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
Gynaeseius
sp.
Specimens examined.
Three females, on
Rosa
sp., at Sukhothai Province,
November 1999
.
Female
Dorsal shield 316 (310–320) long and 180 wide;
j1
25,
j3
19 (15–25),
j4
14 (14–15),
j5
13 (12–13),
j6
15,
J2
17 (15–20),
J5
6 (6–7),
z2
15 (12–17),
z4
15 (15–16),
z5
14 (12–15),
Z1
15 (13–16),
Z4
14 (14–15),
Z5
27 (25–29),
s4
18
(15–21),
S2
18
(16–20),
S5
17
(15–19),
r3
15,
R1
14 (13–15); distances between
St1-St3
63 (63–64),
St2-St2
61 (59–63),
St5-St5
73 (72–73); ventrianal shield 100 long, 80 wide at level of
ZV2
; calyx of spermatheca not discernable; fixed cheliceral digit 26 (25–26) long with 11 teeth, movable cheliceral digit 30 (30–31) long with 3 teeth;
Sge
II
14 (12–15),
Sge
III
27 (26–27),
Sti
III
31,
Sge
IV
40 (35–45),
Sti
IV
46 (45–48),
St
IV
43 (40–45). Chaetotaxy: genu
II 2
, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu
III 1
, 2/1-2/0, 1.
Remarks.
According to
Chant & McMurtry (2007)
, 12 species are presently placed in this genus. The species here reported is distinguished from
G
.
brevisetosus
(Collyer)
,
G
.
christinae
(Schicha)
,
G
.
duanensis
(Liang & Zeng)
,
G
.
eharai
(Gupta)
,
G
.
hebridensis
(McMurtry & Moraes)
,
G
.
irregularis
(Evans)
,
G
.
santosoi
(Ehara)
and
G
.
semirregularis
(Schicha & Corpuz)
by having fixed cheliceral digit multidentate and movable cheliceral digit with three teeth. The remaining four species, G.
armellae
(Schicha & Guttierez),
G
.
ghaiae
(
Denmark
& Kolodochka),
G
.
liturivorus
(Ehara)
and
G
.
ricini
(
Ghai
& Menon)
are very similar to each other and to the species collected in this study. However, it is not possible to tell whether the latter corresponds to any of these species because the spermatheca is not discernible.