Proprioseiopsis citri (Muma)

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 : 115-116

Proprioseiopsis citri (Muma) ( Figure 83)

Amblyseiulus citri Muma, 1962: 1 .

Typhlodromus citri .— Hirschmann, 1962: 6.

Proprioseiopsis citri . — Muma et al., 1970: 36; Moraes et al.,1986: 113, 2004b: 174; Karg, 1989a: 202; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89; Santos et al., 2017: 165.

According to Santos et al. (2017), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 319 (313– 328) long and 227 (220–238) wide. Setal lengths: j1 25 (21–27), j3 39 (38–41), j4 5 (5–6), j5 5 (5–6), j6 6, J5 7 (6–8), z2 17 (16–19), z4 12 (10–13), z5 5 (5–6), Z1 8 (7–10), Z4 82 (80–85), Z5 78 (76–85), s4 70 (67–72), S2 10 (10–12), S4 9 (8–10), S5 10 (9–10), r3 25 (23–27) and R1 15 (15–16). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 60 (59–61), st2–st2 72 (70–75), st5–st5 70 (63–73). Ventrianal shield 110 (101–117) long, 105 (102–109) wide at level of Zv2 and 94 (91–97) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx funnel- to trumpet-shaped, 24 (22–27) long; atrium swollen. Fixed cheliceral digit 26 (25–27) long, with 7–8 teeth; movable digit 25 (24–26) long, with two teeth. Macrosetae on legs III and IV, sharp-tipped; SgeIII 24 (23–25), SgeIV 59 (59–64), StiIII 29, StiIV 43 (40–46) and StIV 58 (56–59) .

Distribution in Brazil: São Paulo ( Santos et al., 2017).

Distribution elsewhere. Paraguay and USA.

Remark. Specimens were not examined.