taxonID	type	description	language	source
038187B4D127FFC82DB54AE81B44F8B9.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}: Canada, British Columbia, Rosedale, on prune (Prunus sp.), (collection date unknown), specimen # 6545 (not examined) (CNC). Non-type. 1422 specimens (1152}, 270 {) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Cherkassy, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kyiv, Kherson, Khmelnitsky, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Rivne, Sumy, Ternopil, Transcarpathian, Vinnitsa, Zhytomyr Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 1, 1) is moderately sclerotised, elongated-oval, caudally widened, partly covered with thin reticulate sculpture; 7 pairs of solenostomies (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). The setae of AM 1, AL 4, PM 3 and PM 3 are significantly longer than the others. The setae PM 3 and PM 4 are serrated, the rest are smooth. Setae AM 1 extend far beyond the thecae of setae AL 1. Setae AL 1 equal half the distance to thecae AL 3. Seta AL 3 longer than AL 1. Seta PL 1 longer than PL 2 and PL 3. Peritremes long, reaching the bases of setae AD 1. Sternal shield with uneven posterior margin, without posterolateral processes. The ventrianal shield is some wider than the genital shield, elongated with lateral notches, sculptured in the form of thin transverse lines; anal pores close together, semilunar (fig. 1, 2). The anterior metapodal shield is narrow, 1.5 times shorter than the posterior one (fig. 1, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is slightly curved, beak-shaped at the end, with a pore (fig. 1, 4). There are 9 teeth on Df, and 3 on Dm (fig. 1, 5); very rarely one middle tooth on one Dm may be reduced. The spermatheca is small, a cup-shaped funnel, an atrium on a short neck (fig. 1, 6). Leg IV has 3 macrochaetes — on the tarsus and genu almost equal in length, on the tibia somewhat shorter (fig. 1, 7); on the knee and shin of the 3 rd pair of legs, on the knees of the 2 nd and 1 st pairs of legs, also along a short macrochaete. Measurements: Lds 350, Wds 210, LVAS 128, Wvas 90, Lian 22, LTAR IV 134; setae length: AD 1 28; AD 2 7; AD 3 7; AD 4 8; PD 2 8; PD 4 10; АМ 1 39; АМ 2 7; AL 1 14; АL 3 22; АL 4 78; РL 1 25; РL 2 13; РL 3 10; PМ 1 10; РМ 3 72; РМ 4 140; АS 26; РS 17; РV 72; MCH IV: GE 63, TI 50, ta 67; MCH III: GE 37, TI 27; MCH II: GE 32; MCH I: GE 27. M a l e. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores large semilunar (fig. 1, 8). The spermatodactyl L-shaped, beak-shaped at its end (fig. 1, 9). Lds — 270. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. The differences between the very closely related Amblyseius andersoni and A. wainsteini will be discussed in detail in the section on the second species. A. rademacheri is also similar to both A. andersoni and A. wainsteini, but to a lesser extent. It is reliably distinguished from both species by the presence of thickened and roughly serrated setae PM 3 and PM 4, as well as a frontally distinctly tapering dorsal shield without lateral notches and anal pores located at an angle to each other. Besides that A. andersoni and A. wainsteini both similar to A. krantzi and differ from it in the presence of lateral notches on the dorsal shield at level of the PS setae, as well by the presence of 6 instead of 7 of pairs of dorsal solenostomes. Slit-like anal pores, and the absence of a pair of setae MV 1 on the membrane surrounding the ventrianal shield complete the list of differences between these two species. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (24 countries), South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia), East Asia (China), Japan, Western Asia (Turkey, Syria), North America (Canada, USA), South America (Brazil), North Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Australia. In Ukraine: Polissia, Transcarpathia (prefers trees and shrubs, less often found on herbs, common in gardens, occasionally in moss, soil, litter); steppe zone (usually inhabits perennial grasses), Autonomous Republic of Crimea: Yalta (on grasses), the second ridge of the Crimean Mountains (on shrubs). In Ukraine it is often found in natural and artificial plant communities, including in industrial gardens treated with pesticides (Akimov et al., 1993), although it is usually not found in significant quantities on one plant. Note 1. Description, morphometry and illustrations are given based on non-type specimens from the Kyiv Region after comparing them with vouchers from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of this type in publications by various authors. Note 2. This is one of the most active acariphagous mites used to protect plants from plant consuming mites in greenhouses. For these purposes, it is propagated by feeding it on spider mites or acaroid mites (Akimov & Kolodochka, 1991).	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D123FFCA2DB54EEC187FFA58.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}: Germany: “ Karl Marx Stadt, near Rottis (Vogtland), Elsterhang, on fern, 26.09.1967, specimen # 296 ”, (not located, not examined). Non-type. Ukraine, Kharkiv Region, Chuguev, on grass, 06.10 1991, specimen # S – 515 (ph- 18), 1}, 1 {, specimen # S – 516 (ph- 19), 1 {(Khaustov). R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 2, 1) is well sclerotised, oval in shape, with small lateral notches, smooth, with a dark marginal border; 7 pairs of solenostoms (it, iv, id, il, isc, is, ic). The setae of the PM 4 are slightly serrated, the rest are smooth, varying in length from miniature to long. Seta AM 1 approximately equal in length to the distance from its proper theca to theca of seta AL 1. Peritreme long, reaches the base of the seta AD 1. Ventrianal shield (fig. 2, 2) rounded-pentagonal, in the anterior third with distinct lateral notches, the posterior part of the shield is wider than the anterior part, bears 3 pairs of preanal setae; anal pores are small, round, not close together. The walls of the spermatheca funnel are thickened, becoming thinner towards the sac; the atrium is large, sessile; the large duct is thickened (fig. 2, 3). There are 8 chelicerae on Df and 3 on Dm (fig. 2, 4). Metapodal scutes are asymmetrically elongated oval, the anterior one is smaller than the posterior one (fig. 2, 5). The curved posterior part of the peritremal shield is not beak-shaped but ending in a straight cut (fig. 2, 6). Leg IV with 3 macrochaetes: on the genu and basitarsus of equal length and longer than on the tibia (fig. 2, 7). Measurements: Lds 345, Wds 200, Lvas 114, Wvas 95, Lian 41, Ltar IV 106; setae length: AD 1 23; AD 2 9; AD 3 7; PD 2 7; PD 4 10; AM 1 32; АМ 2 6; AL 1 14; AL 3 27; AL 4 46; PL 1 11; PL 2 9; PL 3 11; PM 1 8; РМ 3 63; РМ 4 155; AS 19; PS 14; PV 63, MCh: gen 54, tib 42, tar 55, gen III 25, tar II 22. Male. There are 3 pairs of ventrianal setae, and small round anal pores (fig. 2, 8). The spermatodactyl L-shaped (fig. 2, 9). Lds — 305. Diagnosis. Differs from the closely related A. wainsteini Gomelauri, 1968 b in almost three times shorter setae PL 1 and 1.5 times longer PM 4, more shorter setae AM 1, AL 4 and PL 1, a wider ventroanal shield in the posterior half, the structure of the male spermatodactyl, the presence of 7 teeth on the Df of the female versus 9 teeth in A. wainsteini. Mite A. filixis differs from another related species, A. nemorivagus Athias-Henriot, 1961, in having some shorter dorsal setae PM 4, AL 1, AL 3, and PM 3. