Typhlodromips robustisetus Moraes, Barbosa & Castro

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 258-259

Typhlodromips robustisetus Moraes, Barbosa & Castro ( Figure 181)

Typhlodromips robustisetus Moraes et al., 2013: 331 .

According to Moraes et al. (2013), dorsal shield of female mostly reticulate, with a transverse band encompassing Z4, 382 (372–390) long and 209 (197–222) wide. Setal lengths: j1 27 (24–29), j3 33 (32–35), j4 12, j5 11 (11–12), j6 15 (14–16), J2 17 (15–21), J5 12 (12–13), z2 20 (18–21), z4 15 (15–16), z5 10 (10–11), Z1 23, Z4 60 (57–60), Z5 91 (90–92), s4 53 (50–57), S2 38 (35–39), S4 21 (21–22), S5 19 (18–23), r3 17 (16–18) and R1 24 (23–25). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 66 (64–68), st2–st2 71 (70–73), st5–st5 74 (72–77). Ventrianal shield 126 (122–129) long, 130 (128–134) wide at level of Zv2 and 123 (120–130) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx bell-shaped, 18 long; atrium vacuolate. Fixed cheliceral digit 34 (32–35) long, with 11 teeth; movable digit 30 (27–32) long, with four teeth. Macrosetae on all legs, sharp-tipped, except on leg IV, knobbed; SgeI 36 (35–39), SgeII 30 (28–32), SgeIII 34 (32–37), StiIII 25 (23–27), SgeIV 50 (49–51), StiIV 48 (46–51) and StIV 65 (63–68) .

Distribution in Brazil. São Paulo ( Moraes et al., 2013).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens.