Definition of the concordis species group of the genus Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with a morphological reassessment of the species included
Author
Lopes, Paula C.
Author
Mcmurtry, James A.
Author
De Moraes, Gilberto J.
text
Zootaxa
2015
4048
2
174
190
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.2
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Euseius fructicolus
(Gonzalez & Schuster)
(
Figs 11–16
)
Specimens examined.
20 specimens
from the
type
locality: Alajuela, Santiago,
Chile
on
Prunus persica
, collected in February, 2013.
The characteristics of the females collected in this study are very close to those of the
holotype
except for the longer r3 and R1.
Denmark
et al
. (1999)
considered this species to be a senior synonym of
Euseius vivax
(Chant &
Baker
)
. In this paper, these are considered distinct species, as explained under
E
.
vivax
.
Euseius fructicolus
is most similar to
Euseius stipulatus
(Athias-Henriot)
from which it is distinguished by the shape and size of the spermatheca as mentioned later in this paper in the key to species.