Proprioseiopsis ovatus (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 : 121-122

Proprioseiopsis ovatus (Garman) ( Figure 88)

Amblyseiopsis ovatus Garman, 1958: 78 . Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) ovatus .— Chant, 1959: 90. Amblyseiulus ovatus .— Muma, 1961: 278. Typhlodromus ovatus .— Hirschmann, 1962: 5. Amblyseius ovatus .— Schuster & Pritchard, 1963: 246; Moraes et al., 1991: 127. Proprioseiopsis ovatus .— Tuttle & Muma, 1973: 11; Moraes et al., 1986: 121, 1989c: 131, 2004a: 151, 2004b: 184, 2007a: 19;

Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89; Faraji et al., 2008: 109; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 13, 2008b: 10; Oliveira et al.,

2012a: 13; Souza et al., 2015: 114; D̂ker et al., 2016: 511; Silva et al., 2016: 1139; Demite et al., 2017: 2161; Kreiter et al., 2018a: 380, 2020b: 163; Duarte et al., 2021: 2369.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) ovatus .— Tseng, 1983: 42.

Proprioseiopsis (Proprioseiopsis) ovatus .— Karg, 1989a: 208.

Amblyseiulus cannaensis Muma, 1962: 4 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 214).

Typhlodromus cannaensis .— Hirschmann, 1962: 6.

Amblyseiulus cannaensis .— De Leon, 1966: 83.

Proprioseiopsis cannaensis . — Muma et al., 1970: 38; Moraes et al., 1986: 112, 2004b: 173; Kreiter & Moraes, 1997: 379; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89; Lofego et al., 2009: 53 ; Ferla et al., 2011: 23; Mineiro et al., 2012: 601; Silva et al., 2016: 1138.

Amblyseius cannaensis .— Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 133.

Proprioseiopsis (Proprioseiopsis) cannaensis .— Karg, 1989a: 116.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) peltatus Van der Merwe, 1968: 119 (synonymy according to Tseng, 1983: 42).

Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis) peltatus .— Blommers, 1976: 100; Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 71; Gupta, 1985: 360, 1986: 134.

Amblyseius peltatus .— Schicha, 1983: 115.

Proprioseiopsis peltatus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 121, 2004b: 185; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89.

Amblyseius hudsonianus Chant & Hansell, 1971: 723 (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 214).

Proprioseiopsis hudsonianus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 116, 2004b: 178; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89.

Iphiseius punicae Gupta, 1980: 213 (synonymy of P. peltatus according to Gupta, 1986: 134).

Proprioseiopsis punicae .— Moraes et al., 1986: 122, 2004b: 186; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 11; 2007: 89.

Amblyseius parapeltatus Wu & Chou, 1981: 274 (synonymy according to Tseng, 1983: 42).

Proprioseiopsis parapeltatus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 121, 2004b: 185; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15, 2007: 89.

Proprioseiopsis antonellii Congdon, 2002: 15 ; Moraes et al., 2004b: 171; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 13, 2007: 89; (synonymy according to Denmark & Evans, 2011: 214).

Specimens measured. BA, MA, PA, PE, PI (6, 1, 3, 5, 1).

Dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 344 (324–367) long and 257 (231–282) wide. Setal lengths: j1 28 (25–32), j3 64 (56–70), j4 5 (4–6), j5 5 (4–5), j6 9 (8–12), J5 8 (8–9), z2 39 (32–41), z4 25 (18–32), z5 5 (3–6), Z1 21 (17–25), Z4 113 (103–129), Z5 94 (82–108), s4 100 (92–105), S2 18 (14–23), S4 12 (10–13), S5 10 (8–13), r3 19 (17–23) and R1 10 (9–11). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 58 (54–62), st2–st2 76 (73–79), st5–st5 96 (87–102). Ventrianal shield 109 (99–116) long, 114 (107–118) wide at level of Zv2 and 79 (71–85) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx saccular, 17 (14–19) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 30 (29–31) long, with three teeth; movable digit 32 long, with one tooth. Macrosetae on legs II–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeII 28 (23–31), SgeIII 23 (20–32), SgeIV 55 (50–59), StiIII 18 (15–19), StiIV 38 (35–43) and StIV 83 (76–86) .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008; Silva et al., 2016), Amazonas ( Cruz et al., 2015, 2019; Vasconcelos & Silva, 2015), Bahia ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008; Noronha et al., 2010; Souza et al., 2015), Distrito Federal ( Duarte et al., 2021), Goiás ( Rezende & Lofego, 2011; Demite et al., 2017), Maranhão ( Moraes et al., 1993; Sousa et al., 2015), Mato Grosso ( Demite et al., 2021b), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Rezende & Lofego, 2011; Furtado et al., 2014; Mendonça et al., 2019), Minas Gerais (Silva et al., 2010; Rezende & Lofego, 2012), Pará ( Alfaia et al., 2023), Paraná ( Barbosa et al., 2021; Araujo et al., 2022a), Pernambuco ( Moraes et al., 1993; Rosa et al., 2005), Piauí ( Moraes et al., 1993), Rio Grande do Sul ( Ferla et al., 2007, 2011; Silva et al., 2008, 2020, 2021b; Diehl et al., 2012; Johann et al., 2014), Roraima (Gondim Jr. et al., 2012), São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001a; Buosi et al., 2006; Mineiro et al., 2006b, 2009 a, 2012; Feres et al., 2007; Demite et al., 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015; Lofego et al., 2017; Barroso et al., 2019) and Tocantins ( Cruz et al., 2012; Cañarte et al., 2020).

Distribution elsewhere. Argentina, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Grande Comore Island, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Japan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Marie Galante, Martinique, Mayotte Island, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Reunion Island, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Remarks. The measurements are similar to those of the redescription of P. ovatus and P. cannaensis by Moraes & McMurtry (1983). This is the only Proprioseiopsis species in Brazil with few teeth on the fixed cheliceral digit.