Neoseiulus jeca Lofego, Demite & Cavalcante

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 : 213-214

Neoseiulus jeca Lofego, Demite & Cavalcante ( Figure 148)

Neoseiulus jeca Lofego et al., 2016: 116 .

According to Lofego et al. (2016), dorsal shield of female mostly reticulate, except for a smooth area next to Z4, 291 (283–300) long and 172 (170–175) wide. Setal lengths: j1 20 (19–21), j3 34 (31–35), j4 26 (24–28), j5 26 (23–29), j6 41 (38–42), J2 48 (45–50), J5 9 (8–10), z2 32 (29–34), z4 40 (36–42), z5 37 (34–39), Z1 42 (39–45), Z4 46 (44–47), Z5 56 (53–58), s4 51 (50–55), S2 44 (41–46), S4 38 (37–40), S5 28 (26–30), r3 31 (30–32) and R1 24 (23–25). Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 60 (60–61), st2–st2 67 (65–67), st5–st5 62 (61–65). Ventrianal shield 106 (102–113) long, 70 (68–71) wide at level of Zv2 and 57 (55–58) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx cup-shaped, 10 (9–11) long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 29 (28–30) long, with 10–11 teeth; movable digit 28 (27–29) long, with two teeth. Macrosetae only on leg IV; SgeIV and StIV with knobbed tips and StiIV sharp-tipped; SgeIV 33 (32–35), StiIV 26 (24–28) and StIV 63 (58–67) .

Distribution in Brazil: São Paulo ( Lofego et al., 2016).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and only known from the type specimens.