Amblyseiella Muma

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 : 7

Amblyseiella Muma

Amblyseiella Muma, 1955: 266 .

Amblyseiella . — Moraes et al., 1986: 4, 2004b: 9; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 187, 2007: 71.

Type species. Amblyseiella setosa Muma, 1955: 266 .

Main distinguishing characteristics. Dorsal shield mostly smooth, with slight marginal constriction immediately anteriad Z5. Dorsal idiosomal setal pattern 10A:8B (without S5) and ventral idiosomal setal pattern JV-3:ZV; with several setae near shield margin as well as Z4 and R1 much longer than other setae; ratio s4 / S2 <2.7. Sternal shield slightly wider than long; posterior margin about straight to slightly convex. Ventrianal shield ovoid, with only one pair of pre-anal setae (Jv2). Spermathecal calyx saccular. Fixed and movable cheliceral digits with 2–3 teeth and one tooth, respectively. Macrosetae of legs II–IV, sharp-tipped. Male ventrianal shield with three pairs of pre-anal setae arranged in a triangular pattern; spermadactyl type heel-and-toe .

Remarks. One of the two species presently included in this genus has been reported from Brazil. Worldwide, species of this genus have been reported from plants.