| abstract | 1. This paper is concerned with twelve species belonging to the families Phytoseiidae and Blattisocidae from Japan.
2. The following four species are described as new: Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) bambusae, Amblyseius sojaensis, A. oburoi and Lasioseius sugawarai.
3. Amblyseius chilenensis Dosse, Proctolaelaps pygmaeus (Müller) and Lasioseius porulosus De Leon are first recorded from Japan and redescribed.
4. the male of Amblyseius tsugawai Ehara is described for the first time.
5. New locality and habitat records are given of the following species: Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) vulgaris Ehara, Amblyseius largoensis (Muma), A. longispinosus (Evans) and Blattisocius dentriticus (Berlese). |