Typhlodromus daresalaami El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad

El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, Zootaxa 2945 (1), pp. 1-176 : 52-53

Typhlodromus daresalaami El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad

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Typhlodromus daresalaami El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad, 1991 . Material examined. Kenya, 2 females, Masai Mara National Park, altitude 1800 m, February 12, 2007 (El-Banhawy).

Female: Dorsal shield rugose, 300 long, 195 wide. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 18, j3, j4, j5 28, j6 40, J2 60, J5 12, z2 21, z3 30, z4 33, z5 30, Z4 70, Z5 52, s4 35, s6 44, S2 46, S4 50, S5 56, r3 26, R1 40, JV5 30. Setae r3 on lateral integument, R1 on dorsal shield. Dorsal setae except J5 long, thorn-like and arising from tubercles, Z5 serrated. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield, distances between St I-St III 58 , St II-St II 46 , St IV on platelets. Genital shield 72 wide. Ventri-anal shield 85 long, 48 wide at level of ZV2, 62 at level of anus, with a tiny pair of pre-anal pores and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV2, JV3, ZV2), JV1 off shield. Two pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrouning ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with three teeth, movable digit with two teeth. Spermatheca calyx elongate 21 long, flared distally, atrium enlarged, 7 long, 4 wide. Macrosetae short and blunt, Sge II 12 ; 12, St III 12 ; 12, St II 12 , Sge III 12 ; 14, Sti III 23 ; 23, St III 23 , Sge IV 16 ; 16, Sti IV 22 ; 20, St IV 30 ; 30. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 , 2 /, 2/1, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. The female holotype was collected from Daressalaam, Tanzania, March 24, 1987, E. Youssef (El- Banhawy & Abou-Awad, 1991). The male is unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 83. Typhlodromus daresalaami El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Leg II; F. Leg III; G. Leg IV.