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Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon

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Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon, 1961: 85, 1962: 175; McMurtry, 1983: 250; Moraes et al., 1986: 10; 1991: 118; 2004: 19; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 72; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 94.

Amblyseius triplaris DeLeon, 1967: 25 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma, 1989: 94)

Specimens examined: São Carlos: M. guianensis, IX­2001 (1); M. venulosa, I­2000 (1). Pirassununga: C. pubescens, VII­2000 (2), 04­2001 (1); M. guianensis, X­2001 (3).

Associated phytophagous mites: Tenuipalpus sp. on M. venulosa.

Previous records: Brazil — Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo; Colombia; El Salvador; Honduras; Guatemala; Mexico; Peru; Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

Remarks: The measurements of 4 adult females collected are similar to those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 361 (348–375), width 218 (213–223), j1 31 (30–33), j3 49 (48–50), j4 6 (5–8), j5 3 (3–3), j6 5, J2 5 (5–6), J5 7 (6–8), z2 10 (8–13) z4 8, z5 3, Z1 6 (5–8), Z4 116 (113–123), Z5 225 (208–238), s4 94 (88–98), S2 8, S4 7 (6–8), S5 7 (6–8), r3 18 (15–20), R1 8, Sge I 38 (38–40), Sge II 38 (38–40), Sge III 48 (45–50), Sti III 34 (30–35), Sge IV 93 (88–98), Sti IV 64 (58–68), St IV 76 (75–78), St1–St3 65 (63–68), St2–St2 78 (75–80), St5–St5 74 (70–80), length of ventrianal shield 124 (120–130), width at ZV2 level 80 (78–83), width at anus level 77 (75–78), length of calyx of spermatheca 5 (5–6).

Notes

Published as part of Lofego, A. C., De Moraes, G. J. & Castro, L. A. S., 2004, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 516 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157769

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Biodiversity

Family
Phytoseiidae
Genus
Amblyseius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mesostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
DeLeon
Species
chiapensis
Taxon rank
species

References

  • DeLeon, D. (1961) Eight new Amblyseius from Mexico (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Florida Entomologist, 44 (2), 85 - 91.
  • McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiidae mites from Guatemala, with descriptions of two new species and redefinitions of the genera Euseius, Typhloseiopsis, and Typhlodromus occidentalis species group (Acari: Mesostigmata). International Journal of Acarology, 25, 249 - 272.
  • Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A (1986) A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidade. References to taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and habitat. EMBRAPA - DDT, Brasilia, Brazil. viii, 353 pp.
  • Moraes, G. J. de, & Mesa, N. C. (1988) Mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in Colombia, with descriptions of three new species. International Journal of Acarology, 14, 71 - 88.
  • Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1989) A revision of the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, 4, 149 pp.
  • DeLeon, D. (1967) Some Mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on Plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, KS, USA, 66 pp.