Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa
Author
De, Gilberto J.
Author
Zannou, Ignace D.
Author
Ueckermann, Eddie A.
text
Zootaxa
2007
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.179339
1df3b260-9991-4237-b92a-4abdd6871bb4
1175-5326
179339
Paraphytoseius horrifer
(Pritchard &
Baker
)
(
Fig. 3
)
Amblyseius
(
Ptenoseius
)
horrifer
Pritchard &
Baker
, 1962
: 295
.
Amblyseius horrifer
,
Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966
: 30
.
Amblyseius
(
Paraphytoseius
)
horrifer
, Van der
Merwe, 1968
: 169
.
Proprioseius
(
Paraphytoseius
)
horrifer
,
Karg, 1983
: 302
.
FEMALE (Specimens measured.
Benin
: 1;
Kenya
: 1;
Uganda
: 2;
Democratic Republic of Congo
:
holotype
).
Dorsum (
Fig. 3
A). Dorsal shield 300(294–310) [298] long and 158(149–166) [166] wide, with light lateral striae, a pair of incisions at level of s4 and a pair of large pores mesad of z5. Setae j1 38(37–40) [38], j3 85(80–88) [84], j4 3 [3], j5 3 [3], j6 7(6–8) [6], J5 4(3–5) [3], z2 11(10–12) [11], z4 8(6–11) [6], z5 5(4–5) [5], Z1 7(6–8) [5], Z4 80(77–84) [84], Z5 114(112–118) [116], s4 131(122–139) [138], r3 43(40–45) [45], R1 31(27–41) [28].
Peritreme (
Fig. 3
A). Extending to level of j1.
Venter. Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin crenulate; distances between ST1–ST3 66(64–69) [63], ST2–ST2 73(72–74) [69]. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5–ST5 83(82–86) [84]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, smooth, anterior margin almost straight and lateral margin with light constriction, 103(96–110) long [115], 68(62–74) [75] wide at level of ZV2 and 62 (59–67) [63] wide at level of anus. Caudoventral setae smooth, except JV4 and JV5, lightly serrate.
Chelicera (
Fig. 3
C). Movable digit 34(33–34) long, with 2 – 3 teeth; fixed digit 29 long, with 10 – 11 teeth and a
pilus dentilis
.
Spermatheca (
Fig. 3
D). Calyx dish-shaped, 4(3–5) [4] deep, 12(9–13) in diameter; atrium nodular.
Legs (
Fig. 3
E). Macrosetae stout, spatulate, except that on telotarsus IV, knobbed; Sge
II 12
(11–13) [not checked in
holotype
], Sge
IV 25
(24–27) [26], Sti
IV 37
(35–40) [37], Sbt
IV 40
(38–43) [39] and Stt
IV 41
(39– 42) [not checked in
holotype
]. With a small, blunt seta on basitarsus IV and, on some specimens, on femur IV [both not checked in
holotype
]. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.
MALE. Not encountered in this study.
Specimens examined.
Benin
:
Ouidah, Départment de l’Atlantique, on
Mucuna
sp. (
Fabaceae
),
1-XI- 1989
, G.J. Moraes.
Democratic Republic of Congo
(=
Belgian Congo
):
(
holotype
) Ruwenzori, Kivu, on
Hoslundia opposite
(Lamiaceae)
,
6-V-1955
, E.W.
Baker
. Muanda, on
Cassia
sp. (
Caesalpiniaceae
),
11-VII- 1991
, A. Onzo.
Ghana
:
Ashanti region,
2 km
W Jakobu, on unknown plant,
10-XI-1989
, J.S. Yaninek.
Kenya
:
16 km
N Mozimo, Nyanza Province, on unknown plant,
2-XII-1989
, J.S. Yaninek.
Uganda
:
Kamengo, Mpigi, on
Cucurbita maxima
(Cucurbitaceae)
,
6-X-1990
, J.S. Yaninek;
7 miles
W Busemba, on
Abutilon mauritanum
(Malvaceae)
, 1990, J.S. Yaninek.
World distribution.
Benin
,
Democratic Republic of Congo
,
Ghana
,
India
,
Kenya
,
Madagascar
,
Mozambique
,
Uganda
and
South Africa
.