Amblyseius bahiensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000

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 : 15

Amblyseius bahiensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry ( Figure 8)

Amblyseius bahiensis Lofego et al., 2000: 462 .

Amblyseius bahiensis .— Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 199, 2007: 75; Moraes et al., 2004b: 17.

According to Lofego et al. (2000), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 321 (302– 334) long and 193 (175–204) wide. Setal lengths: j1 24 (20–25), j3 35 (31–38), j4 7 (6–7), j5 7 (6–7), j6 8 (7–9), J2 10 (8–11), J5 8 (7–9), z2 13 (12–16), z4 9 (9–11), z5 8 (7–9), Z1 11 (10–12), Z4 53 (48–56), Z5 103 (94–108), s4 41 (38–46), S2 17 (15–19), S4 18 (17–22), S5 11 (9–12), r3 14 (12–16) and R1 13 (12–14). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 59 (56–62), st2–st2 66 (64–70), st5–st5 64 (62–65). Ventrianal shield 107 (99–121) long, 88 (80–92) wide at level of Zv2 and 76 (72–91) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx varying from short-tubular to saccular, 9 (8–11) long; atrium distinguishable as a darker region. Fixed cheliceral digit 24 (24–25) long, with 10-11 teeth; movable digit 28 (27–29) long, with 3–4 teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 26 (24–27), SgeII 27 (24–30), SgeIII 29 (27–32), SgeIV 45 (41–49), StiIII 22 (21–24), StiIV 35 (32–40) and StIV 54 (48–57) .

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Lofego et al., 2000).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens. Differently from most species of the same genus, s4 is less than three times as long as S2.