Typhlodromalus feresi Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry

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 : 172

Typhlodromalus feresi Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry ( Figure 121)

Typhlodromalus feresi Lofego et al., 2000: 464 .

Typhlodromalus feresi .— Moraes et al., 2004b: 197; Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 199, 2007: 111; Demite et al., 2017: 2163.

Specimens measured. GO, SP (1, 2).

Dorsal shield of female mostly areolate, smooth posteriad J2 and striate anterolaterally, 331 (325–336) long and 197 (190–205) wide. Dorsal idiosomal setae stout and capitate, except j5 and S5, aciculate. Setal lengths: j1 26 (23–29), j3 33 (26–38), j4 15 (12–16), j5 13 (12–14), j6 22 (18–25), J2 23 (20–26), J5 7 (6–9), z2 24 (20–28), z4 35 (30–39), z5 17 (15–19), Z1 31 (28–36), Z4 46 (39–52), Z5 59 (56–62), s4 43 (37–48), S2 36 (30–41), S4 26 (22–30), S5 11 (9–12), r3 24 (21–26) and R1 13 (12–15). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 66 (62–69), st2–st2 63 (60–64), st5–st5 73 (70–78). Ventrianal shield 110 (106–112) long, 65 (61–72) wide at level of Zv2 and 66 (62–70) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, 21 (17–28) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 29 (25–33) long, with five teeth; movable digit 28 (24–32) long, with two teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, capitate; SgeI 11 (7–12), SgeII 14 (9–15), SgeIII 19 (16–23), SgeIV 34 (25–40), StiIII 17 (15–17), StiIV 16 (12–21) and StIV 48 (30–52) .

Distribution in Brazil. Goiás ( Demite et al., 2017), Mato Grosso (Ferla & Moraes, 2002a) and São Paulo ( Lofego et al., 2000).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

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