Amblyseius is a large genus of predatory mites belonging to the family Phytoseiidae.de Moraes, G. J. (2005). Phytoseiidae Species Listing. Biology Catalog, Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 19, 2010. Many members of this genus feed on other mites such as red spider mites, and also on thrips. Several species are popular as biological control agents to control these pests.

Species A

Amblyseius abbasovae Wainstein & Beglyarov, 1971 Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius adhatodae Muma, 1967 Amblyseius adjaricus Wainstein & Vartapetov, 1972 Amblyseius aequipilus Berlese, 1914 Amblyseius aerialis (Muma, 1955) Amblyseius alpigenus Wu, 1987 Amblyseius alpinia Tseng, 1983 Amblyseius americanus Garman, 1948 Amblyseius ampullosus Wu & Lan, 1991 Amblyseius anacardii De Leon, 1967 Amblyseius andersoni (Chant, 1957) Amblyseius angulatus Karg, 1982 Amblyseius animos Khan, Afzal & Akbar, 2000 Amblyseius ankaratrae Blommers, 1976 Amblyseius anomalus van der Merwe, 1968 Amblyseius araraticus Arutunjan & Ohandjanian, 1972 Amblyseius aricae Karg, 1976 Amblyseius armeniacus Arutunjan & Ohandjanian, 1972 Amblyseius asperocervix McMurtry & Moraes, 1985

B

Amblyseius bahiensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000 Amblyseius bayonicus Athias-Henriot, 1966 Amblyseius begljarovi Abbasova, 1970 Amblyseius bellatulus Tseng, 1983 Amblyseius bidens Karg, 1970 Amblyseius bidibidi (Collyer, 1964) Amblyseius boina Blommers, 1976 Amblyseius brevicervix Wu & Li, 1985 Amblyseius bufortus Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 Amblyseius bulga Khan, Khan & Akbar, 1997

C

Amblyseius calidum Khan, Afzal & Akbar, 2000 Amblyseius carnis Khan, Khan & Akbar, 1997 Amblyseius caspiansis (Denmark & Daneshvar, 1982) Amblyseius caudatus Berlese, 1914 Amblyseius caviphilus Karg, 1986 Amblyseius celsus Khan, Khan & Akbar, 1997 Amblyseius cessator De Leon, 1962 Amblyseius changbaiensis Wu, 1987 Amblyseius chanioticus Papadoulis, 1997 Amblyseius channabasavannai Gupta & Daniel, in Gupta 1978 Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius chilcotti Chant & Hansell, 1971 Amblyseius chorites Schuster & Pritchard, 1963 Amblyseius chungas Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius cinctus Corpuz-Raros & Rimando, 1966 Amblyseius circumflexis De Leon, 1966 Amblyseius coffeae De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius colimensis Aponte & McMurtry, 1987 Amblyseius collaris Karg, 1983 Amblyseius comatus Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 Amblyseius compositus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius corderoi Chant & Baker, 1965 Amblyseius crassicaudalis Karg, 1998 Amblyseius crowleyi Congdon, 2002 Amblyseius cucurbitae Rather, 1985 Amblyseius cupulus Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius curiosus (Chant & Baker, 1965) Amblyseius curticervicalis Moraes & Mesa, in Moraes, Mesa & Braun 1991 Amblyseius cydonus Ueckermann & Loots, 1988

D

Amblyseius daliensis Liang & Ke, 1984 Amblyseius deductus Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979 Amblyseius deleonellus Athias-Henriot, 1967 Amblyseius denticulosus (Hirschmann, 1962) Amblyseius divisus De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius duncansoni Specht & Rasmy, 1970 Amblyseius duplicesetus Moraes & McMurtry, 1988

E

Amblyseius eharai Amitai & Swirski, 1981 Amblyseius erlangensis (Hirschmann, 1962) Amblyseius euanalis (Karg, 1983) Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 Amblyseius euvertex Karg, 1983 Amblyseius excelsus Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979

F

Amblyseius faerroni Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 Amblyseius fernandezi Chant & Baker, 1965 Amblyseius fieldsi Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius fijiensis McMurtry & Moraes, 1984 Amblyseius filicinae Karg, 1998 Amblyseius filixis Karg, 1970 Amblyseius firmus Ehara, 1967 Amblyseius fletcheri Schicha, 1981 Amblyseius foenalis Berlese, 1914 Amblyseius forfex Khan, Khan & Akbar, 1997 Amblyseius franzellus Athias-Henriot, 1967 Amblyseius fraterculus Berlese, 1916

G

Amblyseius genualis De Leon, 1967 Amblyseius geonomae Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 Amblyseius gliricidii De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius gracilis (Garman, 1958) Amblyseius gramineous Wu, Lan & Zhang, 1992 Amblyseius graminis Chant, 1956 Amblyseius gruberi Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius guianensis De Leon, 1966 Amblyseius guntheri McMurtry & Schicha, 1987

