Phytoseiid mites of the subtribe Amblyseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa
Author
Zannou, Ignace D.
Author
De, Gilberto J.
Author
Ueckermann, Eddie A.
Author
Oliveira, Anibal R.
Author
Yaninek, John S.
Author
Hanna, Rachid
text
Zootaxa
2007
1550
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.178081
8da11a75-2497-4736-9789-972bfd1b29de
1175-5326
178081
Amblyseius duplicesetus
Moraes & McMurtry
(
Fig. 5
)
Amblyseius duplicesetus
Moraes & McMurtry, 1988
: 13
;
Moraes et al. 2004
: 22
.
Amblyseius duplicisetus
[sic],
Chant & McMurtry, 2004
: 208
.
FEMALE—(Specimen measured—Kenya: 1). Idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV.
Dorsum (
Fig. 5
A)—Dorsal shield smooth, 384 long and 259 wide. Setae j1 43, j3 54, j4 6, j5 6, j6 8, J2 11, J5 8, z2 8, z4 10, z5 6, Z1 8, Z4 102, Z5 330, s4 109,
S2 11
,
S4 11
,
S5 11
, r3 11, R1 10.
Peritreme—Extending forward to level of j1.
Venter (
Fig. 5
B)—Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin indistinct; distances between St1-St3 66, St2- St2 74. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 70. Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth, with a strong constriction posterior to Jv2 and at the level of pores, anterior margin convex, 128 long, 56 wide at level of Zv2 and 67 wide at level of anus; preanal pores mesad and slightly posterior to Jv2, 2 pairs of metapodal shields.
Chelicera (
Fig. 5
C)—Movable digit 31 long, with 3 teeth; fixed digit 29 long, with 12 teeth and a
pilus dentilis
.
Spermatheca (
Fig. 5
D)—Calyx flared, 16 long; atrium globate with lateral insertion of major duct.
Legs—Sharp-tipped macrosetae: Sge
I 50
, Sge
II 40
, Sge
III 53
, Sti
III 46
, Sge IV 166, Sti IV 118, St
IV 74
); presence of a prominent erect seta at base of tarsus I.
MALE—Unknown.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED—Two females,
Kenya
:
19 km
N Kilifi, Coastal Province, on
Anacardium occidentale
,
30-XI-1989
, J.S. Yaninek.
WORLD DISTRIBUTION—Kenya.