Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945
Author
El-Banhawy, E. M.
Author
Knapp, M.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-07-08
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2945.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2945.1.1
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Kuzinellus kariuki
El-Banhawy & Knapp
n. sp.
(
Fig. 79
)
Material examined.
Holotype
female,
Kenya
,
Nakuru
National Park
, altitude
1765 m
May 5, 2006
(El-Banhawy)
.
Paratypes
,
7 females
, Mt.
Kenya
,
Chogoria
gate, altitude
2985 m
,
July 16, 2004
(El-Banhawy)
.
Female:
Dorsal
shield 335 long, 180 wide, reticulated, with seven pairs of pores.
Measurements
of dorsal setae: j1 30, j3 28, j4 15, j5 16, j6 18, J2 23, J5 9, z2 17, z3 23, z4 25, z5 16, z6 14, Z4 30, Z5 50,
s4 23
,
s6 25
,
S2 29
,
S4 32
,
S5 26
, r3 25, R1 23, JV5 40.
Setae Z
5, JV5 knobbed, Z5, Z4 serrated, remaining setae smooth.
Peritrematal
shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1.
Sternal
shield, distances between
St
I-St
III 62
,
St
II-St
II 55
,
St
III
of shield,
St
IV
on platelets.
Genital
shield 67 wide.
Ventri-anal
shield 122 long, 80 wide, with a pair of round pre-anal pores and four pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3, ZV2).
Two
pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae, surrounding ventri-anal shield.
Fixed
digit of chelicera with two teeth, movable digit with one tooth.
Spermatheca
calyx cup shaped, 12 long, 4 wide near atrium, 7 near vesicle, atrium small, major duct broad.
Macrosetae
knobbed or blunt,
Sge
IV 18
,
Sti
IV 20
,
St
IV 40
.
Chaetotaxy
: genu
II 2
,
2
/
0, 2/0, 1, genu
III 1
,
2
/1, 2/0, 1.
Remarks.
This species is similar to
K
.
eddiei
(Ueckermann & Loots)
. The serrated seta Z4 and details of spermatheca separated these two species. The male is unknown.