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Systematic & Applied Acarology
(2009) 14, 254–256.Review of a new Fauna Sinica volume on Phytoseiidae
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG
Landcare Research, 231 Morrin Road, St. Johns, Auckland 1072, New Zealand. E-mail: zhangz@landcareresearch.co.nz
The predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae are the most important mites for use in the biological control of phytophagous mites and small insects such as thrips and whiteflies (Gerson et al. 2003). The family is the biggest in the Mesostigmata. Moraes et al. (2004)’s revised catalog of the Phytoseiidae includes 2250 species. Chant & McMurtry (2007) estimated 2280 species worldwide.
References
Chant, D.A. & McMurtry, J.A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House; West Bloomfield, USA. pp 219.
Ehara, S. & Amano, H. (1998) A revision of the mite family Phytoseiidae in Japan (Acari, Gamasina), with remarks on its biology. Species Diversity, 3, 25–73.
Gerson, U., Smiley, R.L & Ochoa, R. (2003) Mites (Acari) for Pest Control. Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, UK, 539 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.
Wu, W.-N., Liang, L.-R. & Lan, W.-M. (1997) Economic Insect Fauna of China Fasc. 53 Acari Phytoseiidae. Science Press, Beijing, 223 pp & 3 plates (in Chinese).
Accepted by O. Seeman: 16 Dec. 2009
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