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
Typhlodromus
(
Typhlodromus
)
exhilaratus
Ragusa, 1977
Typhlodromus exhilaratus
Ragusa, 1977: 380
.
Typhlodromus exhilaratus exhilaratus
.—Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987: 1795.
Typhlodromus exhilaratus americanus
.—Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987: 1795.
Typhlodromus
(
Typhlodromus
)
exhilaratus
.—Mores
et al
., 2004: 371; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 157.
Typhlodromus
(
T
.)
exhilaratus
has been considered as a synonym of
T
.
tiliae
Oudemans
by
Denmark
(1992).
This species has been mainly reported in the Mediterranean basin. It is quite common in some vineyards in
France
and
Italy
(Tixier
et al
., 2006; Castagnoli
et al
., 2009). Liguori & Guidi (1990) have shown its ability to feed on the main mite pest in South European vineyards,
E
.
carpini
.
Typhlodromus
(
Typhlodromus
)
exhilaratus
was already known from
Morocco
, it was reported by Tixier
et al
. (2003) from vineyards in the region of Meknes. With
449 specimens
found, this species was the most frequently collected in the present survey; it has been observed on various plants and locations.
Specimens examined: 2002, Agourai
on
Vitis vinifera
(Vitaceae)
(
4 females
,
2 males
),
Damon Oum Er Bia River
on
Urtica dioica
(Urticaceae)
(
2 females
),
Lonicera periclimum
(Caprifoliaceae)
(
4 females
),
Lantana
sp. (
Verbenaceae
) (
2 females
),
Malva
sp. (
Malvaceae
) (
2 females
),
Convolvulus altheoides
(Convolvulaceae)
(
1 female
),
Rosmarinus officinalis
(Lamiaceae)
(
2 females
),
between Sidi Bettache and Rommani
on
Quercus suber
(Fagaceae)
(
2 females
),
Cistus
sp. (
Cistaceae
) (
30 females
,
9 males
),
Meknes University
on
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
1 female
),
Acer negundo
(Sapindaceae)
(
4 females
,
2 males
),
Beni Slimane
on
Cistus mumbyi
(Cistaceae)
(
18 females
,
8 males
),
Convolvulus
sp. (
Convolvulaceae
) (
3 females
),
Thuya
sp. (
Cupressaceae
) (
2 females
),
Aïoun Asserdoun Spring
on
Rubus
sp. (
Rosaceae
) (
5 females
,
2 males
),
Hyoscyamus albus
(Solanaceae)
(
1 female
),
Galium aparine
(Rubiaceae)
(
4 females
,
2 males
);
2003, near Larache
on
Erica arborea
(Ericaceae)
(
4 females
,
3 males
),
Chamaerops humilis
(Arecaceae)
(
6 females
),
Calycotome villosa
(Fabaceae)
(
22 females
),
Asphodelus fistulosus
(Xanthorrhoeaceae)
(
1 female
,
1 male
),
Daphne gnidium
(Thymelaeaceae)
(
5 females
,
2 males
),
Knautia purpurea
(Caprifoliaceae)
(
1 female
),
Cistus parviflorus
(Cistaceae)
(
25 females
),
Cistus salveafolius
(Cistaceae)
(
10 females
,
6 males
),
Lavandula stoechas
(Lamiaceae)
(
15 females
,
6 males
),
Myrtus communis
(Myrtaceae)
(
1 female
),
Neatostema apulum
(Boraginaceae)
(
27 females
,
7 males
),
Rumex bicephalophorus
(Polygonaceae)
(
4 females
,
2 males
),
Bab Bou Idir
on
Knautia purpurea
(Caprifoliaceae)
(
1 female
),
Mazari Cape
on
Cistus libanotis
(Cistaceae)
(
15 females
,
5 males
),
Centaurium erythraea
(Gentianaceae)
(
3 females
),
Andryala
sp. (
Asteraceae
) (
6 females
),
Dittrichia viscosa
(Asteraceae)
(
3 females
),
Echium vulgare
(Boraginaceae)
(
6 females
),
Hypericum
sp. (
Hypericaceae
) (
1 female
),
Lavendula dentata
(Lamiaceae)
(
4 females
,
2 males
),
Lavatera maritima
(Malvaceae)
(
1 female
),
Verbascum sinuatum
(Scropulariaceae)
(
5 females
,
1 male
),
Spartel Cape
on
Geranium molle
(Geraniaceae)
(
1 female
),
Vinca major
(Apocynaceae)
(
3 females
),
Quercus ilex
(Fagaceae)
(
3 females
),
Dittrichia viscosa
(Asteraceae)
(
1 female
),
Gorges of Zegzel
on
Ficus carica
(Moraceae)
(
3 females
),
Punica granatum
(Lythraceae)
(
7 females
),
Nerium oleander
(Apocynaceae)
(
2 females
),
Tamarix communis
(Tamaricaceae)
(
1 female
),
Althaea
sp. (
Malvaceae
) (
3 females
),
Dittrichia viscosa
(Asteraceae)
(
1 female
),
Echium
sp. (
Boraginaceae
) (
8 females
),
Euphorbia
sp. (
Euphorbiaceae
) (
1 female
),
Lavendula dentata
(Lamiaceae)
(
2 females
),
Marrubium vulgare
(Lamiaceae)
(
2 females
),
Izemmouren
on
Echium vulgare
(Boraginaceae)
(
3 females
),
Marrubium alysson
(Lamiaceae)
(
8 females
),
Convolvulus altheoides
(Convulaceae)
(
1 female
),
Mechra Bel Ksiri
on
Vitex agnus
-castus
(
Lamiaceae
) (
4 females
,
2 males
),
Mentha pulegium
(Lamiaceae)
(
4 females
),
Meknes
on
Catalpa bignonioides
(Bignoniaceae)
(
4 females
),
Road to Souk El Arba
on
Cistus libanotis
(Cistaceae)
(
40 females
),
Pistacia lentiscus
(Anacardiaceae)
(
4 females
),
Quercus suber
(Fagaceae)
(
3 females
),
Cistus crispus
(Cistaceae)
(
4 females
),
Cistus salvifolius
(Cistaceae)
(
5 females
,
2 males
),
Coleostephus myconis
(Asteraceae)
(
1 female
),
Dittrichia viscosa
(Asteraceae)
(
1 female
),
Ebenus criticus
(Fabaceae)
(
1 female
),
Lavendula stoechas
(Lamiaceae)
(
5 females
,
1 male
),
Saïdia
on
Eucalyptus globulus
(Myrtaceae)
(
1 female
),
Linaria arvensis
(Plantaginaceae)
(
2 females
),
Oued Nja
on
Echium
sp. (
Boraginaceae
) (
1 female
).
Previous records:
Austria
,
Cyprus
,
Egypt
(Abo-Shnaf & Moraes, 2014),
France
,
Greece
,
Hungary
,
Israel
,
Italy
,
Morocco
,
Tunisia
,
USA
.