Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Dominican Republic, with a re-definition of the genus Typhloseiopsis De Leon
Author
Ferragut, Francisco
Author
Moraes, Gilberto Jose
Author
Navia, Denise
text
Zootaxa
2011
2997
37
53
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.201690
a5f0da38-7af0-482e-9d06-cb70456e8d9f
1175-5326
201690
Neoseiulus plumosus
Denmark
& Muma
Neoseiulus plumosus
Denmark
& Muma, 1975
: 288
.
Specimens examined.
Jarabacoa (Cordillera Central),
30-IX-2008
, one female on
Psidium guajava
L. (
Myrtaceae
). Manabao (Cordillera Central),
30-IX-2008
, three females on
Ocotea leucoxylon
(Swartz) Lanessan (Lauraceae)
; five females on an unidentified plant.
Remarks.
This species has previously been recorded from
Puerto Rico
. Until now, this species was known only from the original description. The setal measurements of five females collected are slightly longer than those given in the description of the species. Dorsal shield, 254 µm long (250–260) and 174 wide (162–192); ventrianal shield, 91 µm long (88–93) and 67 wide (65–68). Setae j1: 23 (22–24), j3: 23 (21–25), j4, j5: 14 (12–15), j6, J2: 20 (18–22), J5: 8, z2: 22 (20–24), z4: 27 (26–28), z5: 16 (15–16), Z1: 25 (22–28), Z4: 41 (38–45), Z5: 62 (58–65), s4: 36 (34–38), S2: 31 (30–32), S4: 19 (17–20), S5: 12, r3: 22, R1: 16 (15–17), Sge IV: 19 (18–20), Sti IV: 18 (16–20), St IV: 31 (28–33).