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 Amblyseius aerialis (Muma) Amblyseiopsis aerialis Muma 1955 : 264 ; Garman 1958 : 75 . Amblyseius aerialis , Athias-Henriot 1957 : 338 ; De Leon 1966 : 91 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 6 ; 1991: 117; 2004: 13; Moraes & Mesa 1988 : 71 ; Kreiter & Moraes 1997 : 377 ; Feres & Moraes 1998 : 126 ; Gondim & Moraes 2001 : 67 ; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 203 ; 2007: 75; Guanilo et al . in press . Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) aerialis , Chant 1959 : 88 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) aerialis , Denmark & Muma 1989 : 15 . FEMALE. ( 3 specimens measured) Dorsal shield 348 (340–355) long and 267 (260–275) wide; j1 31 (30–31), j3 38 (35–40), j4 5 (4–5), j5 4 (4–5), j6 5 (5–6), J2 8 (6–10), J5 8 (6–10), z2 14 (14–15), z4 7 (6–9), z5 5 (4–5), Z1 9 (7– 9), Z4 136 (130– 141), Z5 337 (330–340), s4 118 (115–120), S2 10 (10–11), S4 10, S5 10 (8–12), r3 9 (7–11), R1 10 (9–10); distances between st1-st3 58 (57–60), st2-st2 75 and st5-st5 76 (74–80); ventri-anal shield 110 (105–113) long, 89 (85–95) wide at level of ZV2 and 78 (75–85) wide at level of anus; JV5 73 (63–87); calyx of spermatheca 22 (20–25) long; Sge I 44 (40–48), Sge II 40 (38–42), Sge III 61 (55–64), Sti III 44 (42–47), Sge IV 144 (140–149), Sti IV 86 (83–92), St IV 68 (65–72). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1 , 2/1-2/0, 1. MALE. ( 1 specimen measured) Dorsal shield 310 long and 225 wide; j1 23, j3 37, j4 3, j5 3, j6 5, J2 7, J5 6, z2 12, z4 7, z5 4, Z1 7, Z4 90, Z5 235, s4 78, S2 9, S4 8, S5 9, r3 11, R1 9; ventri-anal shield 125 long and 160 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 38; Sge I 33 , Sge II 31 , Sge III 40 , Sti III 33 , Sge IV 90 , Sti IV 60 , St IV 63 . Specimens examined. Salta : San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco, ( 22°58'10.9''S , 64°22'9.5''W ), 10-V-2007 , on Citrus reticulata (5Ψ, 2ɗ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco ( 22°57'53.7''S , 64°21'51.3'' W ), 10-V-2007 , on Nicotiana tabacum (1Ψ, 1 immature). Previous records. Algeria , Bermuda , Brazil , Colombia , Cuba , Galapagos Islands, Guadeloupe , Guyana , Honduras , India , Jamaica , Martinique , Mexico , Peru (Guanilo et al . in press ), USA and Venezuela . Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon 1961: 85 ; 1962: 175; McMurtry 1983: 250; Moraes et al . 1986 : 10 ; 1991: 118; 2004: 19; Moraes & Mesa 1988 : 72 ; McMurtry & Moraes 1989 : 185 ; Gondim & Moraes 2001 : 67 ; Lofego et al . 2004 : 3 ; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 199 ; 2007: 78. Amblyseius ( Multiseius ) chiapensis , Denmark & Muma 1989 : 94 . Amblyseius triplaris De Leon 1967: 25 (synonymy by Denmark & Muma 1989 ). FEMALE. ( 1 specimen measured). Dorsal shield 343 long and 207 wide; j1 31, j3 43, j4 6, j5 5, j6 6, J2 5, J5 7, z2 11, z4 9, z5 5, Z1 8, Z4 106, Z5 197, s4 97, S2 9, S4 8, S5 7, r3 18, R1 9; distances between st1-st3 60, st2-st2 73 and st5-st5 64; ventri-anal shield 120 long, 73 wide at level of ZV2 and 80 wide at level of anus; JV5 63 (58–68); movable cheliceral digit 38 long, fixed cheliceral digit 37 long; calyx of spermatheca 6 long; Sge I 37 , Sge II 38 , Sge III 45 , Sti III 30 , Sge IV 90 , Sti IV 54 , St IV 73 . Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1 , 2/1-2/0, 1. Specimens examined. Salta : San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco ( 22°57'53.7''S , 64°21'51.3''W ), 10-V-2007 , on Solanum nigrum (1Ψ). Previous records. Brazil , Colombia , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Peru , Puerto Rico , Trinidad and Venezuela . Amblyseius deleonellus Athias-Henriot Amblyseius deleonellus Athias-Henriot 1967 : 532 ; Karg 1970 : 298 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 11 ; 2004: 22; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 197 ; 2007: 78. Amblyseius ( Multiseius ) deleonellus , Denmark & Muma 1989 : 130 . Previous records. Argentina [ Santiago del Estero ( Athias-Henriot 1967 )]. Remarks. No additional specimens of this species were found in this study. Amblyseius franzellus Athias-Henriot Amblyseius franzellus Athias-Henriot 1967 : 535 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 13 ; 2004: 24; McMurtry & Moraes 1989 : 185 ; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 201 ; 2007: 78. Amblyseius ( Multiseius ) franzellus , Denmark & Muma 1989 : 117 . Previous records. Argentina [ Buenos Aires ( Athias-Henriot 1967 )] and Peru . Remarks. No additional specimens of this species were found in this study. Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant) Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) herbicolus Chant 1959 : 84 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) herbicolus , Muma 1961 : 287 ; Denmark & Muma 1989 : 59 . Amblyseius herbicolus , Daneshvar & Denmark 1982: 5; McMurtry & Moraes 1984 : 34 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 14 ; 1991: 118; 2004: 27; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 208 ; 2007: 78; Guanilo et al . in press . Amblyseius impactus Chaudhri 1968 : 553 (synonymy by Daneshvar & Denmark 1982 ). Amblyseius deleoni Muma & Denmark , in Muma et al . 1970: 68 (synonymy by Daneshvar & Denmark 1982 ). FEMALE. ( 3 specimens measured) Dorsal shield 388 (387–390) long and 234 (230–237) wide; j1 38 (37–39), j3 43 (41–44), j4 6 (6–7), j5 5 (5–6), j6 6 (5–7), J2 8 (5–10), J5 8 (7–9), z2 12 (10–15), z4 7 (5–8), z5 6 (5–7), Z1 11 (10–12), Z4 100 (98– 102), Z5 271 (262–280), s4 96 (90–103), S2 8 (6–10), S4 9 (7–11), S5 9 (8–9), r3 11, R1 8 (7–9); distances between st1-st3 67 (66–68), st2-st2 70 (70–71) and st5-st5 68 (65–70); ventri-anal shield 118 (113–125) long, 55 wide at level of ZV2 and 73 (70–75) wide at level of anus; JV5 67 (66–69); movable cheliceral digit 35 long, fixed cheliceral digit 31 long; calyx of spermatheca 29 (25–33) long; Sge I 46 (46–47), Sge II 40 (39– 40), Sge III 48 (45–50), Sti III 41 (39–42), Sge IV 116 (112–120), Sti IV 87 (85–90), St IV 72 (71–73). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1 , 2/1-2/0, 1. Specimens examined. Salta : Metán – Crestón ( 25°29'25.3'' S , 64°58'28.10''W ), 12-V-2007 , on Nicotiana glauca (3Ψ). Tucumán : San Miguel de Tucumán – Horcomolle ( 26°47'36.1'' S , 65°19'0.1''W ), 15-V-2007 , on Citrus reticulata (12 Ψ, 1 immature), on Malvastrum coromandelianum (1Ψ); San Miguel de Tucumán – Zanja Abierta ( 26°48'19.6''S , 65°20'26.2''W ), 15-V-2007 , on N . glauca (2Ψ). Previous records. Angola , Argentina [ Tucumán ( Furtado et al . 