''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
, historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separa ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is very similar to congeners found outside Japan but can be distinguished by details of the
setation on the fourth pair of legs.
References
*Some predatory mites of the genera ''Typhlodromus'' and ''Amblyseius'' from Japan (Phytoseiidae). Shôzô Ehara, Acarologia I.
tsugawai
Animals described in 1959
Chelicerates of Japan
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