Proprioseiopsis pascuus
Creators
- 1. Depto. Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agrícola, ESALQ-Universidade de São Paulo- 13418 - 900 Piracicaba-SP, Brazil. E-mail: gjmoraes @ carpa. ciagri. usp. br Plant Protection Research Institute, Private Bag X 134, Queenwood, Pretoria; 0121 South Africa Biological Control Centre for Africa, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 08 B. P. 0932, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa Dept. Entomology, Smith Hall Room 100, 901 W State Street, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 - 2089; USA
Description
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Amblyseius (Amblyseius) pascuus Van der Merwe, 1968: 116; Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 67.
Proprioseiopsis pascuus, Moraes et al., 2004: 186; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15.
Female. (Specimens measured. South Africa: holotype and 1 additional specimen)
Dorsum. Dorsal shield smooth, 293 [318] long and 208 [235] wide. Setae j1 25, j3 35 [38], j4 5 [6], j5 5 [6], j6 6, J5 8, z2 16 [19], z4 9 [13], z5 5 [6], Z1 6, Z4 79 [91], Z5 72 [85], s4 63 [72], S2 9, S4 9, S5 9, r3 19 [22], R1 13 [16]. Setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5 which are serrate.
Venter. Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin concave; distances between St1-St3 54 [57], St2-St2 63 [65]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 63 [66]. Ventrianal shield pentagonal, with transverse striation, anterior margin slightly concave, 101 [113] long, 95 [101] wide at level of Zv2 and 82 [85] wide at level of anus, preanal pores mesad and slightly posterior to Jv2. Ventral setae smooth.
Chelicera. Movable digit 28 long, with 2 teeth; fixed digit 28 long, with 8 teeth and a pilus dentilis.
Spermatheca. Calyx trumpet-shaped, 25 long; atrium nodular.
Legs. Sharp-tipped macrosetae; Sge IV 57, Sti IV 38 [41], St IV 57. Chaetotaxy: Sge II: 2-2/0, 2/0- 1; Sge III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.
MALE. (Specimen measured. South Africa: 1 paratype).
Dorsum. Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 252 long and 161 wide. Setae j1 19, j3 25, j4 6, j5 6, j6 6, J5 6, z2 13, z4 9, z5 5, Z1 6, Z4 51, Z5 50, s4 44, S2 6, S4 6, S5 6, r3 16, R1 13. Setae smooth except Z4 and Z5 which are serrate.
Venter. Ventrianal shield subtriangular and faintly reticulate; 104 long and 139 wide at anterior corners, with 3 pairs of preanal setae, 1 pair of preanal pores, additional pores not visible.
Spermatodactyl. Shaft 14 long.
Legs. Macrosetae sharp-tipped; Sge IV 32, Sti IV 22, St IV 44. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.
Specimens examined. South Africa: Potchefstroom, North-West Province, from soil covered with Eragrostis curvula, 1963, L.J. Erasmus (holotype female and paratype male); Buffelspoort near Brits, North-West Province, from Hyparrhenia hirta, 15-III-1977, E.A. Ueckermann.
World distribution. South Africa.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- MALE , R
- Family
- Phytoseiidae
- Genus
- Proprioseiopsis
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Material sample ID
- R1
- Order
- Mesostigmata
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Van der Merwe
- Species
- pascuus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype , paratype
References
- Van der Merwe, G. G. (1968) A taxonomic study of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in South Africa with contributions to the biology of two species. Entomology Memoirs, South Africa Department of Agricultural Technical Services, South Africa, 18, 1 - 198.
- Ueckermann, E. A. & Loots, G. C. (1988) The African species of the subgenera Anthoseius De Leon and Amblyseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa, South Africa, 73, 168 pp.
- Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A. & Campos, C. B. (2004) A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, New Zealand, 434, 1 - 494.
- Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 a) A review of the Subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part V. Tribe Amblyseiini, Subtribe Proprioseiopsina Chant and McMurtry. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 31, 1, 3 - 22.