Amblyseius operculatus De Leon

de Souza, Izabel Vieira, Sa Argolo, Poliane, Junior, Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim, Moraes, Gilberto Jose de, Bittencourt, Maria Aparecida Leao & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2015, Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae), ZooKeys 533, pp. 99-131 : 105-106

Taxon classification Animalia Mesostigmata Phytoseiidae

Amblyseius operculatus De Leon

Amblyseius operculatus De Leon, 1967: 26.

Amblyseius operculatus : Moraes et al. 2004: 45.

Amblyseius operculatus : Chant and McMurtry 2007: 80.

Specimens examined.

UESC, Musa sapientum VII-2007 (1♀), Cocos nucifera , VII-2007 (4♀), I-2008 (3♂), IV-2008 (1♂), Annona muricata , VII-2007 (1♀, 1♂), Elaeis guineensis , VII-2007 (1♀), Psidium guajava , VII-2007 (3♀, 2♂), Artocarpus integrifolia , VII-2007 (1♀), Theobroma grandiflorum , VIII-2007 (1♀), Persea americana , I-2008 (2♀); CEPLAC, Cocos nucifera , IV-2008 (1♀), fruits, VI-2008 (1♀), IV-2009 (1♀), V-2009 (1♂), VII-2009 (2♀, 4♂), VIII-2009 (7♀), IX-2009 (2♀, 1♂), X-2009 (5♀, 1♂), XI-2009 (5♀, 1♂), XII-2009 (10♀, 4♂), I-2010 (3♀, 1♂); Colônia de Japoneses, Cocos nucifera , XI-2007 (2♀, 4♂); Fazenda Barra, Anacardium occidentale , VIII-2007 (1♀), Theobroma cacao , XI-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Bela Vista, Cocos nucifera , IV-2007 (1♀), IX-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Formiga, Cocos nucifera , VIII-2007 (5♀), fruit, VIII-2007 (1♀); Fazenda Frupical, Musa sapientum , VII-2007 (1♀), Theobroma cacao , VII-2007 (3♀), fruit, VII-2007 (1♀); Fazenda Liberdade, Theobroma cacao , V-2007 (1♀); Fazenda Monte Alegre, Psidium guajava , V-2007 (1♀), IX-2007 (1♀), V-2008 (1♀), Mangifera indica , IX-2007 (1♀), V-2008 (1♀), Malpighia emarginata , IX-2007 (1♀), Cocos nucifera , I-2008 (1♀, 1♂), V-2008 (1♀, 2♂), Theobroma cacao , V-2008 (1♀); Fazenda Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, Theobroma cacao , VII-2007 (1♀), Cocos nucifera , VII-2007 (1♀), XI-2007 (1♂), Psidium guajava , VII-2007 (1♀), XI-2007 (1♀), Theobroma grandiflorum , XI-2007 (5♀); Fazenda Terra Nova, Theobroma cacao , V-2007 (2♀), Diospyros kaki , V-2007 (1♀), Cocos nucifera , IX-2007 (6♀, 1♂); Sítio São Jorge, Cocos nucifera , XI-2007 (5♀), XI-2007 (1♀).

Female.

Thirteen specimens measured. Dorsal shield 389 (340-428) long, 259 (205-289) wide, j1 37 (33-42), j3 48 (42-55), j4 7 (5-8), j5 6 (5-7), j6 8 (6-10), J2 8 (7-11), J5 8 (7-9), z2 14 (12-16), z4 12 (10-13), z5 7 (6-9), Z1 10 (8-13), Z4 131 (115-148), Z5 283 (223-307), s4 109 (91-120), S2 13 (11-15), S4 11 (11-12), S5 12 (11-13), r3 17 (15-22), R1 12 (10-13); distances between St1-St3 69 (64-71), St2-St2 77 (72-80) and St5-St5 72 (67-77); ventrianal shield 125 (117-135) long, 77 (70-82) wide at level of ZV2 and 78 (66-85) wide at level of anus; movable cheli ceral digit 45 (42-48) long, with 4 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 33 (30-36) long; calyx of spermatheca 10 (8-12) long; Sge I 48 (45-51), Sge II 44 (42-47), Sge III 57 (50-63), Sti III 41 (37-44), Sge IV 121 (105-136), Sti IV 81 (65-91), St IV 82 (75-89).

Male.

Eight specimens measured. Dorsal shield 294 (269-323) long, 217 (197-251) wide, j1 29 (27-31), j3 44 (42-47), j4 6 (5-7), j5 5 (5-6), j6 8 (7-9), J2 9 (7-10), J5 7 (6-9), z2 13 (10-15), z4 11 (10-13), z5 7 (6-7), Z1 10 (8-11), Z4 101 (90-115), Z5 218 (208-236), s4 82 (77-88), S2 12 (11-13), S4 11 (10-13), S5 12 (10-13), r3 15 (14-17), R1 11 (10-12); ventrianal shield 129 (115-140) long and 165 (147-181) wide at anterior corners; shaft of spermatodactyl 23 (21-25) long; Sge I 38 (35-40), Sge II 35 (31-37), Sge III 39 (35-43), Sti III 31 (27-33), Sge IV 81 (72-94), Sti IV 60 (55-70), St IV 65 (61-70).

Remarks.

Measurements of the specimens collected are similar to those of the original description, as well as to those of Gondim Jr. and Moraes (2001).