Amblyseius operculatus De Leon, 1967

Ferla, Noeli Juarez, Johann, Liana, Klock, Crisna, Majolo, Fernanda & Botton, Marcos, 2011, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from vineyards in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, Zootaxa 2976, pp. 15-31 : 18

Amblyseius operculatus De Leon, 1967

Amblyseius operculatus De Leon, 1967: 26 ; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 47.

Specimens examined. ENCRUZILHADA DO SUL: Pinot Noir, V. vinifera, Leaf, IV-2007 (1). BOQUEIRÃO DO LEÃO: Bordo (Ives), V. labrusca, Leaf, I/2007 (1).

Measurements: dorsal shield 415 long and 308 wide, j1 38, j3 48, j4 5, j5 5, j6 8, J2 8, J5 3 8(6–9), z 2 5 12 (9– 16), z4 10, z5 8, Z1 10, Z4 138, Z5 305, s4 115, S2 5, S4 10, S 5 5 13 (12–16), r3 15, R1 10, SgI 63, SgII 45, SgIII 50, StiIII 40, SgIV 140, StiIV 58 84 (72–92), StIV 93, st1-st3 78, st2-st2 93, st5-st5 90, ventrianal shield 90 anterior wide, 100 posterior wide and 148 long, spermatheca cervix 14, fixed digit 50, movable digit 45.

Previous records in Brazil. Pernambuco ( Moraes & Oliveira, 1982; Gondim & Moraes, 2001); São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Gondim & Moraes, 2001, Zacarias & Moraes, 2001); Rio Grande do Sul ( Ferla et al., 2005). All measurements agree with the original description. This species was first mentioned in Rio Grande do Sul in yerba mate crop ( Ferla et al., 2005) and was also observed on strawberry in the same state ( Ferla et al., 2007a).