Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Lofego, A. C.
Author
De Moraes, G. J.
Author
Castro, L. A. S.
text
Zootaxa
2004
516
1
18
journal article
41779
10.5281/zenodo.157769
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157769
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Euseius concordis
(Chant)
Typhlodromus
(
Amblyseius
)
concordis
Chant, 1959
: 69
.
Amblyseius concordis
,
Chant &
Baker
, 1965
: 22
.
Euseius concordis
,
Denmark
& Muma, 1973
: 264
; Moraes & Oliveira, 1982: 317;
Moraes & McMurtry, 1983
: 138
;
Moraes
et al
., 1986
: 39
; 2004: 64;
Moraes & Mesa, 1988
: 80
;
Feres & Moraes, 1998
: 127
;
Feres, 2000
: 161
;
Ferla & Moraes, 2002
: 870
.
Euseius flechtmanni
Denmark
& Muma, 1970b
: 223
, 1973: 261, (synonymy according to Moraes
et al
., 1982: 18).
Specimens examined
: São Carlos:
P. guajava
,
IV2001
(2),
VII2001
(1).
Associated phytophagous mites
: no phytophagous mites were found associated with this species.
Previous records:
Brazil
— Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso (
Ferla & Moraes, 2002
), Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo;
Argentina
;
Colombia
;
Costa Rica
;
El Salvador
;
Guatemala
;
Honduras
;
Nicaragua
;
Paraguay
;
Portugal
;
Trinidad
and
Venezuela
.
Remarks
: The measurements of a single adult female collected are similar to those given by
Moraes & McMurtry (1983)
for the
holotype
and other specimens of northeastern
Brazil
: dorsal shield length 330, width 213, j1 30, j3 38, j4 9, j5 10, j6 13, J2 13, J5 5, z2 15, z4 23, z5 10, Z1 13, Z4 13, Z5 65,
s4 43
,
S2 15
,
S4 15
,
S5 20
, r3 15, R1 13, Sge
I 28
, Sge
II 28
, Sge
III 30
, Sti
III 25
, Sge
IV 45
, Sti
IV 30
, St
IV 53
, St1–St3 58, St2–St2 65, ST5–ST5 75, length of ventrianal shield 103, width at ZV2 level 50, width at anus level 68.
The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 250, width 203, j1 25, j3 48, j4 10, j5 10, j6 15, J2 13, J5 5, z2 18, z4 33, z5 10, Z1 13, Z4 13, Z5 50,
s4 40
,
S2 18
,
S4 19
,
S5 20
, r3 18, R1 13, Sge
I 25
, Sge
II 23
, Sge
III 25
, Sti
III 23
, Sge
IV 38
, Sti
IV 30
, St
IV 45
, width of ventrianal shield 160 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 20. These measurements are similar to those given by
Noronha & Moraes (2002)
for specimens from state of São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul in
Brazil
, except for j3, which is ca. 20% longer.