Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Lofego, A. C.
Author
De Moraes, G. J.
Author
Castro, L. A. S.
text
Zootaxa
2004
516
1
18
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.157769
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157769
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Typhlodromips mangleae
DeLeon
Typhlodromips mangleae
DeLeon, 1967
: 28
;
Moraes
et al.
, 1986
: 143
; 2004: 217.
Amblyseius mangleae
,
Moraes & Mesa, 1988
: 75
;
Moraes
et al
., 1991
: 124
.
Specimens examined
: São Carlos:
P. guavaja
,
VII2001
(2). Pirassununga:
P. guajava
,
V 2000
(8),
IV2001
(4),
VII2001
(12).
Associated phytophagous mites
:
Abacarus
sp. and
O
. psidii
on
P. guajava
.
Previous records:
Brazil
— Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo;
Colombia
;
Puerto Rico
and
Trinidad
.
Remarks
: The measurements of
5 adult
females collected are similar to those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 328 (313–350), width 216 (203–225), j1 18 (15–20), j3 22 (20–23), j4 10 (9–10), j5 10 (9–10), j6 11 (10–11), J2 13 (11–15), J5 9 (8–10), z2 12 (11–13), z4 11 (10–13), z5 9 (8–10), Z1 13, Z4 38 (35–45), Z5 74 (70–78),
s4 25
,
S2 10
(10–11),
S4 10
(9–11),
S5 9
(8–10), r3 15 (13–15), R1 13 (11–15), Sge
I 29
(28–30), Sge
II 27
(25–28), Sge
III 31
(28–33), Sti
III 25
(23–28), Sge
IV 47
(45–48), Sti
IV 37
(33–40), St
IV 54
(50–58), St1–St3 56 (55–58), St2–St2 63 (63–65), St5–St5 65 (60–68), length of ventrianal shield 113 (110–115), width at ZV2 level 89 (85–95), width at anus level 85 (83–90), length of calyx of spermatheca 5 (4–8).
The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 268, width 188, j3 25, j4 8, j5 8, j6 8, J2 10, J5 6, z2 10, z4 10, z5 6, Z1 10, Z4 33, Z5 58,
s4 20
,
S2 8
,
S4 6
,
S5 6
, r3 13, R1 10, Sge
I 25
, Sge
II 25
, Sge
III 28
, Sti
III 23
, Sge
IV 40
, Sti
IV 30
, St
IV 53
, width of ventrianal shield 155 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 20. This is the first description of a male of this species.