H

Amblyseius hainanensis Wu, in Wu & Qian 1983 Amblyseius haleakalus Prasad, 1968 Amblyseius hederae Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius herbicoloides McMurtry & Moraes, 1984 Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant, 1959) Amblyseius hexadens Karg, 1983 Amblyseius humilis Khan, Khan & Akbar, 1997 Amblyseius hurlbutti Denmark & Muma, 1989

I

Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius impressus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius incognitus Schuster, 1966 Amblyseius indirae Gupta, 1985 Amblyseius indocalami Zhu & Chen, 1983 Amblyseius infundibulatus Athias-Henriot, 1961 Amblyseius intermedius Gonzalez & Schuster, 1962 Amblyseius invictus Schuster, 1966 Amblyseius ipomoeae Ghai & Menon, 1967 Amblyseius irinae Wainstein & Arutunjan, 1973 Amblyseius ishizuchiensis Ehara, 1972 Amblyseius isuki Chant & Hansel, 1971 Amblyseius italicus (Chant, 1959)

J

Amblyseius jailensis Kolodochka, 1981 Amblyseius januaricus Wainstein & Vartapetov, 1973 Amblyseius jilinensis Wu, 1987 Amblyseius juliae Schicha, 1983

k

Amblyseius kadii El-Halawany & Abdel-Samad, 1990 Amblyseius kadzhajai Gomelauri, 1968 Amblyseius kaguya Ehara, 1966 Amblyseius kalandadzei Gomelauri, 1968 Amblyseius keni Schicha, 1987 Amblyseius kokufuensis Ehara & Kato, in Ehara, Okada & Kato 1994 Amblyseius koreaensis Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius koumacensis Schicha, 1981 Amblyseius kulini Gupta, 1978

L

Amblyseius largoensis (Muma, 1955) Amblyseius laselvius (Denmark & Evans, 1999) Amblyseius lassus Schuster, 1966 Amblyseius lemani Tencalla & Mathys, 1958 Amblyseius lencus Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 Amblyseius lentiginosus Denmark & Schicha, 1974 Amblyseius leonardi McMurtry & Moraes, 1989 Amblyseius lianshanus Zhu & Chen, 1980 Amblyseius lituatus Athias-Henriot, 1961 Amblyseius longicollis Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 Amblyseius longimedius Wang & Xu, 1991 Amblyseius longisaccatus Wu, Lan & Liu, 1995 Amblyseius longulus Berlese, 1914 Amblyseius lynnae McMurtry & Moraes, 1989

M

Amblyseius magnoliae Muma, 1961 Amblyseius mahabaeus Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992 Amblyseius malovi Beglyarov, 1981 Amblyseius martini Collyer, 1982 Amblyseius martus De Leon, 1966 Amblyseius matinikus Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992 Amblyseius mazatlanus Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius mcmurtryi Muma, 1967 Amblyseius megaporos De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius meghriensis Arutunjan, 1968 Amblyseius meridionalis Berlese, 1914 Amblyseius microorientalis Wainstein & Beglyarov, 1971 Amblyseius modestus (Chant & Baker, 1965) Amblyseius monacus Wainstein, 1975 Amblyseius morii Ehara, 1967 Amblyseius mountus Ryu, 1995 Amblyseius multidentatus (Chant, 1959) Amblyseius muraleedharani Gupta, 1986 Amblyseius murteri Schweizer, 1961

N

Amblyseius nahatius Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992 Amblyseius nambourensis Schicha, 1981 Amblyseius nayaritensis De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius nemorivagus Athias-Henriot, 1961 Amblyseius neoankaratrae Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 Amblyseius neobernhardi Athias-Henriot, 1966 Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000 Amblyseius neocinctus Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992 Amblyseius neofijiensis Wu, Lan & Liu, 1995 Amblyseius neofirmus Ehara & Okada, in Ehara, Okada & Kato 1994 Amblyseius neolargoensis van der Merwe, 1965 Amblyseius neolentiginosus Schicha, 1979 Amblyseius neopascalis Wu & Ou, 2001 Amblyseius neoperditus Moraes & Mesa, in Moraes, Mesa & Braun 1991 Amblyseius neorykei Gupta, 1977 Amblyseius newelli (Chant, 1960) Amblyseius nicola Chant & Hansell, 1971 Amblyseius nonfraterculus Schicha, 1987

O

Amblyseius oatmani Denmark, 1974 Amblyseius obtuserellus Wainstein & Beglyarov, 1971 Amblyseius obtusus (Koch, 1839) Amblyseius ochii Ehara & Yokogawa, 1977 Amblyseius omaloensis Gomelauri, 1968 Amblyseius oocarpus (Denmark & Evans, 1999) Amblyseius operculatus De Leon, 1967 Amblyseius orientalis Ehara, 1959 Amblyseius ovalitectus van der Merwe, 1968

