Amblyseius ica Lofego, Demite & Feres

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 : 36-37

Amblyseius ica Lofego, Demite & Feres ( Figure 23)

Amblyseius ica Lofego et al., 2011a: 2348 .

According to Lofego et al. (2011a), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 312 (300–325) long and 182 (175–192) wide. Setal lengths: j1 21 (20 –24), j3 27 (25–30), j4 6 (6–7), j5 5 (5–6), j6 6 (6–7), J2 7 (6–7), J5 6 (5–6), z2 16 (15–19), z4 25 (23–27), z5 5, Z1 7 (6–8), Z4 55 (50–57), Z5 70 (60–73), s4 48 (45–55), S2 13 (12–16), S4 10 (10–11), S5 9 (8–10), r3 22 (20–26) and R1 8 (8–9). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 62 (60–65), st2–st2 64 (62–68), st5–st5 54 (51–56). Ventrianal shield 106 (103–112) long, 74 (70–80) wide at level of Zv2 and 67 (65–73) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx elongate and tubular, slightly inflate near nodular atrium, 21 (17–23) long. Fixed cheliceral digit 25 (25–28) long, with 11 teeth; movable digit 25 (24–26) long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 28 (28–30), SgeII 25 (24–27), SgeIII 22 (21–23), SgeIV 42 (41–44), StiIII 29 (26–32); StiIV 34 (30–35) and StIV 64 (60–67) .

Distribution in Brazil. São Paulo ( Lofego et al., 2011a).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

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