Typhlodromalus feresisimilis, Moraes, Gilberto José De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013

Moraes, Gilberto José De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 3700 (3), pp. 301-347 : 323-324

Typhlodromalus feresisimilis n. sp.

(Figures 26–30)

Diagnosis. Females with dorsal shield covered mainly by roundish ornamentation, with a few anterolateral striae and a smooth band immediately anteriad of Z4; most dorsal setae lanceolate, except for J5, S5 and R1, smooth and setiform and Z5, stout and pointed; calyx of spermatheca long and tubular.

Specimens examined. Holotype female and a paratype female from Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. , Ilha Comprida, State of São Paulo, 21 July 2001, G. J. de Moraes coll., deposited at ESALQ-USP. A paratype female, same collection data as holotype, deposited at DZSJRP.

Description. Female (n= 3). Figures 26–30.

Dorsum. Dorsal shield covered mainly by roundish ornamentation, with a few anterolateral striae and a smooth band immediately anteriad of Z4, with nine distinguishable pairs of lyrifissures and six pairs of pores 313 (307– 322) long and 186 (180–190) wide. Setae j1 25 (24–26), j3 33 (32–35), j4 16 (15–17), j5 16 (15–18), j6 24 (23–26), J2 23 (21–25), J5 9 (9–10), z2 20 (19–24), z4 37 (36–39), z5 19 (18–20), Z1 36 (33–40), Z4 62 (60–64), Z5 74 (71– 78), s4 42 (40–46), S2 41 (39–45), S4 29 (26–32), S5 12, r3 24 (23–25), R1 15 (14–17). Setae smooth and lanceolate, except for J5, S5 and R1, smooth and setiform, and Z5, stout and pointed.

Venter. Sternal shield lightly sclerotised, smooth; posterior margin indistinct; with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; distances between St1 - St3 66 (64–70), St2 - St2 64 (63–65). Genital shield smooth; distance between St5 - St5 77 (75–80). Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth, 103 (98–110) long, 69 (66–70) wide at level of ZV 2, 61 (60–62) wide at anus level, with three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2 and ZV2); JV4, JV5, ZV1 and ZV3 on unsclerotised cuticle and a pair of elliptical pre-anal pores posteromesad of JV 2. Ventral setae smooth and pointed. Two pairs of metapodal plates present. Peritreme extending almost to level of j1.

Chelicera. Movable cheliceral digit 27 long, with three teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 31 long, with five teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca. Calyx tubular, 20 (20–21) long; atrium short.

Leg macrosetae. Sge I 18 (15–19), Sge II 15 (14–15), Sge III 18 (17–20), Sti III 16 (15–17), Sge IV 37 (36–38), Sti IV 21 (19–22), St IV 74 (70–79), all blunt, except for Sge IV, with a tiny knob. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 1–2/1, 2/0– 1; genu III: 1–2/1, 2/0–1.

Male. Unknown.

Etymology. The name feresisimilis is a compound of feresi (of Typhlodromalus feresi Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000 ) and similis (Latin for similar), referring to the similarity between this new species and T. feresi .

Remarks. Typhlodromalus feresisimilis n. sp. is similar to T. feresi . The latter differs from this new species by having shorter j3, Z4, Z5, Sge I, Sge IV, St IV and spermathecal calyx (25–26, 39–40, 56–57, 7, 23–25, 30 and 28– 32 respectively). In addition, T. feresi has most dorsal setae knob-tipped.