Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Egypt, with new records, descriptions of new species, and a key to species
Author
Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A.
Author
De, Gilberto J.
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Zootaxa
2014
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Typhlodromus
(
Typhlodromus
)
athiasae
Porath & Swirski
Typhlodromus athiasae
Porath & Swirski, 1965
: 90
;
Swirski & Amitai, 1965
: 135
;
McMurtry, 1977
: 22
; Ragusa, 1977: 383;
Swirski & Ragusa; 1977
: 78
;
Swirski & Amitai,1985
: 184
;
Moraes
et al
., 1986
: 241
;
Zaher, 1986
: 126
;
Çobanoǧlu, 1989b
: 172
;
Denmark
, 1992b
: 21
;
Swirski
et al
., 1998
: 118
.
Typhlodromus
(
Typhlodromus
)
athiasae
.
—
Ehara, 1966
: 19
;
Moraes
et al
., 2004
: 360
;
Papadoulis
et al
., 2009
: 147
;
Barbar
et al
., 2013
: 255
.
Typhlodromus perbibus
Wainstein & Arutunjan, 1968
: 1242
. (synonymy by
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987
: 1792
;
Denmark
, 1992b
: 21
).
Typhlodromus pelargonicus
El-Badry, 1968b
: 142
. (synonymy by
Abbasova, 1972
: 18
;
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987
: 1792
;
Denmark
, 1992b
: 21
).
Typhlodromus hellenicus
Swirski & Ragusa, 1977
: 75
. (synonymy by
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987
: 1792
;
Denmark
, 1992b
: 21
).
Typhlodromus athiasae athiasae
.
—
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987
: 1791
;
Karg, 1989b
: 279
.
Typhlodromus athiasae perbibus
.
—
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987
: 1792
;
Karg, 1989b
: 279
; 1991: 35; 1993: 218;
Swirski
et al
., 1998
: 118
.
Typhlodromus siwa
El-Badry, 1967a
: 183
. (synonymy by
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1987
: 1791
;
Denmark
, 1992b
: 21
).
Female
(
holotype
female of
Typhlodromus pelargonicus
and five additional females).
Dorsal shield reticulate; 344 (327–371) [329] long and 176 (164–190) [163] wide, with 17 pairs of setae. Setae
j1
27 (25–28) [26],
j3
34 (33–35) [33],
j4
21 (20–22) [22],
j5
21 (20–23) [20],
j6
24 (22–25) [23],
J2
27 (26–28) [27],
J5
6 (6–7) [6],
z2
21 (21–22) [21],
z3
30 (29–32) [29],
z4
29 (29–31) [30],
z5
21 (18–23) [21],
Z4
52 (51–54) [50],
Z5
74 (71–78) [70],
s4
33
(31–36) [32],
s6
40
(38–42) [38],
S2
40
(30–44) [40],
S4
44
(42–45) [40],
r3
32 (29–33) [28],
R1
31 (29–32) [30]. Dorsal setae smooth, except
Z4
and Z
5
, slightly serrate. Peritreme extending to region between
j3
and
z2
.
Venter. Sternal shield smooth, with two pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures. Distances between
st1–st1
57 (56–61) [57],
st2–st2
60 (56–64) [57],
st3–st3
77 (69–90) [68],
st4–st4
84 (77–88) [69]. Genital shield smooth, with lateral extentions; distance between
st5–st5
61 (50–68) [64]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, with transverse striae; 111 (104–124) [107] long, 97 (91–106) [100] wide at
ZV2
level and 90 (86–94) [94] wide at level of anus; with four pairs of pre-anal setae and no pores. Seta
JV5
62 (60–65) [65]. Ventral setae smooth. Two pairs of metapodal plates.
Spermatheca. Calyx of spermatheca tubular 21 (19–22) [21] long; atrium indistinct.
Gnathosoma. Corniculi parallel to each other; basal width of corniculus 5, distance between bases of corniculi 9. Movable cheliceral digit 29 (28–30) [29] long, with 1[1] tooth; fixed digit 29 (28–29) [28] long, with 3 [3] teeth.
Legs. Macrosetae blunt or with tiny distal knobs (
Fig. 79
):
Sge
IV
25 (22–27) [28],
Sti
IV
27 (26–28) [30],
St
IV
55 (52–60) [53]; chaetotaxy of genu
II 2
, 2/0, 2/0, 1; genu
III 1
, 2/1, 2/0, 1.
