Neoseiulus idaeus, Denmark & Muma, 1973

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 : 211-212

Neoseiulus idaeus Denmark & Muma ( Figure 147)

Neoseiulus idaeus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 266.

Amblyseius idaeus .— Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 134.

Neoseiulus idaeus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 83, 2004b: 124; Chant & McMurtry, 2003a: 21, 2007: 29; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 28 , 2008b: 20 ; Ferragut et al., 2010: 86; Silva et al., 2016: 1138; Demite et al., 2017: 2157; Peralta & Tello, 2019: 150; Duarte et al., 2021: 2366; Ferragut & Baumann, 2021: 397; Liao et al., 2021: 655; Ferragut & Navia, 2022b: 535 .

Cydnodromus idaeus .— Tixier et al., 2011: 275.

Cydnodromus picanus Ragusa, 2000: 4 ; Tixier et al., 2011: 275 (synonymy according to Tixier et al., 2011: 278).

Neoseiulus picanus . — Moraes et al., 2004b: 138; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 29.

Neoseiulus tridenticus Ueckermann, Moraes & Zannou , in Zannou et al., 2006: 271; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 31 (synonymy according to Guanilo et al., 2008a: 28).

Specimens measured. AL, BA, CE, MA, MG, MS, PB, PE, PI, RN (3, 6, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4).

Dorsal shield of female reticulate, 336 (318–361) long and 160 (148–175) wide. Setal lengths: j1 21 (16–24), j3 49 (41–56), j4 42 (35–42), j5 44 (37–51), j6 52 (45–65), J2 52 (45–57), J5 11 (8–13), z2 45 (38–57), z4 51 (51–57), z5 36 (29–43), Z1 53 (45–62), Z4 67 (59–73), Z5 72 (64–80), s4 63 (52–70), S2 59 (52–68), S4 33 (27–45), S5 28 (19–35), r3 30 (25–40) and R1 31 (19–45). Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 60 (51–70), st2–st2 60 (56–64), st5–st5 63 (56–73). Ventrianal shield 115 (102–130) long, 85 (75–92) wide at level of Zv2 and 75 (65–92) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx cup-shaped, 13 (10–17) long; atrium small, nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 22 (21–22) long, with six teeth; movable digit 24 (22–25) long, with two teeth. Macroseta only on leg IV, sharp-tipped; StIV 48 (38–57) .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas ( Silva et al., 2016), Amazonas ( Vasconcelos & Silva, 2015), Bahia ( Farias et al., 1981; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Noronha et al., 1997, 2004, 2010; Fiaboe et al., 2007; Ferragut & Navia, 2022b), Ceará ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Furtado et al., 2005; Lofego et al., 2013; Rodrigues et al., 2020), Distrito Federal ( Duarte et al., 2021); Espírito Santo ( Collier et al., 2004), Goiás ( Rezende et al., 2012; Demite et al., 2017), Maranhão ( Moraes et al., 1993), Mato Grosso ( Daud & Feres, 2013), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Furtado et al., 2014), Minas Gerais ( Moraes et al., 1990; Rezende & Lofego, 2011), Paraíba ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983), Paraná ( Denmark & Muma, 1973), Pernambuco ( Farias et al., 1981; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Bakker et al., 1993; Braun et al., 1993; Fiaboe et al., 2007; Domingos et al., 2014), Piauí ( Moraes et al., 1993), Rio Grande do Norte ( Barbosa et al., 2021), Rio Grande do Sul ( Furtado et al., 2006; Silva et al., 2008; Reichert et al., 2014), Rondônia ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b), Roraima (Gondim Jr. et al., 2012), Santa Catarina (Furtado et al., 2016) and São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Bellini et al., 2005a; Hernandes & Feres, 2006; Demite et al., 2011, 2012, 2013; Montes et al., 2011; Barroso et al., 2023).

Distribution elsewhere. Argentina, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Kenya, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the redescriptions of N. idaeus by Moraes & McMurtry (1983) and Tixier et al. (2011). Species widely distributed in

Brazil, differently form Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) , its closest species, found only in S„o Paulo State and further south.