Amblyseius victoireae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira

Zannou, Ignace D., De, Gilberto J., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Yaninek, John S. & Hanna, Rachid, 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribe Amblyseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1550, pp. 1-47 : 30-32

Amblyseius victoireae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira , n. sp.

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DIAGNOSIS—Seta Z1 present; setae Z5 much longer than distance between their bases; setae Z4 and Z5 smooth; ratios s4:Z1 = 11.3, s4:S2 = 10.1; seta j3 ca. 1.4 as long as j1. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, smooth. Fixed cheliceral digit with 13 teeth. Genu of leg I with a macroseta; all macrosetae sharp-tipped. Spermatheca with calyx cup-shaped; atrium very small.

FEMALE—(Specimens measured—Kenya: 4 and Uganda: 1. Idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV.

Dorsum ( Fig. 18 A)—Dorsal shield smooth, 354(320–370) long and 259(232–278) wide. Setae j1 35(32– 37), j3 47(42–51), j4 6(5–6), j5 5(3–8), j6 6(5–8), J2 8(8–10), J5 6(5–8), z2 9(6–11), z4 7(5–8), z5 6(3–8), Z1 8(8–10), Z4 103(94–109), Z5 297(272–317), s4 91 (86–98), S2 9 (8–11), S4 9 (8–10), S5 8 (5–10), r3 10(6–13), R1 8(6–10). Setae smooth.

Peritreme—Extending beyond level of j1.

Venter ( Fig. 18 B)—Sternal shield mostly smooth, with few lateral striae; posterior margin slightly concave; distances between St1-St3 62(59–66), St2-St2 70(66–74). Genital shield smooth; distance between St5- St5 73(70–80). Ventrianal shield smooth, subpentagonal, slightly constricted at level of preanal pores, anterior margin slightly convex, 122(112–131) long, 83(75–96) wide at level of Zv2 and 73(66–82) wide at level of anus; preanal pores elliptical, mesad and slightly posterior to Jv2. Two pairs of metapodal shields.

Chelicera ( Fig. 18 C)—Movable digit 36(35–37) long, with 3 teeth; fixed digit 31(30–32) long, with 13 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca ( Fig. 18 D)—Calyx cup-shaped, 10(8–11) long; atrium very small.

Legs—Sharp-tipped macrosetae: Sge I 45 (43–46), Sge II 40 (37–43), Sge III 59 (51–64), Sti III 41 (38–43), Sge IV 131(120–144), Sti IV 90 (86–96), St IV 74 (69–78); presence of a prominent erect seta at base of tarsus I.

MALE—Unknown.

LOCALITY AND TYPE MATERIAL—Holotype female from Combretum sp., 25 km S Malindi, Kenya, 11-XII-1989, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at ESALQ-USP; 1 paratype female from unknown plant, 25 km S Malindi, Kenya, 11-XII- 1989, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at ESALQ-USP; 4 paratype females from Acacia brevispica , 25 km S Malindi, Kenya, 11-XII- 1989, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at ESALQ-USP; 2 paratype females from unknown plant, Fedi Zuimi, Coastal Province, Uganda, 12-XII-1989, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at IITAIM; 1 paratype female from Theobroma cacao , 22 km N Bundibugyo, Uganda, 9-X-1990, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at IITAIM.

ETYMOLOGY—This species is named in honor of Victoire O. Ahouantchessou Zannou, spouse of the first author of this paper.

REMARKS— Amblyseius pretoriaensis Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 differs from this species by having j3 ca. twice as long as j1; Z5 ca. twice and ca. 2.5 times as long as Z4 and s4, respectively; Z4 and Z5 serrate and atrium of spermatheca nodular. Amblyseius comatus Ueckermann & Loots, 1988 differs by having Z4 and Z5 serrate, ventrianal shield with transverse striae anteriorly to anus and macrosetae of leg IV with small knobs. Amblyseius haleakalus Prasad, 1968 differs from the new species by having j3 about as long as j1 and Sge IV ca. 1.3 times as long as St IV. Amblyseius kaguya Ehara, 1966 also differs by having j3 ca. 1.5 times as long as j1, Z4 ca. 1.5 times as long as s4 and Sge IV twice as long as St IV.

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FIGURE 18. Amblyseius victoireae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira, n. sp. (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Leg IV.