Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon,

Lofego, A. C., De Moraes, G. J. & Castro, L. A. S., 2004, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 516, pp. 1-18: 3

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon  Edit

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon, 1961: 85  Edit , 1962: 175; McMurtry, 1983: 250; Moraes et al., 1986: 10; 1991: 118; 2004: 19; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 72; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 94.

Amblyseius triplaris DeLeon, 1967: 25  Edit (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma, 1989: 94)

Specimens examined: São Carlos: M. guianensis  Edit , IX­ 2001 (1); M. venulosa  Edit , I­ 2000 (1). Pirassununga: C. pubescens  Edit , VII­ 2000 (2), 04­ 2001 (1); M. guianensis  Edit , X­ 2001 (3).

Associated phytophagous mites: Tenuipalpus  Edit sp. on M. venulosa  Edit .

Previous records: Brazil — Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo; Colombia; El Salvador; Honduras; Guatemala; Mexico; Peru; Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

Remarks: The measurements of 4 adult females collected are similar to those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 361 (348–375), width 218 (213–223), j 1 31 (30–33), j 3 49 (48–50), j 4 6 (5–8), j 5 3 (3 – 3), j 6 5, J 2 5 (5–6), J 5 7 (6–8), z 2 10 (8–13) z 4 8, z 5 3, Z 1 6 (5–8), Z 4 116 (113–123), Z 5 225 (208–238), s 4 94 (88–98), S 2 8, S 4 7 (6–8), S 5 7 (6–8), r 3 18 (15–20), R 1 8, Sge I 38 (38–40), Sge II 38 (38–40), Sge III 48 (45–50), Sti III 34 (30–35), Sge IV 93 (88–98), Sti IV 64 (58–68), St IV 76 (75–78), St 1 –St 3 65 (63–68), St 2 –St 2 78 (75–80), St 5 –St 5 74 (70–80), length of ventrianal shield 124 (120–130), width at ZV 2 level 80 (78–83), width at anus level 77 (75–78), length of calyx of spermatheca 5 (5–6).