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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Neoseiulus tunus
(DeLeon)
Typhlodromips tunus
DeLeon, 1967
: 29
;
Denmark
& Muma, 1973
: 253
;
Moraes
et al.
, 1986
: 151
.
Amblyseius tunus,
Feres & Moraes, 1998
: 126
.
Neoseiulus tunus
,
Ferla & Moraes, 2002
: 872
; Chant & McMurtry; 2003: 21;
Moraes
et al
., 2004
:148
.
Specimens examined
: Pirassunuga:
M. guianensis
,
I2000
(2). Luiz Antônio:
C. pubescens
,
V2000
(3),
I2001
(1).
Associated phytophagous mites
: no phytophagous mites were found associated with this species.
Previous records:
Brazil
— Mato Grosso (
Ferla & Moraes, 2002
), Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo;
Guadeloupe
;
Jamaica
; MarieGalante;
Martinique
and
Peru
.
Remarks
: The measurements of
6 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 277 (258–290), width 176 (168–183), j1 23 (20–25), j3 27 (25–30), j4 13 (13–15), j5 13 (13–15), j6 19 (18–20), J2 20 (18–23), J5 8, z2 21 (20– 23), z4 28 (25–30), z5 15 (13–18), Z1 23 (23–25), Z4 42 (38–45), Z5 67 (63–73),
s4 37
(35–40),
S2 32
(28–33),
S4 19
(15–23),
S5 11
(10–13), r3 22 (20–23), R1 15 (13–18), Sge
IV 20
(18–23), Sti
IV 17
(15–18), St
IV 33
(30–35), St1–St3 58 (55–60), St2–St2 63 (60– 68), St5–St5 60 (58–63), length of ventrianal shield 97 (85–103), width at ZV2 level 73 (65–75), width at anus level 58 (53–60), length of calyx of spermatheca 8.