Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes

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 : 29-30

Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes ( Figure 17)

Amblyseius euterpes Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 68 .

Amblyseius euterpes .— Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 197, 2007: 78; Moraes et al., 2004b: 23, 2013: 307.

Specimens measured. PE, SP (5, 2).

Dorsal shield of female smooth, 321 (299–342) long and 233 (218–245) wide. Setal lengths: j1 28 (21–30), j3 39 (37–43), j4 6 (4–7), j5 5 (4–6), j6 6 (6–7), J2 8 (7–10), J5 8 (7–10), z2 10 (8–11), z4 8 (7– 10), z5 5 (5–7), Z1 9 (8–11), Z4 121 (100–130), Z5 303 (256–332), s4 84 (75– 86), S2 12 (10–13), S4 11 (10–12), S5 11 (10–12), r3 13 (12–14) and R1 10 (8–9). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 62 (59–65), st2–st2 71

(65–75), st5–st5 70 (65–75). Ventrianal shield 108 (89–117) long, 91 (86–91) wide at level of Zv2 and 71 (53–82) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx elongate, with a median constriction, 40 (35–42) long; atrium small. Fixed cheliceral digit 28 long, with 8–9 teeth; movable digit 30 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 36 (32–37), SgeII 37 (32–40), SgeIII 45 (40–47), SgeIV 107 (89–116), StiIII 31 (28–32), StiIV 64 (51–72) and StIV 49 (32–52).

Distribution in Brazil. Pernambuco (Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001), Rio Grande do Sul ( Toldi et al., 2021a) and São Paulo (Castro & Moraes, 2010; Moraes et al., 2013).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description.