Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification
Author
Oliveira, Daniel C.
Author
Charanasri, Vatana
Author
Kongchuensin, Manita
Author
Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo
Author
Chandrapatya, Angsumarn
Author
De, Gilberto J.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3453
1
24
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.282177
68f76539-8e5c-4967-a480-14d2d8e46637
1175-5326
282177
Phytoseius hongkongensis
Swirski & Shechter
Phytoseius hongkongensis
Swirski & Shechter, 1961
: 99
;
Moraes
et al
., 2004b
: 240
;
Chant & McMurtry, 2007
: 129
.
Phytoseius
(
Pennaseius
)
hongkongensis
.—
Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977
: 46
;
Ehara & Lee, 1971
: 70
;
Moraes
et al
., 1986
: 211
.
Specimens examined.
Three females, on
Flacourtia indica
(Burm. F.) Merr.
, at Nakhon Pathom Province,
December 1996
; two females, on
Ziziphus mauritiana
, at Kanchanaburi Province,
June 1996
.
Female
Dorsal shield 274 (264–294) long and 145 (135–150) wide;
j1
28 (25–30),
j3
72 (70–75),
j4
5 (4–5),
j5
4 (4–5),
j6
6 (5–6),
J2
9 (7–10),
J5
6 (6–7),
z2
17 (16–18),
z3
44 (39–47),
z4
10 (8–12),
z5
4,
Z4
79 (75–82),
Z5
80 (75–84),
s4
103 (102–106),
s6
84
(80–90),
r3
45 (43–47),
R1
16 (15–17); distances between
St1-St3
61 (60–62),
St2-St2
69 (66–70),
St5-St5
64 (63–66); ventrianal shield 97 (95–100) long, 55 (52–58) wide at level of
ZV2
, 46 (44–49) at anus level; calyx of spermatheca 10 (9–12) long; fixed cheliceral digit 26 (25–27) long, movable cheliceral digit 29 (29–30) long;
Sge
IV
29 (28–31),
Sti
IV
32 (31–32),
St
(basitarsus)
IV
26
(24–28),
St
(telotarsus)
IV
27
(25–28). Chaetotaxy: genu
II 2
, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu
III 1
, 2/0-2/0, 1.
Previous records.
Australia
,
Benin
(Ueckermann
et al
., 2007),
China
,
Hong Kong
,
Indonesia
,
Japan
,
Kenya
,
Madagascar
,
Malawy
(Ueckermann
et al
., 2007),
Malaysia
,
Papua New Guinea
,
South Korea
,
Taiwan
and
Thailand
(Provinces of Chiang Mai and Nakhon Pathom,
Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977
).
Remarks.
Measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description and those reported by
Ehara & Lee (1971)
for specimens from
Hong Kong
.