Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga 1904

Chatti, A., Kreiter, S., Lebdi-Grissa, K. & Ksantini, M., 2017, Phytophagous and predatory mites on olive trees in Tunisia. Catalogue, description of one new species and key for identification (Acari, Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae, Tenuipalpidae and Phytoseiidae), Acarologia 57 (2), pp. 233-254 : 241

Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga 1904

Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga, 1904: 178 .

Phytoseius (Dubininellus) finitimus Wainstein, 1959: 1365 .

Phytoseius (Pennaseius) finitimus Pritchard and Baker, 1962: 223 .

Pennaseius finitimus Schuster and Pritchard, 1963: 279 .

Phytoseius (Phytoseius) finitimus Denmark, 1966: 16 .

Phytoseius finitimus Chant, 1959: 108 ; Moraes et al., 2004: 252; Chant and McMurtry, 2007: 129.

Material examined — Karkennah: Sidi Yousef (34°39’30.27"N, 10°59’42.70"E), April 2011, 8 ♀♀ ; Aouled Yaneg (34°40’22.19"N, 11°08’15.07"E), March 2010, 5 ♀♀ ; Sidi Bouzid: Regueb (34°50’26.08"N, 9°47’49.20"E), May 2009, 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ .

Distribution — Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and USA (Demite et al. 2016).

Note — Some confusion between Phytoseius finitimus and P. plumifer existed in literature ( Duso and Fontana 2002). This species is reported in Mediterranean basin and has been observed in vineyards (Minarro and Kreiter 2012). Phytoseius finitimus is a natural enemy of Panonychus ulmi (Koch) ( Duso and Moretto 1994) , and eriophyid mites: Aceria ficus ( Rasmy and El-Banhawy 1974) , it can also feed on pollen ( Rasmy and El-Banhawy 1975).