Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae)
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de Souza, Izabel Vieira
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Sa Argolo, Poliane
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Junior, Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim
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Moraes, Gilberto Jose de
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Bittencourt, Maria Aparecida Leao
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Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan
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ZooKeys
2015
533
99
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.533.5981
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.533.5981
1313-2970-533-99
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BA56165353E9448BA21BB72417B4E246
Taxon
classification Animalia Mesostigmata Phytoseiidae
Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes
Amblyseius igarassuensis
Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 71.
Amblyseius igarassuensis
:
Moraes et al. 2004
: 30.
Amblyseius igarassuensis
:
Chant and McMurtry 2007
: 78.
Specimens examined.
UESC,
Psidium guajava
, I-2008 (3♂); Fazenda Bela Vista,
Cocos nucifera
, IX-2007 (2♀, 3♂); Fazenda Monte Alegre,
Theobroma cacao
, V-2007 (3♀), I-2008 (3♀, 1♂), fruit, IX-2007 (1♀); Fazenda Terra Nova,
Theobroma cacao
, IX-2007 (1♀), I-2008 (6♀, 5♂).
Female.
Eight specimens measured. Dorsal shield 331 (307-346) long, 216 (197-241) wide, j1 25 (23-26), j3 37 (35-39), j4 8 (6-9), j5 7 (6-8), j6 10 (10-11), J2 10 (9-11), J5 9 (8-10), z2 11 (9-12), z4 11 (11-12), z5 7 (6-7), Z1 10 (9-11), Z4 64 (60-66), Z5 141 (130-155), s4 59 (56-61), S2 11 (10-13), S4 10 (10-11), S5 10 (9-11), r3 12 (11-14), R1 10 (9-11); distances between St1-St3 62 (60-63), St2-St2 66 (60-68) and St5-St5 62 (59-64); ventrianal shield 110 (102-118) long, 75 (68-79) wide at level of ZV2 and 65 (62-70) wide at level of anus; movable cheliceral digit 34 (32-35) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 29 (25-30) long; calyx of spermatheca 10 (9-13) long; Sge I 35 (34-38), Sge II 34 (33-37), Sge III 33 (30-35), Sti III 28 (26-29), Sge IV 57 (55-60), Sti IV 44 (41-46), St IV 57 (51-61).
Male.
Seven specimens measured. Dorsal shield 252 (243-261) long and 158 (141-174) wide, j1 23 (17-28), j3 32 (31-34), j4 8 (7-9), j5 8 (7-8), j6 9 (9 10), J2 9 (8-10), J5 7 (6-8), z2 10 (9-12), z4 10 (8-11), z5 8 (7-8), Z1 10 (9-11), Z4 48 (41-52), Z5 109 (90-138), s4 41 (38-44), S2 11 (9-12), S4 10 (8-11), S5 8 (7-10), r3 12 (11-13), R1 10 (8-11); ventrianal shield 103 (98-110) long and 133 (122-150) wide at anterior corners; shaft of spermatodactyl 18 (17-20) long; Sge I 30 (29-34), Sge II 28 (26-31), Sge III 27 (23-32), Sti III 23 (21-27), Sge IV 39 (35-47), Sti IV 32 (27-38), St IV 47 (39-60).
Remarks.
Measurements of females of this species are similar to those of the original description, except for the longer Z5 (91-118 in the original description). This is the first record of this species in Bahia, and the first report of the measurements of males.