Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916

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Family Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916

Amblyseius Berlese, 1904

• Amblyseius bidens Karg, 1970

• Original name: Amblyseius bidens Karg, 1970 .

• In: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, N.F., 17: 293.

Irish Records: Pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976).

Counties: Kildare.

• Amblyseius caudatus Berlese, 1914 • Original name: Amblyseius caudatus Berlese, 1914 • In: Redia , 10: 145. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Typhlodromus caudatus (Berlese) ( Emmanuel, 1977) .

Irish Records: Hedgerow around barley field ( Emmanuel, 1977).

Counties: Kildare.

• Amblyseius graminis Chant, 1956

• Original name: Amblyseius graminis Chant, 1956 .

• In: The Canadian Entomologist, 88: 34.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a; Tuohy, 1979); pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Meath.

• Amblyseius neobernhardi Athias-Henriot, 1966

• Original name: Amblyseius neobernhardi Athias-Henriot, 1966 .

• In: Bulletin Scientifique de Bourgogne, 24: 199.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

• Amblyseius obtusus (Koch, 1839)

• Original name: Zercon obtusus Koch, 1839 .

• In: Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriopoden und Arachniden. 1835–1844. Regensburg, fasc. 27 (13).

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a; Bolger, 1980); hedgerow around barley field ( Emmanuel, 1977); pasture and gorse bank at seashore ( Purvis, 1982); fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994); canopy and moss on Sitka spruce ( Arroyo et al., 2010), nest of Lasius flavus and pasture ( Arroyo et al., 2015).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Wexford.

• Amblyseius similifloridanus (Hirschmann, 1962)

• Original name: Typhlodromus similifloridanus Hirschmann, 1962 .

• In: Acarologie, Schriftenreihe für Vergleichende Milbenkunde, 5: 24.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Purvis, 1978).

Counties: Kildare.

Euseius Wainstein, 1962

• Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans, 1915)

• Original name: Seiulus finlandicus Oudemans, 1915 .

• In: Entomologische Berichten 4: 183.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Amblyseius finlandicus (Oudemans) ( Curry, 1976a; Momen, 1986, 1987). Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a); leaves, twigs, buds and bark of unsprayed apple trees ( Momen, 1986, 1987). Counties: Dublin.

Neoseiulella Muma, 1961

• Neoseiulella tiliarum (Oudemans, 1930)

• Original name: Typhlodromus tiliarum Oudemans, 1930 .

• In: Entomologische Berichten 17, 51.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Seiulus tiliarum Oudemans ( Momen, 1986, 1987).

Irish Records: Leaves, buds, bark and twings of unsprayed apple trees ( Momen, 1986, 1987).

Counties: Dublin.

Neoseiulus Hughes, 1948 • Neoseiulus alpinus (Schweizer, 1922) • Original name: Amblyseius obtustus var. alpinus Schweizer, 1922 . • In: Veerhandlungen der Natur ferschenden Gessellschaft in Basel, 33: 41. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Amblyseius aurescens Athias ( Breslin, 1979; Bolger, 1980; Purvis, 1982).

Irish Records: Soil of sugar beet crop ( Breslin, 1979); pasture (Bolger, 1980); dune at seashore ( Purvis,

1982).

Counties: Carlow, Wexford.

• Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, 1948

• Original name: Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, 1948 .

• In: The mites associated with stored food products. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, H.M. Stationery Office, London, 141.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Typhlodromus barkeri Hughes ( Cusack, 1974; Cusack et al., 1975). Irish Records: Flour mills ( Cusack, 1974; Cusack & Brennan, 1976). Counties: Not specified.

• Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans, 1930)

• Original name: Typhlodromus cucumeris Oudemans 1930 .

• In: Entomologische Berichten, 172: 69.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a, b; Purvis, 1978; Tuohy, 1979; Bolger, 1980; O’Neill, 1981); hedgerow around and plants and soil in barley crop ( Emmanuel, 1977); laboratory grain stores ( Emmanuel & Evans, 1979); woody plants in hedgerow ( Emmanuel et al., 1985a); buds in unsprayed apple orchard ( Momen, 1986, 1987).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Wexford.

• Neoseiulus foramenis (Karg, 1970)

• Original name: Amblyseius foramenis Karg, 1970 .

• In: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, N.F., 17: 291.

Irish Records: Fungal sporocarp ( O’Connell, 1994).

Counties: Not specified.

• Neoseiulus umbraticus (Chant, 1956)

• Original name: Typhlodromus umbraticus Chant, 1956 .

• In: The Canadian Entomologist, 88, 26. Irish Records: Pasture on peat ( Whelan, 1976). Counties: Kildare.

Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904

• Phytoseius macropilis (Banks, 1909)

• Original name: Sejus macropilis Banks, 1909 .

• In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 11: 135.

Irish Records: Under lichen and in large crevices on twigs of apple trees ( McQuillan 1966); pasture ( Tuohy, 1979); bark of unsprayed apple trees ( Momen, 1986, 1987).

Counties: Armagh, Dublin, Meath.

Proprioseiopsis Muma, 1961

• Proprioseiopsis messor (Wainstein, 1960)

• Original name: Typhlodromus messor Wainstein, 1960 .

• In: Zoologicheskii Zhumal, 39: 688.

• Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Typhlodromus soleiger (Ribiga) ( Emmanuel, 1977) .

Irish Records: Hedgerow around barley field ( Emmanuel, 1977); bedding of Oryctolagus cuniculus (unpublished data).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare.

• Proprioseiopsis okanagensis (Chant, 1957) • Original name: Typhlodromus okanagensis Chant, 1957 . • In: The Canadian Entomologist, 89: 293. • Combinations/variations used in Irish literature: Amblyseius okanagensis (Chant) ( Curry, 1976a; Tuohy,

1979; O’Neill, 1981).

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a; Purvis, 1978; Tuohy, 1979; O’Neill, 1981).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare, Meath.

Typhlodromips De Leon, 1965

• Typhlodromips bryophilus (Karg, 1970)

• Original name: Amblyseius bryophilus Karg, 1970 .

• In: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, N.F., 17: 298.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a, b); hedgerow around barley field ( Emmanuel, 1977).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare.

• Typhlodromips masseei (Nesbitt, 1951)

• Original name: Typhlodromus masseei Nesbitt, 1951 .

• In: Zoologische Verhandeligen, 12: 27.

Irish Records: Pasture ( Curry, 1976a); hedgerow around barley field ( Emmanuel, 1977).

Counties: Dublin, Kildare.