Amblyseius acalyphus

Lofego, Antonio C., Demite, Peterson R., Kishimoto, Raquel G. & De, Gilberto J., 2009, Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Zootaxa 2240, pp. 41-59 : 42

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scientific name	Amblyseius acalyphus
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Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma

Amblyseius acalyphus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 243; 1989: 75; Moraes et al., 1986: 6; 2004: 12; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 125; Chant & McMurtry, 2004 a: 203; Lofego et al., 2004: 2.

FEMALE (1 specimen measured). Dorsal shield 337 long and 200 wide; j 1 28, j 3 39, j 4 7, j 5 5, j 6 7, J 2 8, J 5 7, z 2 13, z 4 9, z 5 9, Z 1 10, Z 4 72, Z 5 155, s 4 58, S 2 8, S 4 8, S 5 9, r 3 11, R 1 11; distances between st 1 -st 3 53, st 2 -st 2 70 and st 5 -st 5 not visible; ventri-anal shield not visible; JV 5 not visible; movable and fixed cheliceral digits not in suitable position to be examined; calyx of spermatheca 10 long; Sge I 28, Sge II 35, Sge III 38, Sti III 23, Sge IV 60, Sti IV 48, St IV 73.

Specimens examined: Turmalina (20 ° 00' S, 50 ° 26 ' W), June 2008, on P. maximum (1 Ƥ).

Remarks: This species is previously known from Brazil. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of original description, except that Z 5 is about 0.7 as long as reported in the original description.

References

Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2004 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part III. The tribe Amblyseiini Wainstein, subtribe Amblyseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 30, 171 - 228.

Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.

Feres, R. J. F. & Moraes, G. J. de (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from wood areas in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132.

Lofego, A. C., Moraes, G. J. de & Castro, L. A. S. (2004) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Zootaxa, 516, 1 - 18.

Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A. (1986) A Catalog of the Mite Family Phytoseiidae: References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat. Embrapa-DDT, Brasilia, 356 pp.