Seychelles</p><p>Archipelago, Vietnam.</p><p>Remarks — The measurements of specimens from the Ivory Coast (table 19) are very close to those of specimens from other regions, with slightly longer dimensions, especially for</p><p>Ivory Coast (5) (this Ivory Coast (5) (this</p><p>Characters Characters</p><p>study) study)</p><p>dsl 281 (275–288) st1 –st1 54 (53–55)</p><p>dsw s4 209 (203–218) st2 –st2 63 (60–65)</p><p>dsw R1 208 (203–216) st3 –st3 60 (59–60)</p><p>j1 27 (25–28) st4 –st4 48 (47–49)</p><p>j3 12 (11–13) st5 –st5 38 (37–39)</p><p>j4 8 (8–9) st1 –st5 108 (107–110)</p><p>j5 8 (8–9) vsl 110 (108–113)</p><p>j6 10 (8–11) vsw ant. corn. 157 (153–160)</p><p>J2 13 (12–13) Vsw anus 61 (55–65)</p><p>J5 6 (5–6) gv3-gv3 26 (25 – 27)</p><p>r3 17 (16–18) JV5 26 (25–28)</p><p>R1 12 (10–13) SgeII 24 (23–25)</p><p>s4 22 (20–24) SgeIII 29 (28–30)</p><p>S2 15 (14–16) StiIII 28 (27–28)</p><p>S4 13 (12–13) SgeIV 47 (45–50)</p><p>S5 12 (11–13) StiIV 34 (34–35)</p><p>z2 12 (11–13) StIV 57 (53–60)</p><p>z4 13 (12–13) fdl, teeth 21 (20–22)</p><p>z5 10 (9–11) mdl, teeth 23 (23–24)</p><p>Z1 12 (12–13) shaft 21 (20–22)</p><p>Z4 13 (12–14) branch 5 (5–6)</p><p>Z5 52 (50–53)</p><p>Sources of measurements –Cape Verde: Ferragut &amp; Baumann (2021); Senegal: Kade et al. (2011); Sudan Holotype: ElBadry (1968) in Ueckermann &amp; Loots (1988); Yemen: Ueckermann &amp; Loots (1988); Other African Countries (Benin:</p><p>Characters Ivory Coast (1) Cape Sudan (1) Yemen Characters Ivory Coast (1) Cape Sudan (1) Yemen (this study) Verde (6) (1) (this study) Verde (6) (1) dsl 250 239–262 263 261 st1 –st1 54 – – – dsw s4 175 139–165 165 180 st2 –st2 65 82 – 110 dsw R 1 200 – – – st3 –st3 65 – – – j1 30 39–43 – 28 st4 –st4 55 – – – j3 35 39–43 – 38 st5 –st5 40 – – – j4 10 15–23 – 23 st1 –st5 123 131 – 128 j5 13 23–26 – 26 vsl 93 92 – 98 j6 33 39–43 – 41 vsw ant. corn. 163 146 – 161 J2 28 32–34 – 38 Vsw anus 63 – – – J5 3 5–6 – 3 gv3-gv3 24 – – – r3 20 23–26 – 21 JV5 30 31 – – R 1 10 9–15 – 13 SgeI 30 – – 32 s4 55 – – 55 SgeII 25 28–31 – 30 S2 40 39 –42 – 45 SgeIII 30 34–39 – 37 S4 28 28 –30 – 27 StiIII 28 26–28 – 25 S5 28 31 –39 – 28 SgeIV 50 48–54 – 50 z2 28 35–37 – 30 StiIV 38 39–40 – 33 z4 28 46–54 – 43 StIV 58 48–54 – 60 z5 9 12–15 – 11 fdl, teeth 23 – – – Z1 28 39–40 – 41 mdl, teeth 20 – – – Z4 28 31–39 – 38 shaft 23 – – – Z5 55 54–57 – 50 Branch 5 – – – Sources of measurements – Cape Verde: Ueckermann (1992) but identified as E. neotutsi; Sudan: El-Badry (1968); Yemen: Ueckermann (1996); –: not reported.</p><p>the macrosetae, except for setae j1, which are shorter. The morphological and morphometric characters, as well as all measurements of our single male specimen fit well with measurements reported by Kreiter et al. (2020c).</p><p>This species was recently reported from Rodrigues and Mauritius Islands (Kreiter and Abo-Shnaf 2020a, b), Mayotte Island (Kreiter et al. 2020a), Vietnam (Kreiter et al. 2020b), and Grande Comore (Kreiter et al. 2021), all located in the Indian Ocean. But, E. ovaloides seems not reported from other African countries. This species was the second most collected species in a study conducted in Mauritius, compared to A. herbicolus (Kreiter &amp; Abo-Shnaf 2020b) and it was also very common on La Réunion (Kreiter et al. 2020c) but less common in Mayotte and Grande Comore Islands (Kreiter et al. 2020a, 2021). In our study, only one specimen was collected.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C77BE7E145AFF9EFE4B284B84EAF9DD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	K, Moustapha Touré;KwadjoK, Koffi Eric;DoumbiaK, Mamadou;KreiterK, Serge	K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou, KreiterK, Serge (2025): New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast. Acarologia 65 (1): 3-35, DOI: 10.24349/yk4c-l3jb, URL: https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb
