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2023 , Vol. 48 >Issue 2: 169 - 176

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2022412

Original Article

Morphological characteristics of Neoseiulus setarius Ma, Meng & Fan, sp. nov. (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from China

  • Xiaotong Fu ,
  • Qinghai Fan ,
  • Ruixia Men ,
  • Min Ma ,
  • Yu Liu ,
  • Yujing Li
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  • 1College of Plant Protection, Shanxi Agriculture University, Taigu, China; E-mail: acarimin@sxau.edu.cn 
    2College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, Hohhot 010018, China 
    3Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland 1072, New Zealand

Online published: 2023-04-24

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This research was supported by Science and Technology Planning Project of Inner Mongolia (2020GG0065), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32060636) and Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (2019MS03018), Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (HGKY2019044)

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Abstract

The genus Neoseiulus Hughes, 1948 is one of the largest genera in Phytoseiidae and contains more than 364 valid species in the world. In this paper, a new species N. setarius Ma, Meng & Fan, sp. nov. is described based on both adult female and male specimens collected from Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. (Gramineae), in Inner Mongolia of China. The adult females of the new species are characterized by having a fully reticulated dorsal shield, barbed Z5, bell-shaped spermathecal calyx with a short basal stalk. Furthermore, seta R1 is off dorsal idiosomal shield in adult males.

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Xiaotong Fu , Qinghai Fan , Ruixia Men , Min Ma , Yu Liu , Yujing Li . Morphological characteristics of Neoseiulus setarius Ma, Meng & Fan, sp. nov. (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2023 , 48(2) : 169 -176 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022412

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