Neoseiulus fallacis ( Garman , 1948 )

Ferla, Noeli Juarez, Johann, Liana, Klock, Crisna, Majolo, Fernanda & Botton, Marcos, 2011, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from vineyards in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, Zootaxa 2976, pp. 15-31 : 22

Neoseiulus fallacis ( Garman, 1948)

Iphidulus fallacis Garman, 1948: 13 .

Typhlodromus fallacis . — Nesbitt, 1951: 24.

Amblyseius fallacis . — Chant, 1959: 74; Gupta, 1978: 331. Neoseiulus fallacis . — Moraes et al., 1986: 79.

Specimens examined. BENTO GONÇALVES: Cabernet Sauvignon, Bromus catharticus Vahl. : XII-2006 (1), Nicotiana sp.: I-2007 (1). ENCRUZILHADA DO SUL: Pinot Noir, V. vinifera, Leaf, II-2007 (17), III-2007 (3).

Four females were measured: dorsal shield 350 (345–355) long and 176 (175–180) wide, j1 22 (20–23), j3 41 (36–43), j4 28 (25–30), j5 30 (28–33), j6 43 (35–50), J2 48 (42–50), J5 12 (10–13), z2 41 (36–43), z4 42 (38–45), z5 28 (24–33), Z1 51 (48–55), Z4 63 (58–65), Z5 76 (73–80), s4 53 (47–58), S2 63 (58–68), S4 43 (40–48), S5 32 (30–35), r3 29 (25–30), R1 28 (25–30), SgIV 23 (23), StiIV 23 (23), StIV 51 (45–55), st1-st3 61 (60–63), st2-st2 60 (58–62), G-G 57 (55–61), ventrianal shield 99 (95–105) anterior wide, 88 (80–98) posterior wide and 121 (115– 128) long, spermatheca cervix 13 (11–15), fixed digit 28 (25–31), movable digit 25 (23–27).

Previous records in Brazil. São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Flechtmann, 1967a, 1967b, 1967c). All measurements agree with the original description, except j4, j5, j6, Z1, Z4, R1 which are shorter ( Schicha & Elshafie, 1980). It is used in the United States for control of P. ulmi and T. urticae in apple orchards, and its population increases during population peaks of tetranychid mites ( Croft, 1975; Croft & McGroarty, 1977; McMurtry & Croft 1997).