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Published December 31, 2014 | Version v1
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Neoseiulus

Description

Key to females of Neoseiulus from Svalbard

1. Peritremes terminate anteriorly far from bases of dorsal setae D1 (Figs 1, 2); one macrosetae on leg IV (Fig. 12)......................................................................................... N. magnanalis (Thor, 1930)

- Peritremes nearly reach bases of dorsal setae D1 (Figs 15, 16, 31); three macrosetae on leg IV......................... 2

2. Movable digit of chelicerae with two teeth (Figs 19, 20); spermatheca without cervix............ N. grumantensis sp. nov.

- Movable digit of chelicerae without teeth; spermatheca with long and thick cervix (Figs 35, 36).............................................................................................. N. ellesmerei (Chant & Hansell, 1971)

Notes

Published as part of Kolodochka, Leonid A. & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2014, A new species of predaceous mite of the genus Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari, Phytoseiidae), with redescriptions of N. magnanalis (Thor) and N. ellesmerei (Chant & Hansell), from Svalbard, High Arctic, pp. 441-452 in Zootaxa 3793 (4) on page 442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/231233

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Phytoseiidae
Genus
Neoseiulus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mesostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Thor, S. (1930) Beirage zur Kenntnisder Invertebraten Fauna von Svalbard. Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet, 27, 1 - 156.
  • Chant, D. A. & Hansell, R. J. C. (1971) The genus Amblyseius (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) in Canada and Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 49, 703 - 758. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1139 / z 71 - 110