''Amblyseius animos'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...

in the

Phytoseiidae The Phytoseiidae are a family of mites which feed on thrips and other mite species. They are often used as a biological control agent for managing mite pests. Because of their usefulness as biological control agents, interest in Phytoseiidae has ...

family known from

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It was described by A.S. Khan, M. Afzal and Shamshad Akbar in 2000.Dr. Gilberto Jose de Moraes (2005)
Phytoseiidae Species Listing
Biology Catalog, Texas A&M University. Retrieved on August 19, 2010.''New species of genus ''Amblyseius'' from Pakistan.'' Khan, A. S.; Afzal, M.; Shamshad Akbar. ''Pakistan Entomologist'', 2000, Vol. 22 No. 1/2 pp. 85-89

References

animos Animals described in 2000 Arachnids of Pakistan Endemic fauna of Pakistan {{Acari-stub