Scapulaseius siamensis (Ehara & Bhandhufalck)

Oliveira, Daniel C., Charanasri, Vatana, Kongchuensin, Manita, Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo, Chandrapatya, Angsumarn & De, Gilberto J., 2012, Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification, Zootaxa 3453, pp. 1-24 : 15

Scapulaseius siamensis (Ehara & Bhandhufalck)

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) siamensis Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 63 . Typhlodromalus siamensis .— Moraes et al., 1986: 134.

Typhlodromips siamensis .— Moraes et al., 2004b: 223.

Scapulaseius siamensis .— Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 335; 2007: 68.

Specimens examined. Three females, on Durio zibethinus , at Chanthaburi Province, November 1991; and two females on Passiflora edulis , at Surat Thani Province, April 1999.

Female

Dorsal shield 352 (333–375) long and 249 (206–273) wide; j1 11 (10–11), j3 9 (9–10), j4 6 (6–7), j5 7 (6–8), j6 7 (7–8), J2 9 (7–10), J5 8 (7–9), z2 16 (15–18), z4 10 (10–11), z5 7, Z1 9 (8–10), Z4 9 (8–10), Z5 41 (40–42), s4 11, S2 10 (9–11), S4 9 (6–11), S5 7 (6–8), r3 10 (7–11), R1 9 (9–10); distances between St1-St3 48 (47–50), St2-St2 62 (60–63), St5-St5 77 (75–80); ventrianal shield 99 (95–102) long, 77 (72–83) wide at level of ZV2, 76 (73–79) at anus level; calyx of spermatheca 9 (8–10) long; fixed cheliceral digit 22 (21–22) long, movable cheliceral digit 25 (24–27) long; Sge III 11 (10–12), Sti III 14 (12–16), Sge IV 13 (11–14), Sti IV 18 (17–20), St IV 33 (30–36). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Previous records. Thailand (Province of Bangkok, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).

Remarks. Measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description.