Published December 31, 2012 | Version v1
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Amblyseius eharai Amitai & Swirski

Description

Amblyseius eharai Amitai & Swirski

Amblyseius eharai Amitai & Swirski, 1981: 60; Moraes et al., 1986: 12; 2004b: 22; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 208; 2007: 78.

Specimens examined. One female on Passiflora edulis Sims, at Sa kaeo Province, November 1998; and one female on Dimocarpus longan Lour., at Phichit Province, January 2003.

Female

Dorsal shield 338–340 long and 180–197 wide; j1 38–39, j3 48–50, j 4 8–11, j5 6–8, j 6 8–12, J 2 10–12, J 5 9–11, z 2 12–16, z 4 10–14, z5 6–9, Z 1 10–12, Z4 106–115, Z5 300–305, s4 107–110, S 2 13 –16, S 4 10 –16, S5 14, r 3 11–12, R 1 11–15; distances between St1-St3 65, St2-St2 67–69, St5-St5 68–79; ventrianal shield 113–116 long, 58–65 wide at level of ZV2, 68–74 wide at anus level; calyx of spermatheca 15–18 long; fixed cheliceral digit 25 long, movable cheliceral digit 30–31 long; Sge I 46–47, Sge II 36–38, Sge III 50–52, Sti III 43–46, St III 33–35, Sge IV 152–160, Sti IV 113–121, St IV 66–70. Chaetotaxy: genu II 1, 2/1-2/0, 1; genu III 2, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Previous records. China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea.

Remarks. Measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description.

Notes

Published as part of Oliveira, Daniel C., Charanasri, Vatana, Kongchuensin, Manita, Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo, Chandrapatya, Angsumarn & De, Gilberto J., 2012, Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification, pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 3453 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282177

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Phytoseiidae
Genus
Amblyseius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mesostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Amitai & Swirski
Species
eharai
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Amitai, S. & Swirski, E. (1981) A new species of Amblyseius (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) from the Far East. Israel Journal of Entomology, 15, 59 - 66.
  • Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A. (1986) A Catalog of the Mite Family Phytoseiidae: References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat. Embrapa-DDT, Brazil, 356 pp.
  • Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2004 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part III. The tribe Amblyseiini Wainstein, subtribe Amblyseiina new subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 30, 171 - 228.