Some phytoseiid mites from the South Pacific, with descriptions of new species and a definition of the Amblyseius largoensis species group.

Abstract

Species of Phytoseiidae collected in Fiji, Vanuatu (New Hebrides) and New Caledonia in 1979 and Cook Islands in 1981 are listed. Amblyseius fijiensis n. sp. and A. herbicoloides n. sp. belong to the largoensis species group, which, as defined, comprises 9 species, 7 of which are Known only from the Southern Hemisphere. Amblyseius (Indoseiulus) hebridensis n. sp. is also described