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (France, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine). In Ukraine: Wood-and-Steppe zone, grass; rare. Note. Description, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from the Kharkiv Region after comparing them with illustrations of this species in other publications.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D123FFC42DB5486B1B9DF9ED.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}, Armenia, Stepanavan district, Brick factory, mixed forest, Fragaria sp., 11.07.1971, specimen # 643 (not examined) (IZAY). Non-type. Ukraine, Transcarpathian Region, Perechin District, Turia Poliana village, meadow, Betonica officinalis, 09.10.1975, specimen # № 2410, 1}; Lviv Region, Stryi District, Morshyn forestry, Grabniky, mixed forest, Crataegus sp., 07.22.1983, # 4377 a, 6}, 2 {; ibid., the same data, # 4377 b, 1}, 1 {(Kolodochka) (SIZK). Redescription. Female. The dorsal shield (fig. 3, 1) is moderately sclerotised, smooth, with a clearly defined marginal border, ovoid, with almost absent lateral notches; solenostomies 7 pairs (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Dorsal setae vary in length — setae PM 4 are whip-shaped, thin, flexible, with a weak club at the end (the remaining setae are sharp); AL 3 and PM 3 are long, thin, flexible; AD 1 and AM 1 are elongated; the rest are short or microchaetes. All dorsal setae are smooth, except for the weakly serrated PM 3 and PM 4. Peritremes extend anteriorly beyond the level of thecae AD 1, which in turn extend beyond the thecae of the setae AM 1. Seta slightly longer than the distance to the theca of seta AL 1. Seta AL 3 exceeds the distance to theca PM 1. Seta PM 4 is close to PL 2. The ventral shields are moderately sclerotised. The ventrianal shield (fig. 3, 2) is somewhat wider than the genital shield, elongated, with an almost straight or somewhat convex anterior edge and slightly concave lateral edges, tapering caudally; anal pores semilunar, located close to the thecae of the PV setae. Metapodal scutes are roughly fusiform, with uneven edges, the posterior one is approximately 2.5 times longer than the anterior one (fig. 3, 3). The posterior end of the peritremal shield is slightly curved, beak-shaped at the end (fig. 3, 4). There are 10 small teeth on the Df chelicerae, and 3 on the Dm (fig. 3, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is elongated-conical with a somewhat thickened wall; the atrium is large, sessile (fig. 3, 6). Leg IV has 3 long, sharp macrochaetes: the longest is on the knee (fig. 3, 7); relatively shorter macrochaetes are present on the knees of legs III – I. Measurements: Lds 433, Wds 288; Lvas 143, Wvas 118; Lian 34; Ltar 163; setae length: AD 1 32, AM 1 56, AL 3 109, PM 3 145, PM 4 255; остальные дорсальные щетинки не длиннее 10; PV 95; MCh IV: ge 122 – 130, ti 111 – 113, ta 91 – 97; MCh III: ge 54; MCh II: ge 39; MCh I: ge 47. Male (previously unknown). Ventrianal shield with four pairs of setae. The shield may contain 1 of a pair of additional bristles, shown in the dotted line in the figure. The anal pores are semilunar, close to the thecae of the setae PrA 2 (fig. 3, 8). The spermatodactyl is L-shaped (fig. 3, 9). Lds — 330. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. The presence of relatively thin, very long (flagellated) dorsal setae PM 4, smoothly tapering towards the ends with fusiform clubs, brings the species A. irinae and A. microorientalis Wainstein et Begjarov closer together. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Ukraine), Southern Caucasus (Armenia). In Ukraine: Transcarpathian and Lviv Regions, herbs, shrubs; rare. Note 1. Microscopic examination of a significant number of phytoseiid species indicates the absence of any formed structures in the lumen of the spermatheca before fertilization of the female. The structural features of the spermatheca noted in the holotype of A. irinae is not confirmed in the studied material from Ukraine. This issue can be resolved after research on a statistically reliable amount of material. Note 2. Description, morphometry and illustrations are given based on non-type specimens from the Lviv Region after comparing them with voucher specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D12DFFC62DB548361E08FAD2.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}, Georgia, neighborhood of Tbilisi, moss, (collection date unknown), # 1180 (not examined) (IZGT). Non-Type. 32 specimens (28}, 4 {) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Cherkassy and Donetsk Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 4, 1) is well sclerotised, broadly oval, with barely visible lateral notches, smooth; 7 pairs of small solenostomes (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). The setae of the dorsal shield AM 1, AL 4, PM 2, PM 3 are longer than the others (PM 3 is the longest), AD 1, AL 1, AL 3 are short, the rest are miniature. The seta AM 1 extends beyond the theca of the seta AL 1. Thecae AL 1 and AL 3 are close together, the first of the setae is somewhat longer than the second, but does not extend beyond its theca. Seta AL 3 clearly shifted toward the body axis relative to the arc of setae AL. Seta PM 2 is close to PL 2. Peritremes reaching the techal setae of AD 1. The ventroanal shield (fig. 4, 2) is noticeably wider than the genital shield, rounded-pentagonal with almost straight or slightly convex lateral edges, transversely finely striated; anal pores are small, round, spaced. Metapodal scutes are oval, the anterior one is smaller than the posterior one (fig. 4, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is smoothly curved (fig. 4, 4). There are 3 chelicerae on Df and 0 on Dm (fig. 4, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is well sclerotised, large, goblet-shaped, gradually widens towards the sac, the atrium is large, sessile (fig. 4, 6). Leg IV has 3 long macrochaetes: on the tarsus and genu almost equal in length, on the tibia somewhat shorter (fig. 4, 7). The genu and tibia of the third leg bear a short macrochaete. Measurements: Lds 462, Wds 273; LVAS 110, Wvas 106, Lian 42; LTAR IV 110; setae length: AD 1 22; AD 2 4; AD 3 4; AD 4 4; PD 2 5; PD 4 12; AM 1 48; АМ 2 4; AL 1 18; AL 3 14; AL 4 58; PL 1 6; PL 2 7; PL 3 7; PM 1 6; PM 3 95; PM 4 125; AS 19; PS 8; PV 62; MCH IV: ge 58, ti 50, ta 47; MCH III: ge 35, ti 25, MCH II: ge 30. Male. The ventroanal shield is well sclerotised and reticulate. Anal pores are small and round; in the front part of the shield there is a pair of pore fields located transversely (fig. 4, 8). The spermatodactyl is curved, mushroom-shaped at the end (fig. 4, 9). Lds — 305. