Phytoseiidae

Taxobox
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
subclassis = Acarina
superordo = Parasitiformes
ordo = Mesostigmata
familia = Phytoseiidae
familia_authority = Berlese, 1916
diversity_link = List of Phytoseiidae species
diversity = c. 70 genera, 2,000 species
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies [Moraes "et al." 2004]
subdivision =
Amblyseiinae

Phytoseiinae

Typhlodrominae

Phytoseiidae is a family of mites which feed on thrips and other mite species. They are often used as a biological control agent for managing mite pests.

Taxonomy

Amblyseiinae

Amblyseiinae Muma, 1961
* "Amblyseiella" Muma, 1955 (3 species)
* "Amblyseiulella" Muma, 1961 (15 species)
* "Amblyseius" Berlese, 1914 (271 species)
* "Archeosetus" Chant & McMurtry, 2002 (1 species)
* "Arrenoseius" Wainstein, 1962 (1 species)
* "Asperoseius" Chant, 1957 (5 species)
* "Chelaseius" Muma & Denmark, 1968 (10 species)
* "Chileseius" Gonzalez & Schuster, 1962 (2 species)
* "Eharius" Tuttle & Muma, 1973 (6 species)
* "Euseius" De Leon, 1967 (147 species)
* "Evansoseius" Sheals, 1962 (1 species)
* "Fundiseius" Muma & Denmark, in Muma 1970 (14 species)
* "Honduriella" Denmark & Evans, 1999 (1 species)
* "Indoseiulus" Ehara, 1982 (7 species)
* "Iphiseiodes" De Leon, 1966 (7 species)
* "Iphiseius" Berlese, 1921 (2 species)
* "Kampimodromus" Nesbitt, 1951 (13 species)
* "Kampimoseiulella" Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (2 species)
* "Knopkirie" Beard, 2001 (4 species)
* "Macmurtryseius" Kolodochka & Denmark, 1995 (3 species)
* "Macroseius" Chant, Denmark & Baker, 1959 (1 species)
* "Neoparaphytoseius" Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (1 species)
* "Neoseiulus" Hughes, 1948 (304 species)
* "Noeledius" Muma & Denmark, 1968 (1 species)
* "Okiseius" Ehara, 1967 (15 species)
* "Olpiseius" Beard, 2001 (3 species)
* "Paraamblyseiulella" Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (1 species)
* "Paraamblyseius" Muma, 1962 (13 species)
* "Paragigagnathus" Amitai & Grinberg, 1971 (9 species)
* "Parakampimodromus" Chant & McMurtry, 2003 (1 species)
* "Paraphytoseius" Swirski & Shechter, 1961 (15 species)
* "Pholaseius" Beard, 2001 (1 species)
* "Phyllodromus" De Leon, 1959 (2 species)
* "Phytoscutus" Muma, 1961 (11 species)
* "Phytoseiulus" Evans, 1952 (7 species)
* "Proprioseiopsis" Muma, 1961 (135 species)
* "Proprioseiulus" Muma, 1968 (3 species)
* "Proprioseius" Chant, 1957 (10 species)
* "Quadromalus" Moraes, Denmark & Guerrero, 1982 (1 species)
* "Ricoseius" De Leon, 1965 (1 species)
* "Swirskiseius" Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 (1 species)
* "Typhlodromalus" Muma, 1961 (57 species)
* "Typhlodromips" De Leon, 1965 (181 species)
* "Typhloseiella" Muma, 1961 (2 species)

Phytoseiinae

Phytoseiinae Berlese, 1916
* "Chantia" Pritchard & Baker, 1962 (1 species)
* "Phytoseius" Ribaga, 1904 (169 species)
* "Platyseiella" Muma, 1961 (6 species)

Typhlodrominae

Typhlodrominae Scheuten, 1857
* "Africoseiulus" Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
* "Australiseiulus" Muma, 1961 (6 species)
* "Chanteius" Wainstein, 1962 (9 species)
* "Cocoseius" Denmark & Andrews, 1981 (2 species)
* "Cydnoseius" Muma, 1967 (2 species)
* "Galendromimus" Muma, 1961 (6 species)
* "Galendromus" Muma, 1961 (13 species)
* "Gigagnathus" Chant, 1965 (1 species)
* "Kuzinellus" Wainstein, 1976 (32 species)
* "Leonseius" Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
* "Metaseiulus" Muma, 1961 (41 species)
* "Meyerius" van der Merwe, 1968 (17 species)
* "Neoseiulella" Muma, 1961 (34 species)
* "Papuaseius" Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
* "Paraseiulus" Muma, 1961 (12 species)
* "Silvaseius" Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (1 species)
* "Typhlodromina" Muma, 1961 (5 species)
* "Typhlodromus" Scheuten, 1857 (334 species)
* "Typhloseiopsis" De Leon, 1959 (5 species)
* "Typhloseiulus" Chant & McMurtry, 1994 (10 species)

Footnotes

References

*'s Biology Catalog: [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Phytoseiidae.txt Phytoseiidae]
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External Links

* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/beneficial/Neoseiulus_californicus.htm "Neoseiulus californicus", a predatory mite] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site