Kuzinellus kariuki 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 : 49-50

Kuzinellus kariuki El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp.

( Fig. 79 )

Material examined. Holotype female, Kenya, Nakuru National Park , altitude 1765 m May 5, 2006 (El-Banhawy) . Paratypes, 7 females, Mt. Kenya, Chogoria gate, altitude 2985 m, July 16, 2004 (El-Banhawy) .

Female: Dorsal shield 335 long, 180 wide, reticulated, with seven pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 30, j3 28, j4 15, j5 16, j6 18, J2 23, J5 9, z2 17, z3 23, z4 25, z5 16, z6 14, Z4 30, Z5 50, s4 23, s6 25, S2 29, S4 32, S5 26, r3 25, R1 23, JV5 40. Setae Z 5, JV5 knobbed, Z5, Z4 serrated, remaining setae smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield, distances between St I-St III 62 , St II-St II 55 , St III of shield, St IV on platelets. Genital shield 67 wide. Ventri-anal shield 122 long, 80 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 two teeth, movable digit with one tooth. Spermatheca calyx cup shaped, 12 long, 4 wide near atrium, 7 near vesicle, atrium small, major duct broad. Macrosetae knobbed or blunt, Sge IV 18 , Sti IV 20 , St IV 40 . Chaetotaxy : genu II 2 , 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1 , 2 /1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. This species is similar to K. eddiei (Ueckermann & Loots) . The serrated seta Z4 and details of spermatheca separated these two species. The male is unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 79. Kuzinellus kariuki El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp. (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Spermatheca; D. Leg IV; (Male); E. Ventri-anal shield; F. Spermatodactyl.