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 e7700f47-f4e9-484a-9d3f-39c464c074b4 1175­5326 157769 6FB6CEC5-B2D5-49D2-BB84-2A714765464A 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.