Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Author Lofego, Antonio C. Author Demite, Peterson R. Author Kishimoto, Raquel G. Author De, Gilberto J. text Zootaxa 2009 2240 41 59 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.190527 418e1faf-5c03-4c3b-915c-02be8670fc50 1175-5326 190527 Euseius concordis (Chant) Typhlodromus ( Amblyseius ) concordis Chant, 1959 : 69 . Amblyseius ( Iphiseius ) concordis .— Muma, 1961 : 288 . Amblyseius concordis .— Chant & Baker , 1965 : 22 . Euseius concordis .— Denmark & Muma, 1973 : 264 ; Moraes & Oliveira, 1982 : 317 ; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983 : 138 ; Moraes et al ., 1986 : 39 ; 2004: 64; Moraes & Mesa, 1988 : 80 ; Feres & Moraes, 1998 : 127 ; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001 : 74 ; Noronha & Moraes, 2002 : 1116 ; Lofego et al ., 2004 : 5 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a : 215 ; Guanilo et al ., 2008a : 17 ; 2008b: 12; Demite et . al ., 2009 : 48 . Euseius flechtmanni Denmark & Muma, 1970: 223; 1973: 261 (synonymy according to Moraes et al . 1982). FEMALE ( 7 specimens measured). Dorsal shield 326 (317–342) long and 232 (227–240) wide; j1 31 (29–32), j3 42 (39–43), j4 11 (10–12), j5 11 (10–12), j6 12 (12–15), J2 12 (11–13), J5 7 (6–9), z2 23 (16–27), z4 37 (27–43), z5 10 (7–12), Z1 12 (11–14), Z4 13 (12–14), Z5 68 (64–73), s4 54 (51–58), S2 17 (11–20), S4 19 (17–21), S5 21 (18–24), r3 22 (19–25), R1 14 (13–16); distances between st1-st3 59 (57–63), st2-st2 69 (65– 72) and st5-st5 73 (69–76); ventri-anal shield 112 (110–115) long, 53 (50–57) wide at level of ZV2 and 75 (71–77) wide at level of anus; JV5 38 (33–42); movable cheliceral digit 23 (22–23) long, with 1 tooth; fixed cheliceral digit 25 (24–25) long, with four teeth; calyx of spermatheca 27 (24–31) long; Sge I 27 (24–29), Sge II 27 (25–29), Sge III 31 (29–32), Sti III 25 (24–27), Sge IV 43 (38–46), Sti IV 31 (30–32), St IV 52 (49–55). Specimens examined: União Paulista ( 20°55' S , 49°55' W ), August 2007 (3 Ƥ), June 2008 (11 Ƥ), on B . brizantha . Sud Mennucci ( 20°39' S , 50°54' W ), August 2007 , on B . brizantha (25Ƥ, 2 3); September 2008 , on B . decumbens (3 Ƥ); October 2007 , on M . minutiflora (113 Ƥ, 25 3). Piracicaba ( 22°41' S , 47°37' W ), February 2008 , on B . decumbens (2 Ƥ). Novo Horizonte ( 21°03' S , 49°18' W ), July 2008 , on B . brizantha (4 Ƥ); on B . decumbens (2 Ƥ). Jales ( 20°13' S , 49°18' W ), July 2008 , on B . ruziziensis (3 Ƥ). São José do Rio Preto ( 20°45' S , 49°19' W ), August 2008 , on B . brizantha (17 Ƥ, 3 3). Remarks : This species is previously known from Argentina , Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Montenegro , Nicaragua , Paraguay , Peru ( Guanilo et al . 2008a ), Portugal , Trinidad and Venezuela . Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of the holotype , provided by Moraes & McMurtry (1983) . The measurements of the specimens collected in this study also fit within the ranges given by Noronha & Moraes (2002) for specimens from several places in Brazil .