Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis (Nesbitt)

Ueckermann, Edward A., Zannou, Ignace D., De Moraes, Gilberto J., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2008, Phytoseiid mites of the tribe Typhlodromini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1901 (1), pp. 1-122 : 99-101

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis (Nesbitt)

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Kampimodromus transvaalensis Nesbitt, 1951: 55 .

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) jackmickleyi De Leon, 1958: 75 . (synonymy by Muma & Denmark, 1968)

Typhlodromus pectinatus Athias-Henriot, 1958: 179 . (synonymy by Muma & Denmark, 1968)

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) transvaalensis, Chant, 1959: 60 .

Neoseiulus transvaalensis, Muma, 1961: 295 .

Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) transvaalensis, Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 222 .

Mumaseius transvaalensis, Abbasova, 1970: 1410 .

Anthoseius (Anthoseius) transvaalensis, Wainstein & Vartapetov, 1973: 104 .

Anthoseius transvaalensis, Beglyarov, 1981: 21 .

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis, Moraes et al., 2004: 355 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 157.

FEMALE. Specimen measured— Kenya: 2; Cape Verde: 1; South Africa: 6. Idiosomal setal pattern: 12A:8A/ JV-3: ZV.

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 352 (325–373) long and 210 (188–232) wide, faintly to distinctly reticulate. With 5 pairs of solenostomes. Setae j1 28 (25–30), j3 38 (36–40), j4 30 (26–33), j5 30 (26–33), j6 38 (35–41), J2 44 (40–46), J5 9 (9–10), z2 24 (21–28), z3 38 (36–40), z4 41 (39–42), z5 22 (21–28), Z4 52 (47–60), Z5 62 (57– 70), s4 45 (42–49), s6 49 (46–54), S2 55 (50–57), S4 56 (53–56), S5 9 (8–11), r3 32 (29–35), R1 40 (38–41). Setae serrate and knobbed, except S5 and J5, smooth and sharp-tipped .

Peritreme. Extending to level between j3 and z2.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, with 2 pairs of setae (ST3 on separate shields); posterior margin with a tri- or bi-dentate projection; distances between ST1–ST3 68 (65–70), ST2–ST2 60 (54–63). Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5–ST5 74 (67–80). Ventrianal shield striate anteriorly to anus, pentagonal, with anterior margin convex, 118 (107–130) long, 76 (73–78) wide at level of ZV2, 78 (73–84) wide at level of anus, with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae (JV3 absent); pre-anal pores absent. With 2 pairs of metapodal shields. Caudoventral setae smooth and sharp-tipped, except JV5, serrate and knobbed.

Chelicera. Movable digit 30 (30–31) long, with 1 tooth; fixed digit 28 (26–30) long, with 2 teeth.

Spermatheca. Calyx elongate, funnel-shape, with distal 1/4 of its length thick-walled, 19 (13–30) long; atrium nodular.

Legs. Macrosetae knobbed: Sge IV 26 (25–26), Sti IV 27 (24–29), St IV 46 (40–50). Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/1, 2/0- 1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

Specimens examined. Kenya: 7 females, unknown location, in Galleria sp. (Lepidoptera) colony, 30-I- 1991, B.B. Allard. Cape Verde: 7 females, Sao Jorge, on Coccus viridis , I-1986, A. van Harten. South Africa: 3 females, Kwazulu/Natal, Empangeni, from soil, 6-I-1965, G. Nel; 2 females, Kwazulu/Natal, Empangeni, from soil, 5-IV-1965, G. Nel; 1 female, Kwazulu/Natal, Empangeni, on Saccharum officinarum , 18-I-1965, G. Nel.

Remarks. The specimens from Kenya are smaller and consequently have relatively shorter dorsal setae. One specimen from Kenya has setae j1 and z2 sharp-tipped and j4 is sharp-tipped in 2 specimens.

World distribution. Algeria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Guinea, Hawaii, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, New Caledonia, Panama, Philippines, Reunion Island, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan and USA.

Figures

FIGURE 49. Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) transvaalensis (Nesbitt) (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Leg IV.