A new species and new records of the subgenus Typhlodromus Scheuten from Spain, with a key to the world species (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Author Ferragut, Francisco Author Ueckermann, Edward A. text Journal of Natural History 2012 2012-07-31 46 27 - 28 1731 1745 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2012.681318 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2012.681318 1464-5262 5200363 Typhlodromus ( Typhlodromus ) ernesti Ragusa and Swirski Typhlodromus ernesti Ragusa and Swirski, 1978: 211 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 243 ; Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1987: 1798 ; Denmark 1992: 20 ; Steeghs et al. 1993: 24 ; Edland and Evans 1998: 284 ; Swirski and Amitai 1997: 13 ; Meshkov 1999: 430 . Typhlodromus ( Typhlodromus ) ernesti Ragusa and Swirski, Moraes et al. 2004: 364 ; Barbar et al. 2005: 147 . Typhlodromus ernesti postici Karg 1989: 275 . Typhlodromus ernesti ernesti Karg 1989: 280 . Specimens examined Three females, one male , Caldes de Boi, Lerida Province, 42 ◦ 33 ′ 48 ′′ N , 0 ◦ 50 ′ 44 ′′ E , 1530 m a.s.l., on Abies alba Mill. (Pinaceae) , 7 July 2000 , F. Ferragut. Previous records Canada , France , Israel , Italy , Norway , Russia , Sweden . Remarks The measurements of three adult females are similar to those of the holotype , except for the shorter z3 and z4. Measurements of the three females are: dorsal shield, 344 long (330–356), 160 wide (146–170); genital shield, 71 wide (70–72); ventrianal shield, 109 long (98–116), 100 wide (92–110). Setae j1: 22 (20–25), j3: 25 (24–26); j4: 15 (15–16), j5: 14 (14–15), j6: 18 (16–20), J2: 19 (18–22), J5: 5 (5–6), z2: 16 (15–16), z3: 17 (17–18), z4: 18 (16–20), z5: 14 (14–15), Z4: 34 (31–38), Z5: 53 (50–58), s4: 23 (21–25), s6: 25 (22–28), S2: 30 (27–32), S4: 29 (28–32), r3: 20 (19–22), R1: 22 (20–25), JV5: 46 (45–48). SgeIV 20 (18–22); StiIV: 27 (24–30); St IV: 45 (42–48). Four pairs of dorsal solenostomes (gd2, gd6, gd8 and gd9). Chaetotactic formula of genus II: 22 / 0, 2 / 01. Considerable variability has been reported in the literature for the number of teeth on the fixed digit of the chelicera, ranging from one tooth ( Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1987 ; Denmark 1992 ) to four teeth ( Ragusa and Swirski 1978 ; Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1987 ). Specimens collected in Spain have two teeth in addition to the pilus dentilis .