Typhlodromalus Muma

Guanilo, Alberto Daniel, Moraes, Gilberto José De, Toledo, Silvana & Knapp, Markus, 2008, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 1884, pp. 1-35 : 14-16

Typhlodromalus Muma

Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma 1961: 288 .

Typhlodromalus, Chant & McMutry 2005b: 196 ; 2007: 111.

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon 1967: 21 ; Denmark & Muma 1973: 257; Moraes et al. 1986: 128; 2004: 195; Lofego et al. 2004: 10 ; Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 199; 2007: 111; Guanilo et al. in press.

Amblyseius aripo, Moraes & McMurtry 1983: 132 ; Moraes & Mesa 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes 1998: 126.

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 357 (350–370) long and 210 (208–212) wide; j1 31 (30–32), j3 36 (35–37), j4 11 (10–12), j5 12 (11–12), j6 15 (14–16), J2 14 (12–16), J5 9 (8–10), z2 19 (18–20), z4 34 (31–35), z5 11 (10–11), Z1 21 (17–25), Z4 58 (56–60), Z5 69 (60–74), s4 49 (47–53), S2 27 (26–27), S4 22 (20–24), S5 9 (8–10), r3 20 (20– 21), R1 16 (16–17); distances between st1-st3 63 (63–65), st2-st2 65 and st5-st5 74 (70–77); ventri-anal shield 116 (108–125) long, 64 (63–65) wide at level of ZV2 and 74 (70–78) wide at level of anus; JV5 56 (55–56); movable cheliceral digit 33 (33–34) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 33 (32–33) long, with 9 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 18 (16–20) long; Sge I 19 (18–19), Sge II 20 (19–20), Sge III 26 (24–27), Sti III 17 (16– 18), Sge IV 49 (46–51), Sti IV 24 (21–27), St IV 70 (64–74). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/ 1-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield 280 long and 175 wide; j1 20, j3 29, j4 10, j5 10, j6 12, J2 10, J5 7, z2 14, z4 24, z5 8, Z1 16, Z4 36, Z5 46, s4 36, S2 18, S4 12, S5 7, r3 16, R1 12; ventri-anal shield 108 long and 152 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 23; Sge I 15, Sge II 17, Sge III 17, Sti III 15, Sge IV 33, Sti IV 22, St IV 54.

Specimens examined. Corrientes: Curuzú Cuatiá – Parandi (29°45'44.9''S, 58°3''36.8''W), 6-V-2007, on Solanum viarum (1Ψ); Goya – Rincón (29°6'12.4''S, 59°11'49.5''W), 7-V-2007, on unidentified Solanaceae (5Ψ); Goya – Gómez (29°5'36.5''S, 59°10'13.9''W), 7-V-2007, on Psidium guajava (1Ψ); on Solanum sp.1 (3Ψ). Salta: San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Orán (23°4'15.5''S, 64°19'38.7''W), 9-V-2007, on Solanum americanum (1Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Arroyo Zenta (23°6'41''S, 64°19'46.3''W), 10-V-2007, on Nicotiana glauca (1Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Ingenio San Martín del Tabacal (23°17'56.7''S, 62°11'11.8''W), 10-V-2007, S. americanum (1Ψ, 2 immatures); Joaquín V. Gonzalez – Desvío (25°9'51.2''S, 64°5'10.2''W), 12-V-2007, on Cestrum sp. (2Ψ, 1ɗ, 1 immature).

Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay and Peru (Guanilo et al. in press).

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma)

Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma 1955: 270 .

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus, Chant 1959: 97 .

Typhlodromalus peregrinus, Muma et al. 1970: 88 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 132; 2004: 202; Zacarias & Moraes 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 199; 2007: 11.

Amblyseius peregrinus, McMurtry 1983: 255 ; Moraes et al. 1991: 130.

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae Chant 1959: 98 (synonymy by Muma 1964). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi Chant 1959: 99 (synonymy by Muma 1964). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae Chant 1959: 99 (synonymy by Muma 1964).

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 353 (345–365) long and 205 (203–208) wide; j1 31 (30–32), j3 35 (34–36), j4 12, j5 13 (12– 14), j6 15 (15–16), J2 16 (16–17), J5 10 (9–10), z2 20 (19–20), z4 29 (28–31), z5 11 (10–12), Z1 22 (21–23), Z4 45 (43–48), Z5 66 (64–68), s4 42 (40–45), S2 32 (30–33), S4 25 (25–26), S5 12 (12–13), r3 21 (20–21), R1 19 (17–22); distances between st1-st3 63 (62–65), st2-st2 64 (60–66) and st5-st5 75 (72–78); ventri-anal shield 115 (105–120) long, 63 (63–65) wide at level of ZV2 and 70 (68–73) wide at level of anus; JV5 50 (48– 53); movable cheliceral digit 32 (31–33) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 35 long, with 8 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 15 (14–16) long; Sge I 18 (17–19), Sge II 21 (20–21), Sge III 26 (25–28), Sti III 19 (18–20), Sge IV 47 (45–48), Sti IV 24 (23–26), St IV 68 (65–71). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield 278 long and 175 wide; j1 22, j3 27, j4 9, j5 10, j6 10, J2 11, J5 9, z2 13, z4 20, z5 9, Z1 15, Z4 28, Z5 36, s4 32, S2 19, S4 14, S5 10, r3 17, R1 14; ventri-anal shield 115 long and 163 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 24; Sge I 10, Sge II 16, Sge III 16, Sti III 12, Sge IV 28, Sti IV 20, St IV 46.

Specimens examined. Entre Ríos: Paraná – Paraná (31°44'27.2''S, 60°31'6.8''W), 3-V-2007, on amaranthaceous plant (1Ψ); Concordia- San Cayetano (31°18'57''S, 58°6'44.3''W), 4-V-2007, on Solanum melongena (1Ψ); on Solanum sp.1. (5Ψ, 1ɗ, 1 immature). Corrientes: Curuzú Cuatiá – Ruta 14 (29°47'57''S, 58°4'42.9''W), 6-V-2007, on Solanum sp.2. (1Ψ); Goya – Lavalle (28°59'59.9''S, 59°9'38.3''W), 7-V-2007, on Solanum viarum (1Ψ). Salta: Metán – Crestón (25°29'25.3''S, 64°58'28.10''W), 12-V-2007, on Nicotiana glauca (1Ψ). Tucumán: San Miguel de Tucumán – Zanja Abierta (26°48'19.6''S, 65°20'26.2''W), 15-V-2007, on Salpichroa origanifolia (1Ψ).

Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, USA and Venezuela.