Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker )

De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1628, pp. 1-22 : 10-11

Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker)

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Amblyseius (Ptenoseius) horrifer Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 295 . Amblyseius horrifer, Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966: 30 .

Amblyseius (Paraphytoseius) horrifer , Van der Merwe, 1968: 169. Proprioseius (Paraphytoseius) horrifer, Karg, 1983: 302 .

FEMALE (Specimens measured. Benin: 1; Kenya: 1; Uganda: 2; Democratic Republic of Congo: holotype).

Dorsum ( Fig. 3 A). Dorsal shield 300(294–310) [298] long and 158(149–166) [166] wide, with light lateral striae, a pair of incisions at level of s4 and a pair of large pores mesad of z5. Setae j1 38(37–40) [38], j3 85(80–88) [84], j4 3 [3], j5 3 [3], j6 7(6–8) [6], J5 4(3–5) [3], z2 11(10–12) [11], z4 8(6–11) [6], z5 5(4–5) [5], Z1 7(6–8) [5], Z4 80(77–84) [84], Z5 114(112–118) [116], s4 131(122–139) [138], r3 43(40–45) [45], R1 31(27–41) [28].

Peritreme ( Fig. 3 A). Extending to level of j1.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin crenulate; distances between ST1–ST3 66(64–69) [63], ST2–ST2 73(72–74) [69]. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5–ST5 83(82–86) [84]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, smooth, anterior margin almost straight and lateral margin with light constriction, 103(96–110) long [115], 68(62–74) [75] wide at level of ZV2 and 62 (59–67) [63] wide at level of anus. Caudoventral setae smooth, except JV4 and JV5, lightly serrate.

Chelicera ( Fig. 3 C). Movable digit 34(33–34) long, with 2 – 3 teeth; fixed digit 29 long, with 10 – 11 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca ( Fig. 3 D). Calyx dish-shaped, 4(3–5) [4] deep, 12(9–13) in diameter; atrium nodular.

Legs ( Fig. 3 E). Macrosetae stout, spatulate, except that on telotarsus IV, knobbed; Sge II 12 (11–13) [not checked in holotype], Sge IV 25 (24–27) [26], Sti IV 37 (35–40) [37], Sbt IV 40 (38–43) [39] and Stt IV 41 (39– 42) [not checked in holotype]. With a small, blunt seta on basitarsus IV and, on some specimens, on femur IV [both not checked in holotype]. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

MALE. Not encountered in this study.

Specimens examined. Benin: Ouidah, Départment de l’Atlantique, on Mucuna sp. ( Fabaceae ), 1-XI- 1989, G.J. Moraes. Democratic Republic of Congo (= Belgian Congo): (holotype) Ruwenzori, Kivu, on Hoslundia opposite (Lamiaceae) , 6-V-1955, E.W. Baker. Muanda, on Cassia sp. ( Caesalpiniaceae ), 11-VII- 1991, A. Onzo. Ghana: Ashanti region, 2 km W Jakobu, on unknown plant, 10-XI-1989, J.S. Yaninek. Kenya: 16 km N Mozimo, Nyanza Province, on unknown plant, 2-XII-1989, J.S. Yaninek. Uganda: Kamengo, Mpigi, on Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae) , 6-X-1990, J.S. Yaninek; 7 miles W Busemba, on Abutilon mauritanum (Malvaceae) , 1990, J.S. Yaninek.

World distribution. Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Uganda and South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Paraphytoseius horrifer (Pritchard & Baker) (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Chelicera; E. Leg IV.