Amblyseius malvus

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 : 46-47

Amblyseius malvus ( Denmark & Evans), new combination ( Figure 30)

Neoseiulus malvus Denmark & Evans, 2019: 56. According to Denmark & Evans (2019), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 338 long and 181 wide. Setal lengths: j1 30, j3 72, j4 6, j5 6, j6 8, J2 9, J5 8, z2 20, z4 22, z5 8, Z1 11, Z4 94, Z5 87, s4 112, S2 16, S4 8, S5 15, r3 47 and R1 16. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Spermathecal calyx short-saccular, 8 long; atrium undifferentiated. Fixed cheliceral digit with seven teeth; movable digit toothless; lengths of digits not provided. Macrosetae apparently only on leg IV, sharp-tipped; SgeIV 40, StiIV 3 0 and StIV 36. Measurements of ventral shields not provided .

Distribution in Brazil. “Carrasco” (state not reported) ( Denmark & Evans, 2019).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens. The placement of this genus in Amblyseius is provisional, mainly due to the presence of macrosetae only on leg IV and the unusual decrease in length from s4 to Z4 to Z5.