Amblyseius vasiformis Moraes & Mesa

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 : 66

Amblyseius vasiformis Moraes & Mesa ( Figure 46)

Amblyseius vasiformis Moraes & Mesa , in Moraes et al., 1991: 119.

Amblyseius vasiformis .— Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 210, 2007: 81; Moraes et al., 2004b: 54; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 7.

Specimens measured. AM (3).

Dorsal shield of female smooth, 381 (367–400) long and 238 (230–250) wide. Setal lengths: j1 35 (34–36), j3 34 (31–38), j4 5, j5 5 (4–5), j6 5 (5–6), J2 7 (7–8), J5 7 (6–7), z2 9 (9–10), z4 9 (8–10), z5 6 (5–6), Z1 8 (7–8), Z4 169 (157–175), Z5 404 (387–425), s4 148 (145–150), S2 10 (8–12), S4 9 (8–10), S5 10 (9–10), r3 14 (12–15) and R1 11 (10–12). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 70 (66–75), st2–st2 70 (69–72), st5–st5 75 (73–77). Ventrianal shield 125 (115–132) long, 62 (60–63) wide at level of Zv2 and 76 (73–81) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx short-saccular to bell-shaped, 14 (13–14) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 42 long, with 15 teeth; movable digit 38 long, with four teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 74 (68–78), SgeII 48 (45–53), SgeIII 63 (59–67), SgeIV 155 (147–163), StiIII 56 (54–58), StiIV 96 (90–105) and StIV 88 (85–90) .

Distribution in Brazil. Amazonas ( Cruz et al., 2015, 2019).

Distribution elsewhere. Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Remark. The measurements are similar to those of the original description.