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. A good distinguishing character of this species from similar species is the large bell-shaped funnel of the spermatheca with a large atrium; mutual arrangement of setae AL 1 and AL 3, the thecae of which are close together; setae AL 3 distinctly shifted towards the central axis of the body. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t: o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Moldova, Ukraine), South Caucasus (Georgia). In Ukraine: steppe zone, montane Crimea (Main and Inner mountain ranges, Karadag), soil near the nests of shore swallows, small rodents and their nests; regular (rare on herbs). Note. Descriptions, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from Crimea after comparing them with the description and drawings of the original description, as well as with illustrations of this species in publications of other authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D12FFFC02DB54BE11B5CFB07.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}, Canada, British Columbia, Nakusp, on Ranunculus sp., (collection date unknown), specimen # 292 (not located). Non-type. 38 specimens (29}, 9 {) — Lviv, Transcarpathian, Zhytomyr Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. Dorsal shield (fig. 5, 1) weakly or moderately sclerotised, oval, without lateral notches, smooth; small solenostomes 6 pairs (it, id, isc, il, is, ic; pair iv missing). Dorsal setae contrast in length. Setae AL 4, PM 3, PM 4 much longer than the others, AD 1 and AM 1 have medium length, the rest are very short. Dorsal setae sharp, smooth, thin, with the exception of serrated and thickened PM 3 and PM 4. Seta AM 1 longer then distance from its theca to theca of seta AL 1. Peritremes extend beyond the level of the bases of setae AD 1. Ventrianal shield (fig. 5, 2) narrower than the genital shield, elongated with a convex anterior edge and lateral notches, smooth; anal pores large, crescent-shaped, spaced close to the thecae of PrA 2 setae. Seta MV 1 missing on the membrane surrounding the ventrianal shield. Metapodal scute elongated, anterior one smaller and narrower than posterior one (fig. 5, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield slightly curved, beak-shaped (fig. 5, 4). Eigth teeth on Df, on Dm — 3 (fig. 5, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca cup-shaped, atrium large, on a short neck (fig. 5, 6). Leg IV has 3 pointed macrochaetes: longer on the basitarsus and genu, shorter on the tibia (fig. 5, 7). Genu and tibia III, genu II and I each have a short macrochaete. Measurements: Lds 405; Wds 260; Lvas 117; Wvas 81; Lian 372; Ltar 130; setae length: AD 1 27; AD 2 5; AD 3 6; AD 4 6; PD 2 8; PD 4 8; AM 1 41; AM 2 6; AL 1 8; AL 2 9; AL 4 70; PL 1 10; PL 2 9; PL 3 6; PM 1 8; PM 3 83; PM 4 104; AS 19; PS 8; PV 39; MCh IV: ge 69, ti 51, ta 72; MCh III: ge 37, ti 30; MCh II: ge 36; MCh I: ge 37. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores large, oval (fig. 5, 8). Spermatodactylus Lshaped (fig. 5, 9). Lds – 310. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. The absence of paired ventral setae MV 1 near the ventrianal shield in A. krantzi is a unique character among species of the Amblyseius genus known in Ukraine. This character clearly separates the A. krantzi species from other near species, for example, A. rademacheri, A. andersoni and A. wainsteini. In addition to this rare feature, A. krantzi has 6, rather than 7, pairs of dorsal solenostomes and relatively larger anal pores. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Poland, Ukraine), Kazakhstan, North America, on trees, bushes, grasses. In Ukraine: Polissia, on trees; common. Note. Description, morphometry and illustrations are based on non-type specimens from the Lviv Region after comparing them with figures in publications of various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D129FFC22DB54A8C1B6AFB07.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}, Italy, Basilicata, Potenza, in humus (collection date No. of the specimen unknown, not located, not examined). Non-type. 14 specimens (12}, 2 {) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Odesa, Poltava, Cherkasy Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 6, 1) is well sclerotised, with a dark marginal border, ovoid, frontally narrowed, with light lateral notches; smooth, 7 pairs of solenostomes (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic), the largest are ic. All dorsal setae are smooth and sharp. Setae PM 4 are very long, whip-shaped, PM 3 are long, AD 1, AL 3, AM 1 are elongated, the rest are short or microsetae. Seta AM 1 extends far beyond theca AL 1. Setae AL 1, AL 2, PL 1 and PL 2 of equal length; PL 3 is slightly (2 μ) longer than them. Peritremes reach theca AD 1. The ventrianal shield (fig. 6, 2) is somewhat wider than the genital shield, rounded-pentagonal; transversely striated, anal pores small, not close together, round. Metapodal scutes elongated, the anterior one no less than 1.4 times shorter than the larger posterior one (fig. 6, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is curved, with almost parallel edges, with a pore at the end (fig. 6, 4). On Df there are 4 chelicerae (3 small distal and a large medial one), on Dm there are 2 (fig. 6, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is large, widening towards the sac, its walls are evenly thickened; the atrium is massive, sessile; large duct (fig. 6, 6). Leg IV has 3 long macrochaetes; the largest is on the knee (fig. 6, 7). The genu and tibia III, as well as genu II, also have macrochaetes, but of much shorter length. Measurements: Lds 365, Wds 252; Lvas 120, Wvas 102, Lian 41, Ltar 123; setae length: AD 1 24; AD 2, AD 3; AD 4 – 5; PD 2 5; PD 4 12; AM 1 47; AM 2 4; AL 1 10; AL 2 10; AL 3 73; PL 1 10; PL 2 10; PL 3 12; PM 1 7; PM 3 107; PM 4 188; AS 11; PS 8; PV 86; MChIV: ge 90, ti 75, ta 65, MChIII: ge 38, MChII: ge 33. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores round, spaced (fig. 6, 8). The spermatodactyl is massive, L-shaped, flattened at the end in the form of a “ scapula ” and bent back at an angle (fig. 6, 9). Lds — 310. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Amblyseius meridionalis differs from the very similar A. neobernhardi Athias-Henriot in having relatively shorter setae PM 4, a cone-shaped funnel of the spermatheca, and fewer teeth on both fingers of the cheliceral claw (in A. neobernhardi the length of PM 4 is about 215 μ, the funnel is cylindrical, Df of the chelicerae with 8 teeth, and Dm – with 3). D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe, South Caucasus (Aserbaidjan), North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), North America (USA, Canada). In Ukraine: Wood-and-Steppe, Steppe, Crimea (seaside slope of the Main Mountain Range), soil, nests of small rodents and burrowing birds; common. Note. Description, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from the Odesa Region after comparing them with voucher specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and with illustrations of this species in publications by various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D12BFFDC2DB54A8C1E4EFB9D.