Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) foenilis Oudemans, 1930

Tixier, Marie-Stephane, Allam, Latifa, Douin, Martial & Kreiter, Serge, 2016, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Morocco: new records, descriptions of five new species, re-descriptions of two species, and key for identification, Zootaxa 4067 (5), pp. 501-551 : 519-520

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) foenilis Oudemans, 1930 b

Typhlodromus foenilis Oudemans, 1930b: 70 .

Typhlodromus cryptus Athias-Henriot, 1960b: 89 .

Anthoseius (Amblydromellus) foenilis . — Andre, 1986: 111.

Amblydromella foenilis . — Moraes et al., 1986: 173.

Anthoseius foenilis . — Evans & Edland, 1998: 41-62.

Amblydromella (Aphanoseia) foenilis . — Denmark & Welbourn, 2002: 308. Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) foenilis .—Moraes et al., 2004: 323; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 152.

This species has a Western Palearctic distribution. It has been observed on many uncultivated plants and on some crops, such as olive, citrus, pear, apple, peach, plum orchards and vineyards (Vacante & Nucifera, 1987; Ragusa & Ciulla, 1991; Papaioannou-Souliotis et al., 1994; Tixier et al., 2000; Papadoulis et al., 2009). Some studies have been carried out to determine how pollen can ensure its development (Ragusa & Tsolakis, 1998; Papadopoulos & Papadoulis, 2008). A low impact on the regulation of scales in citrus orchards has been observed (Siscaro et al., 1999).

This species was already known from Morocco, reported under the name Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) cryptus (assumed to be synonym of T. (A.) foenilis ) by Tixier et al. 2003) on various plants. It was abundant in the present survey (323 specimens collected) on various plants and regions.

Specimens examined: 2002, Agourai on Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae) (1 female), Rubus sp. ( Rosaceae ) (1 female), Fraxinus sp. ( Oleaceae ) (1 female), El-Jadida on unknown plant (8 females, 2 males), Road of Beni Mellal, 70 Kms of Kenifra on Pinus sp. ( Pinaceae ) (2 females), Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae) (1 female), Aïoun Asserdoun Spring on Rubus sp. ( Rosaceae ) (2 females), Prunus pumila (Rosaceae) (6 females), Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae) (6 females), Road of Ourika on Cistus monspelliensis (Cistaceae) (1 female), Damon Oum Er Bia River on Urtica dioica (Urticaceae) (5 females), Dittrichia viscosa (Asteraceae) (4 females), Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae) (7 females), Lantana sp. ( Verbenaceae ) (3 females), Malva sp. ( Malvaceae ) (2 females), Echium arenarium (Boraginaceae) (1 female), Marubium incanunum (Lamiaceae) (1 female), Oum Er Bia spring on Dittrichia viscosa (Asteraceae) (1 female), Between Sidi Bettache and Rommani on Quercus suber (Solanaceae) (14 females), Tlelet on Bituminaria bituminosa (Fabaceae) (7 females, 2 males), Ifrane,Vittel spring on Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ) (4 females, 2 males), 10 Kms of Midelt on unknown Poaceae (1 female), Meknès University on Vicia benghalensis (Fabaceae) (2 females), Oum Er Biaroad on Mentha sp. ( Lamiaceae ) (1 female), Rabat on Citrus sp. ( Rutaceae ) (3 females), unknown Verbenaceae (2 females); 2003, 5 kms of Laaïoun, Station1 on Pinus nigra (Pinaceae) (2 females), Ziziphus lotus (Rhamnaceae) (2 females), near Larache on Quercus suber (Fagaceae) (6 females, 2 males), Erica arborea (Ericaceae) (1 female), Daphne gnidium (Thymelaeaceae) (1 female), Mazari Cape on Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Apocynaceae) (1 female), Cistus parviflorus (Cistaceae) (2 females), Hypericum sp. ( Hypericaceae ) (1 female), Spartel Cape on Smilax aspera (Smilacaceae) (1 female), Olea europea (Oleaceae) (8 females, 3 males), Vinca major (Apocynaceae) (1 female), Pinus pinea (Pinaceae) (12 females), Gorges of Zegzel on Tamarix communis (Tamaricaceae) (1 females), Larache on Lycium europaeum (Solanaceae) (5 females), Eucalyptus sp. ( Myrtaceae ) (35 females), Lygos sphaerocarpa (Fabaceae) (4 females), Acacia cyanophylla (Fabaceae) (14 females, 3 males), Pinus maritima (Pinaceae) (25 females, 8 males), Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae) (9 females, 5 males), Erodium ciconium (Geraniaceae) (2 females), Ras El Ma on Olea europea (Oleaceae) (3 females), Pinus halepensis (Pinaceae) (1 female), Ficus carica (Moraceae) (1 female), Quercus coccifera (Fagacae) (2 females), Pinus nigra (Pinaceae) (32 females), Road to Souk El Arba on Quercus suber (Fagacae) (8 females, 3 males), Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae) (2 females), Erica arborea (Ericaceae) (1 female), Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae) (1 female), Tamarix sp. ( Tamaricaceae ) (4 females), Coleostephus myconis (Asteraceae) (1 female), Saïdia on Tamarix communis (Tamaricaceae) (1 female), Oued Nja on Olea europea (Oleaceae) (2 females), Larache Beach on Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae) (2 females), Anthemis tinctoria (Asteraceae) (1 female).

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