Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman)

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 : 117-120

Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman) ( Figure 86)

Amblyseiopsis mexicanus Garman, 1958: 75 . Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) mexicanus .— Chant, 1959: 92. Amblyseiulus mexicanus .— Muma, 1961: 278. Typhlodromus mexicanus .— Hirschmann, 1962: 5. Amblyseius mexicanus .— Collyer, 1964: 634; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 134. Proprioseiopsis mexicanus . — Muma et al., 1970: 48; Moraes et al., 1986: 118, 2004b: 181, 2007a: 17; Kreiter & Moraes, 1997:

379; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 11; Lofego et al., 2009: 54; Denmark & Evans, 2011:

209; Silva et al., 2016: 1139; Argolo et al., 2017: 348; Kreiter et al., 2018a: 379, 2020b: 161; Duarte et al., 2021: 2368. Proprioseiopsis (Patinoseius) mexicanus .— Karg, 1989a: 209. Amblyseiopsis tropicanus Garman, 1958: 77 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 210). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) tropicanus .— Chant, 1959: 91. Amblyseiulus tropicanus .— Muma, 1961: 278. Typhlodromus tropicanus .— Hirschmann, 1962: 17. Proprioseiopsis tropicanus .— Muma et al., 1970: 50; Moraes et al., 1986: 125, 2004b: 190; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 11,

2007: 89. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) asetus Chant, 1959: 80 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 209). Amblyseiulus asetus .— Muma, 1961: 278. Typhlodromus asetus .— Hirschmann, 1962: 4. Amblyseius asetus .— Schuster & Pritchard, 1963: 243; Schuster, 1966: 327; Wu et al., 1997: 62. Proprioseiopsis asetus .— Muma et al., 1970: 44; Moraes et al., 1986: 111, 2004b: 171; Fouly et al., 1994: 205; Chant &

McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89. Amblyseius (Amblyseius) asetus .— Tseng, 1983: 40. Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis) asetus .— Wainstein, 1983: 181. Proprioseiopsis (Patinoseius) asetus .— Karg, 1989a: 209. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) putmani Chant, 1959: 91 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 210). Amblyseiulus putmani . — Muma, 1961: 278. Typhlodromus putmani .— Hirschmann, 1962: 5. Amblyseius putmani . — Chant & Hansell, 1971: 712. Proprioseiopsis putmani .— Moraes et al., 1986: 122, 2004b: 187; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89; Chant, 2007: 217. Amblyseiulus clausae Muma, 1962: 1 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 210). Typhlodromus clausae .— Hirschmann, 1962: 6. Proprioseiopsis clausae .— Muma et al., 1970: 42; Muma, 1975: 56; Moraes et al., 1986: 113, 2004b: 174; Chant & McMurtry,

2005a: 13, 2007: 89. Amblyseiulus temperellus Denmark & Muma, 1967: 171 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 210). Proprioseiopsis temperellus . — Muma & Denmark, 1969: 68; Muma et al., 1970: 44; Moraes et al., 1986: 124, 2004b: 190; Chant

& McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89. Proprioseiopsis (Patinoseius) temperellus .— Karg, 1989a: 209. Amblyseiulus amotus Zack, 1969: 72 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 209). Proprioseiopsis amotus . — Moraes et al., 1986: 111, 2004b: 171; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89. Amblyseiulus versutus Zack, 1969: 74 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 205, 2007: 81 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans,

2011: 211). Proprioseiopsis versutus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 125, 2004b: 191. Amblyseius kogi Chant & Hansell, 1971: 713 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 210).

Proprioseiopsis kogi . — Moraes et al., 1986: 117, 2004b: 179; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89.

Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis) tulearensis Blommers, 1976: 100 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 211). Proprioseiopsis tulearensis .— Moraes et al., 1986: 125, 2004b: 191; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tulearensis .— Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 67.

Specimens measured. PE, SP (2, 3).

Dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 342 (336–352) long and 217 (195–235) wide. Setal lengths: j1 21 (19–23), j3 29 (27–31), j4 5 (5–6), j5 5 (5–6), j6 6 (6–8), J5 9 (8–10), z2 14 (12–15), z4 11 (10–12), z5 5 (4–5), Z1 8 (6–9), Z4 71 (64–81), Z5 97 (84–107), s4 55 (49–63), S2 9 (8–11), S4 9 (7–10), S5 10 (10–11), r3 14 (12–16) and R1 10 (10–11). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 61 (57–67), st2–st2 65 (63–66), st5–st5 69 (65–71). Ventrianal shield 108 (102–113) long, 95 (92–99) wide at level of Zv2 and 78 (71–85) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx cup-shaped, 6 (5–7) long; atrium bifurcate at the juncture with major duct. Fixed cheliceral digit 29 (27–31) long, with eight teeth; movable digit 33 (31–33) long, with 1–2 teeth. Macrosetae on legs II–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeII 23 (19–27), SgeIII 24 (23–24), SgeIV 44 (38–50), StiIII 19 (18–20), StiIV 29 (26–31) and StIV 57 (55–59) .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas ( Silva et al., 2016), Bahia ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Argolo et al., 2017), Distrito Federal ( Duarte et al., 2021), Maranhão ( Moraes et al., 1993), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Furtado et al., 2014), Paraíba ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983), Paraná ( Araujo et al., 2022a), Pernambuco ( Moraes & Oliveira, 1982), Piauí ( Moraes et al., 1993), Rondônia ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b), São Paulo ( Flechtmann, 1967d; Denmark & Muma, 1973; Lofego et al., 2009; Castro & Moraes, 2010; Rezende & Lofego, 2012; Moraes et al., 2013) and Tocantins ( Azevedo et al., 2020).

Distribution elsewhere. Australia, Benin, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Galapagos, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Hawaii, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Martinique, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Reunion Island, Rodrigues Island, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, United Arab States and USA.

Remarks. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the redescription of P. mexicanus by Moraes & McMurtry (1983).