Some new species records of the predatory mite family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from The Netherlands
Author
Faraji, Farid
Author
Hoekstra, Paul H.
text
Soil Organisms
2021
2021-04-01
93
1
35
57
http://dx.doi.org/10.25674/so93iss1pp35
journal article
10.25674/so93iss1pp35
2509-9523
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Typhlodromus
(
Anthoseius
)
kerkirae
Swirski & Ragusa, 1976
(
Fig. 10
: A–E)
Female–
Six specimens
measured.
Idiosomal setal pattern: 12A:8A/JV:ZV.
Dorsal idiosoma
(
Fig. 10A
) – Dorsal shield reticulated entirely and sclerotized 344 (328–358) long and 183 (180– 188) wide at
j
6
level, with 20 pairs of dorsal setae (
r
3
and
R 1
included); dorsal shield setae smooth, except for
Z 4
and
Z
5
, slightly serrated; lengths:
j
1
22 (22–24),
j
3
25 (24–26),
j
4
16 (15–16),
j
5
17 (16–17),
j
6
19 (18–20),
J
2
23 (22–24),
J
5
13 (12–14),
z
2
19 (19–20),
z
3
25 (23–27),
z
4
25 (23–26),
z
5
17,
Z
4
33 (32–35),
Z
5
54 (50–55),
s
4
30
(29–32),
s
6
31
(30–33),
S
2
34
(32–35),
S
4
33
(31–35),
S5
30
(28–33); setae
r
3
27 (26–29) and
R
1
25 (24–26) on lateral integument; dorsal shield with 5 pairs of solenostomes (
gd
2
,
gd
4
,
gd
6
,
gd
8
,
gd
9
) and 15 pairs of small poroids.
Peritreme
– Extending to the level of setae
j
1
(
Fig. 10A
).
Ventral idiosoma
(
Fig. 10B
) – Sternal shield wider than long, smooth, posterior margin irregular, 50 (48–51) long, 63 (62–94) wide at level of setae
ST
2
, two pairs of setae and two pairs of pores (
iv
1
and
iv
2
),
ST
1
28–30,
ST
2
27–29,
ST
3
28; distances between
ST
1
–ST
2
32 (30–35),
ST
1
–ST
1
52 (51–53) and
ST
2
–ST
2
54 (53–55);
ST
3
and
ST
4
on separate platelets,
ST
4
27–28, pore (
iv
3
) located on integument between
ST
3
and
ST
4
; a v-shaped plate present posterior to sternal shield and between metasternal shields; genital shield smooth width at widest point 62 (60–65),
ST 5
24–25; two pairs of relatively narrow metapodal shields, primary 31 (30–33) long and accessory 13–14 long; ventrianal shield pentagonal (
Fig. 10B
), with some horizontal striae, length 106 (103–109), width at level of setae
ZV
2
, 91 (87–95), and width at level of paranal setae 79 (74–81); with four pairs of preanal setae (
JV
1
,
JV
2
and
JV
3
20–22,
ZV
2
33); four pairs of setae surrounding ventrianal shield on integument (
JV
4
17,
JV
5
41 (38–45),
ZV
1
22–24,
ZV
3
13–14), five pairs of pores and one pair of small platelets surrounding ventrianal shield. Ventrianal shield with a pair of small round pores (
gv
3
) posteromesad to
JV
2
, distance between these pores 33 (32–34).
Figure 10
.
Typhlodromus
(
Anthoseius
)
kerkirae
Swirski & Ragusa
(Female): (
A
) Idiosoma, dorsal view; (
B
) Idiosoma, ventral view; (
C
) Spermathecae; (
D
) Chelicera; (
E
) Leg IV.
Spermatheca
– Calyx cup-shaped 13 (12–14) long,
9–11 in
diameter at the middle part of the calyx; atrium c-shaped incorporated in the calyx (
Fig. 10C
).
Chelicera
– Fixed digit 25–27 long with 4 teeth and a pilus dentilis; movable digit 27–28 long with 1 tooth (
Fig. 10D
).
Legs
– Leg IV (
Fig. 10E
) with one pointed macroseta, StIV 31 (30–32); legs I, II and III with no recognizable macrosetae; length of legs from the base of coxae to the tip of claws: leg I 304 (298–310), leg II 250 (248–251), leg III 246 (243–249), leg IV 326 (323–329); chaetotactic formulae of genua and tibiae I–II–III–IV with 10 (2-2/1, 2/1-2) – 7 (2-2/0, 2/0-1) – 7 (1-2/1, 2/0-1) – 7 (1-2/0, 2/1-1) and 10 (2-2/1, 2/1-2) – 7 (1-2/1, 1/1-1) – 7 (1-2/1, 1/1-1) – 6 (1-1/0, 2/1-1) setae respectively.
Distribution –
Croatia
,
France
,
Greece
,
Iran
,
Italy
,
Spain
,
The Netherlands
(this study) and
Turkey
.
Specimen examined –
Fourteen females
, unidentified weeds from a grassland,
Sinderhoeve
, near
Renkum
,
The Netherlands
(
51°59’52.9”N
5°45’15.9”E
), collector:
Frank Bakker.
Remarks –
This is a new species record for Dutch fauna. All the measurements and morphological characteristics of the specimens collected in
The Netherlands
conform to the original description and re-description provided by
Faraji et al. (2011)
based on French specimens.