Euseius concordis (Chant)

Lofego, Antonio C., Demite, Peterson R., Kishimoto, Raquel G. & De, Gilberto J., 2009, Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Zootaxa 2240, pp. 41-59 : 44

Euseius concordis (Chant)

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) concordis Chant, 1959: 69 .

Amblyseius (Iphiseius) concordis .— Muma, 1961: 288.

Amblyseius concordis .— Chant & Baker, 1965: 22.

Euseius concordis .— Denmark & Muma, 1973: 264; Moraes & Oliveira, 1982: 317; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 138; Moraes et al., 1986: 39; 2004: 64; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 80; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 74; Noronha & Moraes, 2002: 1116; Lofego et al., 2004: 5 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 215; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 17; 2008b: 12; Demite et. al., 2009: 48.

Euseius flechtmanni Denmark & Muma, 1970: 223; 1973: 261 (synonymy according to Moraes et al. 1982).

FEMALE (7 specimens measured). Dorsal shield 326 (317–342) long and 232 (227–240) wide; j1 31 (29–32), j3 42 (39–43), j4 11 (10–12), j5 11 (10–12), j6 12 (12–15), J2 12 (11–13), J5 7 (6–9), z2 23 (16–27), z4 37 (27–43), z5 10 (7–12), Z1 12 (11–14), Z4 13 (12–14), Z5 68 (64–73), s4 54 (51–58), S2 17 (11–20), S4 19 (17–21), S5 21 (18–24), r3 22 (19–25), R1 14 (13–16); distances between st1-st3 59 (57–63), st2-st2 69 (65– 72) and st5-st5 73 (69–76); ventri-anal shield 112 (110–115) long, 53 (50–57) wide at level of ZV2 and 75 (71–77) wide at level of anus; JV5 38 (33–42); movable cheliceral digit 23 (22–23) long, with 1 tooth; fixed cheliceral digit 25 (24–25) long, with four teeth; calyx of spermatheca 27 (24–31) long; Sge I 27 (24–29), Sge II 27 (25–29), Sge III 31 (29–32), Sti III 25 (24–27), Sge IV 43 (38–46), Sti IV 31 (30–32), St IV 52 (49–55).

Specimens examined: União Paulista (20°55' S, 49°55' W), August 2007 (3 Ƥ), June 2008 (11 Ƥ), on B. brizantha . Sud Mennucci (20°39' S, 50°54' W), August 2007, on B. brizantha (25Ƥ, 2 3); September 2008, on B. decumbens (3 Ƥ); October 2007, on M. minutiflora (113 Ƥ, 25 3). Piracicaba (22°41' S, 47°37' W), February 2008, on B. decumbens (2 Ƥ). Novo Horizonte (21°03' S, 49°18' W), July 2008, on B. brizantha (4 Ƥ); on B. decumbens (2 Ƥ). Jales (20°13' S, 49°18' W), July 2008, on B. ruziziensis (3 Ƥ). São José do Rio Preto (20°45' S, 49°19' W), August 2008, on B. brizantha (17 Ƥ, 3 3).

Remarks: This species is previously known from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru ( Guanilo et al. 2008a), Portugal, Trinidad and Venezuela. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of the holotype, provided by Moraes & McMurtry (1983). The measurements of the specimens collected in this study also fit within the ranges given by Noronha & Moraes (2002) for specimens from several places in Brazil.