Proprioseiopsis biologicus Lofego, Demite & Moraes

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 113-114

Proprioseiopsis biologicus Lofego, Demite & Moraes ( Figure 82)

Proprioseiopsis biologicus Lofego, Demite & Moraes , in Lofego et al., 2009: 51 .

According to Lofego et al. (2009), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 378 (362– 392) long and 227 (212–255) wide. Setal lengths: j1 28 (25–30), j3 28 (25–30), j4 6 (5–7), j5 5 (4–6), j6 9 (6–7), J5 8 (7–9), z2 7 (7–8), z4 10 (9–12), z5 6 (5–6), Z1 10 (10–11), Z4 118 (105–130), Z5 120 (105–132), s4 103 (93–115), S2 10 (10–12), S4 10 (10–12), S5 10 (9–11), r3 27 (26–28) and R1 9 (8–9). Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 71 (70–73), st2–st2 79 (77–81), st5–st5 68 (67–70). Ventrianal shield 131 (129–133) long, 107 (105–110) wide at level of Zv2 and 86 (83–90) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx saccular, 11 (10–13) long; atrium bifurcate at junction with major duct, not distinctly winder than adjacent section of major duct. Fixed cheliceral digit 32 (31–32) long, with 13 teeth; movable digit 33 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 36 (33–40), SgeII 34 (30–38), SgeIII 33 (30–36), SgeIV 70 (60–80), StiIII 29, StiIV 59 (55–68) and StIV 82 (70–90) .

Distribution in Brazil. São Paulo ( Lofego et al., 2009).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens.