Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) argyronamus Ueckermann & Loots

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 : 12

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) argyronamus Ueckermann & Loots

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Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) argyronamus Ueckermann & Loots 1988: 45 ; Moraes et al., 2004: 310; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 152.

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

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

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 390 long and 218 wide; mostly smooth, with few anterolateral striae. With 5 pairs solenostomes. Setae j1 25, j3 24, j4 13, j5 14, j6 17, J2 22, J5 10, z2 15, z3 25, z4 21, z5 17, Z4 31, Z5 47, s4 24, s6 27, S2 30, S4 31, S5 24, r3 25, R1 24. Setae smooth and sharp-tipped, except Z5, serrate and knobbed; latter inserted on tubercle .

Peritreme. Extending to level of j1.

Venter. According to the original description, sternal shield smooth with 2 pairs of setae (ST3 on integument), posterior margin lightly sclerotized, with a faintly noticeable median lobe; distances between ST1-ST3 67, ST2-ST2 58. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5-ST5 65. Ventrianal shield smooth, pentagonal, with anterior margin convex, 124 long, 102 wide at level of ZV2, 95 wide at level of anus, with 4 pairs of preanal setae; pre-anal pores absent. With 2 pairs of metapodal shields. Caudoventral setae smooth and sharptipped, except JV5, blunt distally.

Chelicera. Movable digit 32 long, with 2 teeth; fixed digit 29 long, with 5 teeth.

Spermatheca. Proximal half of calyx slightly bulged and thick walled; distal half thin walled and slightly flared toward vesicle, 15 long.

Legs. Macrosetae knobbed; Sge IV 22, Sti IV 22, St IV 39. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/0,2/0-1; genu III: 1- 2/1, 2/0-1.

Specimens examined. South Africa: Holotype and 1 paratype female, on an unidentified herb, 5km from Silverstream Beach near Cape Town , Western Cape Province, 18-VI-1981, D.P. Keetch.

World distribution. South Africa.

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FIGURE 3. Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) argyronamus Ueckermann & Loots (female): A. Dorsal shield; B.Ventral surface; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Leg IV.