Typhlodromalus annulatus Ferragut & Carvalho

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 166-167

Typhlodromalus annulatus Ferragut & Carvalho ( Figure 117)

Typhlodromalus annulatus Ferragut & Carvalho , in Carvalho et al., 2017: 147 .

According to Carvalho et al. (2017), dorsal shield of female mostly areolate, striated at anterolateral margins and smooth posteriad Z4, 356 (323–356) long and 213 (213–225) wide. Setal lengths: j1 32 (30–32), j3 46 (46–50), j4 8 (8–9), j5 8 (8–9), j6 9, J2 14 (14–15), J5 8, z2 24, z4 56 (56–58), z5 6, Z1 13 (13–15), Z4 65 (65–69), Z5 88 (84–88), s4 93, S2 45 (45–48), S4 33 (33–36), S5 15 (15–16), r3 32 (32–36) and R1 16 (16–17). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 70, st2–st2 79, st5–st5 86. Ventrianal shield 123 long, 81 wide at level of Zv2 and 69 at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, flaring distally, 15 long; atrium distinct, resembling a tulip upside down; major duct surrounded by an incomplete sclerotised ring next to atrium. Fixed cheliceral digit 31 (27–31) long, with nine teeth; movable digit 28 (28–30) long, with three teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, stout and blunt; other setae of genu, tibia and tarsus also stout and blunt or aciculate; SgeI 35 (31–35), SgeII 31 (27–31), SgeIII 36 (33–36), SgeIV 61 (57–61), StiIII 22 (21–22), StiIV 33 (28–33) and StIV 83 (78–83) .

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Carvalho et al., 2017).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and only known from the type specimens.