Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) maspalomensis Ferragut & Peña-Estévez, 2003

Tixier, Marie-Stéphane, Dennj, Principato, Douin, Martial, Kreiter, Serge & Haralabos, Tsolakis, 2019, Mites of the genus Typhlodromus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Southern France: combined morphological and molecular approaches for species identification, Zootaxa 4604 (2), pp. 242-280 : 254-257

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) maspalomensis Ferragut & Peña-Estévez, 2003

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) maspalomensis Ferragut & Pena-Estevez, 2003: 158 .

Specimens collected. Three females on Tamarix sp. ( Tamaricaceae ) in Montferrier-sur-Lez, Cirad de Baillarguet, France (43°40’58.0”N, 3°52’24.0”E), on 15/09/2017.

Known distribution. Canary Islands, Greece, Morocco.

Measurements (3 females) ( Figs 18–23 )

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 322 (315–327) long, 177 (172–181) wide at level of setae s4, 182 (180–184) at level of setae S2 and 171 (168–177) at level of setae S4; slightly reticulated, with five pairs of solenostomes (gd2, gd4, gd6, gd8, gd9), 18 pairs of dorsal setae and two pairs of sub-lateral setae: j1 21 (20–23); j3 28 (25–30); j4 16 (15–17); j5 15; j6 19 (17–20); J2 18 (15–20); J5 10; z 2 16, 17; z3 22; z4 20; z5 16 (15–17); Z4 36 (35–37); Z5 54 (53–55); s4 24 (23–25); s6 24 (23–25); S 2 27, 28; S4 27 (25–30); S5 29 (28–32); r3 24 (23–25); R1 24 (23–26). All setae smooth, except Z5 slightly serrated. Peritreme extending forwards to level of setae j1 or between j1–j3.

Ventral idiosoma. Sternal shield smooth, slightly sclerotised with two pairs of setae (st1, st2). Distances between setae st1–st1 43 (42–45), st2–st2 51 (50–52), st1–st2 35 (34–36). Posterior margin of the sternal shield concave. Setae st3 and st4 tylochorous (on platelets). Genital shield smooth with a clear indentation posteriorly to the setae st5. Genital sigilla (1–3 pairs) visible. The 4 th and 5 th pairs of genital sigilla antero-paraxial to the bases of the setae ZV1. The 6 th pair of sigilla elongated, postero-paraxial to the bases of the setae JV1. Posterior margin of the genital shield straight.Ventrianal shield with four pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2 and no pre-anal pore. Length of the ventrianal shield 97 (95–99), width at level of setae ZV2 89 (84–93), at level of setae JV2 79 (74–84), at level of setae JV3 77 (73–79) and at level of para-anal setae 63 (61–66).

Chelicera. Fixed digit 26 (25–26) long, with four teeth plus the apical one: three teeth between the apical tooth and pilus dentilis and one tooth posterior to the pilus dentilis. Movable digit, 25 (24–26) long, with one tooth.

Legs. Genu II with seven setae, 2 2/0 2/0 1; leg IV with three macrosetae: SgeIV 22 (knobbed), StiIV 24 (point- ed), StIV 48 (45–50) (knobbed).

Insemination apparatus. Major duct cylindrical, short (7–9). Atrium differentiated, bulbous, embolus visible. Minor duct visible. Calyx bell-shaped, 10 long and 8 wide. The first 1/3 of the calyx is membranous, with in some specimens a small neck between the calyx and the atrium. The remaining 2/3 of the calyx with sclerotised walls.

Remarks. This is the first time this species is reported from France. Specimens reported from the Canary Islands, Morocco and Greece were collected on the same plant hosts— Tamarix sp.—as were the specimens from the present survey.

Figures

FIGURES 18–23. Female of Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) maspalomensis. 18. Dorsal shield, 19. Ventral shields, 20. Genu, tibia and basitarsus of the leg IV, 21. Genu of leg II, 22. Chelicera, 23. Insemination apparatus.