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 text 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 Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, 1948 Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, 1948: 142 ; 1976: 343. Typhlodromus barkeri .—Nesbitt, 1951: 35; Chant, 1959: 61. Amblyseius barkeri .—Athias-Henriot, 1961: 440. Amblyseius mckenziei .—Schuster & Pritchard, 1963: 268. Neoseiulus barkeri .—Moraes et al ., 2004: 104; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 22. This species was originally described from England is distributed world-wide. Many publications deal with its biology. It is a well-known predator of T . urticae and also of thrips, and is released in greenhouses (strawberry, cucumber, eggplant) to control them. Kreiter et al . (2007) cited this species from the Moroccan fauna referring to the specimens reported here. Specimens examined: 2003, Road to Souk El Arba on Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae) ( 1 female ), Larache on Plantago maritima (Plantaginaceae) ( 8 females , 3 males ). Previous records: Algeria , Argentina , Australia , Benin , Brazil , Burundi , Canary Islands, Cape Verde , Chile (Ragusa & Vargas, 2002), China , Cyprus , Egypt , England , Finland , France , Germany , Georgia , Ghana , Greece , Guinea , Hawai, India , Iran , Israel , Italy , Ivory Coast , Japan , Jordan , Kenya , Latvia , Madagascar , Malawi , Morocco (Kreiter et al ., 2007), Mozambique , Nigeria , Norway , Oman , Portugal , Reunion Island , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Senegal , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , Syria , Taiwan , Tahiti, Thailand , The Netherlands , Tunisia , Turkey , Ukraine , West Bank , Yemen .