Redescription of Phyllodromus leiodis De Leon (Parasitiformes: Phytoseiidae) based on paratypes and description of a new species from Argentina
Journal: Systematic and Applied Acarology
Year: 2026

Phyllodromus leiodis De Leon, a species originally described from Florida, USA, is redescribed based on female and male paratypes. In addition, a new species, Phyllodromus mocovi sp. nov. Döker &amp; Rossetti, is described from Argentina. The new species is distinguished from P. leiodis by a completely smooth dorsal shield, a markedly smaller ventrianal shield, distinct spermatheca morphology, and differences in the length of JV5 and of some dorsal setae. Furthermore, the peritreme of P. mocovi