Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Cook Islands Author Ma, Min Author Fan, Qing-Hai Author Zhang, Zhi-Qiang text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-25 4646 3 527 540 journal article 25971 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.3.5 89a4a893-4099-4440-a980-1b0956caf4e5 1175-5326 3351090 BCA9B519-7BEA-4B9C-B510-D04AD3E0D0E0 Euseius noumeae ( Schicha, 1979 ) Amblyseius noumeae Schicha, 1979: 42 . Diagnosis. Male: dorsal idiosomal shield slightly longer than wide, widest at s4 level, mostly smooth, with striae at marginal areas; bearing 19 pairs of setae (including r3 and R1 ), all setae (except j1 and Z5 ) minute, Z5 stout and barbed; muscle marks between j1 and J2 . Sternitigenital shield smooth, with a few striae on posterior area. Peritremes extending forward to j5 level. Ventrianal shield triangular, reticulated throughout, with three pairs of pre-anal setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; solenostomes gv3 posterior to JV2 , JV5 smooth and stout. Spermathodactyl L-shaped, shaft long and narrow, heel rounded, toe blunt. Leg IV with three macrosetae, smooth and subapically broadened. Specimens examined. Rarotonga: Ministry of Agriculture, 2 males , ex. Chinese hibiscus ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ) leaves, 24 October 2017 , by Q.-H. Fan. Remarks . This species was originally described from Acacia simplicifolia in New Caledonia ( Schicha 1979 ). It was previously recorded from Rarotonga on avocado ( Persea americana ) ( McMurtry & Moraes 1984 ). It is also known from Australia , Papua New Guinea , and Tahiti ( Moraes et al . 2004 ; Demite et al . 2018 ).