Some Phytoseiid Mites (Arachnida : Acari : Phytoseiidae) from West Malaysia

Abstract

Seventeen species of the mite family Phytoseiidae are reported from West Malaysia. Of these, 13 named species are recorded for the first time in Malaysia. Amblyseiulella thoi sp. nov. and Platyseiella acuta sp. nov. are described. Phytoseius (Phytoseius) huangi Ehara, 1970 is a junior synonym of Phytoseius hawaiiensis Prasad, 1968.