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}, Russia, Primorsky Territory, reserve “ Kedrovaya Pad ”, on Quercus sp., 14.06.1961, specimen # 635 (Beglyarov) (ARRIP). Non-type. 22 specimens (16}, 6 {) — Lviv, Transcarpatian, Sumy Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 7, 1) is weakly sclerotised, elongated oval, with slight lateral notches, smooth; small solenostomes 7 pairs (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). The dorsal setae are mostly very short, with the exception of a few pairs of elongated ones (AM 1, AL 4, PM 3, PM 4). All setae are smooth, pointed, except for weakly serrated PM 4 with fusiform clubs, relatively very long (more than 2 times longer than PM 2 setae). Seta AL 1 is equal to 2 / 3 of the distance to the seta AL 3. Setae AL 1 and AL 3 are equal in length. The seta PL 1, PL 2 and PL 3 are also approximately equal in length (the difference may be 1 – 2 µm). Setae PS are short; setae AS are microchaetes. Peritremes long, extending beyond the base of setae AD 1. The ventrianal shield is slightly wider than the genital shield, elongated, with lateral notches, smooth; anal pores rounded, close together (fig. 7, 2). The anterior metapodal shield is small and narrow, the posterior one is elongated-oval (fig. 7, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is slightly curved, with a small pore at the widened coracoid end (fig. 7, 4). There are 9 large teeth on the Df chelicerae, and 3 on the Dm (fig. 7, 5). The spermatheca is small, the funnel is finger-shaped, asymmetrical; the outer walls of the funnel are completely covered with very small tubercles (fig. 7, 6 shows a general view of the spermatheca and a fragment of the surface of the funnel); seated atrium. Leg IV has 3 macrochaetes; on the knee it is longest, on the tibia and basitarsus it is shorter (fig. 7, 7); on the knees are the 3 rd – 1 st pairs of legs, also along a short macrochaete. Measurements: Lds 370, Wds 210, Lvas 117, Wvas 88, Lian 24, Ltar IV 120; setae length: AD 1 24; AD 2 7; AD 3 6; AD 4 7; PD 2 8; PD 4 6; AM 1 39; AM 2 6; AL 1 16; AL 3 16; AL 4 58; PL 1 13; PL 2 10; PL 3 10; PM 1 6; PM 3 65; PM 4 145 – 160; AS 18; PS 10; РV 55; MCh IV: ge 65, ti 58, ta 52; MCh III: ge 33; MCh II: ge 27; MCh I ge 30. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs of setae; anal pores are large, oval (fig. 7, 8). The spermatodactyl is slightly curved, significantly narrowing at the end, without processes, but with a narrow longitudinal lobe (fig. 7, 9). Lds — 270. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. The combination of the distinctively long dorsal setae PM 4, which are more than twice as long as the setae PM 3, and a finger-shaped spermatheca with a funnel covered with very small tubercles, distinguishes this species within the genus. See also differential diagnosis of Amblyseius irinae Wainstein & Arutunjan. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Russia: Primorsky Krai; Ukraine). In Ukraine: Polissia, trees, shrubs; common. Note. Description, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from the Sumy Region after comparing them with specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of this species in publications by various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D135FFDE2DB54A261982FC74.taxon	description	Non-types. 279 specimens (185}, 94 {) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kherson Region. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. Dorsal shield (fig. 8, 1) well sclerotised, broadly oval, without lateral notches, smooth; 7 pairs of solenostomes (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Seta AD 2 displaced laterally from the center line of the shield. Seta PM 4 much longer than the other dorsal setae. The setae AD 2 – AD 4, PD 2, PD 4, AM 3, PM 1, PL 1, PL 2, PL 3 are miniature. Seta AM 1 longer than distance to theca AL 1. Peritremes long, reaching the level of theca AD 1. The ventrianal shield (fig. 8, 2) is noticeably wider than the genital shield, near pentagonal with lateral notches, the anal pores are round, small, widely spaced. The metapodal scutes are widened, oval, the anterior one is smaller than the posterior one (fig. 8, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is curved and ends rectangular (fig. 8, 4). Chelicera with 8 teeth on Df and with 3 on Dm (fig. 8, 5). The spermatheca is bell-shaped with thickened walls, the atrium is sessile (fig. 8, 6). Leg IV with 3 long macrochaetes: on the tarsus and genu they are almost equal, macrochaetа on tibia somewhat shorter (fig. 8, 7). Genu and tibia III and genu II with short macrochaetae. M e a s u r e m e n t s: Lds 344, Wds 245; Lvas 110, Wvas 106, Lian 42; Ltar IV 110; setae length: AD 1 28; AD 2 5; AM 2, PM 2, PD 1 — 5.5; PD 4, PL 2, PL 3 — 8; AM 1 36; AL 1 22; AL 2 39; AL 3 58; PL 1 11; PM 3 83; PM 4 115; AS 19; PS 14; PV 66; MCh IV: ge 56, ti 42, ta 58; MCh III: ge 30, ti 37; MCh II: ge 36. Male. The ventrianal shield is triangular, with 4 pairs of preanal setae and anal pores not close together (fig. 8, 8). The spermatodactyl is L-shaped, the lateral process at the end is bent to the side and expanded in the form of a scapula (fig. 8, 9), Lds — 320. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Only two known species of the genus Amblyseius, namely A. nemorivagus and A. filixis, with a dorsal seta AL 1 twice as short as AL 3. Moreover, they clearly differ in the proportions of the ventrianal shield, which in A. nemorivagus is widest in the anterior third, while in A. filixis, on the contrary, it is widest in the posterior third (fig. 8, 1 and fig. 2, 1). D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe, North Africa (Algeria). In Ukraine: Wood-and-Steppe, montane Crimea (Main ridge: yayla, Karadag), grass, soil, forest litter, moss on stones, bark and dust of an old stump; rotting algae, small pebbles on the seashore; common in marine outfalls, rare in other habitats. Note. Descriptions, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from Crimea after comparing them with specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of this type in publications by various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D137FFD82DB54DB81938FCC2.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Types. Holotype}, France, Cote D’Or, litter (collection date, No. of the specimen unknown; not located; not examined). Non-types. Ukraine, Kyiv Region, env. Kyiv, slopes of the Dnipro River, clearing in a broad-leaved forest, Lamium sp., 14.07.1974, specimen # 1061, 1}; ibid., the same data, 1}; Lviv Region, Morshansk District, valley of Berezhnitsa River, Grabniki, Abies alba, 22.07.1983, specimen # 4545 a, 1}; ibid., the same data, specimen # 4375 a, 1} (Kolodochka); Odesa, Odesa District, Khadzhibeysky estuary, near the dam, litter, 28.07 1971, specimen # 6054, 1} (Volyansky) (SIZK). R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 9, 1) is well sclerotised, smooth, the dark marginal border is weakly expressed, oval, with light lateral notches. The shield is so convex that the lateral edges are folded to the ventral side, and a long longitudinal fold is formed on the sides of the shield on both sides. In the case when a particular individual is more sclerotised, the shield bursts and is located in one plane without bending to the ventral side of the idiosome. There are 7 pairs of small solenostomes on the shield (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). All dorsal setae are smooth and sharp. Setae PM 4 are very long, whip-shaped, PM 3 are long, AD 1, AL 4, AM 1 are elongated, the rest are microchaetes. Seta AM 1 extends behind theca AL 1. Peritremes extend beyond thecae AD 1. The ventrianal shield (fig. 9, 2) is somewhat wider than the genital shield, rounded-pentagonal with almost parallel lateral edges, transversely striated, the anal pores are small, spaced. Metapodal scutes are oval, the anterior scute is somewhat shorter and almost twice as narrow as the wider posterior one (fig. 9, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is curved, in a narrow terminal part with almost parallel lateral edges, blunt-pointed, with a pore at the end (fig. 9, 4). There are 8 teeth on Df of chelicerae and 3 on Dm (fig. 9, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is thin-walled, cylindrical, slightly expanding as it passes to the sac; the atrium is sessile, placed asymmetrically on the funnel (fig. 9, 6). Leg IV has 3 long macrochaetes; the longest is on the genu (fig. 9, 7). The genu and tibia III, as well as genua II and I, also have significantly shorter macrochaetes. M e a s u r e m e n t s: Lds 380, Wds 255; Lvas 103, Wvas 88, Lian 42; Ltar 110; setae length: AD 1 21; AD 2 4; AD 3 4; AD 4 4; PD 2 5; PD 4 9; AM 1 36; AM 2 4; AL 1 5; AL 3 5; AL 4 82; PL 1 6; PL 2 6; PL 3 8; PM 1 6; PM 3 115; PM 4 215; AS 8; PS 5; PV 37; MChIV: ge 100, ti 75, ta 60; MChIII: ge 38, ti 30; MChII: ge 37; MChI: ge 38. M a l e. Unknown. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. See the diagnosis of Amblyseius meridionalis. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Finland, France, Germany, Moldova, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine). In Ukraine: Wood-and-Steppe, Steppe (coniferous trees, grasses, litter); rare. Note. Descriptions, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens after comparing them with voucher specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of this type in publications by various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D131FFDA2DB54DD11B6EFBB2.taxon	description	Non-type. 54 specimen (45 F, 6 M) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Cherkassy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Transcarpathian Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 10, 1) is well sclerotised, with a dark wmarginal border, smooth, broadly oval, the lateral notches are not pronounced; 7 pairs of solenostomes, of which ic are the largest (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Setae AD 1, AM 1 of moderate length; AL 4, PM 2 are long, PM 3 are very long, whip-shaped, the rest are microchaetes. Seta AM 1 equal to or slightly longer than the distance to the theca of seta AL 1. Seta PM 3 approximately equal to width of dorsal shield at level of setae D 4. Peritremes extend beyond thecae AD 1. The ventroanal shield (fig. 10, 2) is somewhat wider than the genital shield, rounded-pentagonal; anal pores are small and round. The posterior metapodal shield is elongated-oval, no less than twice as long as the linear anterior one (fig. 10, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is narrow, slightly curved, and rectangularly cut off at the end (fig. 1, 4). There are 10 – 11 chelicerae on Df, and 3 on Dm (fig. 10, 5). Spermatheca with a tube-shaped corrugated neck and a small saucer-shaped funnel (fig. 10, 6). Leg IV has 3 long macrochaetes; the longest is on the knee (fig. 10, 7). Genu and tibia III, genu II and I also with macrosetae, but shorter. Measurements: Lds 405, Wds 290; Lvas 125, Wvas 110, Lian 33, Ltar 128; setae length: AD 1 28; AD 2 6; DD 3 6; D 4 6; PD 2 8; PD 4 8; AM 1 33; AM 2 6; AL 1 8; AL 2 8; AL 3 90; PL 1 13; PL 2 11; PL 3 10; PM 1 8; PM 3 140; PM 4 280; AS 11; PS 8; PV 100; MChIV: ge 110, ti 90, ta 75, MChIII: ge 40, ti 54, MChII: ge 38; MChI: ge 36. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores are round (fig. 10, 8). The spermatodactyl is massive, L-shaped, flattened at the end in the form of a rounded “ scapula ” (fig. 10, 9). Lds — 310. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Females of A. obtusus differ from the other species of the genus by the longest dorsal setae of the PM 4 pair (280 μm). The characteristic shape and structure of the spermatheca also serves as a reliable distinguishing feature of this species (fig. 10, 6). D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (20 countries), South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia), North Africa (Tunisia), Western Asia (Iran, Turkey), North America (Canada), Hawaii, southwestern Pacific Ocean (New Zealand), South America (Venezuela). In Ukraine: Wood-and-Steppe, Steppe, Polissia, Transcarpathia, Crimea (yayla on Main ridge), prefers herbaceous plants with low-lying rosette leaves or lying on the ground, occasionally found on trees, incl. conifers; common. Notes. The holotype of this species has been lost, but judging by repeated redescriptions and images on material from various countries, it is quite widespread and well known as a species that does not cause controversy in assessing its independence. Description, morphometry and illustrations are based on non-type specimens from the Kyiv Region after comparing them with voucher specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of this species in publications by various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D133FFD42DB54A0119E4FD7E.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. Holotype}, Georgia, Tusheti, Omalo, moss and lichen on the bark of a rotten birch, spiecemen # 1112 (IZGT). Non-type. 18} — Autonomous Republic of Crimea; Kharkiv Region. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 11, 1) is well sclerotised, with an expanded dark marginal border, smooth, oval with weakly defined lateral notches; There are 7 pairs of medium-sized solenostoms (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Setae AM 1, AL 4, PM 2, PM 3 are longer than the others (PM 3 is the longest), AD 1, AL 1, AL 3, PL 1 are short, the rest are miniature. Seta AM 1 reaches the theca of seta AL 1. Long peritremes extending to the level of thecal setae AD 1. The ventroanal shield (fig. 11, 2) is wider than the genital one, pentagonal with almost light or slightly concave lateral edges; anal pores round, spaced. The posterior metapodal shield is irregularly oval, one and a half times longer than the anterior one (fig. 11, 3). The peritremal scutellum is wide in the middle part, narrow and curved in the posterior part, and ends beak-shaped (fig. 11, 4). There are 17 chelicerae on Df (2 larger distal and 15 small ones), on Dm - 3 (fig. 11, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is large, long, swollen at the atrium, then widens narrow to half the length of the funnel and widens towards the sac; the atrium is seated (fig. 11, 6). Legs IV have 3 macrochaetes; the longest on the genu, the shortest tarsus on (fig. 11, 7). Genu II, genu and tibia III with short macrochaetes. Measuremants: Lds 415, Wds 295; Lvas 110, Vvas 106, Lian 42; Ltar IV 110; setae length: AD 1 22; AD 2 7; AD 3 7; AD 4 7; PD 2 7; PD 4 6; AM 1 41; AM 2 30; AL 1 16; AL 2 17; AL 3 65; ML 8; PL 1 11; PL 2 9; PL 3 9; PM 3 95; PM 4 130; AC 19; PS 14; PV 66; MS IV: 56, 42, 58 MS III: 30, 20; MCH II: 28 years old. Male. Ventroanal shield covered with net sculpture; anal pores are small, round (fig. 11, 8). The spermatodactyl is L-shaped (fig. 11, 9). Lds — 370. