Amblyseius victoireae Zannou et al.

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, Zootaxa 2945 (1), pp. 1-176 : 29

Amblyseius victoireae Zannou et al.

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Amblyseius victoireae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira, 2007: 30 .

Material examined. Kenya, 1 female, Nyahururu (Thompson Falls), altitude 2500 m, May 6, 2006 (El-Banhawy) .

Female: Dorsal shield smooth, 385 long, 220 wide. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 29, j3 53, j4, j5, j6, J2, J5, 6–9, z2, z4 10, z5 6, Z1 5, Z4 122, Z5 255, s4 83, S2, S4, S5 7, r3, R1 10, JV5 83. Setae Z 4, Z5, serrated, remaining setae smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield smooth, distances between St I-St III 67 , St II-St II 74 , St IV on platelets. Genital shield 90 wide. Ventri-anal shield 127 long, 92 wide at level of ZV2, 76 wide at level of anus, with a pair of large elliptical pre-anal pores posterior 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 14 teeth, movable digit with three teeth. Spermatheca calyx cup shaped, 7 long, 9 wide distally, atrium small, major duct prominent. Macrosetae, Sge II 39 , Sge III 65 , Sti III 35 , Sge IV 130 , Sti IV 110 , St IV 80 . Chaetotaxy : genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. The female holotype was collected from Malindi, Kenya, 11 December 1989, J. S. Yaninek ( Zannou et al., 2007). The male is unknown. It has also been collected from Coast Province, 12 December 1989 (J. S. Yaninek).

Figures

FIGURE 40. Amblyseius victoireae Zannou et al. (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Genu II; F. Leg III; G. Leg IV.