TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Complementary descriptions of two species of the subgenus Anthoseius De Leon (Parasitiformes: Phytoseiidae) collected from wild and cultivated apple trees in the western Himalayas, India
VL  - 66
IS  - 2
SP  - 394
EP  - 405
PY  - 2026
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Döker, Ismail
AU  - Singh, Robin
AU  - Kaur, Paramjit
AU  - Chinnamade Gowda, Channegowda
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/f2sw-8vze
DO  - 10.24349/f2sw-8vze
DA  - 2026-05-05
ET  - 2026-05-05
KW  - predatory mites
KW  - Typhlodromini
KW  - morphology
KW  - new synonymy
KW  - Indomalayan realm
AB  - A survey was conducted to investigate the phytoseiid fauna of high-altitude apple habitats in the north western Himalayas, India. Two species belonging to the subgenus Anthoseius De Leon within the genus Typhlodromus Scheuten, T. (A.) agilis (Chaudhri) and T. (A.) malicolus Wainstein and Arutunjan, were collected from cultivated apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) and wild apple (M. sylvestris (L.) Mill.) at 2,753 m above sea level in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Complementary descriptions based on newly collected females are provided, including detailed information on dorsal solenostomes, chelicera dentition, spermatheca morphology, and leg chaetotaxy. Typhlodromus (A.) agilis is recorded from India for the first time, whereas T. (A.) malicolus is recorded for the first time under its valid name. Typhlodromus (A.) dalii (Rather) and T. (A.) viniferae (Rather), both described from northwestern India, are herein treated as junior synonyms of T. (A.) malicolus. These findings clarify the taxonomy of the rickeri species group and contribute to knowledge of phytoseiid species in high-altitude Himalayan ecosystems.
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