Neoseiulella carmeli (Rivnay and Swirski)

(Figure 19)

Typhloctonus carmeli Rivnay and Swirski 1980: 177- 179; Denmark and Rather 1984: 167; Moraes et al. 1986: 232. Typhlodromus carmeli (Rivnay and Swirski) Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1989: 1020. Neoseiulella (Typhloctona) carmeli (Rivnay and Swirski) Denmark and Rather 1996: 65-66. Neoseiulella carmeli (Rivnay and Swirski) Swirski and Amitai 1997b: 37; Swirski et al. 1998: 115; Moraes et al. 2004: 292; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147.

Adult female (Figure 19a – e)

Dorsal shield (Figure 19a) — Dorsal shield slightly reticulated along the lateral area: length 409; width 204 (at level of s4) and 188 (at level of Z1). Six pairs of solenostomes on the dorsal shield: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd6, gd8 and gd9. No poroid visible. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth except Z5 slightly serrated: j1 38; j3 47; j4 24 (22 – 25); j5 22; j6 24; J2 28; J5 12; z2 26; z3 33 (31 – 35); z4 25; z5 24; Z1 27; Z4 42; Z5 55; s4 38 (36 – 39); s6 37; S2 39 (37 – 40); S4 35 (33 – 36); S5 38; sub-lateral setae r3 35 and R1 30. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1.

Ventral shields (Figure 19b) — Sternal shield 87 long and 90 wide (at level of ST2), smooth with three pairs of setae (ST1, ST2 and ST3) and two pairs of poroids. A pair of metasternal setae (ST4) on separate platelets accompanied by a pair of small circular poroids. Genital shield 134 long and 87 wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Platelets or genital sigilla separating between genital and ventrianal shields not discernible. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 1 pair of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subtriangularshaped, lightly longer than wide, 142 long and 136 wide (at level of ZV2), smooth, with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2) and without solenostome gv3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 54 (50 – 58) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 25 long and 7 wide.

Spermatheca (Figure 19c) — Cervix 12 long, Ushaped.

Chelicera (Figure 19d) — Three or four teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 55 long, unidentate.

Legs (Figure 19e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 412; leg II 357 (353 – 360); leg III 370 (361 – 378); leg IV 467. Six setae (1-2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. One macroseta 58 (56 – 59) long, on the basitarsus IV.

Material examined — Three female paratypes deposited in the Division of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel.

Adult male

The male of this species is unknown.

Previous reports — N. carmeli is only known from Israel (Rivnay and Swirski 1980; Swirski and Amitai 1997b; Swirski et al. 1998). Plants on which this species was collected are: Quercus calliprinos Webb (Fagaceae); Phillyrea latifolia L. (Oleaceae); Salvia sp. (Lamiaceae); and Styrax officinalis L. (Styracaceae).