Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with yerba mate in southern Brazil, with description of a new species
Gonçalves, Dinarte
Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da
Ferla, Noeli Juarez
Zootaxa
2013
3746
2
357
371
46T6Y
DeLeon
DeLeon
[151,485,1885,1911]
Arachnida
Phytoseiidae
Neoseiulus
Animalia
Mesostigmata
6
363
Arthropoda
species
tunus
Specimens examined.ILÓPOLIS: (N), May 2004(1). Adult Female. One specimen examined. Dorsum. Dorsal shield with 280 long, 170 wide at level of s4; j125, j328, j413, j513, j615, J218, J58, z228, z430, z513, Z123, Z448, Z565, s438, S233, S420, S515, r320, R120. Venter. Distances between St1–St358, St2–St265, St5–St563. Ventrianal shield with 85 long, 73 wide at level of ZV2and 60 wide at level of anus. Chelicera. Fixed digit 30 long and movable digit 28 long. Spermatheca. Calyx 15 long. Legs. Sge IV 23, Sti IV 20and St IV 33. Previous records in Rio Grande do Sul.Capitão, Sério, Carazinho and Guaporé (Ferla & Moraes (1998, 2002)); Bento Gonçalves (Johann et al., 2009; Klock et al., 2011).
Comments.This species is common in apple orchards without pesticide in Rio Grande do Sul state (Ferla & Moraes, 1998).