Leonseius regularis (De Leon)

de Souza, Izabel Vieira, Sa Argolo, Poliane, Junior, Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim, Moraes, Gilberto Jose de, Bittencourt, Maria Aparecida Leao & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2015, Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae), ZooKeys 533, pp. 99-131 : 118-119

Taxon classification Animalia Mesostigmata Phytoseiidae

Leonseius regularis (De Leon)

Typhloseiopsis regularis De Leon, 1965: 123.

Leonseius regularis : Moraes et al. 2004: 275.

Leonseius regularis : Chant and McMurtry 2007: 161.

Specimens examined.

UESC, Theobroma cacao , VII-2007 (7♀), I-2008 (5♀), Elaeis guineensis , VII-2007 (1♂), Artocarpus integrifolia , VII-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Bela Vista, Theobroma cacao , IV-2007 (5♀, 1♂), XI-2007 (8♀), Psidium guajava VII-2007 (1♀), Spondias mombin , IV-2007 (1♀), Cocos nucifera , IV-2007 (1♀), XI-2007 (1♀), Annona muricata , IV-2007 (4♀), Artocarpus integrifolia , IV-2007 (1♀), Genipa americana , IV-2007 (3♀); Fazenda Monte Alegre, Theobroma cacao , V-2007 (6♀, 1♂), Cocos nucifera , IX-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, Theobroma cacao , VII-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Terra Nova, Theobroma cacao , I-2008 (1♀, 1♂); Sítio Sabino, Mangifera indica , VIII-2007 (1♀), Syzygium malaccense , VIII-2007 (1♀).

Female.

Twelve specimens measured. Dorsal shield 366 (333-397) long, 257 (212-282) wide, j1 28 (25-30), j3 38 (35-42), j4 4 (3-5), j5 4 (3-5), j6 5 (5-6), J2 6 (5-8), J5 8 (7-9), z2 4 (3-5), z3 11 (9-14), z4 6 (5-7), z5 4 (3-5), Z4 101 (85-111), Z5 276 (262-292), s4 89 (71-98), s6 8 (6-12), S5 6 (5-7), r3 10 (8-12), R1 9 (7-11); distances between St1-St3 61 (59-66), St2-St2 70 (67-73) and St5-St5 73 (70-76); ventrianal shield 115 (98-128) long, 63 (55-70) wide at level of ZV2 and 64 (55-70) wide at level of anus; movable cheliceral digit 32 (30-33) long, with 4 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 28 (25-30) long; calyx of spermatheca 18 (17-18) long; Sge I 54 (50-57), Sge II 40 (37-43), Sge III 51 (47-55), Sti III 38 (33-44), Sge IV 119 (107-128), Sti IV 68 (55-82), St IV 54 (48-60).

Male.

Four specimens measured. Dorsal shield 258 (243-266) long, 171 (166-179) wide, j1 22 (20-24), j3 32 (30-34), j4 5 (4-6), j5 5 (4-6), j6 6 (5-7), J2 6 (4-8), J5 7 (6-8), z2 4 (3-5), z3 10 (8-12), z4 5 (4-7), z5 4 (3-5), Z4 63 (62-64), Z5 193 (185-202), s4 51 (48-55), s6 8 (6-10), S5 6 (5-8), r3 10 (8-11), R1 7 (7-8); ventrianal shield 111 (107-115) long and 141 (138-146) wide at anterior corners; shaft of spermatodactyl 18 (17-18) long; Sge I 36 (35-37), Sge II 30 (28-32), Sge III 38 (36-40), Sti III 29 (28-31), Sge IV 68 (66-70), Sti IV 42 (40-45), St IV 44 (42-48).

Remarks.

Measurements of the specimens collected are similar to those of the original description, except for the shorter s4 (105 in the holotype). They also agree with those reported by Moraes et al. (2013). This is the first record of this genus in Bahia.