Amblyseius filcae denmark and villanueva, n. sp. (acari: Phytoseiidae) found on viburnum in florida: Description, life cycle and feeding studies

Raul T. Villanueva, Jose C.V. Rodrigues, W. C. Welbourn, Harold A. Denmark, Carl C. Childers

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Abstract

Amblyseius filcae Denmark and Villanueva, n. sp. was found on Viburnum odoratissimum Ker Gawl. var. awabuki (K. Koch) Zabel (Caprifoliaceae) in Florida. The adult female can be identified by its rosy coloration, and, on permanent slides, by its tubular-fundibular spermathecal calyx 15 μm long and nodular atrium. Developmental times on pollen of crocea iceplant (Malephora crocea Jacquin) (Alzoaceae) were 60.6 ± 1.3, 32.2 ± 1.3, 41.3 ± 1.0, 29.6 ± 1.6, 54.7 ± 1.4, 218.7 ± 3.3 h for eggs, larvae, protonymphs, deutonymphs, preoviposition time and total female developmental time (up to first oviposition), respectively. Amblyseius filcae showed a weak or no predatory performance on Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead) and adult female Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijkes) during predator-prey laboratory bioassays, but B. phoenicis egg predation was observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)385-387
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Acarology
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank the University of Puerto Rico-AES Hatch-427 grant for financial support in the publication of this paper.

Keywords

  • Acari
  • Life cycle
  • Phytoseiidae
  • Pollen
  • Predation
  • U.S.A

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Insect Science

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