Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with descriptions of four new species
Author
Guanilo, Alberto Daniel
Author
Moraes, Gilberto José De
Author
Knapp, Markus
text
Zootaxa
2008
1880
1
47
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.184181
7fac69c6-01db-42f2-9a7c-22edde127b7b
1175-5326
184181
Neoseiulus peruanas
(El-Banhawy)
Amblyseius peruanas
El-Banhawy 1979
: 113
.
Neoseiulus peruanus
,
Chant & McMurtry 2003
: 29
; 2007: 29.
Neoseiulus peruanas
, Moraes
et al
. 2004: 138
.
FEMALE. (
1 specimen
measured)
Dorsal shield 320 long, 168 wide; j1 20, j3 30, j4 20, j5 19, j6 23, J2 28, J5 7, z2 30, z4 29, z5 22, Z1 30, Z4 47, Z5 55, s4 36, S2 38, S4 24, S5 17, r3 30, R1 25. Distances between st1-st3 50, st2-st2 50 and st5-st5 60, ventrianal shield 95 long, 63 wide at level of ZV2 and 53 wide at level of anus. Preanal pores not distinguishable; JV5 89 (88–90). Peritreme extending forward to level of j1. Not possible to measure movable and fixed digits and to count their teeth. Calyx trumpet-shaped, 15 long. Macroseta sharp: StIV 25. Chaetotaxy: genu
II - 1
, 2/0-2/1, 1; genu
III - 1
, 2/1-2/0, 1.
Specimen examined. Lambayeque
: Chiclayo — Monsefú (
06°32'19''S
,
79°52'45''W
),
6-VIII-2006
, on
Brugmansia arborea
(1Ψ).
Previous records.
Peru-
Lima
(
El-Banhawy 1979
).
Remarks.
The single female collected in this study has seta R1 1.4 times as long as mentioned in the original description of this species. In addition, differently from what was mentioned in the original description of this species, the chaetotaxy of genu III of the specimen collected is 1, 2/1-2/0, 1, instead of 1, 0/1-2/1, 2. According to
Chant & McMurtry (2003)
,
N
.
peruanas
is the sole species in the
peruanus
[sic] species group, characterized, among other aspects, by having elongate ventrianal shield (ratio length/width = 2.0); in the specimen collected in this study that ratio is 1.5.
Neoseiulus tunus
(
De
Leon)
Typhlodromips tunu
s
De
Leon 1967
: 29
.
Amblyseius tunus
,
McMurtry & Moraes 1989
: 181
.
Neoseiulus tunus
,
Moraes
et al
. 2000
: 248
; 2004: 135;
Chant & McMurtry 2007
: 31
.
FEMALE. (
3 specimens
measured)
Dorsal shield 283 (280–285) long, 174 (170–178) wide; j1 22 (21–23), j3 27 (25–29), j4 14 (13–15), j5 16 (15–18), j6 20 (20–21), J2 22, J5 7, z2 20 (20–21), z4 27 (25–30), z5 15 (15–16), Z1 26 (25–27), Z4 41 (40– 41), Z5 67 (65–68), s4 37 (36–37), S2 32 (31–33), S4 20 (18–21), S5 13, r3 23 (20–25), R1 16 (15–17). Distances between st1-st3 57 (55–58), st2-st2 63 (61–65) and st5-st5 61 (58–63); ventrianal shield 99 (98–100) long, 70 (65–75) wide at level of ZV2 and 56 (55–58) wide at level of anus; elliptic preanal pores posteromesad to JV2; JV5 42 (40–43). Peritreme extending forward to level of j1. Movable cheliceral digit 30 long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 34 (33–35) long, with 7 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 10 (8–11) long. Macrosetae slightly knobbed SgeIV 22 (21–22), StiIV 18 (17–19), StIV 32 (31–32). Chaetotaxy: genu
II 2
, 2/0-2/1, 1; genu
III 1
, 2/1-2/0, 1.
Specimens examined. San Martín
: Tarapoto — Marginal Este (
06°27'47''S
,
76°18'16''W
),
27-VII-2006
, on unknown plant (9Ψ).
Previous records.
Argentina
(
Furtado
et al
. 2007
),
Brazil
,
Guadeloupe
,
Jamaica
, Marie-Galante,
Martinique
, Peru-
Cuzco
(
McMurtry & Moraes 1989
) and
Trinidad
.