Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker )

De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1628, pp. 1-22 : 10-11

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.179339

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6241470

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D387F4-FFE9-5744-28EF-FD5CFDDFFF7D

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scientific name

Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker )
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Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker) View in CoL

( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 )

Amblyseius (Ptenoseius) horrifer Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 295 . Amblyseius horrifer, Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966: 30 .

Amblyseius (Paraphytoseius) horrifer , Van der Merwe, 1968: 169. Proprioseius (Paraphytoseius) horrifer, Karg, 1983: 302 .

FEMALE (Specimens measured. Benin: 1; Kenya: 1; Uganda: 2; Democratic Republic of Congo: holotype).

Dorsum ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A). Dorsal shield 300(294–310) [298] long and 158(149–166) [166] wide, with light lateral striae, a pair of incisions at level of s4 and a pair of large pores mesad of z5. Setae j1 38(37–40) [38], j3 85(80–88) [84], j4 3 [3], j5 3 [3], j6 7(6–8) [6], J5 4(3–5) [3], z2 11(10–12) [11], z4 8(6–11) [6], z5 5(4–5) [5], Z1 7(6–8) [5], Z4 80(77–84) [84], Z5 114(112–118) [116], s4 131(122–139) [138], r3 43(40–45) [45], R1 31(27–41) [28].

Peritreme ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A). Extending to level of j1.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin crenulate; distances between ST1–ST3 66(64–69) [63], ST2–ST2 73(72–74) [69]. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5–ST5 83(82–86) [84]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, smooth, anterior margin almost straight and lateral margin with light constriction, 103(96–110) long [115], 68(62–74) [75] wide at level of ZV2 and 62 (59–67) [63] wide at level of anus. Caudoventral setae smooth, except JV4 and JV5, lightly serrate.

Chelicera ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 C). Movable digit 34(33–34) long, with 2 – 3 teeth; fixed digit 29 long, with 10 – 11 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 D). Calyx dish-shaped, 4(3–5) [4] deep, 12(9–13) in diameter; atrium nodular.

Legs ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 E). Macrosetae stout, spatulate, except that on telotarsus IV, knobbed; Sge II 12 (11–13) [not checked in holotype], Sge IV 25 (24–27) [26], Sti IV 37 (35–40) [37], Sbt IV 40 (38–43) [39] and Stt IV 41 (39– 42) [not checked in holotype]. With a small, blunt seta on basitarsus IV and, on some specimens, on femur IV [both not checked in holotype]. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

MALE. Not encountered in this study.

Specimens examined. Benin: Ouidah, Départment de l’Atlantique, on Mucuna sp. ( Fabaceae ), 1-XI- 1989, G.J. Moraes. Democratic Republic of Congo (= Belgian Congo): (holotype) Ruwenzori, Kivu, on Hoslundia opposite (Lamiaceae) , 6-V-1955, E.W. Baker. Muanda, on Cassia sp. ( Caesalpiniaceae ), 11-VII- 1991, A. Onzo. Ghana: Ashanti region, 2 km W Jakobu, on unknown plant, 10-XI-1989, J.S. Yaninek. Kenya: 16 km N Mozimo, Nyanza Province, on unknown plant, 2-XII-1989, J.S. Yaninek. Uganda: Kamengo, Mpigi, on Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae) , 6-X-1990, J.S. Yaninek; 7 miles W Busemba, on Abutilon mauritanum (Malvaceae) , 1990, J.S. Yaninek.

World distribution. Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Uganda and South Africa.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Mesostigmata

Family

Phytoseiidae

Genus

Paraphytoseius

Loc

Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker )

De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A. 2007
2007
Loc

Amblyseius (Paraphytoseius) horrifer

Karg 1983: 302
Merwe 1968: 169
1968
Loc

Amblyseius (Ptenoseius) horrifer Pritchard & Baker , 1962 : 295

Meyer 1966: 30
Pritchard 1962: 295
1962
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