Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers

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 : 61-65

Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers ( Figure 44)

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tamatavensis Blommers, 1974: 144 . Amblyseius tamatavensis . — Moraes et al., 1986: 31, 2004a: 144, 2004b: 52, 2013: 309; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 203, 2007:

81; Zannou et al., 2007: 29; Oliveira et al., 2012: 5; Souza et al., 2015: 109: Silva et al., 2016: 1137; Trincado et al., 2018:

323; Ferragut & Baumann, 2019: 839; Massaro & Moraes, 2019: 124; Kreiter et al., 2020b: 160; Jiménez et al., 2021: 3. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tamatavensis . — Denmark & Muma, 1989: 13; Ehara, 2002: 33. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) maai Tseng, 1976: 123 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma, 1989: 13). Amblyseius maai . — Moraes et al., 1986: 20, 2004b: 53; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 197, 2007: 78. Amblyseius aegyptiacus Denmark & Matthysse, in Matthysse & Denmark, 1981: 343; Moraes et al., 1986: 6, 2004b: 53; Chant

& McMurtry, 2004a: 203, 2007: 75 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma, 1989: 13). Amblyseius (Amblyseius) aegyptiacus . — Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 78.

Specimens measured. GO, PE, RJ, SP (3, 1, 2, 7).

Dorsal shield of female smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 332 (290–362) long and 221 (205–232) wide. Setal lengths: j1 29 (26–32), j3 45 (37–50), j4 5 (5–6), j5 5 (4–5), j6 5 (5–6), J2 6 (4–7), J5 8 (7–9), z2 9 (8–10), z4 8 (7–9), z5 4 (3–5), Z1 8 (7–10), Z4 110 (105–120), Z5 243 (220–262), s4 84 (75–90), S2 8 (7–10), S4 8 (7–9), S5 8 (7–9), r3 13 (12–15) and R1 6 (5–8). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 61 (57–65), st2–st2 68 (60–80), st5–st5 76 (70–82). Ventrianal shield 111 (105–122) long, 99 (80–107) wide at level of Zv2 and 90 (86–101) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, 20 (17–21) long, major duct conspicuous, of about same diameter and length as calyx, both slightly curved; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 32 (30–35) long, with 14 teeth; movable digit 33 (30–37) long, with four teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 38 (35–42), SgeII 36 (35–42), SgeIII 50 (40–52), SgeIV 95 (85–112), StiIII 39 (35–40), StiIV 61 (56–77) and StIV 62 (59–70) .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas (Massaro & Moraes, 2009; Silva et al., 2016), Amazonas ( Vasconcelos & Silva, 2015), Bahia ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008; Noronha et al., 2010; Souza et al., 2012, 2015; Argolo et al., 2017; Nuvoloni et al., 2022), Ceará ( Furtado et al., 2005; Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008; Sousa et al., 2015), Espírito Santo (Collier et al., 2008; Barroso et al., 2019), Goiás (Massaro & Moraes, 2009), Minas Gerais (Massaro & Moraes, 2009), Pará ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008; Alfaia et al., 2023), Pernambuco (Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001; Vasconcelos et al., 2006; Domingos et al., 2014; Sousa et al., 2015), Piauí ( França et al., 2018), Rio de Janeiro ( Collier et al., 2004), Rio Grande do Norte ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008), Rio Grande do Sul ( Silva et al., 2020; Toldi et al., 2021a, b), Roraima (Gondim Jr. et al., 2012; Figueirêdo et al., 2019), São Paulo (Castro & Moraes, 2010; Moraes et al., 2013; Barroso et al., 2019; Massaro & Moraes, 2019), Sergipe ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008) and Tocantins ( Cruz et al., 2012; Cañarte et al., 2020).

Distribution elsewhere. Australia, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Easter Island, Fiji, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Marie Galante, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte Island, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Reunion Island, Rodrigues Island, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam and Western Samoa.

Remark. The measurements are similar to those of the original description.