Abstract
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) have been largely used for the biological control of arthropod pests. However, information on the phytoseiid fauna associated with plants of the Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil is still scanty. Surveys were carried out in two areas of Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro State – Jaguanum island and Paraty. We report 11 species of seven genera from all three subfamilies. A complementary re-description is provided for Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973 and measurements are provided for ten other species.
Highlights
The Atlantic Forest occupies mainly the East coast of Brazil, and parts of Argentina and Paraguay
About 900 mite (Acari) species have been registered in this biome, belonging to 124 families of both Acariformes and Parasitiformes (Giupponi et al, 2017)
The aim of this study was to survey the phyto‐ seiid fauna associated with some native and culti‐ vated plants from Rio de Janeiro state
Summary
The Atlantic Forest occupies mainly the East coast of Brazil, and parts of Argentina and Paraguay. Phytoseiid mites (Parasitifomes: Phytoseiidae) are used as biological control agents in several re‐ gions of the world (Gerson et al, 2003; McMurtry et al, 2013; Knapp et al, 2018). It is one of the most studied mite families, with more than 2,700 described species worldwide; in Brazil, about 220 species have been reported (Demite et al, 2014, 2021)
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