Neoseiulus Hughes

Gonçalves, Dinarte, Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da & Ferla, Noeli Juarez, 2013, Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with yerba mate in southern Brazil, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3746 (2), pp. 357-371 : 363

Genus Neoseiulus Hughes

Neoseiulus fallacis ( Garman)

Iphidulus fallacis Garman, 1948: 13 .

Typhlodromus fallacis .—Nesbitt, 1951: 24.

Amblyseius fallacis .—Chant, 1959: 74; Gupta, 1978: 331. Neoseiulus fallacis .—Moraes et al., 2004: 119.

Specimens examined. PUTINGA: (I), September 2002 (1).

Adult Female. One specimen examined.

Dorsum. Dorsal shield with 358 long, 175 wide at level of s4; j1 23, j3 40, j4 25, j5 28, j6 40, J2 50, J5 13, z2 40, z4 40, z5 28, Z1 48, Z4 65, Z5 80, s4 50, S2 65, S4 43, S5 38, r3 38, R1 33.

Venter. Distances between St1–St3 58, St2–St2 60, St5–St5 63. Ventrianal shield with 123 long, 103 wide at level of ZV2 and 85 wide at level of anus.

Chelicera. Fixed digit 30 long and movable digit 28 long.

Legs. Sge IV 20, Sti IV 25 and St IV 50.

Previous records in Rio Grande do Sul. Bento Gonçalves and Encruzilhada do Sul (Johann et al., 2009; Ferla et al., 2011);

Comments. The measurements are similar to those in the original description ( Garman, 1948). It has been reported on grapevine culture in Rio Grande do Sul state, where has been considered a common predator (Johann et al., 2009).