Proprioseiopsis neotropicus (Ehara)

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 120-121

Proprioseiopsis neotropicus (Ehara) ( Figure 87)

Amblyseius neotropicus Ehara, 1966a: 133 .

Proprioseiopsis neotropicus . — Moraes et al.,1986: 119, 2004b: 183; Lofego et al., 2004: 9 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 12, 2008b: 9; Rocha et al., 2015: 25; Silva et al., 2016: 1139; Kreiter & Douin, 2021: 473 .

Specimens measured. AM, BA, SP (1, 6, 1).

Dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 391 (369–408) long and 305 (288–319) wide. Setal lengths: j1 32 (28–35), j3 45 (39–48), j4 3, j5 3 (3–4), j6 4 (3–5), J5 4 (3–5), z2 23 (20–25), z4 17 (13–23), z5 3, Z1 5 (5–6), Z4 117 (113–124), Z5 103 (96–110), s4 116 (108–121), S2 7 (6–8), S4 7 (6–8), S5 7 (6–8), r3 23 (20–25) and R1 12 (10–13). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 62 (56–65), st2–st2 88 (85–93), st5–st5 111 (104–118). Ventrianal shield 116 (110–124) long, 118 (110–124) wide at level of Zv2 and 100 (85–113) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx saccular, 23 (18–25) long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 34 long, with 12 teeth; movable digit 37 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae on legs II–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeII 33 (31–34), SgeIII 35 (31–40), SgeIV 74 (71–75), StiIII 31 (30–31), StiIV 56 (55–58) and StIV 67 (63–71) .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas ( Silva et al., 2016), Amazonas ( Bobot et al., 2011; Cruz et al., 2015, 2019; Nuvoloni et al., 2015b; Vasconcelos & Silva, 2015; Ferreira et al., 2018), Bahia ( Argolo et al., 2017), Mato Grosso ( Demite et al., 2009, 2021b; Conceiç„o et al., 2021), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Mendonça et al., 2019), Paraíba ( Fiaboe et al., 2007), Pará ( Alfaia et al., 2023), Paraná ( Araujo et al., 2022a), Pernambuco (Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001; Vasconcelos et al., 2006; Mendes et al., 2021), Rio Grande do Sul ( Ferla & Moraes, 1998, 2002b; Reichert et al., 2014; Rocha et al., 2015), Roraima (Gondim Jr. et al., 2012; Figueirêdo et al., 2019) and São Paulo ( Ehara, 1966a; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001; Zacarias & Moraes 2001a; Lofego et al., 2004, 2017; Feres et al., 2005, 2007; Buosi et al., 2006; Mineiro et al., 2008; Mineiro et al., 2009a; Castro & Moraes, 2010; Demite et al., 2011, 2012, 2013; Moraes et al., 2013; Mineiro & Raga, 2020).

Distribution elsewhere. Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana and Peru.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description, except r3 and R1, approximately 1.5 times longer in the specimens measured.