Neoseiulella manukae (Collyer), 1986

Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, Acarologia 52 (3), pp. 259-348 : 288-290

Neoseiulella manukae (Collyer)

( Figure 12 )

Typhlodromus manukae Collyer 1964: 637-638 ; Schicha 1980: 16-18; Collyer 1982: 190; Schicha 1987: 140-143; Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1989: 1034-1036. Neoseiulella manukae (Collyer) Moraes et al. 1986: 201 ; Moraes et al. 2004: 294; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147. Neoseiulella (Neoseiulella) manukae (Collyer) Denmark and Rather 1996: 55-56.

Adult female ( Figure 12a – e )

Dorsal shield ( Figure 12a ) — Dorsal shield smooth: length 440 (439 – 440); width 226 (225 – 226) (at level of s4), 224 (223 – 224) (at level of Z1), with five pairs of solenostomes: gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, and gd9. three pairs of poroids. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth except Z5 which is slightly serrated: j1 34 (33 – 34); j3 46 (45 – 46); j4 15 (14 – 15); j5 14; j6 16; J2 16; J5 14; z2 17; z3 30 (29 – 30); z4 31 (30 – 31); z5 15; Z1 15; Z4 55; Z5 134 (133 – 134); s4 36 (35 – 36); s6 25 (24 – 25); S2 28; S4 17; S5 21; sublateral setae r3 20 and R1 17. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1 .

Ventral shields ( Figure 12b ) — Sternal shield 92 (91 – 92) long and 88 (86 – 89) wide (at level of ST2), smooth with three pairs of setae (ST1, ST2 and ST3) and two pairs of poroids. A pair of metasternal setae (ST4) on separate platelets accompanied by a pair of small poroids. Genital shield 133 (132 – 133) long and 74 (73 – 74) wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under the genital shield. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 4 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, 143 (142 – 143) long and 110 (109 – 110) wide (at level of ZV2), smooth, with three pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2 and ZV2; JV3 absent), and a pair of small circular solenostomes gv3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 50 (49 – 50) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 23 (22 – 23) long and 7 wide.

Spermatheca ( Figure 12c ) — Cervix 5 long, cupshaped.

Chelicera ( Figure 12d ) — Eleven teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 33 (32 – 33) long, bearing three teeth.

Legs ( Figure 12e ) — Measurements of legs: leg I 396 (395 – 396); leg II 330 (329 – 330); leg III 345 (344 – 346); leg IV 437 (436 – 437). Seven setae (2-2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. Two macrosetae, 41 (40 – 41) and 32 (31 – 32) long, on genu and tibia III, respectively. Three other macrosetae, 81, 67 and 50 long, on genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively.

Material examined — The female lectotype and one female paralectotype deposited in the BMNH, the British Museum of Natural History , Cromwell Road, London, UK .

Adult male The male of this species is unknown.

Previous reports — N. manukae is only known from the Australasian area. The type specimens were collected at Waitakeres, near Auckland, New Zealand, on Leptospermum scoparium J.R. Forst. and G. Forst. (Myrtaceae) ( Collyer 1964). This species has been also found on L. ericoides A. Rich. at Awanui Inlet, New Zealand ( Collyer 1982); and on Eucalyptus parivolia Cambage (Myrtaceae) in New South Wales, Australia ( Schicha 1987).

Figures

FIGURE 12: Neoseiulella manukae (Collyer). Female (lectotype): a – dorsal shield; b – ventral shields; c – spermatheca; d – chelicera; e – leg IV.