Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species
Author
Guanilo, Alberto Daniel
Author
Moraes, Gilberto José De
Author
Toledo, Silvana
Author
Knapp, Markus
text
Zootaxa
2008
1884
1
35
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.184278
46abdf39-818b-4fe3-8791-d3b7de923356
1175-5326
184278
Phytoseius
Ribaga
Phytoseius
Ribaga 1904
: 177
;
Chant & McMurtry 1994
: 232
; 2007: 127.
Phytoseius guianensis
De
Leon
Phytoseius guianensis
De
Leon 1965b: 18
;
Denmark
& Muma 1973
: 269
;
Moraes & McMurtry 1983
: 144
;
Lofego
et al
. 2004
: 11
; Moraes
et al
. 2004: 239;
Chant & McMurtry 2007
: 129
;
Guanilo
et al
. 2008
: 50
.
Phytoseius
(
Pennaseius
)
guianensis
,
Moraes
et al
. 1986
: 211
.
Phytoseius
(
Phytoseius
)
guianensis
,
Denmark
1966
: 23
.
FEMALE. (
3 specimens
measured)
Dorsal shield 297 (285–305) long and 156 (155–158) wide; j1 19 (18–20), j3 17 (16–18), j4 15 (15–16), j5 15 (15–16), j6 17 (16–20), J2 18 (17–20), J5 7 (7– 8), s4 29 (28–30), s6 31 (30–32), z2 16 (15–18), z3 21 (20– 22), z4 20 (19–22), z5 17 (16–18), Z4 25 (25–26), Z5 41 (39–43), r3 27 (27–28), R1 17 (15–19); distances between st1-st3 60 (60–61), st2-st2 62 (60–63) and st5-st5 54 (50–56); ventri-anal shield 97 (95–100) long, 49 (43–55) wide at level of ZV2 and 51 (50–53) wide at level of anus; JV5 30 (28–32); movable cheliceral digit 27 long, with 2 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 27 (26–27) long, with 2 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 10 (8–11) long; St
IV 26
(25–27). Chaetotaxy: genu
II 2
, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu
III 1
, 2/0-2/0, 1.
MALE. (
1 specimen
measured)
Dorsal shield 238 long and 150 wide. Setae j1 17, j3 20, j4 13, j5 13, j6 13, J2 12, J5 7, s4 26, s6 22, z2 16, z3 20, z4 20, z5 13, Z4 20, Z5 23, r3 18, R1 13; ventri-anal shield 95 long and 130 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 16; St
IV 24.
Specimen examined. Entre Ríos
: Paraná – Paraná (
31°44'27.2''S
,
60°31'6.8''W
),
3-V-2007
, on
Nicotiana glauca
(2Ψ); Concordia – Salto Grande (
31°15'51''S
,
57°58'9.3''W
),
4-V-2007
, on
Brugmansia arborea
(2Ψ).
Corrientes
: Curuzú Cuatiá – Ex Ruta 14 (
29°46'34.6''S
,
58°4'42.8''W
),
6-V-2007
, on
Solanum americanum
(8Ψ, 4ɗ, 1 immature); Goya – El Progreso (
29°5'43.4''S
,
59°9'46.7''W
),
7-V-2007
, on
Brugmansia sanguinea
(6Ψ, 1ɗ).
Previous records.
Brazil
,
Guyana
,
Peru
(
Guanilo
et al
. 2008
) and
Venezuela
.