Typhlodromus neocelastrus 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 : 58

Typhlodromus neocelastrus El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp.

( Fig. 98 )

Material examined. Holotype female, Kenya, Malindi, Coast Province , July 18, 2005 (El-Banhawy) . Paratypes, 1 female, same data as holotype ; 1 female, Pate Island , July 20, 2005 ; 2 females, Manda Island , Coast Province, July 21, 2005 (El-Banhawy) .

Female: Dorsal shield reticulated, 270 long, 160 wide. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 14, j3 16, j4, j5 12, j6 16, J2 18, J5 9, z2 14, z3, z4 16, z5 14, Z4 23, Z5 32, s4, s6 18, S2 20, S4 18, S5 17, r3, R1 16, JV5 23. Setae Z 4, Z5, JV5 knobbed and serrated, remaining setae smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield, distances between St I-St III 70 , St II-St II 45 , St III off shield, St IV free on integument. Genital shield 63 wide. Ventri-anal shield 90 long, 58 wide with a pair of round pre-anal pores and four pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 ZV2). Two pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with three teeth, movable digit with one tooth. Spermatheca calyx saccular, 18 long, 5 wide, atrium small. Macroseta blunt, Sti IV 14 . Chaetotaxy : genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. This species is similar to T. celastrus Ueckermann & Loots. The major difference is the shape of the spermatheca in the new species (calyx broad with almost parallel sides), however; in the latter the calyx is tubular and flared distally. The male is unknown.

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FIGURE 98. Typhlodromus neocelastrus El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp. (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E; Leg IV.