Tenuisternum bahiense Fiaboe, Moraes & Gondim Jr.

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 : 165

Tenuisternum bahiense Fiaboe, Moraes & Gondim Jr. ( Figure 116)

Tenuisternum bahiense Fiaboe et al., 2004: 1 .

Tenuisternum bahiense .— Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 199, 2007: 111.

According to Fiaboe et al. (2004), dorsal shield of female mostly with areolate to polygonal pattern, striate at anterolateral margins and smooth posteriad Z4, 341 (323–380) long and 204 (177–220) wide. Setal lengths: j1 24, j3 29, j4 20 (17–22), j5 21 (19–22), j6 24 (23–24), J2 29 (28–29), J5 10 (10–12), z2 26 (24–29), z4 29 (27–30), z5 24 (22–26), Z1 29 (26–31), Z4 34 (31–36), Z5 46 (45–48), s4 34 (31–36), S2 30 (29–31), S4 22, S5 22, r3 31 (29–34) and R1 29 (27–30). Peritreme extending to level between j3 and z2. Distances between st1–st3 65 (59–68), st2–st2 62 (60–63), st5–st5 64 (63–68). Ventrianal shield reduced, 100 (97–108) long, 46 (34–52) wide at level of Zv2 and 65 (63–68) at anus level, bearing only one pair of pre-anal setae (Jv2). Spermathecal calyx tubular, 21 (17–24) long; atrium distinct. Fixed cheliceral digit 41 (39–45) long, with ten teeth; movable digit 36 (35–36) long, with three teeth. Leg macrosetae absent .

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Fiaboe et al., 2004, 2007).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remark. Species described from Brazil.