Garman , 1958 : 78 Amblyseius ovatus Moraes & McMurtry, 1983 : 133 Proprioseiopsis ovatus Moraes et al ., 1986 : 121 Chant & McMurtry, 2005b : 15 Denmark & Evans, 2011 : 214 Congdon, 2002 : 15 Denmark & Evans, 2011 : 214 Muma, 1962 : 4 Denmark & Evans, 2011 : 214 Chant & Hansell, 1971 : 723 Denmark & Evans, 2011 : 214 Wu & Chou, 1981 : 274 Tseng 1983 : 42 Amblyseius peltatus Tseng, 1983 : 42 Amblyseius ( Proprioseiopsis ) peltatus Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977 : 71 Gupta, 1980 : 213 P . peltatus Gupta, 1986 : 134 Durio zibethinus Ipomoea pes Durio zibethinus Ipomoea pes Gossypium Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification Oliveira, Daniel C. Charanasri, Vatana Kongchuensin, Manita Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo Chandrapatya, Angsumarn De, Gilberto J. Zootaxa 2012 3453 1 24 6W9SN Garman Garman [151,554,872,899] Arachnida Phytoseiidae Proprioseiopsis Animalia Mesostigmata 12 13 Arthropoda species ovatus     Amblyseiopsis ovatus   Garman, 1958: 78.    Amblyseius ovatus.—  Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 133.    Proprioseiopsis ovatus.—  Moraes et al., 1986: 121; 2004b: 184;  Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 15; 2007: 89;   Denmark& Evans, 2011: 214.    Proprioseiopsis antonellii  Congdon, 2002: 15(synonymy according to   Denmark& Evans, 2011: 214).    Amblyseius cannaensis  Muma, 1962: 4(synonymy according to   Denmark& Evans, 2011: 214).    Amblyseius hudsonianus  Chant & Hansell, 1971: 723(synonymy according to   Denmark& Evans, 2011: 214).    Amblyseius parapeltatus  Wu & Chou, 1981: 274(synonymy according to  Tseng 1983: 42).    Amblyseius peltatusvan der Merwe, 1968: 119 (synonymy according to  Tseng, 1983: 42).    Amblyseius( Proprioseiopsis) peltatus.—  Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 71.    Amblyseius punicae  Gupta, 1980: 213(junior synonym of  P. peltatusaccording  Gupta, 1986: 134).  Specimens examined.One female, on  Durio zibethinus, at Rayong Province, August 1994; three females, on  Ipomoea pes-tigridis, at Rayong Province, February 1994; one female, on  Durio zibethinus, at Chanthaburi Province, August 1994; two females, on  Ipomoea pes-tigridis, at Rayong Province, February 1996; and one female, on  Gossypiumsp., at Nan Province, November 1999.   Female Dorsal shield 329 (320–337) long and 268 (225–315) wide; j126 (24–29), j364 (60–68), j46 (5–8), j55 (5–6), j611, J58 (6–9), z234 (31–36), z422 (20–27), z55 (4–6), Z121 (18–25), Z4109 (105–115), Z592 (83–96), s4100 (98–100),  S221(14–25),  S416(12–18),  S512(10–15), r321 (17–25), R110 (10–11); distances between St1- St354 (52–55), St2-St273 (70–77), St5-St592 (90–97); ventrianal shield 106 (100–115) long, 112 (109–115) wide at level of ZV2; calyx of spermatheca 14 (12–17) long; fixed cheliceral digit 30 (29–31) long, movable cheliceral digit 31 (29–34) long; Sge III27 (24–29), Sti III24 (22–26), St III28 (25–31), Sge IV55 (45–61), Sti IV37 (35–40), St IV88 (83–90). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.  Previous records.Cosmopolitan, including Thailand(Provinces of Chachoengsao, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).   Remarks.The females examined are slightly smaller than the holotype(dorsal shield about 10% shorter), considering the measures given by Moraes & McMurtry (1983). Setae j4, j5and z5are also about 30% shorter, although setae Z1and S2are about 20% longer. Our measurements are similar to those reported by Ehara & Bhandhufalck (1977)for specimens from Thailandand Moraes et al. (2004a)for a specimen from Sri Lanka.