Euseius hima (Pritchard & Baker)

Kreiter, Serge & Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A., 2020, New records of phytoseiid mites from Mauritius Island (Acari: Mesostigmata, Acarologia 60 (3), pp. 520-545 : 535

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20204382
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4530671
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scientific name	Euseius hima (Pritchard & Baker)
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Euseius hima (Pritchard & Baker) View in CoL

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) hima Pritchard & Baker 1962: 257 ; Blommers 1976: 89.

Euseius hima, Moraes et al. 1986: 46, 2004: 71 View in CoL ; Quilici et al. 2000: 99; Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 215, 2007: 121.

This species was recorded from several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, but also from Madagascar, India ( Demite et al. 2020) and La Réunion ( Quilici et al. 2000; Kreiter et al. 2020c). All details of collections were provided in those papers. Its biology remains totally unknown. This is the first report of E. hima from Mauritius.

World distribution: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, La Réunion Island, Madagascar Island.

Specimens examined: 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ in total. Morne-Brabant (aasl 249 m, lat. 20°22 ′ 05 ″ S, long. 57°29 ′ 31 ″ E), 4 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ on Lantana camara L. ( Verbenaceae ), 5/XI/2018.

Remarks: measurements of specimens collected and identified were published only in Kreiter et al. (2020c). Morphological and morphometric characters and all measurements of our specimens fit well measurements in Kreiter et al. (2020c).

References

Blommers L. 1976. Some Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from Madagascar, with descriptions

Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2005 b. A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. Intern. J. Acarol., 31 (3): 187 - 224. doi: 10.1080 / 01647950508684424

Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007. Illustrated keys and diognoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, 219 pp.

Demite P. R., Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Castilho R. C. 2020. Phytoseiidae Database. Available from: www. lea. esalq. usp. br / phytoseiidae (last access 30 / III / 2020).

Kreiter S., Payet R. - M., Douin M., Fontaine O., Fillatre J., Le Bellec F. 2020 c. Phytoseiidae of La Reunion Island (Acari: Mesostigmata): three new species and two males described, new synonymies, and new records. Acarologia 60 (1): 111 - 195. doi: 10.24349 / acarologia / 20204361

Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A. 1986. A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and habitat. EMBRAPA - DDT, Brasilia, Brazil, 353 pp.

Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004. A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, 434: 1 - 494. doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 434.1.1

Pritchard A. E., Baker E. W. 1962. Mites of the family Phytoseiidae from Central Africa, with remarks on the genera of the world. Hilgardia, 33 (7): 205 - 309. doi: 10.3733 / hilg. v 33 n 07 p 205

Quilici S., Ueckermann E. A., Kreiter S., Vayssieres J. - F. 2000. Phytoseiidae (Acari) of La Reunion Island. Acarologia, 41 (1 - 2): 97 - 108.