Phytoseiid mites of the subtribe Amblyseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa Author Zannou, Ignace D. Author De, Gilberto J. Author Ueckermann, Eddie A. Author Oliveira, Anibal R. Author Yaninek, John S. Author Hanna, Rachid text Zootaxa 2007 1550 1 47 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.178081 8da11a75-2497-4736-9789-972bfd1b29de 1175-5326 178081 Amblyseius adhatodae Muma ( Fig. 1 )

Amblyseius adhatodae Muma, 1967: 268 ; Moraes et al.	1989b:	79;	Chant	&	McMurtry,	2004:	203;	Moraes	et	al.	2004:
12.
Amblyseius ( Amblyseius ) adhatodae , Gupta, 1985: 336 .

FIGURE 1. Amblyseius adhatodae Muma (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca. FEMALE—(Specimens measured—Pakistan: holotype ). Idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV. Dorsum ( Fig. 1 A)—Dorsal shield smooth, [377] long and [258] wide. Setae j1 [36], j3 [52], j4 [4], j5 [4], j6 [5], J2 [6], J5 [10], z2 [7], z4 [8], z5 [5], Z1 [8], Z4 [142], Z5 [312], s4 [133], S2 [11], S4 [11], S5 [10], r3 [14], R1 [10]. All setae smooth. Peritreme—Extending beyond level of j1. Venter ( Fig. 1 B)—Sternal shield mostly smooth, posterior margin concave; distances between St1-St3 [66], St2-St2 [72]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 [74]. Ventrianal shield smooth, subpentagonal, anterior margin convex, [120] long, [66] wide at level of Zv2 and [84] wide at level of anus; preanal pores elliptical, slightly posterior and mesad to Jv2. Two pairs of metapodal shields. Chelicera—Movable digit [32] long, with apparently 4 teeth; fixed digit [30] long, with 11 teeth and a pilus dentilis . Spermatheca ( Fig. 1 C)—Calyx swollen near atrium, not in good position to be measured. Legs—Sharp-tipped macrosetae: Sge I [46], Sge II [37], Sge III [58], Sti III [47], St III [27], Sge IV [152], Sti IV [112], St IV [74]. MALE—Not encountered in this study. SPECIMENS EXAMINED—Holotype female from Adhatoda vasica , Karachi , Sind, Pakistan . REMARKS—This species was described from specimens collected in Karachi, Sind, Pakistan , on Adathoda vasica . It was reported from Kenya (East Africa) by Moraes et al. (1989b) . No additional specimens were collected in the present study. According to Gupta (1986) , A. adhatodae and A. ipomoeae Ghai & Menon are synonyms, but Denmark & Muma (1989) considered them as different species. WORLD DISTRIBUTION—India, Kenya and Pakistan .