Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Egypt, with new records, descriptions of new species, and a key to species Author Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A. Author De, Gilberto J. text Zootaxa 2014 3865 1 1 71 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3865.1.1 b2dd0f47-267c-41ae-a38e-c725a60ade4e 1175-5326 287144 CA1F0F7D-25A3-4084-8F2C-99AF9A45DFCC Neoseiulus zaheri (El-Borolossy) ( Figs 45–51 ) Amblyseius zaheri El-Borolossy , in Nasr & Abou-Awad, 1985 : 246 ; Zaher, 1986 : 114 ; Moraes et al ., 2004 : 55 . Female ( holotype and one paratype ). Dorsal shield strongly reticulate; 359 [ 376 ] long and 175 [ 188 ] wide, with 17 pairs of setae, six pairs of pores and ten pairs of lyrifissures ( Fig. 45 ). Setae j 1 21 [ 21 ], j 3 22 [ 22 ], j 4 13 [ 15 ], j 5 13 [ 14 ], j 6 15 [ 15 ], J 2 18 [ 18 ], J 5 12 [ 15 ], z 2 15 [ 16 ], z 4 18 [ 18 ], z 5 13 [ 14 ], Z 1 18 [ 19 ], Z 4 30 [ 31 ], Z 5 58 [ 63 ], s 4 25 [ 25 ], S 2 23 [ 26 ], S 4 23 [ 25 ], S 5 24 [ 28 ], r 3 24 [ 26 ], R 1 24 [ 26 ]. Setae smooth, except S 4 , S 5 , Z 4 and Z 5 , lightly serrate; setae S 4 , S 5 and Z 4 set on tubercles. Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j 3 . Venter ( Fig. 46 ). Sternal shield strongly reticulate, posterior margin slightly concave, with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures. Distances between st 1 –st 1 51 [ 52 ], st 2 –st 2 52 [ 62 ], st 3 –st 3 66 [ 68 ], st 4 –st 4 75 [ 75 ]. Genital shield with longitudinal striae; distance between st 5 –st 5 63 [ 71 ]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, reticulate; 114 [ 128 ] long, 99 [ 108 ] wide at ZV 2 level and 79 [ 90 ] wide at level of anus; with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of pre-anal pores posteromesad of JV 2 . Seta JV 5 36 [ 42 ]. Ventral setae smooth, except JV 5 , serrate. Two pairs of metapodal plates. FIGURES 45–51. Neoseiulus zaheri : 45. Female dorsal shield; 46. Female ventral shields; 47. Female chelicera; 48. Spermatheca; 49. Genu, tibia and basitarsus of female leg IV; 50. Spermatodactyl; 51. Male ventrianal shield. Spermatheca ( Fig. 48 ). Calyx of spermatheca saccular, 10 [ 13 ] long; atrium distinct. Gnathosoma. Corniculi distally convergent; basal width of corniculus 5 , distance between bases of corniculi 7 . Movable cheliceral digit 32 [ 32 ] long, with 1 [ 1 ] tooth; fixed digit 28 [ 32 ] long, with 7 [ 7 ] teeth; dorsal and lateral lyrifissures distinct ( Fig. 47 ). Legs. Macroseta sharp-tipped: St IV 46 [ 46 ] ( Fig. 49 ); chaetotaxy of genu II 2 , 2/ 0, 2 / 0, 1 ; genu III 1 , 2/ 1, 2 / 0, 1 . Male (one paratype ). Dorsal shield pattern as in female; 287 long and 171 wide. Setae j 1 16 , j 3 20 , j 4 11 , j 5 12 , j 6 14 , J 2 15 , J 5 13 , z 2 13 , z 4 15 , z 5 12 , Z 1 15 , Z 4 28 , Z 5 41 , s 4 21 , S 2 18 , S 4 21 , S 5 21 , r 3 21 , R 1 18 . Setae smooth, except S 4 , S 5 , Z 4 and Z 5 , lightly serrate; setae S 4 , S 5 and Z 4 set on tubercles. Peritreme extending forward to z 2 . Venter. Distances between st 1 –st 1 43 , st 2 –st 2 48 , st 3 –st 3 52 , st 4 –st 4 42 , st 5 – st 5 38 . Ventrianal shield subtriangular, strongly reticulate ( Fig. 51 ); 106 long and 141 wide at anterior corners; with three pairs of pre-anal setae, a pair of pre-anal pores and three pairs of lyrifissures. Seta JV 5 26 . Gnathosoma. Movable cheliceral digit 22 long, with one tooth; fixed digit 23 long, with four teeth; lateral lyrifissures distinct. Shaft of spermatodactyl 23 long ( Fig. 50 ). Legs. Macroseta sharp-tipped: St IV 39 ; chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female. Specimens examined. One female on a slide labeled “H” [probably “ holotype ”], one female and one male on a slide labeled “A” [probably “allotype”] (deposited at the mite collection of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza governorate, Egypt ), from I . cylindrica , at Asyut governorate, November 1978 (coll. M.A. El- Borolossy). Previous records from Egypt . Asyut governorate ( Zaher, 1986 ; Nasr et al ., 2011 ); Beni Suef, Damietta, Monufia and Qualyubia governorates ( Nasr et al ., 2011 ); unspecified governorate ( Nasr & Abou-Awad, 1985 ). Remarks. According to Nasr & Abou-Awad ( 1985 ) , A . zaheri was first described in an unpublished MSc thesis ( El-Borolossy, 1979 ). Nasr & Abou-Awad ( 1985 ) mentioned the name of this species (indicating El- Borolossy as the author) in a key to the Egyptian Amblyseius . That constitutes the original description of the species, despite the fact that no information was then provided about the type specimens. Zaher ( 1986 ) provided a detailed redescription of the species, with illustrations and setal measurements, mistakenly mentioning Yousef & El-Brollosy [sic] as the authors. This species was apparently described from the specimens examined in this study. Measurements of the specimens examined are close to those reported by Zaher ( 1986 ) for a single female. However, differently from what was shown in that publication, the type specimens examined in this study have sternal shield strongly reticulate and genu III with seven setae.