Amblyseius tsugawai is a species of predatory mite belonging to the family Phytoseiidae. This oval mite, less than 0.5 mm in length, is only known from apple trees on Honshū, Japan. It is very similar to congeners found outside Japan but can be distinguished by details of the setation on the fourth pair of legs.

Amblyseius tsugawai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Phytoseiidae
Genus: Amblyseius
Species:
A. tsugawai
Binomial name
Amblyseius tsugawai
Ehara, 1959

References

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  • Some predatory mites of the genera Typhlodromus and Amblyseius from Japan (Phytoseiidae). Shôzô Ehara, Acarologia I.