Phytoseiulus
Genus of mites
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Phytoseiulus is a genus of mites in the Phytoseiidae family.[1]
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| Phytoseiulus persimilis on a piece of vermiculite | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Phytoseiidae |
| Subfamily: | Amblyseiinae |
| Genus: | Phytoseiulus Evans, 1952 |
The species Phytoseiulus persimilis is a predatory mite, and is used for biological control of two-spotted spider mites.[2]
Species
The genus Phytoseiulus contains these species:[1]
- Phytoseiulus fragariae Denmark & Schicha, 1983
- Phytoseiulus longipes Evans, 1958
- Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks, 1904)
- Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957 [synonymy: Phytoseiulus riegeli Dosse, 1958; Phytoseiulus tardi (Lombardini, 1959)]
- Phytoseiulus robertsi (Baker, 1990)