Cydnoseius negevi Swirski & Amitai

Cydnoseius negevi (Swirski & Amitai)

(Figs 52–56)

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) negevi Swirski & Amitai, 1961: 194.

Typhlodromus negevi. — Amitai & Swirski, 1966: 21.

Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) negevi.— Ehara, 1966: 19.

Cydnoseius cordiae Muma, 1967: 276. (synonymy by Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1986b: 2815; Chant & McMurtry, 1994: 241).

Typhlodromus medanicus El-Badry, 1967c: 108. (synonymy by Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1986b: 2815; Chant & McMurtry, 1994: 241).

Typhlodromus zaheri El-Badry, 1967a: 182. (synonymy by Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1986b: 2815; Chant & McMurtry, 1994: 241).

Typhlodromus zaheri.— El-Badry, 1970: 499; Zaher, 1986: 130.

Typhlodromus africanus Yousef, 1980: 122. (synonymy by Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1986b: 2815; Chant & McMurtry, 1994: 241).

Typhlodromus schusteri Yousef & El-Brollosy [sic], in Zaher (1986): 129. (synonymy by Kanouh et al., 2012: 266).

Cydnoseius africanus.— Moraes et al., 1986: 184; 2004: 263.

Typhlodromus cordiae.— Zaher, 1986: 128.

Cydnoseius cordiae. — Moraes et al., 1986: 184; 2004: 263.

Cydnoseius medanicus.— Moraes et al., 1986: 184; 2004: 263.

Cydnodromella negevi.— Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1986b: 2815.

Amblydromella negevi.— Moraes et al., 1986: 168.

Cydnoseius zaheri.— Moraes et al., 1986: 184; 2004: 263.

Cydnoseius negevi.— Swirski et al., 1998: 109; Chant & McMurtry, 1994: 241; Moraes et al., 2004: 263; Negm et al., 2012b: 263.

Neoseiulella schusteri.— Moraes et al., 2004: 295.

Female (holotype females of T. medanicus and T. schusteri, and three additional females).

Dorsal shield strongly reticulate (Fig. 52); 368 (355–379) [398, 374] long and 181 (170–187) [185, 174] wide, with 18 pairs of setae, six pairs of pores and eleven pairs of lyrifissures. Setae j1 21 (20–22) [21, 20], j3 23 (22–23) [23, 22], j4 15 (14–16) [18, 15], j5 16 (15–16) [18, 16], j6 17 (16–18) [18, 18], J2 20 (19–21) [21, 20], J5 14 (12–16) [13, 11], z2 21 (20–21) [21, 20], z4 21 (20–21) [23, 20], z5 16 (15–16) [18, 16], Z1 20 (19–20) [21, 20], Z4 34 (31–36) [31, 31], Z5 58 (55–60) [62, 56], s4 22 (21–23) [23, 21], s6 23 (22–23) [23, 23], S2 24 (23–25) [26, 26], S4 29 (27–30) [29, 28], S5 29 (27–33) [31, 28], r3 23 (23–24) [26, 24], R1 24 (22–25) [26, 23]. Dorsal setae smooth, except Z5, serrate. Seta z3 absent. Peritreme extending forward to level between j1 and j3.

Venter (Fig. 53). Sternal shield strongly reticulate, with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures. Distances between st1–st1 53 (52–55) [55, 52], st2–st2 62 (60–63) [68, 62], st3–st3 69 (68–70) [72, 68], st4–st4 69 (61–83) [75, 72]. Genital shield smooth; distance between st5–st5 66 (63–70) [70, 68]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, reticulate; 129 (125–134) [140, 138] long, 102 (101–105) [104, 103] wide at level of ZV2 and 83 (82–84) [83, 83] wide at level of anus; with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of pre-anal pores slightly posterior to and mesad of JV2. Seta JV5 37 (36–39) [39, 36]. Ventral setae smooth. Two pairs of metapodal plates.

Spermatheca (Fig. 55). Calyx of spermatheca cup-shaped, 9 (8–10) [8, 8] long; atrium nodular.

Gnathosoma. Corniculi distally convergent; basal width of corniculus 6, distance between bases of corniculi 7. Movable cheliceral digit 33 (31, 34) [33, 31] long, with 1 [1, 1] tooth (Fig. 54); fixed digit 31 [31, 30] long, with 4 [4, 4] teeth; dorsal and lateral lyrifissures distinct.

Legs. Macroseta sharp-tipped: St IV 49 (47–51) [55, 53] (Fig. 56); chaetotaxy of genu II 2, 2/0, 2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/0, 2/1, 1.

Specimens examined. Holotype female of Typhlodromus medanicus from cotton leaves, at Wad Medani, Gezira state, Sudan, October 1966 (coll. E.A. El-Badry); holotype female of Typhlodromus schusteri from citrus leaves, at Qualyubia governorate, July 1977 (coll. M.A. El-Borolossy); one female from soil under lawn grasses, at Giza governorate, April 1977 (coll. M.A. El-Borolossy); one female from organic manure, at Nasser, Beni Suef governorate, April 2001 (coll. A.H.M. Romeih); one female from soil under F. nitida, at Orman Botanical Garden, Giza governorate, May 2012 (coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf).

Previous records from Egypt. as C. africanus —unspecified governorate (Yousef, 1980); as C. cordiae —Giza and Matrouh governorates (Zaher, 1986); unspecified governorate (Muma, 1967); as C. negevi —Asyut, Beni Suef, Damietta, Monufia and Qualyubia governorates (Nasr et al., 2011); as T. schusteri —Behira and Qualyubia governorates (Zaher, 1986); Fayoum and Giza governorates (Romeih et al., 2010b); as T. zaheri —Giza governorate (El-Badry,1970); Minya governorate (Zaher, 1986); Qualyubia governorate (El-Badry, 1967a); Siwa Oasis (El-Badry, 1967a; El-Badry,1970; Zaher, 1986); unspecified governorate (Zaher & Shehata, 1969).

Remarks. Typhlodromus negevi was originally described from the holotype female and one paratype female collected in Israel; T. africanus and T. schusteri were originally described from unstated numbers of types and from unstated localities in Egypt; T. cordiae was originally described from the holotype female and 16 paratype females and five paratype males collected in Pakistan; T. zaheri was originally described from the holotype female and an unstated number of paratypes collected in Egypt. The original descriptions of T. negevi and T. schusteri were detailed, with illustrations and setal measurements; the original description of T. africanus was reasonably detailed and well illustrated, but with no measurements; the original descriptions of T. cordiae and T. zaheri were abbreviated, with illustrations, but without setal measurements.

Measurements of the specimens examined in this study are close to measurements provided by Swirski & Amitai (1961) and Swirski et al. (1998) for C. negevi. Swiski & Amitai (1961) reported that C. negevi has a macroseta on tibia IV (44–50 long), a macroseta on basitarsus IV (26–29 long) and fixed digit with five teeth. Swirski et al. (1998) reported the presence of a single macroseta, on basitarsus IV (43–56). Measurements of the specimens examined are also close to those reported by Zaher (1986) for a single female.