Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945
Author
El-Banhawy, E. M.
Author
Knapp, M.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-07-08
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2945.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2945.1.1
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Typhlodromus daresalaami
El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad
(
Fig. 83
)
Typhlodromus daresalaami
El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad, 1991
.
Material
examined.
Kenya
,
2 females
,
Masai Mara National Park
, altitude
1800 m
,
February 12, 2007
(El-Banhawy).
Female:
Dorsal shield rugose, 300 long, 195 wide. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 18, j3, j4, j5 28, j6 40, J2 60, J5 12, z2 21, z3 30, z4 33, z5 30, Z4 70, Z5 52,
s4 35
,
s6 44
,
S2 46
,
S4 50
,
S5 56
, r3 26, R1 40, JV5 30. Setae r3 on lateral integument, R1 on dorsal shield. Dorsal setae except J5 long, thorn-like and arising from tubercles, Z5 serrated. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield, distances between St I-St
III 58
,
St II-St
II 46
, St IV
on platelets. Genital shield 72 wide. Ventri-anal shield 85 long, 48 wide at level of ZV2, 62 at level of anus, with a tiny pair of pre-anal pores and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV2, JV3, ZV2), JV1 off shield. Two pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrouning ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with three teeth, movable digit with two teeth. Spermatheca calyx elongate 21 long, flared distally, atrium enlarged, 7 long, 4 wide. Macrosetae short and blunt, Sge
II 12
;
12, St
III 12
;
12, St
II 12
,
Sge
III 12
;
14, Sti
III 23
;
23, St
III 23
,
Sge
IV 16
;
16, Sti
IV 22
;
20, St
IV 30
;
30. Chaetotaxy: genu
II 2
,
2
/,
2/1, 1, genu
III 1
,
2
/1, 2/0, 1.
Remarks.
The female
holotype
was collected from
Daressalaam
,
Tanzania
,
March 24, 1987
, E. Youssef (El- Banhawy & Abou-Awad, 1991). The male is unknown.