Ueckermannseius kiminini El-Banhawy & Knapp, 2011

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, Zootaxa 2945 (1), pp. 1-176 : 32

Ueckermannseius kiminini El-Banhawy & Knapp , n. sp.

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Material examined. Holotype female, Kenya, bushes at Mt. Kenya, altitude 2000 m, July 13, 2004 (El-Banhawy) . Paratypes, 1 female Mt. Kenya, Mutubia gate, altitude 3178 m., July 13, 2004 ; 6 females, Mt. Kenya, Nchoroigoro main forest, altitude 1743 m, July 15, 2004 (El-Banhawy).

Female: Dorsal shield smooth, 328 long, 210 wide. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 28, j3 35, j4, j5 12, j6, J2 16, J5 8, z2 28, z4 33, z5 12, Z1 21, Z4 28, Z5 69, s4 58, S2 30, S4, S5 14, r3 25, R1 16, JV5 46. Seta Z 5 serrated, remaining seta smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield smooth, with posterior lobe, distances between St I-St III 65 , St II-St II 62 , St IV on platelets. Genital shield 83 wide. Ventri-anal shield 110 long, 62 wide, with a pair of elliptical pre-anal pores mesad to JV2, and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, ZV2). Two pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites, and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with eight teeth, movable digit with two teeth. Spermatheca calyx slender, 40 long gradually flared distally, atrium prominent, 7 long, 3 wide. Macrosetae, sharp distally, Sge II 18 , Sge III 21 , Sge IV 46 , Sti IV 32 , St IV 80 . Chaetotaxy : genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. The spermatheca of this species and U. aequideus (Blommers) are similar, however the great variations in the lengths of most dorsal setae and macrosetae separate these two species. The male is unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 45. Ueckermannseius kiminini El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp. (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Genu II; F. Genu III; G. Leg IV.