Metaseiulus Muma

Gonçalves, Dinarte, Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da & Ferla, Noeli Juarez, 2013, Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with yerba mate in southern Brazil, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3746 (2), pp. 357-371 : 366

Genus Metaseiulus Muma

Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) camelliae (Chant & Yoshida-Shaul)

Typhlodromus camelliae Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1983: 1053 .

Typhlodromina camelliae .—Moraes et al., 1986: 236; Hernandes & Feres, 2006: 4. Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) camelliae .—Moraes et al., 2004: 278; Lofego et al., 2004: 13; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 173; Guanilo et al., 2008b: 26.

Specimens examined. ILÓPOLIS: (H), December 2002 (1). PUTINGA: (I), January 2003 (2); February 2004 (1); (N), January 2004 (1).

Adult Female. Three specimens examined.

Dorsum. Dorsal shield with 319 (303–335) long, 171 (168–175) wide at level of s4; j1 19 (18–20), j3 19 (18– 20), j4 13, j5 13, j6 15, J2 22 (20–23), J5 12 (10–13), z2 18 (15–20), z3 19 (18–20), z4 19 (18–20), z5 13, Z4 32 (30–33), Z5 49 (48–50), s4 22 (20–23), s6 24 (23–25), S5 19 (18–20), r3 19 (18–20), R1 23 (20–25).

Venter. Distances between St1–St3 58 (55–60), St2–St2 57 (55–58), St5–St5 61 (58–63). Ventrianal shield with 106 (103–108) long, 75 wide at level of ZV2 and 73 (70–75). wide at level of anus.

Chelicera. Fixed digit 30 long and movable digit 27 (25–28) long.

Spermatheca. Calyx 14 (13–15) long.

Legs. No macrosetae on legs I, II, III and IV.

Previous records in Rio Grande do Sul. Capitão and Sério (Ferla & Moraes, 1998); Arroio Grande, Mata, Passo Fundo, Santiago and Seberi (Ferla & Moraes, 2002); Boqueirão do Leão and Dois Lajeados (Ferla et al., 2011).

Comments. This is a common mite in natural environments (Ferla & Moraes, 2002) and in apple orchards without pesticide (Ferla & Moraes, 1998) in Rio Grande do Sul state.