New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata) Author Kreiter, S. Author Mailloux, J. Author Tixier, M. - S. Author Le Bellec, F. Author Douin, M. Author Guichou, S. Author Etienne, J. text Acarologia 2013 2013-09-30 53 3 285 303 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20132095 journal article 7302 10.1051/acarologia/20132095 06c2a70d-6ed0-4fe6-a03e-6b928b12cb5c 2107-7207 4667233 Arrenoseius crassipes ( Denmark ) Paraamblyseius crassipes Denmark , 1988: 37 . The biology of this species found only once in Mexico on Eichomia crassipes by Denmark (1988) is unknown. Previous Records — Mexico ( Denmark , 1988 ; Moraes et al. , 2004b ). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe , Basse- Terre , Vernou , Route du Col des Mamelles , 16°11’N , 61°39’W , alt. 184 m , 2 ♀ and 1 ♂ on Ricinus communis , Kreiter coll., 26 December 2008 . Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements of the specimens collected fit well the measurements given by by Denmark (1988) . Macrosetae are present on all legs but were not mentioned and measured in Denmark (1988) . The average measurements of the two adult females presently found are as follow: dorsal shield sclerotized and reticulated, dorsal shield length 353- 422, width 300 – 325, 3 solenostomes (gd 1, 8 and 9), j1 20, j3 25, j4 4, j5 5, j6 5, J5 9 – 12, z2 8 – 10, z4 10 – 13, z5 5, Z1 8, Z4 85 – 100, Z5 95 – 100, s4 87, S2 12 , S4 10 , S5 10 , r3 10, R1 12, all setae smooth, st1-st1 53 – 55, st2-st2 64 – 75, st1-st3 40 – 43, posterior margin of the sternal shield concave, metapodal 1 length 28, width 10, metapodal 2 length 8, width 5, ventrianal shield 150 – 153 long, 210 – 212 wide at level of anterior corners and 150 wide at level of anus, 2 poroids around the ventrianal shield, JV5 40, spermatheca 23 – 25 long and 5 – 7 width, StIV 40, macrosetae whip-like, fixed digit of chelicerae 38 – 40, mobile digit of chelicerae 38 – 40, 11 – 12 denticles on fixed digit and 2 on mobile digit.