2007 )], Australia , Brazil , Canary Islands, China , Colombia , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guadeloupe , Guatemala , Hawaii, Honduras , India , Iran , Kenya , Les Saintes, Malaysia , Martinique , New Caledonia , Papua New Guinea , Peru (Guanilo et al . in press ), Philippines , Puerto Rico , Reunion Island , Singapore , South Africa , Taiwan , Venezuela and West Indies. Amblyseius hexagonus Berlese Amblyseius hexagonus Berlese 1916b : 173 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 16 ; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 189 . Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) hexagonus , Chant 1959 : 103 . Previous records. Argentina [ Buenos Aires ( Berlese 1916b )]. Remarks. The description of this species is incomplete and redescriptions are not available, what makes the placement of this spccies uncertain ( Chant 1959 ; Moraes et al . 2004; Chant & McMurtry 2004a ; 2007 ). No additional specimens resembling what is known about this species were found in this study. Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego et al . 2000: 462 ; Zacarias & Moraes 2001 : 580 ; Lofego et al . 2004 : 4 ; Moraes et al . 2004: 40; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 199 ; 2007: 80. FEMALE. ( 3 specimens measured) Dorsal shield 330 (313–355) long and 215 (200–230) wide; j1 24 (22–26), j3 46 (43–48), j4 7 (5–9), j5 5 (4–5), j6 7 (6–8), J2 6 (6–7), J5 8 (7–9), z2 12 (11–14), z4 10 (8–11), z5 5 (4–5), Z1 8 (6–9), Z4 89 (85–93), Z5 152 (142–163), s4 74 (74–75), S2 9 (8–10), S4 8 (7–9), S5 7 (5–8), r3 16 (15–17), R1 11 (10–13); distances between st1-st3 59 (55–62), st2-st2 72 (68–78) and st5-st5 69 (65–77); ventri-anal shield 113 (110– 118) long, 74 (73–78) wide at level of ZV2 and 74 (70–80) wide at level of anus; JV5 65 (64–66); movable cheliceral digit 36 (35–36) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 40 (37–42) long, with 1 tooth; calyx of spermatheca 8 (7–8) long; Sge I 32 (30–34), Sge II 33 (31–36), Sge III 33 (31–35), Sti III 26 (25–28), Sge IV 67 (60–73), Sti IV 44 (41–48), St IV 61 (52–68). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1 , 2/1-2/0, 1. Specimens examined. Salta : San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco ( 22°58'10.9''S , 64°22'9.5''W ), 10-V-2007 , on Citrus reticulata (2Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Ingenio Lote Verona ( 23°9'45.9''S , 56°19'41.6''W ), 10-V-2007 , on Inga sp. (2Ψ). Previous records. Brazil . Amblyseius perlongisetus Berlese Amblyseius perlongisetus Berlese 1916b : 173 ; Gonzalez & Schuster 1962 : 15 ; Collyer 1982 : 194 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 27 ; 2004: 47; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 203 ; 2007: 80, 81. Previous records. Argentina [ Buenos Aires ( Berlese 1916b )], Chile and New Zealand . Remarks. The description of this species is incomplete. Redescriptions given in the literature under this name have been confirmed to represent or could represent different species ( Chant & McMurtry 2004a ; 2007 ). A redescription of the specimens of Berlese (1916b) has not been possible because of the conditions of the specimens on the slides ( Chant & McMurtry 2004a ). No additional specimens resembling what is known about this species were found in this study. Amblyseius pritchardellus Athias-Henriot Amblyseius pritchardellus Athias-Henriot 1967 : 532 ; Moraes et al . 1986 : 28 ; 2004: 48; Chant & McMurtry 2004a : 201 ; 2007: 81. Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) pritchardellus , Denmark & Muma 1989 : 23 . Previous records. Argentina [ Buenos Aires ( Athias-Henriot 1967 )]. Remarks. No additional specimens of this species were found in this study.