Chelaseius pluridentatus Borges, Moraes & Castilho

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 : 73-74

Chelaseius pluridentatus Borges, Moraes & Castilho ( Figure 51)

Chelaseius pluridentatus Borges et al., 2023: 413 .

According to Borges et al. (2023), dorsal shield of female smooth, 360 (350–370) long and 273 (265–290) wide. Setal lengths: j1 36 (35–38), j3 56 (55–58), j4 6 (5–7), j5 6 (5–7), j6 6 (5–7), J2 11 (10–12), J5 13 (12–15), z2 6(5–8), z4 6 (5–7), z5 6 (5–8), Z1 15, Z4 158 (157–162), Z5 250 (230–275), s4 119 (118–120), S2 14 (13–15), S4 13 (12–14), S5 16 (15–18), r3 13 (12–14) and R1 12 (10–13). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 58 (57–60), st2–st2 81 (80–83), st5–st5 73 (72–75). Ventrianal shield 112 (110–118) long, 104 (100–105) wide at level of Zv2 and 75 (73–76) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx trumpet-shaped, 45 (44–46) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 22 (21–23) long, with seven teeth; movable digit 46 (43–48) long, toothless. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 41 (40–43), SgeII 43 (42–45), SgeIII 60 (58–62), SgeIV 133 (130–135), StiIII 55 (54–56), StiIV 101 (100–105) and StIV 78 (75–79) .

Distribution in Brazil. São Paulo ( Borges et al., 2023).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

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