Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein & Arutunjan, 1967

Ahmad-Hosseini, Mohammad, Khanjani, Mohammad & Karamian, Roya, 2019, Study on predatory mites of Aceria tristriatus (Nalepa, 1890) from Hamedan and Lorestan provinces, Western Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (2), pp. 125-145 : 132

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein & Arutunjan, 1967

Diagnosis (female)

Dorsal shield with 5 pairs of solenostomes (gd2, gd4, gd6, gd8, gd9); setae Z4 and Z5 serrated, ventrianal shield with 4 pairs of pre-anal setae and without pre-anal pores; fixed digits of chelicera with 2 teeth and movable digit toothless; calyx of spermatheca fundibular, leg IV with a knobbed macroseta on basitarsus.

Female

Idiosoma oval; setal pattern: 12A-8A/JV: ZV. All setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5, serrated.

Dorsum – Dorsal shield reticulated, 347–362 long, 170–185 wide at level of setae R1 . Length of setae: j1 23–25, j3 31–34, j4 19–22, j5 19–21, j6 25–27, J2 27–30, J5 9–10, z2 26–28, z3 29–31, z4 29–32, z5 20–23, Z4 53–56, Z5 66–71, s4 35 –38, s6 38 –41, S2 42 –44, S4 36 –38, S5 30 –33, r3 31–33, R1 28–31.

Venter – Sternal shield smooth, with 2 pairs of equal length setae ST1-2 (30–33) and 2 pairs of lyrifissures (iv1–2); posterior margin with median lobe. The third (ST3 30–33) and fourth (ST4 28– 32) each set on a platelet, the latter with one small lyrifissure. Genital shield 116–128 long, 64–74 wide at level setae ST5, with 1 pair of setae, ST5 31–33 long. Ventrianal shield reticulated, 115–118 long, 82–90 wide at level of ZV2. Pre-anal region with 4 pairs of pre-anal setae and without pre-anal pores. Opisthogastric cuticle bearing 4 pairs smooth setae and 4 pairs of lyrifissures.

Chelicerae 116–125 long; fixed digit with 2 teeth and 26–28 long, pilus dentilis 4 long, movable digit 23–25 long and without tooth. Calyx of spermatheca fundibular shaped, 17–20 long and 9–10 wide at junction with vesicle. Peritreme stippled, 87–98 long and extending to level of setae z3. Length of legs I–IV (excluding pretarsus): 295–313, 247–259, 245–264, 314–334, respectively. Leg IV with a knobbed macroseta on basitarsus 48–52 long. Setal formulae of legs (I- IV): femur 12-10-6-6, genu 10-7-7-7, tibia 10-7-7-6.

Male

Setal pattern: 12A-8A/JV-4: ZV-1,3.

Dorsum – Dorsal shield reticulated, 275–287 long, 161–180 wide at level of setae R1 . Length of setae: j1 21–23, j3 26–30, j4 18–20, j5 16–18, j6 17–19, J2 21–23, J5 9–10, z2 18–22, z3 24–26, z4 25–28, z5 17–19, Z4 46–51, Z5 48–53, s4 26 –29, s6 29 –32, S2 31 –35, S4 24 –27, S5 24 –28, r3 23–26, R1 20–23.

Venter – Sternal shield smooth, with 5 pairs of subequal in length setae (ST1-5 23–27) and 3 pairs of lyrifissures (iv1–3); ventrianal shield reticulated, subtriangular; anterior margin convex. Pre-anal region with four pairs of pre-anal setae and three pairs of pre-anal pores. Opisthogastric cuticle bearing one pairs smooth setae and two pairs of lyrifissures.

Chelicerae 116–125 long; fixed digit with two teeth, pilus dentilis 3–4 long, movable digit without tooth. Spermadactyl arched and slightly inflated distally 22–26 long. Length of legs I–IV (excluding pretarsus): 224–231, 200–208, 192–198, 258–268, respectively. Leg IV with a knobbed macroseta on basitarsus 36–41 long. Setal formulae of legs is the same with female.

The morphology, setae measurements and organotaxy in collected specimens in this study are resemble the re-description of Asali Fayaz et al. (2017).

Material examined

Hamedan Province: Heydareh village – 8 Sep. 2014 (n = 8), 7 Oct. 2014 (n = 20), 9 Oct. 2015 (n = 11), 3 Dec. 2015 (n = 14), 11 Sep. 2016 (n = 7), 9 Oct. 2016 (n = 12), 29 Oct. 2016 (n = 6); Shahrestaneh village – 19 Nov. 2014 (n = 10), 17 Oct. 2016 (n = 9), 5 Aug. 2017 (n = 9); Ganjnameh – 18 Sep. 2015 (n = 14), 1 Nov. 2015 (n = 6); Asadabad – 19 Oct. 2015 (n=9), 9 Nov. 2016 (n = 12); Faculty of Agriculture of Bu-Ali Sina University – 21 Oct. 2015 (n = 8), 30 Sep. 2016 (n = 5); Abasabad village – 19 Oct. 2015 (n = 9), 9 Nov. 2016 (n = 12); Velashjerd village – 5 Sep. 2017 (n = 6). Lorestan Province: Kahman canyon – 26 Sep. 2015 (n = 7); Kakareza village – 25 Sep. 2016 (n = 11); Aleshtar county – 4 Sep. 2015 (n = 9).