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 californicus (McGregor) Lasioseius marinus Willmann 1952 : 146 . (synonymy by Chant, 1959 : 79 ; not synonym, according to Schuster & Pritchard, 1963 : 271 and Tixier et al ., 2008 : 463 ). Typhlodromus californicus McGregor, 1954 : 89 ; 1956 : 8 . Typhlodromus mungeri .— McGregor, 1954 : 92 . (synonymy by Athias-Henriot, 1959 : 137 ; Schuster & Pritchard, 1963 : 271 ; McMurtry, 1977 : 21 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2003 : 21 ). Typhlodromus chilenensis Dosse, 1958 : 55 . (synonymy by Athias-Henriot, 1977 : 62 ; El-Banhawy, 1979 : 113 ; McMurtry & Badii, 1989 : 399 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2003 : 21 ; not synonym, according to Gonzalez & Schuster, 1962 : 11 ). Amblyseius californicus .— Schuster & Pritchard, 1963 : 271 ; McMurtry, 1977 : 21 ; El-Banhawy, 1979 : 113 ; Pickett & Gilstrap, 1984 : 126 . Cydnodromus californicus . — Athias-Henriot, 1977 : 62 . Neoseiulus californicus .— Moraes et al ., 1986 : 73 ; 2004 : 109 ; McMurtry & Badii, 1989 : 398 ; Denmark , et al ., 1999 : 71 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2003 : 21 ; Guanilo et al ., 2008 b : 27 ; 2008 c: 19 ; Tixier et al ., 2008 : 455 ; Papadoulis et al ., 2009 : 89 ; Ferragut et al ., 2010 : 82 ; Xu et al ., 2013 : 332 . Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) californicus . — Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 : 150 ; Ehara et al ., 1994 : 126 . Amblyseius ( Neoseiulus ) californicus .— Ehara & Amano, 1998 : 33 . Female (five specimens). Dorsal shield strongly reticulate; 379 ( 345–399 ) long and 178 ( 173–180 ) wide, with 17 pairs of setae. Setae j 1 24 ( 23–25 ), j 3 35 ( 34–37 ), j 4 25 ( 24–26 ), j 5 26 ( 25–27 ), j 6 30 ( 30–31 ), J 2 33 ( 31–35 ), J 5 14 ( 14 ), z 2 33 ( 31–36 ), z 4 34 ( 32–36 ), z 5 26 ( 25–26 ), Z 1 33 ( 31–34 ), Z 4 53 ( 46–57 ), Z 5 71 ( 63–77 ), s 4 42 ( 41–44 ), S 2 42 ( 40–44 ), S 4 39 ( 36–41 ), S 5 32 ( 30–33 ), r 3 26 ( 23–27 ), R 1 24 ( 23–26 ). Dorsal setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 , serrate. Peritreme extending forward to level of j 1 . Venter. Sternal shield strongly reticulate, with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures. Distances between st 1 –st 1 55 ( 51–59 ), st 2 –st 2 62 ( 60–63 ), st 3 –st 3 73 ( 69–75 ), st 4 –st 4 94 ( 72–112 ). Genital shield striate; distance between st 5 –st 5 70 ( 66–74 ). Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, reticulate; 127 ( 120–137 ) long, 110 ( 102–117 ) wide at ZV 2 level and 97 ( 80–105 ) wide at level of anus; with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of pre-anal pores. Seta JV 5 59 ( 57–60 ). Ventral setae smooth. Two pairs of metapodal plates. Spermatheca. Calyx of spermatheca cup-shaped, 12 ( 11–13 ) long; atrium distinct. Gnathosoma. Corniculi slightly convergent distally; basal width of corniculus 5 , distance between bases of corniculi 7 . Movable cheliceral digit 28 ( 27–29 ) long, with three teeth; fixed digit 28 ( 27–29 ) long, with 4–5 teeth. Legs. Macroseta sharp-tipped: St IV 54 ( 51–56 ); chaetotaxy of genu II 2 , 2/ 0, 2 / 0, 1 ; genu III 1 , 2/ 1, 2 / 0, 1 . Male (one specimen). Dorsal shield pattern as in female; 296 long and 175 wide. Setae j 1 20 , j 3 29 , j 4 21 , j 5 19 , j 6 24 , J 2 28 , J 5 12 , z 2 25 , z 4 29 , z 5 18 , Z 1 25 , Z 4 49 , Z 5 57 , s 4 34 , S 2 35 , S 4 31 , S 5 27 , r 3 21 , R 1 22 . Dorsal setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 , serrate. Peritreme extending to region between j 3 and z 2 . Venter. Distances between st 1 –st 1 51 , st 2 –st 2 58 , st 3 –st 3 62 , st 4 –st 4 51 , st 5 –st 5 44 . Ventrianal shield subtriangular, strongly reticulate; 113 long and 178 wide at anterior corners; with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of pre-anal pores. Seta JV 5 36 . Gnathosoma. Movable cheliceral digit 22 long, with one tooth; fixed digit 23 long, with three teeth. Shaft of spermatodactyl 18 long. Legs. Macroseta sharp-tipped: St IV 41 ; chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female. Specimens examined. Two females from common bean leaves, at Senuris, Fayoum governorate, June 2007 (coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); three females and one male from strawberry leaves, at the Faculty of Agriculture Farm, Cairo University, Giza governorate, June 2012 (coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); one female from S . nigrum leaves, at Ismailia governorate, June 2007 (coll. A.K. Nasr). Remarks. Neoseiulus californicus was originally described from the holotype male collected in California, USA . The original description was reasonably detailed, with illustrations, but no measurements; complementary descriptions were listed by Demite et al . ( 2014 ) . This is the first report of this species from Egypt . Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those provided by Schuster & Pritchard ( 1963 ) and Guanilo et al . ( 2008 b) . As reported by those authors, the specimens examined in this study have a single macroseta, on basitarsus of leg IV.