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Similar to A. kalandadzei, differing in the shape and structure of the female spermatheca and the presence of a large number of small teeth on the Df chelicerae. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Ukraine), Southern Caucasus. In Ukraine: Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Main and Inner mountain ranges, litter in oak-hornbeam forest, on tree bark), common; Kharkiv Region, on Apodemus flavicollis, rare. Note. Descriptions, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from Crimea after comparing them with voucher specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of the appearance of this text.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D13DFFD62DB54D461B6EFC74.taxon	description	Typhlodromus rademacheri: Hirschmann, 1962: Tafel 11, 222.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D13DFFD62DB54D461B6EFC74.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Type. 1} Germany, “ Obstgarten des Instituts für Pflanzenschutz der Landwirtschaftlichen Hochschule Stuttgart Hohenheim ” (Baden Wurttemberg, Stuttgart, on apple) (“ in der Sammlung des Instituts für Pflanzenschutz ”; slide No. unknown). Non-type. 1104 specimens (796}, 308 {) — Donetsk, Chernihiv, Cherkassy, Kyiv, Lviv, Mykolayiv, Rivne, Sumy, Transcarpathian, Zhytomyr, Vinnitsa Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 12, 1) is moderately sclerotised, ovoid, with reticulate sculpture, tapering anteriorly, the lateral notches are barely outlined; 7 pairs of small solenostomes (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Dorsal setae sharp, short and smooth except for AL 4, PM 2, PM 3, which are much longer than the others. The setae of PM 2 and PM 3 are thick and roughly serrated. Seta AM 1 slightly shorter than the distance to the theca of seta AL 1. Setae PL 1 and PL 2 equal and longer than PL 3. The length of the PM 3 seta is more than 7 – 10 times the length of the PL 3 seta. Seta AS more than twice as long as PS. Peritremes long, extending beyond the thecae of setae AD 1. All ventral setae are thin, smooth and sharp, except for the roughly serrated PV. The ventrianal shield (fig. 12, 2) is wider than the genital shield with concave anterior and lateral edges, slightly covered with light reticulate sculpture; anal pores semilunar, obliquely located. The posterior metapodal scutes are larger and wider than the oblong anterior ones (fig. 12, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is as in fig. 12, 4. There are 9 teeth on Df of chelicerae, and 2 on Dm (fig. 12, 5). Spermatheca with a wide cup-shaped funnel and a large sessile, complexly arranged atrium (fig. 12, 6). Leg IV has 3 elongated sharp macrochaetes, the longest on the basistarsus (fig. 12, 7). On the genu and tibia III and on genu II and I along a short macrochaetes. Measurements: Lds 380, Wds 233: Lvas 120, Wvas 100, Lian 30 – 32: Ltar IV 130; setae length: AD 1 22; AD 2 7; AD 3 8; AD 4 9; PD 2 9; PD 4 9; ML, PL 11; PL 2 12; AM 1 33; AM 2 7; AL 1 14; AL 3 15; PL 3 8; AL 5 60 – 70; PM 3 80 – 90; PM 4 100 – 110; AS 20; PS 8; PV 45 – 56; MCh IV: ge 61 – 63, ti 45, ta 81; MCh III: ge 34, ti 27; MCh II: ge 27; MCh I: ge 32. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores are large, oval (fig. 12, 8). The spermatodactyl is L-shaped (fig. 12, 9). Lds — 300. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. A. rademacheri is similar in the pattern of dorsal setae to A. andersoni and A. wainsteini both. However, it differs well from them in the presence of thick, inflexible, roughly serrated setae PM 3 and PM 4, as well as by the ventrianal shield clearly expanded in its anterior third. In addition, the anal pores in A. rademacheri are not located horizontally, as in the other two species, but obliquely at an angle of about 6 – 7 ° (see fig. 12, 2). D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t s, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (15 countries), Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), Middle East (Iran), Far East (China, Japan, South Korea, Russia: Primorsky Territory). In Ukraine: Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Main ridge of mountains, yayla), Polissia, Wood-and-Steppe, Steppe; grasses, rarely trees and shrubs; frequent. Note. Description, morphometry and illustrations are based on non-type specimens from the Kyiv Region after comparing them with voucher specimens from the collection of B. A. Wainstein and illustrations of this species in publications by various authors.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D13FFFD02DB54DB81967FD8D.taxon	description	R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. Dorsal shield (fig. 13, 1) well sclerotised, with a distinct dark marginal border, smooth, oval, without lateral notches; 7 pairs of solenostomies (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Dorsal setae AL 3, PM 2 and PM 3 thick at the base, whip-shaped; AD 1 and AM 1 are of moderate length; AL 1, AL 2 and PD 2 are short, the rest are microchaetes (5 – 7 µm). All bristles are smooth, only on PM 2 and PM 3 1 – 2 serrations are difficult to distinguish. Peritremes reach the bases of AD 1. The ventrian shield (fig. 13, 2) is broadly pentagonal, with shallow lateral notches, well sclerotised, transversely striated in the anterior third; anal pores are small, round, not close together. The metapodal scutes are not large, the anterior one is irregular in shape, elongated, smaller than the fusiform posterior one (fig. 13, 3). The posterior end of the peritremal shield is narrow, straight or slightly curved, beak-shaped at the end (fig. 13, 4). There are 6 teeth on Df and 2 on Dm (fig. 13, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is well sclerotised, with thick walls, narrow, widening towards the sac, warty in the narrow part; the atrium is sessile (fig. 13, 6). Leg IV with 3 long thick macrochaetes (fig. 13, 7), leg III has 3 much shorter macrochaetes, and leg II has one small macrochaete. Measurements: Lds 366, Wds 252; Lvas 113, Wvas 109, Lian 48; Ltar IV 154; setae length: AD 1 29; AD 2 5; AD 3 5; AD 4 6; PD 2 7; PD 4 12; AM 1 31; AM 2 5; AL 1 11; AL 2 13; AL 3 100; ML 8; PL 1 8; PL 2 8; PL 3 7; PM 3 134; PM 4 192; AS 13; PS 8; PV 98; MCh IV: ge 107, ti 95, ta 84; MCh III: ge 52, ti 31, ta 25; MCh II: ge 30. M a l e unknown. