Taxon classification Animalia Mesostigmata Phytoseiidae

Amblyseius aerialis (Muma)

Amblyseiopsis aerialis Muma, 1955: 264.

Amblyseius aerialis: Moraes et al. 2004: 13.

Amblyseius aerialis: Chant and McMurtry 2007: 75.

Specimens examined.

UESC, Theobroma grandiflorum, IV-2008 (1♀); Fazenda Bela Vista, Cocos nucifera, IV-2007 (12♀), Psidium guajava, VII-2007 (1♀), Theobroma cacao, XI-2007 (1♀); Fazenda Frupical, Theobroma grandiflorum, VII-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Liberdade, Carica papaya, V-2007 (1♀); Fazenda Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, Carica papaya, VII-2007 (1♀), Cocos nucifera, XI-2007 (2♀); Fazenda Terra Nova, Cocos nucifera, V-2007 (5♀); Sítio Agrotropical, Cocos nucifera, III-2007 (1♂); Sítio São Jorge, Cocos nucifera, XI-2007 (1♀, 4♂).

Female.

Ten specimens measured. Dorsal shield 386 (364-422) long, 284 (266-309) wide, j1 34 (30-37), j3 55 (52-59), j4 5 (4-8), j5 5 (4-6), j6 7 (6-8), J2 9 (7-11), J5 8 (7-8), z2 14 (13-16), z4 9 (8-13), z5 6 (5-7), Z1 10 (10-12), Z4 133 (120-143), Z5 296 (271-315), s4 108 (105-111), S2 12 (11-14), S4 12 (11-14), S5 13 (12-13), r3 16 (14-17), R1 12 (11-13); distances between St1-St3 65 (63-71), St2-St2 83 (79-88) and St5-St5 81 (74-87); ventrianal shield 131 (120-142) long, 85 (78-91) wide at level of ZV2 and 73 (69-77) wide at level of anus; movable cheliceral digit 42 (39-44) long, with 4 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 34 (33-35) long; calyx of spermatheca 18 (16-20) long; Sge I 44 (42-48), Sge II 42 (39-45), Sge III 61 (55-67), Sti III 40 (37-43), Sge IV 131 (118-138), Sti IV 90 (83-94), St IV 80 (75-84).

Male.

Five specimens measured. Dorsal shield 309 (294-320) long, 217 (189-248) wide, j1 31 (28-32), j3 44 (43-45), j4 5 (5-6), j5 5 (4-6), j6 8 (6-9), J2 9 (8 10), J5 8 (7-8), z2 14 (13-15), z4 13 (12-13), z5 6 (5-7), Z1 10 (9-11), Z4 103 (102-105), Z5 229 (215-241), s4 85 (80-90), S2 12 (11-14), S4 9 (7-11), S5 10 (6-12), r3 17 (14-20), R1 12 (11-13); ventrianal shield 131 (122-137) long and 160 (156-162) wide at anterior corners; shaft of spermatodactyl 19 (16-20) long; Sge I 37 (32-39), Sge II 35 (30-39), Sge III 40 (37-41), Sti III 34 (32-35), Sge IV 82 (75-90), Sti IV 63 (56-70), St IV 61 (55-66).

Remarks.

The calyx of spermatheca of the specimens collected is about 1.5 times longer than reported by Denmark and Muma (1989) (11-12), but it is comparable to measurements of Brazilian specimens given by Gondim Jr. and Moraes (2001).