Amblyseius (genus - predators)

Phytoseiidae • predatory mites • beneficials/natural enemies

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Amblyseius largoensis ventral view (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Qing Hai Fan, MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory
Source: PaDIL

Amblyseius Berlese, 1904

This genus contains more than 100 species and includes a number of beneficial predatory mites which feed on phytophagous mites, thrips and whitefly nymphs. It is characterized by the shape of the sternal scutum, medium sized chelicerae and the arrangement of setae. Some species are produced commercially.

Type species: Amblyseius obtusus

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Amblyseius andersoni (predator)
• Amblyseius cydnodactylon (predator)
• Amblyseius eharai (predator)
• Amblyseius herbicolus (predator)
• Amblyseius largoensis (predator)

• Amblyseius sojaensis (predator)
• Amblyseius swirskii (predator)
• Amblyseius victoriensis (predator)
• Amblyseius zaheri (predator)