Typhlodromips mangleae DeLeon

Lofego, A. C., De Moraes, G. J. & Castro, L. A. S., 2004, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 516, pp. 1-18 : 10-11

Typhlodromips mangleae DeLeon

Typhlodromips mangleae DeLeon, 1967: 28 ; Moraes et al., 1986: 143; 2004: 217. Amblyseius mangleae, Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 75 ; Moraes et al., 1991: 124.

Specimens examined: São Carlos: P. guavaja , VII­2001 (2). Pirassununga: P. guajava , V­ 2000 (8), IV­2001 (4), VII­2001 (12).

Associated phytophagous mites: Abacarus sp. and O. psidii on P. guajava .

Previous records: Brazil — Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo; Colombia; Puerto Rico and Trinidad.

Remarks: The measurements of 5 adult females collected are similar to those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 328 (313–350), width 216 (203–225), j1 18 (15–20), j3 22 (20–23), j4 10 (9–10), j5 10 (9–10), j6 11 (10–11), J2 13 (11–15), J5 9 (8–10), z2 12 (11–13), z4 11 (10–13), z5 9 (8–10), Z1 13, Z4 38 (35–45), Z5 74 (70–78), s4 25, S2 10 (10–11), S4 10 (9–11), S5 9 (8–10), r3 15 (13–15), R1 13 (11–15), Sge I 29 (28–30), Sge II 27 (25–28), Sge III 31 (28–33), Sti III 25 (23–28), Sge IV 47 (45–48), Sti IV 37 (33–40), St IV 54 (50–58), St1–St3 56 (55–58), St2–St2 63 (63–65), St5–St5 65 (60–68), length of ventrianal shield 113 (110–115), width at ZV2 level 89 (85–95), width at anus level 85 (83–90), length of calyx of spermatheca 5 (4–8).

The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 268, width 188, j3 25, j4 8, j5 8, j6 8, J2 10, J5 6, z2 10, z4 10, z5 6, Z1 10, Z4 33, Z5 58, s4 20, S2 8, S4 6, S5 6, r3 13, R1 10, Sge I 25, Sge II 25, Sge III 28, Sti III 23, Sge IV 40, Sti IV 30, St IV 53, width of ventrianal shield 155 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 20. This is the first description of a male of this species.