Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae)
Author
de Souza, Izabel Vieira
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Sa Argolo, Poliane
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Junior, Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim
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Moraes, Gilberto Jose de
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Bittencourt, Maria Aparecida Leao
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Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan
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ZooKeys
2015
533
99
131
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.533.5981
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.533.5981
1313-2970-533-99
BA56165353E9448BA21BB72417B4E246
BA56165353E9448BA21BB72417B4E246
Taxon classification Animalia Mesostigmata Phytoseiidae
Typhlodromips theobromae Souza, Oliveira & Gondim Jr.
Typhlodromips theobromae
:
Souza et al. 2010
: 49.
Specimens examined.
UESC,
Theobroma cacao
, VII-2007, IV-2008 (3♀, 2♂); Fazenda Monte Alegre,
Theobroma cacao
, V-2007 (1♀),
Mangifera indica
, V-2008 (2♀, 3♂); Fazenda Terra Nova,
Theobroma cacao
, IX-2007, I-2008 (4♀).
Female
.
Ten specimens measured. Dorsal shield 301 (288-312) long, 211 (194-246) wide; j1 19 (17-21), j3 23 (17-26), j4 8 (6-10), j5 8 (6-10), j6 10 (8-12), J2 10 (8-15), J5 7 (7-8), z2 10 (8-12), z4 18 (16-21), z5 7 (6-9), Z1 13 (8-17), Z4 45 (43-47), Z5 56 (46-60), s4 23 (20-25), S2 15 (11-19), S4 10 (6-16), S5 9 (6-11), r3 11 (10-12), R1 9 (7-10); distances between St1-St3 58 (55-60), St2-St2 72 (68-74) and St5-St5 65 (61-65); ventrianal shield 88 (82-93) long, 91 (86-93) wide at level of ZV2 and 74 (70-79) wide at level of anus; movable cheliceral digit 39 (38-40) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 30 long, with 15 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 9 (7-10) long; Sge II 14 (12-16), Sge III 15 (14-18), Sti III 14 (12-15), Sge IV 31 (27-35), Sti IV 15(12-18), St IV 28 (25-30).
Male.
Five specimens measured; dorsal shield 229 (212-241) long and 160 (152-176) wide; j1 16 (14-18), j3 22 (19-24), j4 9 (8-9), j5 8 (8-9), j6 10 (9-10), J2 8 (8-9), J5 6 (5-6), z2 10 (8-11), z4 19 (17-22), z5 7 (7-8), Z1 9 (8-10), Z4 33 (31-35), Z5 36 (33-39), s4 21 (20-22), S2 13 (12-14), S4 9 (8-10), S5 7 (6-7), r3 12 (11-12), R1 8 (7-10); ventrianal shield 91 (87-96) long and 132 (128-138) wide at anterior corners; shaft of spermatodactyl 15 long; Sge I 13 (12-14), Sge II 12 (12-13), Sge III 12 (11-13), Sti III 12 (11-13), Sge IV 19 (18-20), Sti IV 14 (12-16), St IV 24 (23-25).
Remarks.
Measurements of the specimens collected are similar to those of the original description.