Phytoseiid mites of Slovenia (Acari: Mesostigmata): new records and first description of the male ofAmblyseius microorientalis Author Kreiter, Serge Montpellier SupAgro, UMR CBGP INRAE / IRD / CIRAD / SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France. Author Amiri, Karima Montpellier SupAgro, UMR CBGP INRAE / IRD / CIRAD / SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France. Author Douin, Martial Montpellier SupAgro, UMR CBGP INRAE / IRD / CIRAD / SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France. Author Bohinc, Tanja University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of Agronomy, Chair for Phytomedicine, Agricultural Engineering, Crop Production, Pasture and Grassland Management, Jamnikarjeva ulica 101, SI- 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Author Trdan, Stanislav University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of Agronomy, Chair for Phytomedicine, Agricultural Engineering, Crop Production, Pasture and Grassland Management, Jamnikarjeva ulica 101, SI- 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Author Tixier, Marie-Stéphane Montpellier SupAgro, UMR CBGP INRAE / IRD / CIRAD / SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 755 Avenue du Campus Agropolis (Baillarguet), CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France. text Acarologia 2020 2020-03-02 60 2 203 242 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20204364 journal article 8362 10.24349/acarologia/20204364 505449c5-72c1-482e-aa16-0ac8c7919dbb 2107-7207 4503322 FA20102C-186C-4F32-90CA-EFDD21E8DAE2 Phytoseius horridus Ribaga Phytoseius horridus Ribaga 1904: 178 ; Chant 1959: 108 ; Moraes et al. 2004: 240 ; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 129 . Phytoseius ( Dubininellus ) horridus , Chant & Athias-Henriot 1960: 221 . Typhlodromus horridus , Hirschmann 1962: 62 . Phytoseius ( Phytoseius ) horridus , Moraes et al. 1986: 222 . Having seta R1 and J2 absent, this species belongs to the horridus species group of the genus Phytoseius ( Chant and McMurtry 2007 ) . The biology of this species seems totally unknown. This species was already recorded and mentioned in a Slovenian paper ( Bohinc et al. 2018 ), and in international conference paper ( Trdan and Bohinc, 2016 ). World distribution : Algeria , France , Greece , Italy , Montenegro , Portugal , Spain . Specimens examined : 23 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ in total. Parecag (aasl 72 m , lat. 45°28’44”N , long. 13°37’49”E ), 15 ♀♀ and 1 ♂ on Prunus domestica L. ( Rosaceae ), 21/VI/2018 ; Škofljica , Gumnišče 15 (aasl 305 m , lat. 45°58’15”N , long. 14°34’17”E ), 4 ♀♀ on Acer campestre L. ( Sapindaceae ) and 1 ♀ on Carpinus betulus L. ( Betulaceae ), 18/VI/2019 ; Dragonja (aasl 3 m , lat. 45°27’32”N , long. 13°39’4”E ), 2 ♀♀ on Prunus pumila L. ( Rosaceae ) and 1 ♀ on Ficus carica L. ( Moraceae ), 19/VI/2019 . Remarks : The description and measurements of the adult females collected agree with those provided by Denmark (1966) and by Ferragut et al. (2010) for specimens from Spain .