Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (1957)

Barbar, Z., 2013, Survey Of Phytoseiid Mite Species (Acari: Phytoseiidae) In Citrus Orchards In Lattakia Governorate, Syria, Acarologia 53 (3), pp. 247-261 : 252

Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (1957)

Specimens collected — Al-Jinderiyah: 1 ♀ on Malva sylvestris , 05 May 2011; Karsana: 4 ♀ on Malva sylvestris , 05 May 2011 ( Tables 1 and 2).

Female — Specimens measured: 5 ♀.

Dorsum — Dorsal shield moderately sclerotized, reticulated laterally, 359 (350 – 365) long and 211 (195 – 230) at level of setae j6; j1 24 (20 – 25), j3 39 (35 – 43), j4 56 (51 – 60), j5 67 (60 – 78), j6 158 (145 – 168), J5 5, z2 13 (10 – 18), z4 66 (60 – 70), z5 10, Z1 104 (95 – 110), Z4 134 (128 – 138), Z5 123 (118 – 130), s4 146 (130 – 175), S5 30 (28 – 33), r3 30 (28 – 33), R1 31 (28 – 33). Dorsal setae s4, j6, Z1, Z4, Z5 are slightly serrate .

Peritreme — Extending to level between setae j3- z2.

Venter — Sternal shield with three pairs of setae (St1, St2 and St3); distances between St1-St1 56 (55 – 58), St2-St2 80, St3-St3 91 (85 – 95), St1-St3 67 (55 – 73), St4-St4 115 (105 – 125). Distance between genital setae St5-St5 85 (80 – 88). Ventrianal shield oval, without preanal setae, 88 (83 – 93) long and 78 (70 – 85) wide; JV5 46 (38 – 50).

Chelicera — Fixed digit 28 long, with eight teeth; movable digit 25 long, tridentate.

Spermatheca — Calyx vesicular, 30 long.

Legs — SgeIV 78, StiIV 45, StIV 121 (113 – 125).

Remarks — The Syrian specimens are morphologically close to the type specimens (Athias- Henriot, 1957) and the redescriptions of Swirski et al. (1998), Denmark et al. (1999) Guanilo et al. (2008) and Okassa et al. (2010).

Proprioseiopsis messor ( Wainstein, 1960) Typhlodromus messor Wainstein, 1960: 688 . Proprioseiopsis (Amblyseiulus) messor Karg, 1989: