Iphiseiodes zuluagai

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 : 7

Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma

Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma, 1972: 23; Moraes et al., 1986: 61; 2000:245; 2004: 91; Aponte & McMurtry, 1995: 165; Kreiter & Moraes, 1997: 377; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 581.

Amblyseius zuluagai, Moraes & Mesa,1988: 79 ; Moraes et al., 1991: 125.

Specimens examined: São Carlos: P. guajava , V­2000 (4), VII­2001 (14), X­2001 (5). Pirassununga: M. guianensis , VII­2001 (1). Luiz Antônio: C. pubescens , VII­2001 (1), IX­ 2001 (1), X­2001; M. bella , I­2000 (2), V­2000 (2), X­2000 (2); M. guianensis , V­2000 (1), IV­2001 (3); P. cinereum , IV­2001 (3).

Associated phytophagous mites: Tenuipalpus sp. on M. bella ; O. psidii on P. guajava ; Oligonychus sp. on C. pubescens and M. bella .

Previous records: Brazil — Bahia, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo; Colombia; Cuba; Guadeloupe; Marie­Galante; Martinique Panama; Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

Remarks: The measurements of 5 adult females collected are similar to those of the holotype given by Aponte & McMurtry (1995). The average measurements followed by respective the ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 364 (350–375), width 263, j1 22 (20–25), j3 30 (28– 33), j4 3, j5 3, j6 3, J2 3, J5 3, z2 3, z4 3, z5 3, Z1 3, Z4 3, Z5 114 (108–120), s4 105 (95–108), S2 3, S4 3, S5 3, r3 4, R1 3 (3–4), Sge I 45 (43–48), Sge II 30 (28–33), Sge III 42 (38–48), Sti III 27 (25–30), Sge IV 79 (63–88), Sti IV 52 (50–53), St IV 31 (30–33), St1–St3 50 (48–53), St2–St2 81 (78–83), St5–St5 111 (108–113), length of ventrianal shield 106 (100–110), width at ZV2 level 128 (125–133), width at anus level 119 (115–123), length of calyx of spermatheca 6 (5–8).

The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 275, width 215, j1 20, j3 35, j4 3, j5 3, j6 3, J2 3, J5 3, z2 3, z4 3, z5 3, Z1 3, Z4 3, Z5 95, s4 78, S2 3, S4 3, S5 3, r3 3, R1 3, Sge I 38, Sge II 28, Sge III 38, Sti III 25, Sge IV 60, Sti IV 45, St IV 30, width of ventrianal shield 162 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 15. All measurements are similar those of the allotype given by Aponte & McMurtry (1995).