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 2005 b: 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 2005 b: 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; j 1 31 (30–32), j 3 36 (35–37), j 4 11 (10–12), j 5 12 (11–12), j 6 15 (14–16), J 2 14 (12–16), J 5 9 (8–10), z 2 19 (18–20), z 4 34 (31–35), z 5 11 (10–11), Z 1 21 (17–25), Z 4 58 (56–60), Z 5 69 (60–74), s 4 49 (47–53), S 2 27 (26–27), S 4 22 (20–24), S 5 9 (8–10), r 3 20 (20– 21), R 1 16 (16–17); distances between st 1 -st 3 63 (63–65), st 2 -st 2 65 and st 5 -st 5 74 (70–77); ventri-anal shield 116 (108–125) long, 64 (63–65) wide at level of ZV 2 and 74 (70–78) wide at level of anus; JV 5 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; j 1 20, j 3 29, j 4 10, j 5 10, j 6 12, J 2 10, J 5 7, z 2 14, z 4 24, z 5 8, Z 1 16, Z 4 36, Z 5 46, s 4 36, S 2 18, S 4 12, S 5 7, r 3 16, R 1 12; ventri-anal shield 108 long and 152 wide at the anterior corners; JV 5 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 (1 Ψ); Goya – Rincón (29 ° 6 ' 12.4 ''S, 59 ° 11 ' 49.5 ''W), 7 -V- 2007, on unidentified Solanaceae (5 Ψ); Goya – Gómez (29 ° 5 ' 36.5 ''S, 59 ° 10 ' 13.9 ''W), 7 -V- 2007, on Psidium guajava (1 Ψ); on Solanum sp. 1 (3 Ψ). Salta: San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Orán (23 ° 4 ' 15.5 ''S, 64 ° 19 ' 38.7 ''W), 9 -V- 2007, on Solanum americanum (1 Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Arroyo Zenta (23 ° 6 ' 41 ''S, 64 ° 19 ' 46.3 ''W), 10 -V- 2007, on Nicotiana glauca (1 Ψ); 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 (1 Ψ, 2 immatures); Joaquín V. Gonzalez – Desvío (25 ° 9 ' 51.2 ''S, 64 ° 5 ' 10.2 ''W), 12 -V- 2007, on Cestrum sp. (2 Ψ, 1 ɗ, 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 2005 b: 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; j 1 31 (30–32), j 3 35 (34–36), j 4 12, j 5 13 (12– 14), j 6 15 (15–16), J 2 16 (16–17), J 5 10 (9–10), z 2 20 (19–20), z 4 29 (28–31), z 5 11 (10–12), Z 1 22 (21–23), Z 4 45 (43–48), Z 5 66 (64–68), s 4 42 (40–45), S 2 32 (30–33), S 4 25 (25–26), S 5 12 (12–13), r 3 21 (20–21), R 1 19 (17–22); distances between st 1 -st 3 63 (62–65), st 2 -st 2 64 (60–66) and st 5 -st 5 75 (72–78); ventri-anal shield 115 (105–120) long, 63 (63–65) wide at level of ZV 2 and 70 (68–73) wide at level of anus; JV 5 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; j 1 22, j 3 27, j 4 9, j 5 10, j 6 10, J 2 11, J 5 9, z 2 13, z 4 20, z 5 9, Z 1 15, Z 4 28, Z 5 36, s 4 32, S 2 19, S 4 14, S 5 10, r 3 17, R 1 14; ventri-anal shield 115 long and 163 wide at the anterior corners; JV 5 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 (1 Ψ); Concordia- San Cayetano (31 ° 18 ' 57 ''S, 58 ° 6 ' 44.3 ''W), 4 -V- 2007, on Solanum melongena (1 Ψ); on Solanum sp. 1. (5 Ψ, 1 ɗ, 1 immature). Corrientes: Curuzú Cuatiá – Ruta 14 (29 ° 47 ' 57 ''S, 58 ° 4 ' 42.9 ''W), 6 -V- 2007, on Solanum sp. 2. (1 Ψ); Goya – Lavalle (28 ° 59 ' 59.9 ''S, 59 ° 9 ' 38.3 ''W), 7 -V- 2007, on Solanum viarum (1 Ψ). Salta: Metán – Crestón (25 ° 29 ' 25.3 ''S, 64 ° 58 ' 28.10 ''W), 12 -V- 2007, on Nicotiana glauca (1 Ψ). Tucumán: San Miguel de Tucumán – Zanja Abierta (26 ° 48 ' 19.6 ''S, 65 ° 20 ' 26.2 ''W), 15 -V- 2007, on Salpichroa origanifolia (1 Ψ).

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