<p><strong><em>Paraphytoseius nicobarensis </em></strong><strong>(Acari: Phytoseiidae): exact identity, comments and voucher photos of types after 37 years</strong></p>

Paraphytoseius nicobarensis (Gupta, 1977) is considered to be a junior synonym of Paraphytoseius cracentis (Corpuz & Rimando, 1966). Voucher photos of holotype female, a paratype female, and a paratype male are provided. Difficulties in the identification of seta S5 are discussed. Suggestions ar...

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Main Authors: Vikram Prasad, Krishna Karmakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2015-04-01
Series:Persian Journal of Acarology
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/11438
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Summary:Paraphytoseius nicobarensis (Gupta, 1977) is considered to be a junior synonym of Paraphytoseius cracentis (Corpuz & Rimando, 1966). Voucher photos of holotype female, a paratype female, and a paratype male are provided. Difficulties in the identification of seta S5 are discussed. Suggestions are made for researchers to take voucher photos of the holotype specimens and for museums to place these online along with a searchable database of the mites in their collection for benefit of researchers worldwide.
ISSN:2251-8169