P

Amblyseius pamperisi Papadoulis, 1997 Amblyseius paraaerialis Muma, 1967 Amblyseius parabufortus (Denmark & Evans, 1999) Amblyseius parakaguya Denmark & Edland, 2002 Amblyseius parasundi Blommers, 1974 Amblyseius pascalis Tseng, 1983 Amblyseius passiflorae Blommers, 1974 Amblyseius patellae Karg, 1982 Amblyseius paucisetis Wainstein, 1983 Amblyseius paucisetosus McMurtry & Moraes, 1985 Amblyseius perditus Chant & Baker, 1965 Amblyseius perlongisetus Berlese, 1916 Amblyseius perplexus Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 Amblyseius phillipsi McMurtry & Schicha, in McMurtry & Moraes 1984 Amblyseius piracicabae (Denmark & Muma, 1973) Amblyseius polisensis Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992 Amblyseius pravus Denmark, 1977 Amblyseius pretoriaensis Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 Amblyseius pritchardellus Athias-Henriot, 1967 Amblyseius proresinae Karg, 1970 Amblyseius punctatus Muma, Metz & Farrier, 1967 Amblyseius pustulosus Karg, 1994

Q

Amblyseius quichua McMurtry & Moraes, 1989

R

Amblyseius raoiellus Denmark & Muma, 1989 Amblyseius readshawi Schicha, 1987 Amblyseius rhabdus Denmark, 1965 Amblyseius riodocei El-Banhawy, 1984

S

Amblyseius salinellus Athias-Henriot, 1966 Amblyseius saltus (Zack, 1969) Amblyseius sangangensis Zhu & Chen, 1983 Amblyseius santoensis Schicha, 1981 Amblyseius saopaulus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius saurus De Leon, 1962 Amblyseius schusteri (Chant, 1959) Amblyseius sculpticollis Denmark & Evans, in Denmark, Evans, Aguilar, Vargas & Ochoa 1999 Amblyseius segregans De Leon, 1966 Amblyseius sellnicki (Karg, 1960) Amblyseius serratus Karg, 1976 Amblyseius shiganus Ehara, 1972 Amblyseius siddiqui Khan & Chaudhri, 1969 Amblyseius silvaticus (Chant, 1959) Amblyseius similicaudalis Karg, 1998 Amblyseius similifloridanus (Hirschmann, 1962) Amblyseius similoides Buchellos & Pritchard, 1960 Amblyseius sinuatus De Leon, 1961 Amblyseius sinuatus Zhu & Chen, 1980 Amblyseius sobrinulus Athias-Henriot, 1967 Amblyseius solani Ramos & Rodriguez, 1997 Amblyseius solus Denmark & Matthysse, in Matthysse & Denmark 1981 Amblyseius sorakensis Ryu, 1995 Amblyseius sparsus Kolodochka, 1990 Amblyseius spiculatus Denmark & Muma, 1973 Amblyseius stramenti Karg, 1965 Amblyseius strobocorycus Wu, Lan & Liu, 1995 Amblyseius subpassiflorae Wu & Lan, 1989 Amblyseius subtilidentis Karg, 1993 Amblyseius sumatrensis Ehara, 2002 Amblyseius sundi Pritchard & Baker, 1962 Amblyseius supercaudatus Karg, 1994 Amblyseius swellendamensis Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, 1962 Amblyseius sylvestris Denmark & Muma, 1989

T

Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974 Amblyseius tee Schicha, 1983 Amblyseius tenuis Wu & Ou, 2001 Amblyseius tianmuensis Liang & Lao, 1994 Amblyseius triangulus Wu, Lan & Zeng, 1997 Amblyseius trisetosus Tseng, 1983 Amblyseius tsugawai Ehara, 1959 Amblyseius tubae Karg, 1970 Amblyseius tuscus Berlese, 1914

U

Amblyseius utricularius Karg, 1994 Amblyseius utriculus Karg, 1989

V

Amblyseius valpoensis Gonzalez & Schuster, 1962 Amblyseius vasiformis Moraes & Mesa, in Moraes, Mesa & Braun 1991 Amblyseius verginensis Papadoulis, 1995 Amblyseius volcanus Prasad, 1968

W

Amblyseius waltersi Schicha, 1981 Amblyseius wangi (Yin, Bei & Lu, 1992) Amblyseius wanka Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992 Amblyseius williamsi Schicha, 1983 Amblyseius wuyiensis Wu & Li, 1983

Y

Amblyseius yadongensis Wu, 1987

Z

Amblyseius zaheri Yousef & El-Brollosy, in Zaher 1986

References

External links Amblyseius swirskii on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.