Description of nine new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Sikkim, a north eastern States of India Author Kar, Anamika 0000-0001-5318-8308 Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur- 741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India. & anamika _ kar 7 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5318 - 8308 anamika_kar7@rediffmail.com Author Karmakar, Krishna Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur- 741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-09-06 5182 3 201 237 journal article 138996 10.11646/zootaxa.5182.3.1 7979d7d5-c5fe-40d7-832a-da2fb5f3334b 1175-5326 7052935 491D9918-2B5B-4F22-9B64-CEB10C981807 Genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914: 143 . Amblyseiopsis Garman, 1948: 17 . Type species Amblyseiopsis americanus Garman, 1948: 17 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) — Muma, 1961: 287 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseialus ) Muma, 1961: 287 . Type species Amblyseiopsis largoensis Muma, 1955: 266 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) section Italoseius Wainstein, 1962: 15 . Type species Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) italicus Chant, 1959: 70 . Amblyseialus — Muma, 1965: 245 . Proprioseiopsis ( Peloiseius ) Karg, 1983: 303 . Type species Amblyseius dorsatus Muma, 1961: 278 . Amblyseius ( Multiseius ) Denmark and Muma, 1989: 82 . Type species Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) andersoni Chant, 1957: 296 . Amblyseius ( Pauciseius ) Denmark and Muma, 1989: 132 . Type species Amblyseius meridionalis Berlese, 1914: 144 . Type species— Zercon obtusus Koch, 1839: 27 .13, sensu Karg, 1960: 440 . Following the classificatory scheme of Chant & McMurtry (2007) Amblyseius lanceae sp . nov . belongs to americanus group with seta z4 long and ventrianal shield pentagonal. Type species: Amblyseius americanus Garman, 1948: 17