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Amblyseius sparsus differs from other species inhabiting in Ukrane soil and litter (for example, Amblyseius filixis, A. kalandadzei, A. nemorivagus, A. neobernhardi, A. omaloensis) having similar setal pattern on the dorsal shield with powerful setae PM 3 and PM 4 by its peculiar structure of the spermatheca. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Ukraine), Southern Caucasus, alpine wasteland and steppe zone, in soil; rare. Notes. Description, illustrations and morphometry are based on the holotype. This species is known only from the two type specimens.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D139FFD22DB54C161E77FEF2.taxon	description	Non-type. 17 specimens (14} ,, 3 {) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. Dorsal shield (fig. 14, 1) well sclerotised, with a distinct dark marginal border, smooth, oval, without lateral notches; 7 pairs of solenostomies (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Dorsal setae AL 3, PM 2 and PM 3 thick at the base, whip-shaped; AD 1 and AM 1 are of moderate length; AL 1, AL 2 and PD 2 are short, the rest are microchaetes (5 – 7 µm). All setae are smooth, only on PM 2 and PM 3 1 – 2 serrations are difficult to distinguish. Peritremes reach the bases of AD 1. The ventrianal shield (fig. 14, 2) is broadly pear-shaped in form, with barely noticeable lateral notches, well sclerotised, transversely striated in the anterior third part; anal pores are small, round, spaced. The metapodal scutes are not large, the anterior one is irregular in shape, elongated, smaller than the fusiform posterior one (fig. 14, 3). The posterior end of the peritremal shield is narrow, straight or slightly curved, beak-shaped at the end (fig. 14, 4). There are 6 teeth on Df and 2 on Dm (fig. 14, 5). The funnel of the spermatheca is well sclerotised, with thick walls, narrow, widening towards the sac, warty in the narrow part; the atrium is sessile (fig. 14, 6). Leg IV with 3 long thick macrochaetes (fig. 14, 7), leg III has 3 much shorter macrochaetes, and leg II has one small macrochaete. M e a s u r e m e n t s: Lds 366, Wds 252; Lvas 113, Wvas 109, Lian 48; Ltar IV 154; setae length: AD 1 29; AD 2 5; AD 3 5; AD 4 6; PD 2 7; PD 4 12; AM 1 31; AM 2 5; AL 1 11; AL 2 13; AL 3 100; ML 8; PL 1 8; PL 2 8; PL 3 7; PM 3 134; PM 4 192; AS 13; PS 8; PV 98; MCh IV: ge 39, ti 32, b / ta 43, MCh III: ge 22. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores not close together (fig. 15, 8). The spermatodactyl is curved as in fig. 15, 9. Lds — 300. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Amblyseius terreus is similar to A. nemorivagus Athias-Henriot, which also may be found in the soils of Crimea. Amblyseius terreus has short setae AL 1 and AL 2 of equal length (in A. nemorivagus AL 2 is twice as long as AL 1). Additionly, A. terreus has a much larger ventrianal shield of a round shape and four 4 large teeth on Df in female (A. nemorivagus has 8 teeth). Beside, males in two species have different form and structure of spermatodactils, and an additional preanal setae on male ventrianal shield of A. terreus missing. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Crimea). In Ukraine: Steppe zone, soil; rare. Note. Description, illustrations and morphometry are based on holotype.	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
038187B4D13BFFED2DB54FC11BFEFCE1.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Types. Syntypes 7 ♀, Georgia, Manglisi [town], on Corylus, July 1956 (No. of the specimen unknown) (IZGT). Non-type. 500 ♀, 108 ♂ (608 specimens) — Lviv, Rivne, Ternopil Regions. R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield (fig. 16, 1) is moderately sclerotised, elongated-oval, expanded caudally, smooth except lateral striations, relatively well-defined solenostomes 7 pairs (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). Setae AM 1, AL 4, PM 3, and PM 4 are significantly longer than the other dorsal setae. The setae PM 3 and PM 4 are serrated, the rest are smooth. Seta AM 1 extends far beyond the theca of seta AL 1. Seta AL 1 is insignificantly shorter or almost equal to the distance to theca AL 3. Seta AL 3 longer than AL 1. Seta PL 1 is 2 times longer than PL 2 and 3 times longer than PL 3. Peritremes long, reaching the bases of setae AD 1. Setae St 3 sit on small posterolateral processes of the sternal shield, between which the posterior edge of the shield is straight (fig. 15, 2). MSt setae located on scutes. The ventrianal shield is almost equal in width to the genital shield, elongated, has lateral notches and sculpture in the form of thin transverse lines; often variable in form; anal pores close together, semilunar. Metapodal scutes are narrow, the anterior one is smaller than the posterior one (fig. 15, 3). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is slightly curved, beak-shaped at the end, with a pore (fig. 15, 4). There are 9 chelicerae on Df and 2 on Dm (fig. 15, 5). The spermatheca is small, the funnel is cup-shaped, the atrium is sessile (fig. 15, 6). Leg IV has 3 macrochaetae; longest on the tarsus, slightly shorter on the genu (fig. 15, 7), shortest on the tibia; genua III – I have one by one short macrochaeta. M e a s u r e m e n t s: Lds 375, Wds 210, Lvas 127, Wvas 93, Lian 22, Ltar IV 140; setae length: AD 1 28; AD 2 10; AD 3 9; AD 4 11; PD 2 11; PD 4 11; AM 1 55; AM 2 8; AL 1 23; AL 3 32; AL 4 73; PL 1 33; PL 2 17; PL 3 10; PM 1 13; PM 3 67; PM 4 134; AS 29; PS 20; РV 78; MCh IV: ge 62, ti 53, ta 70; MCh III: ge 25; MCh II: ge 24; MCh I: ge 22. Male. Preanal setae 3 pairs; anal pores are large, semilunar (fg. 15, 8). Spermatodactyl with a coracoid process directed forward and upwards (fig. 15, 9). Lds — 277. D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. Amblyseius wainsteini is very similar to A. andersoni. The most reliable sign of the difference between females of these species is the structure of the spermatheca. The atrium in A. andersoni is connected to the infundibulum by a short neck, while in A. wainsteini the atrium is sessile and does not have a neck. Males differ in the structure of the spermatodactyl (fig. 1, 9; fig. 15, 9). These signs are not always in a position convenient for research when the mite is attached to a glass slide. At the same time, the use of the dorsal chaetom provides clear differences between these species in the length of the dorsal setae AD 2 7; AM 1 39; AL 1 14; AL 3 22 (in A. andersoni) and, accordingly, AD 2 10; AM 1 55; AL 1 23; AL 3 32 (in A. wainsteini). This difference is persistent and, according to our data, serves as a reliable basis for separating these species when serially identifying specimens. An even simpler way to distinguish these species is to use the ratio of the length of the AL 1 setae to the distance between the AL 1 and AL 3 B setal thecae (Kolodochka and Omeri, 2011: 33 – 36). The AL 1 seta in A. wainsteini is almost equal to or slightly shorter than this distance (the differences are not significant at a significance level of less than 1 %), whereas in A. andersoni the length of the