Amblydromalus amazonicus, Demite & Rezende & Dahmer & Cavalcante & Lofego, 2021

Demite, Peterson Rodrigo, Rezende, José Marcos, Dahmer, Priscila Carvalho, Cavalcante, Ana Cristina C. & Lofego, Antonio Carlos, 2021, A new species of Amblydromalus Chant & McMurtry (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with notes on occurrence of genus in South America, Acarologia 61 (3), pp. 527-537 : 528

Amblydromalus amazonicus n. sp. Demite, Rezende & Lofego

Zoobank: 6F1500CC-5935-41BA-A5F3-AA18B70EFD0F ( Figure 1 )

Diagnosis

Female with dorsal shield smooth, only with some striae, mainly in anterolateral region; all dorsal setae smooth and pointed, except Z5 slightly serrated; with seta J1 present. Sternal shield smooth, except lateral striae, with posterior margin trilobate; genital and ventrianal shields smooth; ventrianal shield vase-shaped, with a pair of crescentic preanal pores; all ventral setae smooth. Calyx tubular; atrium widening next to major duct and with forked aspect; major duct with thick wall next to the atrium. Macrosetae smooth with knobbed tips, present on genua of all legs, tibiae of legs III and IV and basitarsus of leg IV.

Female (n= 14)

Figures

Figure 1 Amblydromalus amazonicusn. sp., female: A – Dorsal idiosoma; B – Ventral idiosoma; C – Spermatheca; D – Chelicera; E – Genu, tíbia and basitarsus of leg IV. Male: F – Ventrianal shield; G – Spermatodactyl.