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Species Blattisocius tarsalis (Berlese, 1918)

Introduction

This common and cosmopolitan species is the subject of an extensive literature. Detailed accounts of its synonymy and bibliography can be found in McGraw and Farrier (1969), Halliday et al. (1998) and Moraes et al. (2016). Only a few selected references are listed here.

 

General References

Athias-Henriot, C. 1957. Phytoseiidae et Aceosejidae (Acarina, Gamasina) d'Algerie. I. Genres Blattisocius Keegan, Iphiseius Berlese, Amblyseius Berlese, Phytoseius Ribaga, Phytoseiulus Evans. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 48: 319-352 (as Blattisocius tinievorus)

Britto, E.P.J., Lopes, P.C. & de Moraes, G.J. 2012. Blattisocius (Acari, Blattisociidae) species from Brazil, with description of a new species, redescription of Blattisocius keegani and a key for the separation of the world species of the genus. Zootaxa 3479: 33–51 (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Champ, B.R. 1965. An investigation of peanut storage pests in Queensland. 1. Introduction, species and pest status. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Science 22: 227-240 (as Melichares tarsalis)

Champ, B.R. 1966. Insects and mites associated with stored products in Queensland. 4. Acarina and Pseudoscorpiones. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Science 23: 197-210 (as Melichares tarsalis)

Domrow, R. 1979. Ascid and ameroseiid mites phoretic on Australian mammals and birds. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 97-116 (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Emery, R.N. & Nayak, M.K. 2007. Pests of stored grains. pp. 40–62 in Bailey, P.T. (ed.). Pests of Field Crops and Pastures. Identification and Control. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing pp. 520. (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Evans, G.O. 1958. A revision of the British Aceosejinae (Acarina : Mesostigmata). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 131: 177-229 (as Melichares tarsalis)

Haines, C.P. 1979. A revision of the genus Blattisocius Keegan (Mesostigmata : Ascidae) with special reference to B. tarsalis (Berlese) and the description of a new species. Acarologia 20: 19-38 (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Halliday, R.B., Walter, D.E. & Lindquist, E.E. 1998. Revision of the Australian Ascidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12: 1-54 (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Hughes, A.M. 1961. The Mites of Stored Food Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Technical Bulletin no. 9. London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office 287 pp. (as Melichares tarsalis)

Hughes, A.M. 1976. The Mites of Stored Food and Houses. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Technical Bulletin. London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office Vol. 9 400 pp. (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

McGraw, J.R. & Farrier, M.H. 1969. Mites of the superfamily Parasitoidea (Acarina : Mesostigmata) associated with Dendroctonus and Ips (Coleoptera : Scolytidae). Technical Bulletin of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service 192: 1-162 (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Moraes, G.J. de, Britto, E.P.J., Mineiro, J.L.de C. & Halliday, B. 2016. Catalogue of the mite families Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, Blattisociidae Garman and Melicharidae Hirschmann (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zootaxa 4112: 1-299. (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Treat, A.E. 1975. Mites of Moths and Butterflies. Ithaca, New York : Comstock Publishing Associates 362 pp. (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Westerboer, I. & Bernhard, F. 1963. Die familie Phytoseiidae Berlese 1916. pp. 451-777 in Stammer, H.J. (ed.). Beiträge zur Systematik und Ökologie Mitteleuropäischer Acarina. Band II. Mesostigmata. Leipzig : Akademische Verlagsgesselschaft Geest & Portig K.-G. (as Blattisocius tarsalis)

Womersley, H. 1954. Species of the subfamily Phytoseiinae (Acarina : Laelaptidae) from Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 2: 169-191 (as Blattisocius tineivorus)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-May-2017 Acari 25-Jan-2017 MODIFIED Dr Bruce Halliday
07-May-2013 07-May-2013 MODIFIED
06-Nov-2011 06-Nov-2011 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 08-Aug-2010 MOVED
08-Aug-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
09-Jul-2010 09-Jul-2010 ADDED
08-Jul-2010 MODIFIED