Typhlodromips amilus De, 1967

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 : 236

Typhlodromips amilus De Leon ( Figure 164)

Typhlodromips amilus De Leon, 1967: 28 .

Typhlodromips amilus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 136, 2004b: 206; Denmark et al., 1999: 37; Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 327, 2007: 61; Kreiter et al., 2013: 296 .

Typhlodromips bhoraii De Leon, 1967: 29 ; Moraes et al., 1986: 138, 2004b: 206; Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 327, 2007: 61 (synonymy according to Denmark et al., 1999: 37).

The morphological information provided by De Leon (1967) and our measurements of the holotype of T. amilus (in square brackets) are provided subsequently. Dorsal shield of female reticulated, 317 [293] long and 183 [185] wide. Setal lengths: j1 19 [15], j3 20 [20], j4 12 [13], j5 [12], j6 [13], J2 16 [15], J5 [7], z2 17 [17], z4 17[18], Z1 18 [16], Z4 33 [32], Z5 58 [60], s4 25 [24], S2 21 [19], S4 18 [18], S5 14 [14], r3 [10], R1 [13] [lengths of j5, j6, J5, z5, r3 and R1 not provided by De Leon (1967)]. Peritreme extending to level between j1. Distances between st1–st3 [56], st2–st2 [66], st5–st5 [67]. Ventrianal shield 101 [100] long, 96 [97] wide at level of Jv2 and [77] at anus level. Spermathecal calyx trumpet-shaped, slender for about half of its total length, 24 [20] long; atrium bulbous. Fixed cheliceral digit 27 [24] long, with nine [12] teeth; movable digit 28 [28] long, with three [three] teeth. Macrosetae on legs I-IV, knobbed; SgeI 16 [18], SgeII 14 [14], SgeIII 20 [20], StiIII [15], SgeIV 29 [30], StiIV 14 [13] and StIV 34 [34].

Distribution in Brazil. Mato Grosso (Ferla & Moraes, 2002a).

Distribution elsewhere. Guadeloupe and Trinidad.

Remark. Specimens from Brazil were not examined.