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Species Neoseiulus womersleyi (Schicha, 1975)

Introduction

This species is very similar to Neoseiulus longispinosus and may be the same species (Beard 2001). These two species are here regarded as separate, following Tseng (1983) and de Moraes et al. (2004).

 

General References

Beard, J.J. 2001. A review of Australian Neoseiulus Hughes and Typhlodromips de Leon (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 73–158 (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Beaulieu, F. & Weeks, A.R. 2007. Free-living mesostigmatic mites in Australia: their roles in biological control and bioindication. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47: 460–478 (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Carne, P.B. (ed.) 1987. Scientific and Common Names of Insects and Allied Forms Occurring in Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO 120 pp. (as Amblyseius womersleyi)

Chant, D.A. & McMurtry, J.A. 2003. A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part I. Neoseiulini new tribe. International Journal of Acarology 29: 3–46 (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Chant, D.A. & McMurtry, J.A. 2007. Illustrated Keys and Diagnoses for the Genera and Subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the World (Acari: Mesostigmata). West Bloomfield, Michigan : Indira Publishing House pp. 220. (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Demite, P.R., Moraes, G.J. de, McMurtry, J.A., Denmark, H.A. & Castilho, R.C. September 2016. Phytoseiidae Database. Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. www.lea.esalq.usp.br/phytoseiidae [Date of access 31 December 2016] (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

de Moraes, G.J., McMurtry, J.A., Denmark, H.A. & Campos, C.B. 2004. A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa 434: 1–494 (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Markwell, L.E. 1976. A predacious mite. Possibilities for Two-spotted Mite control. Queensland Agricultural Journal 102: 443-444 (as Amblyseius womersleyi)

Morewood, W.D. 1993. Diapause and cold hardiness of phytoseiid mites (Acarina : Phytoseiidae). European Journal of Entomology 90: 3-10 (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Naumann, I. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. Common and Scientific Names for Insects and Allied Organisms of Economic and Environmental Importance. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications v 200 pp. [Date published 31/12/1993] (as Amblyseius womersleyi)

Schicha, E. 1984. The family Phytoseiidae in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. pp. 228-232 in Griffiths, D.A. & Bowman, C.E. (eds). Acarology VI. Chichester : Ellis Horwood Vol. 1. (as Amblyseius womersleyi)

Schicha, E. 1987. Phytoseiidae of Australia and Neighboring Areas. Oak Park, Michigan : Indira Publishing 187 pp. (as Neoseiulus womersleyi)

Tseng, Y.-H. 1983. Further study on phytoseiid mites from Taiwan (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Chinese Journal of Entomology 3: 33–74 (as Amblyseius (Amblyseius) womersleyi)

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

 

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 06-Mar-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