Abstract
Anjouan is one of the four main islands constituting Comoros Archipelago, with Mayotte, Mohéli and Grande Comore Islands. It is the second Island closer from Madagascar after Mayotte. So far, no species of the mite family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) had been reported from this island. In this paper, 18 species are recorded from a survey conducted at the end of 2018 in Anjouan Island.
Highlights
Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are all predatory species on phytophagous mites and small insects such as thrips and whiteflies, on commercial plants and the wild vegetation
The objective of this paper is to present the phytoseiid species found in a survey conducted in November 2018 in Anjouan Island
The phytoseiid mites were transferred using a fine brush into small plastic vials containing 1.5 ml of 70% ethanol
Summary
Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are all predatory species on phytophagous mites and small insects such as thrips and whiteflies, on commercial plants and the wild vegetation. Biodiversity survey in poorly investigated areas is still an urgent need and might result in the discovery of additional species potentially useful for biological control as well as having more information on the biodiversity of these areas (Kreiter et al 2018a, b, c, 2020a, b, c, d; Kreiter and AboShnaf 2020 a, b). In these perspectives, the more interesting area are probably those with a high level of biodiversity. The common characteristics of these hotspots are that they hold high endemism levels and have lost at least 70% of their original natural vegetation (Myers et al 2000)
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