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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata) » Dermanyssina » Phytoseioidea » Phytoseiidae

Family Phytoseiidae

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Internet References
Mite with something attached - Neoseiulus Predatory mite of apple and grape - Amblyseius andersonii (Chant) - Phytoseiidae - Amblyseius andersoni Predatory mite of apple and grape - Amblyseius andersonii (Chant) - Phytoseiidae - Amblyseius andersoni Typhlodromus occidentalis Mites Mites Female phytoseiid - female Female phytoseiid - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Parasitiformes
Order Mesostigmata (Mesostigs)
Suborder Dermanyssina
Superfamily Phytoseioidea
Family Phytoseiidae
Numbers
2,709 described species of Phytoseiidae (2,436 valid species), in 91 genera and three subfamilies (Amblyseiinae, Phytoseiinae and Typhlodrominae) in the world
313 spp. in the US
Remarks
Some species have been introduced as biocontrols of other mites. Phytoseiulus persimilis (Green methods.com)
Internet References
Wikipedia
Phytoseiidae Database
Biotaxa.org
Zootaxa
Contributed by Tim Loh on 24 February, 2009 - 4:12pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 23 July, 2016 - 9:21am

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