Typhlodromina tropica (Chant, 1959)

Typhlodromus tropicus Chant, 1959: 54; Chant & Baker, 1965: 8; McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 179. Paraseiulella tropica . — Muma 1961: 294.

Typhlodromina tropica . — Denmark & Muma, 1973: 273; Moraes et al., 1986: 240. Typhlodromina aristidesi El-Banhawy, 1976: 532; McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 179. (synonymy by Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1983b).

Specimens examined. BENTO GONÇALVES: Merlot, V. vinifera, Leaf, IV-2007 (1).

Measurements. 370 dorsal shield length and 255 width, j1 10, j3 37, j4 32, j5 30, j6 45, J2 45, J 5 5, 27 z2, z3 42, z4 50, z5 35, Z4 65, Z5 60, s4 57, s6 62, 70 S2, S5 45, r3 25, R1 17, St1-St3 57, St2-St2 67, GG 75, ventrianal shield 105 long, 75 wide and 70 posterior wide, spermatheca cervix 25.

Previous records in Brazil. São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul (Denmark & Muma, 1973; Ferla & Moraes, 2002).