Typhlodromips syzygii Gupta

Typhlodromips syzygii (Gupta)

Amblyseius syzygii Gupta, 1975: 44.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) syzygii.— Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 56.

Typhlodromips syzygii.— Moraes et al., 1986: 150; 2004b: 226; Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 327; 2007: 63.

Specimens examined. One female and two males, on Bambusa sp., at Kanchanaburi Province, December 1992. Female

Dorsal shield 323 long and 240 wide; j1 17, j3 20, j4 9, j5 10, j6 12, J2 14, J5 9, z2 13, z4 12, z5 10, Z1 13, Z4 33, Z5 75, s4 20, S2 13, S4 10, S5 9, r3 14, R1 12; distances between St1-St3 55, St2-St2 65, St5-St5 73; ventrianal shield 128 long, 70 wide at level of ZV2, 75 wide at anus level; calyx of spermatheca 4 long and 12 in diameter; fixed cheliceral digit 24 long, movable cheliceral digit 28 long; Sge I 26, Sge II 26, Sti II 19, St II 26, Sge III 35, Sti III 26, St III 23, Sge IV 52, Sti IV 41, St IV 55. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1. Male

Dorsal shield 252–255 long and 185–188 wide; j1 15, j 3 24–25, j4 9, j5 8–9, j 6 9–10, J2 12, J5 5–7, z 2 11–12, z 4 11–12, z5 8–9, Z 1 11–12, Z4 29, Z5 55–56, s 4 18 –20, S 2 10 –15, S4 10, S5 7, r 3 13–14, R1 11; ventrianal shield 108–110 long and 157–162 wide at level of anterior corners; fixed cheliceral digit 22 long, movable cheliceral digit 23–25 long; spermatodactyl 15 long; Sge I 22, Sge II 21–22, Sge III 25–26, Sti III 24–25, St III 22–24, Sge IV 38, Sti IV 31, St IV 46–47. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Previous records. India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand (Provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Samut Sakhon, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).

Remarks. Measurements of the female examined are similar to those of the original description. However, the macrosetae of the genu and tarsus of leg IV are about 15% shorter and that of the tibia is about 30% shorter than the holotype. Measurements of the female and males here reported are similar to those reported by Ehara & Bhandhufalck (1977) for specimens from Thailand.