Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) camelliae (Chant & Yoshida­Shaul), Chant & Yoshida-Shaul

Lofego, A. C., De Moraes, G. J. & Castro, L. A. S., 2004, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 516, pp. 1-18 : 13

Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) camelliae (Chant & Yoshida­Shaul)

Typhlodromus camelliae Chant & Yoshida­Shaul 1983: 1053 ; Feres & Moraes 1998: 130. Typhlodromina camelliae, Moraes et al., 1986: 236 ; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 583. Metaseiulus (Metaseiulus) camelliae, Moraes et al., 2004: 278 .

Specimens examined: Luiz Antônio: P. guajava , V­2000 (4).

Associated phytophagous mites: Abacarus sp. and O. psidii on P. guajava .

Previous records: Brazil — Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo; Uruguai.

Remarks: The measurements of 4 adult females collected are similar to those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 314 (310–318), width 166 (163–168), j1 18 (18–20), j3 20, j4 13 (13–15), j5 14 (13–15), j6 16 (15–18), J2 18 (18–20), J5 11 (10–13), z2 17 (15–18), z3 19 (18–20), z4 19 (18–20), z5 14 (13–15), Z4 31 (30–33), Z5 41 (40–43), s4 21 (20–23), s6 23 (23–25), S5 17 (15–18), r3 16 (15–18), R1 22 (20–23), St1–St3 58, St2– St2 55, length of calyx of spermatheca 14 (13–15).

The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 250, width 105, j3 13, j4 10, j5 10, j6 10, J2 13, J5 10, z2 10, z3 13, z4 13, z5 10, Z4 23, Z5 28, s4 15, s6 15, S5 13, R1 15, width of ventrianal shield 130 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 15. Almost all measurements are between 10 and 30 % smaller than those given in the original description.