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 Typhlodromalus Muma Amblyseius ( Typhlodromalus ) Muma 1961 : 288 . Typhlodromalus , Chant & McMutry 2005b : 196 ; 2007: 111. Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon 1967: 21 ; Denmark & Muma 1973 : 257 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 128 ; 2004: 195; Lofego et al . 2004 : 10 ; Chant & McMurtry 2005b : 199 ; 2007: 111; Guanilo et al . in press . Amblyseius aripo , Moraes & McMurtry 1983 : 132 ; Moraes & Mesa 1988 : 73 ; Feres & Moraes 1998 : 126 . FEMALE. ( 3 specimens measured) Dorsal shield 357 (350–370) long and 210 (208–212) wide; j1 31 (30–32), j3 36 (35–37), j4 11 (10–12), j5 12 (11–12), j6 15 (14–16), J2 14 (12–16), J5 9 (8–10), z2 19 (18–20), z4 34 (31–35), z5 11 (10–11), Z1 21 (17–25), Z4 58 (56–60), Z5 69 (60–74), s4 49 (47–53), S2 27 (26–27), S4 22 (20–24), S5 9 (8–10), r3 20 (20– 21), R1 16 (16–17); distances between st1-st3 63 (63–65), st2-st2 65 and st5-st5 74 (70–77); ventri-anal shield 116 (108–125) long, 64 (63–65) wide at level of ZV2 and 74 (70–78) wide at level of anus; JV5 56 (55–56); movable cheliceral digit 33 (33–34) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 33 (32–33) long, with 9 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 18 (16–20) long; Sge I 19 (18–19), Sge II 20 (19–20), Sge III 26 (24–27), Sti III 17 (16– 18), Sge IV 49 (46–51), Sti IV 24 (21–27), St IV 70 (64–74). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1 , 2/ 1-2/0, 1. MALE. ( 1 specimen measured) Dorsal shield 280 long and 175 wide; j1 20, j3 29, j4 10, j5 10, j6 12, J2 10, J5 7, z2 14, z4 24, z5 8, Z1 16, Z4 36, Z5 46, s4 36, S2 18, S4 12, S5 7, r3 16, R1 12; ventri-anal shield 108 long and 152 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 23; Sge I 15 , Sge II 17 , Sge III 17 , Sti III 15 , Sge IV 33 , Sti IV 22 , St IV 54 . Specimens examined. Corrientes : Curuzú Cuatiá – Parandi ( 29°45'44.9''S , 58°3''36.8''W), 6-V-2007 , on Solanum viarum (1Ψ); Goya – Rincón ( 29°6'12.4''S , 59°11'49.5''W ), 7-V-2007 , on unidentified Solanaceae (5Ψ); Goya – Gómez ( 29°5'36.5''S , 59°10'13.9''W ), 7-V-2007 , on Psidium guajava (1Ψ); on Solanum sp.1 (3Ψ). Salta : San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Orán ( 23°4'15.5''S , 64°19'38.7''W ), 9-V-2007 , on Solanum americanum (1Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Arroyo Zenta ( 23°6'41''S , 64°19'46.3''W ), 10-V-2007 , on Nicotiana glauca (1Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Ingenio San Martín del Tabacal ( 23°17'56.7''S , 62°11'11.8''W ), 10-V-2007 , S . americanum (1Ψ, 2 immatures); Joaquín V. Gonzalez – Desvío ( 25°9'51.2''S , 64°5'10.2''W ), 12-V-2007 , on Cestrum sp. (2Ψ, 1ɗ, 1 immature). Previous records. Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guadeloupe , Guyana , Jamaica , Paraguay and Peru (Guanilo et al . in press ). Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma 1955 : 270 . Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) peregrinus , Chant 1959 : 97 . Typhlodromalus peregrinus , Muma et al . 1970: 88 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 132 ; 2004: 202; Zacarias & Moraes 2001 : 582 ; Chant & McMurtry 2005b : 199 ; 2007: 11. Amblyseius peregrinus , McMurtry 1983: 255 ; Moraes et al . 1991 : 130 . Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) robineae Chant 1959 : 98 (synonymy by Muma 1964 ). Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) evansi Chant 1959 : 99 (synonymy by Muma 1964 ). Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) primulae Chant 1959 : 99 (synonymy by Muma 1964 ). FEMALE. ( 3 specimens measured) Dorsal shield 353 (345–365) long and 205 (203–208) wide; j1 31 (30–32), j3 35 (34–36), j4 12, j5 13 (12– 14), j6 15 (15–16), J2 16 (16–17), J5 10 (9–10), z2 20 (19–20), z4 29 (28–31), z5 11 (10–12), Z1 22 (21–23), Z4 45 (43–48), Z5 66 (64–68), s4 42 (40–45), S2 32 (30–33), S4 25 (25–26), S5 12 (12–13), r3 21 (20–21), R1 19 (17–22); distances between st1-st3 63 (62–65), st2-st2 64 (60–66) and st5-st5 75 (72–78); ventri-anal shield 115 (105–120) long, 63 (63–65) wide at level of ZV2 and 70 (68–73) wide at level of anus; JV5 50 (48– 53); movable cheliceral digit 32 (31–33) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 35 long, with 8 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 15 (14–16) long; Sge I 18 (17–19), Sge II 21 (20–21), Sge III 26 (25–28), Sti III 19 (18–20), Sge IV 47 (45–48), Sti IV 24 (23–26), St IV 68 (65–71). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1 , 2/1-2/0, 1. MALE. ( 1 specimen measured) Dorsal shield 278 long and 175 wide; j1 22, j3 27, j4 9, j5 10, j6 10, J2 11, J5 9, z2 13, z4 20, z5 9, Z1 15, Z4 28, Z5 36, s4 32, S2 19, S4 14, S5 10, r3 17, R1 14; ventri-anal shield 115 long and 163 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 24; Sge I 10 , Sge II 16 , Sge III 16 , Sti III 12 , Sge IV 28 , Sti IV 20 , St IV 46 . Specimens examined. Entre Ríos : Paraná – Paraná ( 31°44'27.2''S , 60°31'6.8''W ), 3-V-2007 , on amaranthaceous plant (1Ψ); Concordia- San Cayetano ( 31°18'57''S , 58°6'44.3''W ), 4-V-2007 , on Solanum melongena (1Ψ); on Solanum sp.1. (5Ψ, 1ɗ, 1 immature). Corrientes : Curuzú Cuatiá – Ruta 14 ( 29°47'57''S , 58°4'42.9''W ), 6-V-2007 , on Solanum sp.2. (1Ψ); Goya – Lavalle ( 28°59'59.9''S , 59°9'38.3''W ), 7-V-2007 , on Solanum viarum (1Ψ). Salta : Metán – Crestón ( 25°29'25.3''S , 64°58'28.10''W ), 12-V-2007 , on Nicotiana glauca (1Ψ). Tucumán : San Miguel de Tucumán – Zanja Abierta ( 26°48'19.6''S , 65°20'26.2''W ), 15-V-2007 , on Salpichroa origanifolia (1Ψ). Previous records. Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Ecuador , Guatemala , Guyana , Hawaii, Honduras , Mexico , Peru , Surinam , USA and Venezuela .