Denmark & Muma, 1975 : 288
Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Dominican Republic, with a re-definition of the genus Typhloseiopsis De Leon
Ferragut, Francisco
Moraes, Gilberto Jose
Navia, Denise
Zootaxa
2011
2997
37
53
46T4R
[151,407,1137,1163]
Arachnida
Phytoseiidae
Neoseiulus
Animalia
Mesostigmata
4
41
Arthropoda
species
plumosus
Remarks.This species has previously been recorded from Puerto Rico. Until now, this species was known only from the original description. The setal measurements of five females collected are slightly longer than those given in the description of the species. Dorsal shield, 254 µm long (250–260) and 174 wide (162–192); ventrianal shield, 91 µm long (88–93) and 67 wide (65–68). Setae j1: 23 (22–24), j3: 23 (21–25), j4, j5: 14 (12–15), j6, J2: 20 (18–22), J5: 8, z2: 22 (20–24), z4: 27 (26–28), z5: 16 (15–16), Z1: 25 (22–28), Z4: 41 (38–45), Z5: 62 (58–65), s4: 36 (34–38), S2: 31 (30–32), S4: 19 (17–20), S5: 12, r3: 22, R1: 16 (15–17), Sge IV: 19 (18–20), Sti IV: 18 (16–20), St IV: 31 (28–33).