Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) gardeniae Schultz

Ueckermann, Edward A., Zannou, Ignace D., De Moraes, Gilberto J., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2008, Phytoseiid mites of the tribe Typhlodromini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1901 (1), pp. 1-122 : 43-45

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) gardeniae Schultz

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Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) gardeniae Schultz, 1973: 98 ; Moraes et al., 2004: 325; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 152. Amblydromella gardeniae, Moraes et al., 1986: 162 .

Amblydromella (Aphanoseia) gardeniae, Denmark & Welbourn, 2002: 308 .

FEMALE. ( Specimens measured— South Africa: holotype). Idiosomal setal pattern 12A:8A/JV:ZV .

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 302 long and 150 wide; mostly smooth, with anterolateral reticulations and faint median reticulations between setae z5 and Z4. With 5 pairs of solenostomes, gd8 not indicated in fig 20 A. Setae j1 16, j3 19, j4 14, j5 16, j6 18, J2 21, J5 7, z2 14, z3 16, z4 18, z5 15, Z4 24, Z5 42, s4 19, s6 21, S2 24, S4 25, S5 20, r3 17, R1 17. Setae smooth and sharp-tipped, except Z4, serrate; and Z5, serrate and knobbed .

Peritreme. Extending to level of j1.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, with 2 pairs of setae (ST3 on separate shields); posterior margin apparently convex; distances between ST1-ST3 55, ST2-ST2 48. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5-ST5 53. Ventrianal shield smooth, pentagonal, with anterior margin straight, 104 long, 75 wide at level of ZV2, 72 wide at level of anus, with 4 pairs of pre-anal setae (seta JV3 present); round pre-anal pores posteromesad of JV2. With 2 pairs of metapodal shield. Caudoventral setae smooth and sharp-tipped, except JV5, knobbed.

Chelicera. Movable digit 21 long, position renders teeth counting impossible; fixed digit 22 long, with 3- 5 teeth.

Spermatheca. Calyx tubular, flaring gradually toward vesicle, 21 long.

Legs. Macroseta knobbed; St IV 20. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

Specimens examined. South Africa: Holotype female, Limpopo Province, Blouberg , on Gardenia sp. , 11-II-1966, L. Erasmus.

Remarks. The paratype female described with the holotype is not T. (A.) gardeniae but a Paraseiulus sp.

World distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 20. Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) gardeniae Schultz (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Leg IV.