AL 1 seta does not exceed half the length of the AL 1 seta. A sign that is convenient at first glance – the difference in the number of teeth on Dm – is not always a sign that one should rely on, since (Attention!) in A. andersoni the middle tooth on one from any Dm may be absent. D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t, o c c u r r e n c e. Europe (Germany, Denmark, Slovakia), Southern Caucasus (Georgia), Northern Caucasus (Karachayevo-Cherkessia), Western Asia (Iran, Turkey). In Ukraine: only a few local habitats of A. wainsteini are known in three western regions, where it is found on trees and shrubs, occasionally on perennial grasses. Under natural conditions, it can sometimes form mixed populations with the widespread A. andersoni. Such cases occur in 10 % of the total number of samples containing these species together or separately. In cultural phytocenoses of the Wood-and-Steppe zone of Ukraine, A. andersoni is common, and A. wainsteini occurs sporadically. The possibility of the presence of hybrid individuals in the territory of coexistence of these species was checked by us and not confirmed at the morphological level. Unilateral reduction of the middle tooth on the Dm chelicerae in A. andersoni could be taken as a sign of hybridization, but such individuals are very rare and can be found in places far from the natural range of A. wainsteini. In addition, differences in the morphology of these two species simultaneously in several stable characters confirm their independence and indicate a possible relationship. Note. Description, morphometry and illustrations were prepared using material from Rivne Region. A key to species of the genus Amblyseius of Ukrainian fauna (females) 1 (24). Pair of setae V 2 is present on the membrane near the ventrianal shield .................................................... 24 2 (7). Dorsal shield partially or completely covered with fine reticulate sculpture ................. ………………… 7 3 (4). Seta AM 1 shorter than distance to theca of seta AL 1 ............................................................... A. rademaheri 4 (3). Seta AM 1 more longer than distance to theca of seta AL 1 ............................................................................ 5 5 (6). Length of seta AL 1 almost equal to or slightly shorter than distance to theca AL 3; atrium of spermatheca sessile ................................................................................................................................................. A. wainsteini 6 (5). Length of seta AL 1 does not exceed half the distance to theca; atrium of spermatheca on short neck ................................................................................................................................................... A. andersoni 7 (2). Dorsal shield smooth .......................................................................................................................................... 7 8 (9). Dorsal setae AL 1 are shorter than AL 3 .............................................................................................................. 8 9 (10). Seta AL 1 shorter than distance to theca AL 3; the posterior half of the ventrianal shield is wider than the anterior half .............................................................................................................................................. A. filixis 10 (9). Seta AL 1 is the same length or slightly longer than the distance to the theca AL 3; the anterior half of the ventrianal shield is wider than the posterior half .................................................................... A. nemorivagus 11 (12). Dorsal setae AL 1 and AL 3 are of equal length .............................................................................................. 11 12 (11). Funnel of spermatheca is saucer-shaped, its diameter is 1.5 times smaller than the length of the thin and “ corrugated ” neck ......................................................................................................................... A. obtusus 13 (14). Funnel of spermatheca another shape and structure ..................................................................................... 13 14 (13). Funnel of spermatheca thin-walled; atrium located asymmetrically on the funnel ................................. 14 15 (16). Ventrianal shield pentagonal with straight lateral edges ....................................................... A. neobernhardi 16 (15). Ventrianal shield pear-shaped, narrowed caudally .......................................................................... A. terreus 17 (18). Seta PM 4 is club-shaped at the end ................................................................................................................. 17 18 (17). Funnel of spermatheca is large; the anal pores are closely related to the thecae of setae PrA 2 ........... A. irinae 19 (20). Funnel of spermatheca is of medium size, narrow, finger-shaped, its outer walls are covered with very small tubercles; the anal pores are not closely related to the thecae of setae PrA 2 ......... A. microorientalis 20 (21). Seta PM 4 is pointed ............................................................................................................................................ 21 21 (22). Funnel of spermatheca is warty, tubular, thick-walled in the middle part, widens from one end to the sessile atrium, from the other end to the sacculus ........................................................................... A. sparsus 22 (23). Funnel of spermatheca is smooth-walled, long, with walls moderately thickened up to the middle of its length, swollen at the atrium, then smoothly widening towards the sacculus ...................... A. omaloensis 23 (24). Df with no more than 4 teeth, Dm with 0 – 2 .................................................................................................... 4 24 (25). Df with 4 teeth (large medial tooth masked by base of pilus dentilis), Dm with 2 teeth; length of spermatheca funnel 30 µm (excluding atrium) ..................................................................................... A. meridionalis 25 (24). Df with 3 teeth, Dm without teeth; length of spermatheca funnel 40 µm (excluding atrium) .................. ......................................................................................................................................................... A. kalandadzei 26 (1). Pair of V 2 setae in ventrianal shield absent ....................................................................................... A. krantzi Acknowledgements This study was funded by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (state registration number of the work: 0116 U 003015, II- 51 - 21).	en	Kolodochka, L. O. (2024): Predatory Mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) Of The Fauna Of Ukraine: Review Of The Genus Amblyseius With A Key To Species. Zoodiversity 58 (6): 461-496, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2024.06.461, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2024.06.461
