Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Lofego, A. C.
Author
De Moraes, G. J.
Author
Castro, L. A. S.
text
Zootaxa
2004
516
1
18
journal article
41779
10.5281/zenodo.157769
e7700f47-f4e9-484a-9d3f-39c464c074b4
11755326
157769
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Neoseiulus bellottii
(Moraes & Mesa)
Amblyseius bellottii
Moraes & Mesa, 1988
: 75
.
Neoseiulus bellottii
,
Moraes
et al
., 2004
: 108
.
Specimens examined
: São Carlos:
C. pubescens
,
I2000
(8),
V2000
(20);
X2000
(2),
I 2001
(16),
IV2001
(7),
VII2002
(1),
X2001
(17);
M. guianensis
,
I2001
(1);
P. guajava
,
IV2001
(7),
X2001
(1). Pirassununga:
C. pubescens
,
I2000
(5),
V2000
(32),
XI2000
(16),
I2001
(9),
IV2001
(12),
VII2001
(4),
X2001
(8);
M. guianensis
,
I2001
(1);
P. guajava
,
IV2001
(6),
X2001
(1).
P.guineense
,
I2000
(1),
IV2001
(1). Luiz Antônio:
P. guajava
,
V2000
(3),
I2001
(1).
Associated phytophagous mites
:
Abacarus
sp. and
O
. psidii
on
P. guajava
;
Tenuipalpus
sp. and
Olygonychus
sp. on
C. pubescens
.
Previous records
:
Brazil
— Bahia;
Colombia
.
Remarks
: The measurements of
6 adult
females collected are similar to those given in the original description, except for j6, J2, Z1 and S5, which are about 25% shorter. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 280 (275–285), width 168 (163–180), j1 20 (18–23), j3 30 (28–33), j4 8, j5 8, j6 10, J2 10, J5 7 (6–8), z2 19 (18–20), z4 18 (15–20), z5 7 (5–8), Z1 12 (10–13), Z4 52 (48–58), Z5 68 (65–73),
s4 47
(43–50),
S2 20
(18–23),
S4 14
(13–15),
S5 11
(10–13), r3 16 (15–18), R1 13, Sge
IV 34
(33–38), Sti
IV 18
(18–20), St
IV 33
(30–35), St1–St3 56 (55–60), St2–St2 61 (58–65), St5–St5 64 (60–70), length of ventrianal shield 93 (83–98), width at ZV2 level 72 (68–75), width at anus level 65 (63–68), length of calyx of spermatheca 7 (5–8).
The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 220, width 158, j1 15, j3 25, j4 8, j5 8, j6 9, J2 9, J5 5, z2 15, z4 14, z5 8, Z1 10, Z4 40, Z5 45,
s4 33
,
S2 15
,
S4 10
,
S5 9
, r3 13, R1 11, Sge
IV 23
, St
IV 30
, width of ventrianal shield 137 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 13. All measurements are similar to those given in the original description, except for r3 that is ca. 30% shorter.