Euseius citrifolius

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 : 4-5

Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma

Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma, 1970: 222; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 138; Moraes et al., 1986: 38; Moraes et al., 1991: 131; 2004: 64; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Feres, 2000: 161; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 581; Ferla & Moraes, 2002: 870.

Specimens examined: São Carlos: P. guajava , I­2000 (6), V­2000 (9), IV­2001 (1). Pirassununga: C. pubescens , V­2000 (2); M. guianensis , I­2000 (1); P. guajava , V­2000 (6). Luiz Antônio: M. guianensis , IX­2001 (1); P. guajava , I­2000 (5), V­2000 (37), VII­2000 (30), X­2000 (37), I­2001 (15), IV­2001 (9), VII­2001 (6), X­2001 (12).

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

Previous records: Brazil — Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Mato Grosso ( Ferla & Moraes, 2002) Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo; Colombia; Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru.

Remarks: The measurements of 8 adult females collected are similar those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are dorsal shield length 320 (313–335), width 222 (205–243), j1 27 (23–30), j3 28 (23–35), j4 13 (13–15), j5 13, j6 13 (13–15), J2 15 (13–18), J5 5, z2 20 (18–23), z4 22 (18–28), z5 13 (10–15), Z1 13 (13–15), Z4 18 (18–20), Z5 68 (63–75), s4 36 (25–43), S2 18 (15–20), S4 22 (20–25), S5 29 (25–33), r3 18 (15–20), R1 13 (10–15), Sge I 18, Sge II 23 (23–25), Sge III 28 (28–30), Sti III 25 (23–25), Sge IV 44 (40–45), Sti IV 32 (28– 38), St IV 61 (53–68), St1–St3 56 (55–58), St2–St2 67 (65–70), ST5–ST5 76 (73–80), length of ventrianal shield 102 (98–108), width at ZV2 level 50 (45–53), width at anus level 72 (68–75), length of calyx of spermatheca 17 (15–20).

The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 238, width 218, j1 28, j3 35, j4 13, j5 13, j6 14, J2 14, J5 5, z2 23, z4 25, z5 13, Z1 13, Z4 15, Z5 55, s4 35, S2 20, S4 23, S5 25, r3 15, Sge III 23, Sge IV 33, Sti IV 25, St IV 50, width of ventrianal shield 150 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 18. These measurements are similar to those given by Noronha & Moraes (2002) for specimens from states of São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.