Phytoseiid mites of the subtribe Amblyseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1550, 2007, Pages 1-47

  Zannou, Ignace D ^a   De Moraes, Gilberto J ^a   Ueckermann, Eddie A ^b   Oliveira, Anibal R ^a   Yaninek, John S ^c   Hanna, Rachid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Acari; Amblyseiini; Cassava; Mesostigmata; Phytoseiidae; Predator; Sub Saharan Africa; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MESOSTIGMATA; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 34548154264     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1550.1.1     Document Type: Article

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