Euseius talinga (Pritchard & Baker)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4616491 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4616590 |
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Euseius talinga (Pritchard & Baker) |
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Euseius talinga (Pritchard & Baker) View in CoL ( Fig. 39 View FIGURE 39 )
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) talinga Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 277
FEMALE (Specimens measured – Benin: 8, Burundi: 2, Ghana: 5, Kenya: 3, Nigeria: 6, Rwanda: 2, Sierra Leone: 12, Togo: 2, Zaire: 1 and holotype). Numbers in brackets correspond our measurements of the holotype.
Dorsum Dorsal shield smooth, 327 (290360) [314] long, 212 (192227) [180] wide, j1 26 (1932) [28], j3 13 (824) [16], j4 and j5 7 (510) [7], j6 8 (511) [10], J2 9 (813) [10], J5 7 (58) [6], z2 and z4 8 (510) [13], z5 7 (510) [9], Z1 8 (611) [11], Z4 9 (611) [11], Z5 38 (2953) [47], s4 13 (1022) [28], S2 11 (814) [13], S4 12 (814) [12], S5 11 (8 14) [13], r3 9 (513) [17], R1 8 (513) [13]. Dorsal setae smooth, except Z5, which are serrate.
Peritreme Reaching level of z2.
Venter All ventral shields smooth. Distances between ST1ST3 56 (5066) [56], ST2 ST2 66 (6172) [64] and ST5ST5 72 (6282) [68]. With 1 pair of metapodal shields. Ventrianal shield 100 (88123) [102]long, 57 (4672) [62] wide at ZV2 level and 65 (58 77) [63] wide at anus level.
Spermatheca Calyx flared, 31(2440) long; atrium indistinct; minor duct prominent.
Legs Macrosetae blunt to knobbed: SgeII 20 (1626) [20], SgeIII 26 (2430) [24], StiIII 20 (1324) [20], SgeIV 39 (3046) [39], StiIV 32 (2237) [31], StIV 41 (2956) [52].
REMARKS: The fact that this was one of the most common species found in this study and that no male was ever found indicates that it is a thelytokous species.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: The holotype collected by E.W. Baker from Tithonia speciosa on 7V55, Beni, Zaire. Benin: Setto, Zou, on Securinega virosa , 13VI91, A. Onzo; Gangnigon, on S. virosa , 15X91, B. Eklou. Burundi: Gitega, on Manihot esculenta , 8IX88, R.H. Markham. Ghana: 106 km N Kumasi, Techiman, on M. esculenta , 9XI89, J.S. Yaninek; 28 km S. Dunkwa, Western Region, on unidentified plant, 9XI89, J.S. Yaninek. Kenya: Embu, on M. esculenta , 25X85, H. van den Berg. Nigeria: Benin City, on M. esculenta , 18III86, J.S. Yaninek. Rwanda: ISAR Station, Rubona, on Zehneria scabra , 6XI89, J.S. Yaninek; ISAR Station, Kamara, on Jacaranda mimosifolia , 9XII89, G.J. Moraes. Sierra Leone: Njaba University, on Mangifera indica , 12XII91, J.S. Yaninek; Bochina Farm, on Anacardium occidentale , 14XII91, B.
Christensen; Rokupr, on M. esculenta , 17XII91, M.M. Bockarie; Masiaka, on M. indica , 18XII91, B. Christensen; Joe Town, on Carica papaya , 18XII91, B. Christensen; Masiaka BO Road, on Citrus sp., 14I92, B.I. Kamara; forest by Magbosi Agricultural Site, on Cassia sp. and Acacia auriculiformis , 21I92, B.I. Kamara. Togo: Lome, on unidentified plant, 14XI89, J.S. Yaninek. Zaire: 4 km S. Kikwit, on Morinda lucida , 26 VI91, A. Onzo.
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