Typhlodromus gardeniae (Schultz)

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, Zootaxa 2945 (1), pp. 1-176 : 54

Typhlodromus gardeniae (Schultz)

( Fig. 87 )

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) gardeniae Schultz, 1973: 98 ; Moraes et al., 2004: 325; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 152. Amblydromella gardeniae .— Moraes et al., 1986: 162.

Amblydromella (Aphanoseius) gardeniae .— Denmark & Welbourn, 2002: 308.

Material examined. Kenya, 1 female, Pate Island , Coast Province, July 20, 2005 (El-Banhawy) .

Female: Dorsal shield 300 long, 135 wide, with lateral striations and five pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 15, j3 16, j4, j5 13, j6 18, J2 21, J5 9, z2 14, z3, z4 16, z5 17, Z4 21, Z5 35, s4 17, s6 18, S2 23, S4 22, S5 21, r3 14, R1 18, JV5 28. Setae Z 4, Z5 serrated, Z5 knobbed. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield indiscernible, St IV on platelets. Genital shield 62 wide. Ventri-anal shield 95 long, 70 wide, with a pair of small pre-anal pores and four pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3, 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 three teeth. Spermatheca calyx long, tubular, slightly flared distally, 35 long, atrium nodular, 4 long. Macroseta knobbed, Sge IV 18 . Chaetotaxy : genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. The female holotype was collected from Limpopo Province, Blouberg, South Africa February 11, 1996, L. Erasmus ( Schultz, 1973). The male is unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 87. Typhlodromus gardeniae (Schultz) (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Leg IV.