Some new species records, discovery of males in two species and first report of Wolbachia infection in predatory mites (Phytoseiidae, Acari) from the Philippines

Issue Date

12-2005

Abstract

Two species of predatory phytoseiid mites, Indoseiulus liturivorus (Ehara) and Proprioselopsis elongatus (German), are first recorded as naturally existing members of the Philippine fauna. The presence of a commercially available and exotic predator, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, is also documented under confined rearing conditions in La Trinidad, Benguet. The males of two species, Proprioselopsis lenis (Corpuz and Rimando) and Proprioseiulus kopaeus (Schicha and Corpuz-Raros), are described for the first time, Indoseiulus semirregularis (Schicha and Corpuz-Raros) is transferred from the genus Amblyseius. Infection of laboratory stock cultures of P. lenis with the endosymbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia, is also reported as a first case among Philippine Acari.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

ISSN

317454

Volume

88

Issue

4

Page

431-439

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subject

Acari, Indoseiulus, Philippines, Phytoseiidae, Phytoseiulus, Predatory mites, Proprioseiopsis, Proprioseiulus, Wolbachia infection

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