Male
(one specimen).
Dorsal shield pattern as in female; 244 long and 146 wide. Setae
j1
20,
j3
27,
j4
17,
j5
17,
j6
19,
J2
18,
J5
7,
z2
17,
z3
21,
z4
20,
z5
16,
Z4
40,
Z5
50,
s4
25
,
s6
29
,
S2
30
,
S4
25
,
r3
22,
R1
20. Dorsal setae smooth, except
Z4
and Z
5
, slightly serrate. Peritreme extending to region between
z2
and
z3
.
Venter. Distances between
st1–st1
44,
st2–st2
51,
st3–st3
55,
st4–st4
43,
st5–st5
41. Ventrianal shield subtriangular, strongly reticulate; 100 long and 144 wide at anterior corners; with four pairs of pre-anal setae and no pores. Seta
JV5
31.
Gnathosoma. Movable cheliceral digit 23 long, with one tooth; fixed digit 24 long, with three teeth. Shaft of spermatodactyl 23 long.
Legs. Macrosetae blunt or with tiny distal knobs:
Sge
IV
18,
Sti
IV
20,
St
IV
36; chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.
Specimens examined.
Holotype
female of
T
.
pelargonicus
from
P
.
zonale
leaves, at Shubra, Cairo governorate,
October 1965
(coll. E.A. El-Badry); one female from eggplant leaves, at Damietta governorate,
March 2006
(coll. M.A. El-Borolossy); one female from eggplant leaves, at Demu Village, Senuris, Fayoum governorate,
July 2006
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); one female and one male from okra leaves, at same locality,
October 2006
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); one female from mango leaves at same locality,
June 2012
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); seven females from soil under cucumber plant, at Giza governorate, April-May 2005 (coll. A.A. Mohamed); one female from soil under eggplant, at Qualyubia governorate,
August 2006
(coll. A.K. Nasr); one female from eggplant leaves, at Sharkia governorate,
July 2006
(coll. A.K. Nasr); one female from mango leaves, at the Faculty of Agriculture Farm, Cairo University, Giza governorate,
July 2012
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); one female from soil under
A
.
graveolens
plant, at Orman Botanical Garden, Giza governorate,
August 2012
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); one female from soil under
Ocimum basilicum
L. (
Lamiaceae
) plant, at same locality,
November 2012
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf); one female from
O
.
majorana
leaves, at same locality,
November 2012
(coll. R.I.A. Abo-Shnaf).
Previous records from
Egypt
.
as
T
.
athiasae
—Giza and Monufia governorates (
Zaher, 1986
); Nile Delta region (Rasmy & Abou-Awad, 1972); unspecified governorate (Zaher & Shehata, 1969); as
T
.
pelargonicus
—Giza governorate (
Zaher, 1986
); Cairo governorate (
El-Badry, 1968b
); Qualyubia governorate (
Zaher, 1986
); as
T
.
siwa
—Fayoum and Giza governorates (
Romeih
et al
., 2010b
);
Siwa
Oasis
(
El-Badry, 1967a
;
Zaher, 1986
); unspecified governorate (Zaher & Shehata, 1969).
Remarks.
Typhlodromus athiasae
was originally described from the
holotype
female, eight
paratype
females and two
paratype
males collected in
Israel
. The original description was reasonably detailed, with illustrations and setal measurements; complementary descriptions were listed by
Demite
et al
. (2014)
.
Typhlodromus siwa
was originally described from the
holotype
female and a
paratype
female collected in
Siwa
Oasis
,
Egypt
. The original description was brief, with illustrations but without setal measurements.
Typhlodromus pelargonicus
was originally described only from the
holotype
female collected in Shubra, Cairo governorate,
Egypt
. The original description was reasonably detailed, with illustrations and setal measurements.
Measurements of the examined specimens are close to those provided in the original description of
T
.
athiasae
, for both females and males, and those provided by
Chant & Yoshida-Shaul (1987)
for females. However, the
type
specimens of
T
.
athiasae
are mentioned to have a single macroseta, on basitarsus of leg IV. Measurements of the specimens examined are close to those reported by
Zaher (1986)
for a single female of
T
.
pelargonicus
.