Typhlodromips bunyorei El-Banhawy & Knapp, 2011

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, Zootaxa 2945 (1), pp. 1-176 : 19

Typhlodromips bunyorei El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp.

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Material examined. Holotype female, Kenya, Ruma National Park , Nyanza Province, altitude 1340 m, December 9, 2006 (El-Banhawy).

Female: Dorsal shield slightly reticulated, 280 long, 170 wide (L/W ratio 1.6: 1), with eight pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 12, j3 16, j4 8, j5, j6 9, J2 12, J5 7, z2, z4 12, z5 8, Z1 10, Z4 22, Z5 68, s4 14, S2 10, S4, S5 8, r3, R1 10, JV5 22. Setae Z 4 and Z5 prominent and serrated. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield smooth, distances between St I-ST III 46 , St II-St II 58 , St IV on platelets. Genital shield 80 wide. Ventri-anal shield pentagonal, smooth, 100 long, 74 wide (L/W ratio 1.4: 1), with a pair of large elliptical pre-anal pores and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, ZV2). Two pairs of metapodal platelets, a thin longitudinal sigillar sclerite and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with seven teeth, movable digit with three teeth. Spermatheca calyx tubular, 14 long, slightly flared posteriorly. Macrosetae, Sge I 28, Sge II 28 , Sge III 25 , Sge IV 35 , Sti IV 28 , St IV 46 . Chaetotaxy : genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. This species is similar to T. (= Amblyseius ) lugubris Chant & Baker in the shape of spermatheca. However, Z4, Z5 and the majority of dorsal setae in this species are shorter than in T. lugobris . The male is unknown.

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FIGURE 19. Typhlodromips bunyorei El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp. (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E.Genu II; F. Genu III; G. Leg IV.