Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Morocco: new records, descriptions of five new species, re-descriptions of two species, and key for identification
Author
Tixier, Marie-Stephane
Author
Allam, Latifa
Author
Douin, Martial
Author
Kreiter, Serge
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Zootaxa
2016
4067
5
501
551
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4067.5.1
708a1466-d0fd-4f49-bf02-765fc34c051e
1175-5326
270636
902CB084-17BB-4952-B738-E6E4E989771B
Euseius stipulatus
(Athias-Henriot, 1960)
Amblyseius stipulatus
Athias-Henriot, 1960a: 294
.
Amblyseius
(
Amblyseius
)
stipulatus
.—Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 110.
Euseius stipulatus
.—Moraes
et al
., 2004: 84; Chant & McMurtry, 2005: 216; 2007: 123.
This species is mainly known from the south of the Western Palearctic region. It is a very common species reported from many plants, including crops such as peach, avocado orchards and vineyards. It is especially abundant in citrus orchards (Ragusa, 1977; Ferragut
et al
., 1983; Papaioannou-Souliotis
et al
., 1994; Ragusa, 2006; Kreiter
et al
., 2010; Sahraoui
et al
., 2012). Several studies have shown its ability to feed on pollen but also on pests such as
T
.
urticae
and
P
.
citri
(Ferragut
et al
., 1992; Santaballa
et al
., 1994; Abad-Moyano
et al
., 2009; Pina
et al
., 2012).
Euseius stipulatus
was already found in
Morocco
by McMurtry & Bounfour (1989) and Tixier
et al
. (2003). With
247 specimens
collected, it was one of the most frequently encountered species.
Specimens examined: 2002, Road from
El Jadida
to Casablanca
on
Solananum sodomeum
(Solanaceae)
(
1 female
),
Rabat
on
Hibiscus
sp. (
Malvaceae
) (
6 females
),
Physocarpus opulifolius
(Rosaceae)
(
9 females
,
3 males
),
Citrus
sp. (
Rutaceae
) (
4 females
), unknown
Verbenaceae
(
5 females
);
2003
,
Casablanca
on
Citrus
sp. (
Rutaceae
) (
1 female
),
Babbou Idir
on
Crataegus monogyna
(Rosaceae)
(
2 females
),
Beni Bou Ayash
on
Hibiscus rosa
- sinensis
(
Malvaceae
) (
1 female
),
Mazari Cape
on
Pistacia lentiscus
(Anacardiaceae)
(
26 females
,
5 males
),
Ceratonia siliqua
(Fabaceae)
(
6 females
),
Quercus coccifera
(Malvaceae)
(
4 females
),
Gomphocarpus fruticosus
(Apocynaceae)
(
3 females
),
Rubus sanctus
(Rosaceae)
,
Chamaerops humilis
(Arecaceae)
(
2 females
),
Echium vulgare
(Boraginaceae)
(
1 female
),
Rubus sanctus
(Rosaceae)
(
9 females
,
3 males
),
Spartel Cape
on
Eucalyptus
sp. (
Malvaceae
) (
4 females
,
3 males
),
Chamaerops humilis
(Arecaceae)
(
6 females
,
2 males
),
Smilax aspera
(Smilacaceae)
(
9 females
,
4 males
),
Olea europea
(Oleaceae)
(
2 females
),
Tamarix
sp. (
Tamaricaceae
) (
1 female
),
Phyllirea angustifolia
(
1 female
),
Phyllirea latifolia
(Oleaceae)
(
2 females
),
Chefchaouen
on
Prunus
pumila
(Rosaceae)
(
1 female
),
Gorges of Zegzel
on
Punica granatum
(Lythraceae)
(
32 females
),
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
1 female
),
Malva
sp. (
Malvaceae
) (
2 females
),
Rubus
sp. (
Rosaceae
) (
3 females
),
Ceratonia siliqua
(Fabaceae)
(
8 females
,
4 males
),
Izemmouren
on
Prunus amygdaliformis
(Rosaceae)
(
2 females
),
Larache
on
Hibiscus
sp. (
Malvaceae
) (
2 females
),
Eucalyptus
sp. (
Myrtaceae
) (
1 female
),
Lycium europaeum
(Solanaceae)
(
8 females
,
3 males
),
Lygos sphaerocarpa
(Fabaceae)
(
1 female
),
Pinus maritima
(Pinaceae)
(
1 female
),
Pistacia lentiscus
(Anacardiaceae)
(
1 female
),
Solanum nigrum
(
11 females
),
Solanum sodomaceum
(Solanaceae)
(
4 females
),
Vitis vinifera
(Vitaceae)
(
3 females
),
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
2 females
),
Lythrum thymifolia
(
4 females
),
Lythrum junceum
(Lythraceae)
(
1 female
),
Limonium ferulaceum
(Plumbaginaceae)
(
1 female
),
Conyza canadensis
(
1 female
),
Otanthus maritimus
(Asteraceae)
(
1 female
),
Mechra Bel Ksiri
on
Ziziphus lotus
(Rhamnaceae)
(
1 female
),
Road to Souk El Arba
on
Pinus halepensis
(Pinaceae)
(
1 female
),
Pistacia lentiscus
(Anacardiaceae)
(
1 female
),
Quercus suber
(Fagaceae)
(
1 female
),
Lavandula stoechas
(Lamiaceae)
(
1 female
).
Previous records:
Algeria
, Canary Islands,
France
,
Greece
,
Hungary
,
Italy
, Madeira,
Montenegro
,
Morocco
,
Portugal
,
Spain
,
Syria
,
Tunisia
,
Turkey
.