The genus Euseius Wainstein (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Iran, with a revised key to Iranian phytoseiid mites

Abstract

This study focuses on the species of the genus Euseius Wainstein found in Iran. The female and male of Euseius stipulatus (Athias-Henriot) and female of Euseius amissibilis Meshkov are redescribed and illustrated. The male of E. amissibilis is described and illustrated for the first time. Euseius stipulatus and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) halinae (Wainstein & Kolodochka) are new records for the Phytoseiidae fauna of Iran. An identification key for 85 recorded and described species of Iranian Phytoseiidae is provided.

Keywords:

• Phytoseiid mites
• Acari
• Euseius
• Iran
• key

Acknowledgements

We wish to express our gratitude to Dr Farid Faraji (Mitox Consultants, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) for a critical review of this manuscript and for his helpful comments and guides.