Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Amblyseiini

Subtribe: Amblyseiina

Genus: Amblyseius

Species: Amblyseius curiosus

 
Holotype:

Amblyseius curiosus (Chant & Baker, 1965): 11; Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica, on unknown shrub.

 
Synonyms:
Senior synonym of: Amblyseius arenus — Muma & Denmark (1970); Amblyseius arenus — Denmark & Muma (1989);
 
Other Names:
Iphiseius curiosus (original designation) — Chant & Baker (1965)
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) curiosus  — Denmark & Muma (1989)
 
Distribution:
BRAZIL — SÃO PAULO: Flechtmann (1967d); Mineiro et al. (2006b); Mineiro et al. (2009a);
COSTA RICA: Chant & Baker (1965);
CUBA: Ramirez (1991);
USA — FLORIDA: Demard et al. (2021); Denmark & Evans (2011); Muma (1968); Muma & Denmark (1970); NORTH CAROLINA: Muma et al. (1967);
VENEZUELA: Aponte & McMurtry (1993);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Plant family unidentified: Unknown shrub — Chant & Baker (1965);
 
Catalog: Cuervo et al. (1994); Farrier & Hennessey (1993); Maes et al. (1989); Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2004a); Chant & McMurtry (2007); Demard et al. (2021); Denmark et al. (1999); Denmark & Evans (2011); Muma & Denmark (1970); Muma et al. (1967); Ramirez (1991);
 

JUNIOR SYNONYM:

 
Classification:

Subfamily: Amblyseiinae

Tribe: Amblyseiini

Subtribe: Amblyseiina

Genus: Amblyseius

Species: Amblyseius arenus

 
Holotype:

Amblyseius arenus Muma, 1965b: 250; Oviedo, Florida, USA, in litter.

 
Distribution:
USA — FLORIDA: Muma (1965b); Muma (1968);
 
Hosts / Substrates (Holotype):
Substrate: Litter — Muma (1968);
 
Catalog: Moraes et al. (1986); Moraes et al. (2004a); Prasad (2012);
Redescription: Chant & McMurtry (2004a); Chant & McMurtry (2007);

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