Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) serrulatus Ehara

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Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) serrulatus Ehara

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) serrulatus Ehara, 1972: 142 ; Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 45; Ryu, 1993: 117; Moraes et al., 2004b: 350; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 155.

Amblydromella serrulata .— Moraes et al., 1986: 175.

Specimens examined. One female and one male, on Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L., at Bangkok Province, August 1992, collected by W. Hongsaprug; one female, on Bambusa sp., at Pathum Thani Province, September 1997, collected by T. Thimthong; and one female on Plumeria sp., at Rayong Province, August 1997. Female

Dorsal shield 319 (306–327) long and 184 (180–187) wide; j1 16 (15–17), j3 20 (18–22), j4 13 (11–16), j5 15 (13–17), j6 18 (17–21), J2 22 (20–25), J5 11 (10–12), z2 16 (15–17), z4 19 (17–21), z5 17 (15–19), Z4 26 (25–29), Z5 45 (40–52), s4 21 (20–22), S2 24 (21–27), S4 26 (25–26), S5 16 (14–18), r3 20 (18–21), R1 18 (16–19); distances between St1-St3 61 (60–62), St2-St2 59 (57–60), St5-St5 57 (53–59); ventrianal shield 105 (102–107) long, 75 (73–80) wide at level of ZV2; calyx of spermatheca 14 (10–17) long; fixed cheliceral digit 25 long, movable cheliceral digit 27 (26–28) long; Sge III 9 (7–11), Sge IV 14 (11–16), Sti IV 15 (14–16), St IV 26 (23–29). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Male

Dorsal shield 230 long and 155 wide; j1 12, j3 broken, j4 11, j5 13, j6 14, J2 16, J5 9, z2 15, z3 16, z4 17, z5 13, Z4 20, Z5 29, s4 18, s6 18, S2 18, S4 18, S5 10, r3 16, R1 13; ventrianal shield 93 long and 118 wide at level of anterior corners; fixed cheliceral digit 13 long, movable cheliceral digit 18 long; spermatodactyl 26 long; Sge IV 9, Sti IV 12, St IV 17. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Previous records. China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand (Provinces of Chiang Mai and Nakhon Ratchasima, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).

Remarks. Measurements of females examined are similar to those of the original description, but setae J2 and J5 are 25% longer. Measurements of both female and male are very similar to those reported by Ryu (1993) for specimens from Korea.