Transeius msabahaensis (Moraes & McMurtry)

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, Zootaxa 2945 (1), pp. 1-176 : 23

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2945.1.1

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/256CA868-FF8C-FFC5-FF6F-BDAEFD2DFB1C

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Felipe

scientific name

Transeius msabahaensis (Moraes & McMurtry)
status

 

Transeius msabahaensis (Moraes & McMurtry) View in CoL

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Amblyseius msabahaensis Moraes & McMurtry in Moraes et al., 1989b: 80.

Neoseiulus msabahaensis .— Moraes et al., 2004: 134.

Transeius msabahaensis View in CoL .— Chant & McMurtry, 2004: 185.

Material examined. Kenya, 4 females , Malindi, July 18, 2005, July 22, 2005 (El-Banhawy) .

Female: Dorsal shield 310 long, 177 wide, with lateral striations and six pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 21, j3 25, j4 9, j5, j6 7, J2 9, J5 7, z2 18, z4 14, z5 7, Z1 9, Z4 44, Z5 58, s4 40, S2 18, S4 112, S5 9, r3 24, R1 14, JV5 48. Setae Z 4, Z5 serrated, remaining setae smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin straight, distances between St I-St III 60 , St II- St II 58 , St IV on platelets. Genital shield 60 wide. Ventri-anal shield 163 long, 70 wide (L/W ratio 1.5: 1), with a pair of small crescentic pre-anal pores close to each other and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, ZV2). Two pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with three teeth, movable digit with one tooth. Spermatheca calyx elongate, 40 long, flared toward vesicle, atrium enlarged, 4 long, with two short lips. Macrosetae, Sge IV 42 , Sti IV 21 , St 40. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/1, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. The female holotype was collected from Malindi, Coast province, Kenya, November 30, 1989 (Moraes et al., 1989). The male is unknown.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Mesostigmata

Family

Phytoseiidae

Genus

Transeius

Loc

Transeius msabahaensis (Moraes & McMurtry)

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M. 2011
2011
Loc

Neoseiulus msabahaensis

Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A. & Campos, C. B. 2004: 134
2004
Loc

Transeius msabahaensis

Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. 2004: 185
2004
Loc

Amblyseius msabahaensis

Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. & Van den Berg, H. & Yaninek, J. S. 1989: 80
1989
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