Phytoseius fotheringhamiae

Oliveira, Daniel C., Charanasri, Vatana, Kongchuensin, Manita, Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo, Chandrapatya, Angsumarn & De, Gilberto J., 2012, Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification, Zootaxa 3453, pp. 1-24 : 16-17

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Phytoseius fotheringhamiae View in CoL Denmark & Schicha

Phytoseius fotheringhamiae View in CoL Denmark & Schicha, 1975: 177; Schicha, 1984: 122; Moraes et al., 2004b: 237; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 129.

Phytoseius (Phytoseius) fotheringhamiae View in CoL .— Moraes et al., 1986: 221.

Specimens examined. Two females, on Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl. View in CoL , at Chiang Rai Province, January 1992, collected by M. Kongchuensin.

Female

Dorsal shield 280–295 long and 160 wide; j1 32–33, j3 45–46, j4 5, j5 4, j6 5, J5 6–7, z2 12, z3 34–35, z 4 10–12, z5 4, Z4 85–86, Z5 70–72, s4 106–115, s6 81 –82, r3 43–45; distances between St1-St3 59–75, St2-St2 62–64, St5-St5 63–64; ventrianal shield 100–105 long, 35–40 wide at level of ZV2, 55 at anus level; calyx of spermatheca 2 long and 7 in diameter; fixed cheliceral digit 20 long, movable cheliceral digit 23–24 long; Sge IV 20–22, Sti IV 50–51, St (basitarsus) IV 26–28, St (telotarsus) IV 27. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/ 0-2/0, 1.

Previous records. Australia and New Zealand.

Remarks. Measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description and those reported by Schicha (1984) for specimens from Australia. However, seta Z5 is slightly shorter than the lower limit of the range shown for this seta in the original description.

References

Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.

Denmark, H. A. & Schicha, E. (1975) A new species of Phytoseius Ribaga (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) from apple in Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 99, 177 - 180.

Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A. (1986) A Catalog of the Mite Family Phytoseiidae: References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat. Embrapa-DDT, Brazil, 356 pp.

Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A. & Campos, C. B. (2004 b) A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, 434, 1 - 494.

Schicha, E. (1984) Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Phytoseius Ribaga in Australia, the South Pacific and Indian Ocean regions with four new species and records of known species (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 10, 117 - 128.