Proprioseiopsis badryi (El-Borolossy)

Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A. & De, Gilberto J., 2014, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Egypt, with new records, descriptions of new species, and a key to species, Zootaxa 3865 (1), pp. 1-71 : 10-12

Proprioseiopsis badryi (El-Borolossy)

( Figs 8–14 )

Amblyseius badryi El-Borolossy , in Nasr & Abou-Awad, 1985: 245; Zaher, 1986: 100.

Proprioseiopsis badryi . — Moraes et al., 2004: 172; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13; 2007: 89.

Female (holotype and two additional females).

Dorsal shield mostly smooth, with reticulation anterolaterally to z2 and in the central area of the opisthonotal region of the dorsal shield ( Fig. 8 ); 406, 385 [365] long and 257, 255 [237] wide, with 16 pairs of setae, five pairs of pores and eleven pairs of lyrifissures. Setae j 1 26, 21 [24], j3 55 [54], j4 5 [5], j5 5 [5], j6 10 [13], J5 10 [10], z2 63 [38], z4 91, 81 [78], z5 5, 4 [6], Z 1 23, 18 [20], Z4 94 [86], Z5 88, 86 [72], s4 94, 86 [87], S2 60, 52 [59], S4 52, 49 [50], S5 23 [19], r 3 31, 29 [29], R1 21 [25]. Setae j1, j4, j5, z5, j6, J5, Z1 and S5 smooth, other setae serrate. Peritreme extending forward to level of j1.

Venter ( Fig. 9 ). Sternal shield mostly smooth, with few lateral striae, with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; region anterior to st1 lightly striate. Distances between st1–st1 52 [56], st2–st2 73 [71], st3–st3 86 [83], st4–st4 96, 94 [94]. Genital shield mostly smooth, with few lateral striae, with lateral extensions; distance between st5–st5 86 [88]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, with transverse striae in the anterior two thirds; 140, 135 [132] long, 138 [133] wide at level of ZV2 and 144 [144] wide at level of anus; with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of pre-anal pores. Seta JV5 75, 70 [73]. Ventral setae smooth, except JV5, serrate. Two pairs of metapodal plates.

Spermatheca ( Fig. 11 ). Calyx of spermatheca short, funnel-shaped, 10 [12] long; atrium distinct.

Gnathosoma. Corniculi parallel to each other; basal width of corniculus 3, distance between bases of corniculi 9. Movable cheliceral digit 31, 29 [29], with one tooth; fixed digit 30, 29 [28] long, with three teeth; dorsal and lateral lyrifissures distinct ( Fig. 10 ).

Legs. Macrosetae sharp-tipped: Sge IV 49, 47 [39], Sti IV 44, 39 [29], St IV 91, 83 [74] ( Fig. 12 ); chaetotaxy of genu II 2, 2/1, 2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1, 2/0, 1.

Male (one paratype).

Dorsal shield pattern as in female; 326 long and 214 wide. Setae j1 22, j3 49, j4 5, j5 6, j6 8, J5 8, z2 32, z4 66, z5 6, Z1 16, Z4 77, Z5 67, s4 75, S2 46, S4 33, S5 17, r3 19, R1 18. Setae j1, j4, j5, z5, j6, J5, Z1 and S5 smooth, other setae serrate. Peritreme extending forward to level of j3.

Venter. Distances between st1–st1 65, st2–st2 68, st3–st3 75, st4–st4 70, st5–st5 53. Ventrianal shield subtriangular, strongly reticulate; 144 long and 175 wide at anterior corners ( Fig. 14 ); with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of pre-anal pores. Seta JV5 47.

Gnathosoma. Movable cheliceral digit 25 long, with one tooth; fixed digit 27 long, with two teeth; lateral lyrifissure distinct. Shaft of spermatodactyl 18 long, foot 21 ( Fig. 13 ).

Legs. Macrosetae sharp-tipped: Sge IV 34, Sti IV 25, St IV 67; chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Specimens examined. Holotype female from soil under mango trees, at Sharkia governorate, July 1977 (coll. M.A. El-Borolossy); one paratype male and two femles from same substrate, at Giza governorate, June 1978 (coll. M.A. El-Borolossy).

Previous records from Egypt. Behira, Dakahlia, Giza and Sharkia governorates ( Zaher, 1986); unspecified governorate ( Nasr & Abou-Awad, 1985).

Remarks. According to Nasr & Abou-Awad (1985), A. badryi was first described in an unpublished MSc thesis ( El-Borolossy, 1979). Nasr & Abou-Awad (1985) mentioned the name of this species (indicating El- Borolossy [sic] as the author) in a key to the Egyptian Amblyseius . That constitutes the original description of the species, despite the fact that no information was then provided about the type specimens. Zaher (1986) provided a detailed redescription of the species, with illustrations and setal measurements, mistakenly mentioning Yousef & El-Brollosy [sic] as the authors.

Our measurements of the holotype are close to those reported by Zaher (1986) for a single female, except S5 and j6 (respectively 30 and 12 according to that author). This difference could be due to the smaller size of the specimen examined (the holotype). Differently from most other Proprioseiopsis species ( Chant & McMurtry, 2005a), P. badryi does not have macrosetae on legs I–III.

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 14. Proprioseiopsis badryi: 8. Female dorsal shield; 9. Female ventral shields; 10. Female chelicera; 11. Spermatheca; 12. Genu, tibia and basitarsus of female leg IV; 13. Spermatodactyl; 14. Male ventrianal shield.