Typhlodromips mangleae 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 : 251

Typhlodromips mangleae De Leon ( Figure 176)

Typhlodromips mangleae De Leon, 1967: 28

Typhlodromips mangleae .— Moraes et al., 1986: 143, 2004b: 217; Lofego et al., 2004: 10 , 2009: 55; Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 327, 2007: 63; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 39; Rocha et al., 2015: 28; Souza et al., 2015: 117 ; Duarte et al., 2021: 2371.

Amblyseius mangleae .—Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 75.

Amblyseius pederosus El-Banhawy, 1978: 478 . New synonym.

Typhlodromips pederosus . — Moraes et al., 1986: 144; 2004b: 220; Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 327; 2007: 63.

Specimens measured. PE, SP (2, 3, in addition to the holotype and one paratype of A. pederosus shown respectively in square brackets).

Dorsal shield of female mostly reticulate, with anterolateral striae and smooth posteriad Z4, 319 (285–347) [362, 365] long and 206 (172–226) [237, 242] wide. Setal lengths: j1 17 (17–20) [18, 19], j3 21 (20–23) [21, 24], j4 9 (8–11) [8, 9], j5 8 [9], j6 11 (8–11) [10, 12], J2 11 [16, 15], J5 9 (8–11) [10, 11], z2 10 (8–11) [11, 12], z4 10 (8–11) [11, 12], z5 8 [7, 10], Z1 11 (8–14) [11, 13], Z4 32 (25–37) [33, 37], Z5 70 (68–73) [70, 73], s4 23 (20–25) [26, 27], S2 11 (8–14) [11, 12], S4 8 (6–11) [10], S5 8 (6–8) [7, 8], r3 14 (11-14) [17, 18] and R1 12 (11–14) [17, 12]. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 55 (48–59) [54, 62], st2–st2 60 (59–65) [64, 66], st5–st5 62 (54–68) [70, 71]. Ventrianal shield 109 (93–118) [122, 124] long, 84 (71–93) [90, 101] wide at level of Zv2 and 79 (71–85) [89, 95] at anus level. Spermathecal calyx disc-shaped, 5 (3–6) [4, 6] long; atrium c-shaped. Fixed cheliceral digit 23 (17–25) [30] long, with seven [seven, eight] teeth; movable digit 26 (25–26) [31–32] long, with two [two] teeth. Macrosetae on all legs, sharp-tipped; SgeI 27 (23–31) [30, 32], SgeII 25 (23–28) [27, 29], SgeIII 29 (25–31) [31, 33], StiIII 24 (23–25) [27, 28], SgeIV 43 (37–48) [46, 50], StiIV 34 (28–39) [38, 40] and StIV 52 (42–59) [56, 57] .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas ( Silva et al., 2016), Bahia ( Souza et al., 2015; Argolo et al., 2017), Ceará ( Barros et al., 2020), Distrito Federal ( Duarte et al., 2021), Maranhão ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Mendonça et al., 2019), Minas Gerais ( Fiaboe et al., 2007; Silva et al., 2010; Carvalho et al., 2012; Ferla et al., 2023), Paraná ( Furtado et al., 2006; Araujo et al., 2022a), Pernambuco (Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001; Rosa et al., 2005; Vasconcelos et al., 2006; Fiaboe et al., 2007), Rio Grande do Sul ( Ferla & Moraes, 1998, 2002b; Morais et al., 2007; Eichelberger et al., 2011; Marchetti & Ferla, 2011; Rocha et al., 2015; Silva et al., 2020; Toldi et al., 2021a, b), São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Lofego et al., 2004, 2009, 2017; Demite et al., 2011, 2012) and Tocantins ( Cruz et al., 2012; Cañarte et al., 2020).

Distribution elsewhere. Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico and Trinidad.

Remarks. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description of T. mangleae . Additionally, measurements of the holotype and one paratype of T. pederosus indicated that this species is a junior synonym of T. mangleae , with minor differences attributed to intraspecific variations.