Amblyseius paraaerialis Muma

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 : 5

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Amblyseius paraaerialis Muma, 1967: 270 ; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 128; Moraes et al., 1986: 27; 2004 b: 45; Chant & McMurtry, 2004 a: 201; 2007: 80.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) paraaerialis .— Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 68.

Specimens examined. Three females, on Jatropha gossypiifolia L., at Chanthaburi Province, April 2001, collected by T. Thimthong; and one female on Ipomoea pes -tigridis L., at Phetchaburi Province, June 2002, collected by S. Yimchan.

F emale (measurements in square brackets refer to the holotype, taken by the last author of this paper).

Dorsal shield 341 (324–366) [330] long and 213 (200–225) [204] wide; j 1 26 (23–28) [27], j 3 46 (43–48) [42], j 4 6 (5–6) [6], j 5 5 (4–6) [6], j 6 7 (6–8) [broken], J 2 7 (6–7) [8], J 5 7 (6–7) [8], z 2 11 (10–11) [11], z 4 8 (6–9) [8], z 5 6 (5–6) [broken], Z 1 8 (7–8) [8], Z 4 76 (72–78) [64], Z 5 158 (146–170) [122], s 4 66 (62–70) [56], S 2 10 (8–10) [11], S 4 8 (7–8) [8], S 5 7 (6–9) [8], r 3 16 (15–16) [16], R 1 9 (8–9) [9]; distances between St 1 -St 3 59 (58–60) [59], St 2 -St 2 70 (68–72) [64], St 5 -St 5 66 (63–70) [66]; ventrianal shield 114 (110–116) [105] long, 79 (76–83) [83] wide at level of ZV 2; calyx of spermatheca 7 (5–8) [6] long; fixed cheliceral digit 28 (28–29) [27] long, movable cheliceral digit 34 (33–35) [32] long; Sge I 31 (29–32) [25], Sge II 31 (28–33) [25], Sge III 41 (40–43) [35], Sti III 29 (26–30) [25], St III 22 (20–24), Sge IV 80 (72–86) [69], Sti IV 48 (46–50) [42], St IV 56 (53–58) [53]. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/ 0-2 / 0, 1; genu III 1, 2/ 1-2 / 0, 1.

Previous records. China ( Chen et al., 1980), India, Malaysia and Thailand (Provinces of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Kanchanaburi, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).

Remarks. Measurements of the specimens collected in Thailand are similar to those of the holotype, but Z 4, s 4, Sge I, Sge II, Sge III and Sge IV are about 20 % longer and Z 5 is about 30 % longer, consistent with the fact that the specimens examined are slightly larger than the holotype. The measurements of the Thai specimens are also similar to those reported by Ehara & Bhandhufalck (1977) for specimens from Thailand and Denmark & Muma (1989) for a specimen of unspecified origin (probably from India).

References

Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1989) A revision of the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914 (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, 4, 1 - 149.

Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2004 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part III. The tribe Amblyseiini Wainstein, subtribe Amblyseiina new subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 30, 171 - 228.

Chen, S. - W., Chu, C. - M. & Zhou, F. - W. (1980) On the phytoseiid mites of Guangdong (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Journal of Jiagxi University, 4, 15 - 20 [in Chinese with English abstract].

Ehara, S. & Bhandhufalck, A. (1977) Phytoseiid mites of Thailand (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Journal of the Faculty of Education, Tottori University, Natural Science, 27, 43 - 82.

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.

Muma, M. H. (1967) New Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from southern Asia. The Florida Entomologist, 50, 267 - 280.