Ueckermannseius mangrovei 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 : 33

Ueckermannseius mangrovei El-Banhawy &Knapp n. sp.

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Material examined. Holotype female, Kenya, from mangrove, Pate Island , Coast Province, July 20, 2005 (El-Banhawy) . Paratypes, 5 females, Lamu Island, Coast Province , July 19, 2005 (El-Banhawy)

Female: Dorsal shield smooth, 325 long, 240 wide. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 18, Z5 9, JV5 23, remaining setae very short, 4–7. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield faintly sclerotised, distances between St I-St III 58, St II-St II 58, St IV on platelets. Genital shield 80 wide. Ventri-anal shield 105 long, 65 wide, with a pair of elliptical pre-anal pores, postero-lateral to JV2 and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, ZV2). A pair of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with 9-10 teeth, movable digit with two teeth. Spermatheca calyx 45 long, anteriorly enlarged, 10 long, with posterior filament branched distally, atrium 9 long, broadly jointed with major duct. Macrosetae, sharp distally, Sge II 18, Sge III 18, Sti III 20, Sge IV 32, Sti IV 28, St IV 55. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1, 2/1, 2/0, 1.

Remarks. This species different from related species by the minute dorsal setae, shorter macrosetae, and the number of teeth on the fixed digit. The male is unknown.

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FIGURE 48. Ueckermannseius mangrovei El-Banhawy & Knapp n. sp. (Female). A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral shields; C. Chelicera; D. Spermatheca; E. Genu II; F. Leg III; G. Leg IV.