Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman)

K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou & KreiterK, Serge, 2025, New records of species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Ivory Coast, Acarologia 65 (1), pp. 3-35 : 14-17

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https://doi.org/10.24349/yk4c-l3jb

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scientific name

Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman)
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Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman) View in CoL

Amblyseiopsis mexicanus Garman 1958: 75 .

Amblyseius mexicanus, Moraes & McMurtry 1983: 134 .

Proprioseiopsis mexicanus, Muma & Denmark 1970: 48 View in CoL ; Denmark & Muma 1973: 237 ;

Moraes et al. 1986: 118 ; Kreiter & Moraes 1997: 379 ; Moraes et al. 2004b: 181 ; Chant & McMurtry 2005a: 13, 2007: 89.

Amblyseiulus amotus Zack 1969: 72 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) asetus Chant, 1959: 80 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

Amblyseiulus clausae Muma 1962: 1 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011). Amblyseius kogi Chant & Hansell 1971: 713 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) putmani Chant 1959: 91 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

Amblyseeiulus temperellus Denmark & Muma1967: 171 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

Amblyseiopsis tropicanus Garman 1958: 77 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011). Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis) tulearensis Blommers 1976: 100 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

Amblyseiulus versutus Zack 1969: 74 (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

Proprioseiopsis mexicanus View in CoL belongs to the belizensis species group as genu I lacks macrosetae. It is classified within the asetus species subgroup due to its spermatheca having a short, cup-shaped calyx ( Chant and McMurtry 2005a). This species is known from all islands of French West Indies ( Kreiter and Moraes 1997 ; Moraes et al. 2000, Kreiter et al. 2006 ; Mailloux et al. 2010 ; Kreiter et al. 2018c) but was found in large number only during a previous study on companion plant in Guadeloupe ( Mailloux et al. 2010) and on La Réunion (Le Bellec, unpub. data). This species seems to be very abundant on weeds in the lower vegetation. Phytoseiid mites of the genus Proprioseiopsis View in CoL are mainly found in ground surfaces, humus, litter, soil, moss or on grass ( Muma and Denmark 1970 ; McMurtry et al. 2015). Populations of P. mexicanus View in CoL increase when fed T. urticae View in CoL eggs ( Megevand et al. 1993), and this species has shown potential as a predator of thrips (Kreiter, unpub. data). It is one of the prevailing phytoseiid species in citrus orchards in Alabama ( Fadamiro et al. 2009). Denmark and Evans (2011) mentioned that the species can be reared on T. urticae View in CoL and Oligonychus pratensis (Banks) View in CoL and is associated with Bryobia praetiosa Koch View in CoL , Bryobia sp. and P. ulmi . It was also found in association with Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard View in CoL ( Furtado et al. 2014), although it is mentioned as a poor predator of this species. The biology of this species remains, however, almost unknown.

This is the first record of this species from the Ivory Coast.

Specimens examined — a single female (1 ♀) collected between 14/III/2017 and 10/III/ 2018 in Abidjan, Anyama Ahoue (aasl 42 m, Lat 5°26′00.87″N, Long 3°55′00.60″W) on Carica papaya L.

World distribution — Australia, Benin, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Distrito Federal Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rondonia, São Paulo, Tocantins), Colombia, Cuba, Ghana, Guadeloupe Island ( France), Hawaii, Kenya, Martinique Island, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Réunion Island ( France), Rodrigues Island ( Mauritius), USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia).

Remarks — The measurements of the single female specimen of the Ivory Coast (Table

9) fit well those obtained for populations of various countries. The number of setae on genu

II of our single specimen is the same than the number given by Moraes et al. (2007) with the same formula: 2-2/0,2/0-1. This character may be of interest with some molecular taxonomy in the future, in the framework of an integrative taxonomy, in order to distinguish if we have one species or a species complex.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Mesostigmata

Family

Phytoseiidae

Genus

Proprioseiopsis

Loc

Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman)

K, Moustapha Touré, KwadjoK, Koffi Eric, DoumbiaK, Mamadou & KreiterK, Serge 2025
2025
Loc

Amblyseius mexicanus

Moraes G. J. de & McMurtry J. A. 1983: 134
1983
Loc

Proprioseiopsis mexicanus, Muma & Denmark 1970: 48

Denmark H. A. & Muma M. H. 1973: 237
Muma M. H. & Denmark H. A. 1970: 48
1970
Loc

Amblyseiulus amotus

Zack R. E. 1969: 72
Chant D. A. 1959: 80
1969
Loc

Amblyseiulus versutus

Zack R. E. 1969: 74
1969
Loc

Amblyseeiulus temperellus

Denmark H. A. & Muma M. H. 1967: 171
1967
Loc

Amblyseiulus clausae

Chant D. A. & Hansell R. I. C. 1971: 713
Muma M. H. 1962: 1
Chant D. A. 1959: 91
1962
Loc

Amblyseiopsis mexicanus

Garman P. 1958: 75
1958
Loc

Amblyseiopsis tropicanus

Blommers L. 1976: 100
Garman P. 1958: 77
1958
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