Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001

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 : 38-39

Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes ( Figure 24)

Amblyseius igarassuensis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 71 .

Amblyseius igarassuensis .— Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 199, 2007: 78; Moraes et al., 2004b: 30; Souza et al., 2015: 106. According to Gondim Jr. & Moraes (2001), dorsal shield of female smooth, 298 (293–304) long and 194 (188–199) wide. Setal lengths: j1 23 (22–24), j3 33 (30–36), j4 6 (5–7), j5 6 (5–6), j6 9 (8–11), J2 9 (8–11), J5 8 (7–9), z2 8 (7–9), z4 8 (8–9), z5 5 (5–6), Z1 10 (9–11), Z4 59 (54–65), Z5 109 (91–118), s4 59 (56–65), S2 10 (9–12), S4 9 (8–11), S5 9 (8–9), r3 13 (11–14) and R1 8 (7–9). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 58 (56–61), st2–st2 63 (59–65), st5–st5 58 (56–61). Ventrianal shield 100 (94–102) long, 67 (62–70) wide at level of Zv2 and 67 (64–71) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx short-tubular, 11 (9–11) long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 26 (25–27) long, with 11–12 teeth; movable digit 31 (30–32) long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 34 (32–37), SgeII 31 (30–32), SgeIII 29 (27–30), SgeIV 53 (48–56), StiIII 24 (22–26); StiIV 41 (38–42) and StIV 53 (50–56).

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Souza et al., 2015) and Pernambuco (Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remark. Species described from Brazil.