Amblyseius impeltatus, Denmark & Muma, 1973

Cavalcante, Ana Cristina Cerqueira, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo, Lofego, Antônio Carlos & Hernandes, Fabio Akashi, 2021, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with complementary description of Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 61, pp. 1-7 : 2

Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma ( Figs. 1-8 )

Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973: 241; Moraes et al., 1986: 16; 2004: 30; Chant & McMurtry, 2004: 199; 2007: 78.

Amblyseius (Multiseius) impeltatus – Denmark & Muma, 1989: 91.

Material examined: Paraty: 8 females and 2 males on Cupania sp. (Sapindaceae) , 27-VIII-2008.

Female (n = 5)

Dorsum ( Fig. 1 ): Dorsal shield smooth, with 6 pairs gland pores (gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd8 and gd9) and 12 pairs of lyrifissures (id1, id2, id4, idx, idm2, idm3, idm4, idm6, is1, idl2, idl3 and idl4) visible, 388 (380-395) long and 250 (237-270) wide; with 17 pairs of setae on dorsal shield; setae r3 and R1 inserted in the unsclerotized cuticle. Setae j1 20 (19-20), j3 22 (22-23), j4 9 (8-10), j5 9 (7-10), j6 11 (9-12), J2 14 (14-15), J5 8 (7-9), z2 15 (13-16), z4 11 (10-12), z5 12 (10-14), Z1 13 (12-14), Z4 37 (34-41), Z5 134 (120-140), s4 41 (39-43), S2 14 (13-15), S4 13 (12-14), S5 13 (11-14), r3 12 (11-13), R1 13 (12-14). All dorsal setae smooth, except Z5 serrate .

Figures

Figures 1-7. Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma, 1973. Female (1-5): (1) Dorsal shield;(2) Ventral idiosoma;(3) Chelicera; (4) Spermatheca;(5) Genu,tibia and basitarsus of leg IV.Male (6-7): (6) Ventrianal shield;(7) Spermatodactyl.

Figure 8. Amblyseius impeltatus Denmark & Muma. Holotype spermatheca (Photo:Samuel Bolton).