Neoseiulus mumae (Shehata & Zaher)

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 : 26

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3865.1.1

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4667478

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C78780-885E-FFC7-FF00-FD59FA93F82F

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Plazi

scientific name

Neoseiulus mumae (Shehata & Zaher)
status

 

Neoseiulus mumae (Shehata & Zaher) View in CoL

( Figs 34–37 View FIGURES 34 – 37 )

Amblyseius mumae Shehata & Zaher, 1969: 175 ; Zaher, 1986: 109.

Amblyseius mumi [sic]. — Nasr & Abou-Awad, 1985: 245.

Neoseiulus mumae View in CoL . — Moraes et al., 1986: 90; 2004: 134; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 29; Negm et al., 2012b: 265. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) mumae . — Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 130.

Female (two specimens).

Dorsal shield ( Fig. 34 View FIGURES 34 – 37 ) mostly smooth with few lateral striae anterior to S2; 364, 336 long and 195, 181 wide; with 17 pairs of setae, three pairs of pores and eleven pairs of lyrifissures. Setae j1 16; j 3 23, 20; j4 18; j 5 18, 17; j 6 18, 17; J 2 23, 20; J 5 13, 12; z 2 23, 22; z 4 23, 20; z 5 18, 17; Z1 23; Z4 39, 38; Z5 55, 52; s 4 29, 27; S 2 26, 25; S 4 26, 24; S 5 23, 22; r3 26; R 1 23, 21. All setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5, serrate. Peritreme extending forward to level of j1.

Venter ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 34 – 37 ). Sternal shield mostly smooth, with few lateral striae; region anterior to st1 lightly striate; posterior margin slightly concave. Distances between st1–st1 55, 52; st2–st2 65, 63; st3–st3 73, 70; st4–st4 68, 65. Genital shield smooth; distance between st5–st5 62, 59. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, mostly reticulate; 120, 114 long, 104, 99 wide at ZV2 level and 88 wide at level of anus; with three pairs of pre-anal setae and a pair of preanal pores posteromesad of JV2. Seta JV5 55, 47. Ventral setae smooth. Two pairs of metapodal plates.

Spermatheca ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 34 – 37 ). Calyx of spermatheca tubular, flaring slightly toward vesicle, 23, 21 long; atrium distinct.

Gnathosoma. Corniculi parallel to each other; basal width of corniculus 4, distance between bases of corniculi 9. Movable cheliceral digit 31, 27 long, without teeth; fixed digit 31, 28 long, with two teeth.

Legs ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 34 – 37 ). No leg macrosetae; chaetotaxy of genu II: 2, 2/0, 2/0, 1; genu III: 1, 2/0, 2/1, 1.

Specimens examined. One female from soil, at Asyut governorate, December 1977 (coll. M.A. Zaher); one female from soil under grapevine tree, at Giza governorate, June 1978 (coll. M.A. Zaher).

Previous records from Egypt. Giza governorate (Shehata & Zaher, 1969; Zaher, 1986); Qualyubia governorate ( Zaher, 1986); unspecified governorate ( Yousef et al., 1976).

Remarks. This species was originally described from the holotype female collected in the Faculty of Agriculture Farm, Giza governorate, Egypt. The original description was rather detailed, with illustrations and setal measurements. Measurements of the specimens examined are close to those of the original description.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Mesostigmata

Family

Phytoseiidae

Genus

Neoseiulus

Loc

Neoseiulus mumae (Shehata & Zaher)

Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A. & De, Gilberto J. 2014
2014
Loc

Amblyseius mumae

Zaher 1986: 109
1986
Loc

Neoseiulus mumae

Negm 2012: 265
Chant 2007: 29
Ueckermann 1988: 130
Moraes 1986: 90
1986
Loc

Amblyseius mumi

Nasr 1985: 245
1985
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