Neoseiulus loxus ( Schuster & Pritchard, 1963 )

Liao, Jhih-Rong, Ho, Chyi-Chen & Ko, Chiun-Cheng, 2021, Predatory mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) intercepted from samples imported to Taiwan, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4927 (3), pp. 301-330 : 308

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9A141A50-151D-4261-9A62-FD300B521E86
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4542270
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039687BC-FFA2-F528-FF25-690CFBA6221F
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Neoseiulus loxus ( Schuster & Pritchard, 1963 )
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Neoseiulus loxus ( Schuster & Pritchard, 1963) View in CoL

Amblyseius loxus Schuster & Pritchard, 1963: 263 .

Material examined. USA: one female ( HAL 095F305) from Fragaria chiloensis (Rosaceae) , 29 Aug 2006; one female ( HAL 095F306) from F. chiloensis (Rosaceae) , 29 Aug 2006; one female ( HAL 095F315) from F. chiloensis (Rosaceae) , 3 Oct 2006.

Previous records. North America: USA ( Schuster & Pritchard 1963).

Remarks. The species is only distributed in the United States. Schuster & Pritchard (1963) reported the species from Zostera marina on sea shore, a species habitat for phytoseiid mites. Denmark & Evans (2011) recorded additional habitat plants, including strawberry, and Malus sp. The collecting records of the species are all from Fragaria chiloensis . The biological control potential of the species requires further confirmation.