Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes

Moraes, Gilberto José De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 3700 (3), pp. 301-347 : 307

Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes

Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 68 ; Moraes et al., 2004b: 23; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 197; 2007: 78.

Specimens examined. Pariquera-Açu, July 2002, 3 females on Pausandra morisiana Radlk. and 2 females on Xylopia brasiliensis Spreng

Previous records. Brazil [States of Pernambuco (Moraes et al., 2004b) and São Paulo (Castro & Moraes, 2010)].

Measurements of females (n= 3).

Dorsal shield 330 (317–342) long and 235 (225–245) wide. Setae j1 30, j3 38 (37–40), j4 6 (5–7), j5 5, j6 7 (6– 7), J2 9 (7–10), J5 8 (7–10), z2 10, z4 9 (7–10), z5 5, Z1 9 (7–10), Z4 127 (125–130), Z5 322 (315–332), s4 85 (85– 86), S2 11 (10–13), S4 11 (10–12), S5 11 (10–12), r3 13 (12–14), R1 10 (9–12). Distances between St1 – St3 63 (62– 65), St2 - St2 73 (72–75), St5 - St5 71 (67–75). Ventrianal shield 113 (110–117) long, 94 (87–97) wide at level of ZV 2 and 79 (75–82) wide at anus level. Movable cheliceral digit 30 long, with six teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 28 (25– 30) long, with three teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 40 (39–42) long. Leg macrosetae: Sge I 36 (35–37), Sge II 38 (37– 40), Sge III 47, Sti III 31 (30–32), Sge IV 113 (110–116), Sti IV 69 (67–72), St IV 56 (52–61).

Remarks. The measurements of specimens collected agree with those of the original description, except for the slightly longer Z4 and Z5 [108 (100–113) and 263 (256–269) in the original description].