Amblyseius constrictus Argolo, Moraes & Oliveira

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 : 25

Amblyseius constrictus Argolo, Moraes & Oliveira ( Figure 14)

Amblyseius constrictus Argolo et al., 2015: 749 .

According to Argolo et al. (2015), dorsal shield of female smooth, 352 (326–366) long and 282 (271–305) wide. Setal lengths: j1 31 (30–34), j3 39 (37–41), j4 7 (7–8), j5 7 (6–8), j6 8 (6–8), J2 9 (8–10), J5 7 (6–8), z2 17 (15–18), z4 12 (11–13), z5 7 (7–8), Z1 9 (7–11), Z4 112 (107–116), Z5 223 (214–229), s4 89 (85–92), S2 11 (10–12), S4 10 (9–11), S5 9 (8–11), r3 13 (12–15) and R1 10 (8–11). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1 –s t3 63 (61–64), st2–st2 75 (72–76), st5–st5 73 (69–76). Ventrianal shield 113 (98–119) long, 68 (64–76) wide at level of Zv2 and 79 (76–81) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx short-tubular, slightly constricted near region of fusion with major duct, 16 (14–18) long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 31 (30–32) long, with 13–15 teeth; movable digit 38 (36–40) long, with 3–4 teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 39 (37–43), SgeII 37 (37–40), SgeIII 48 (43–55), SgeIV 97 (92–101), StiIII 34 (34–37), StiIV 61 (58–64) and StIV 75 (47–50) .

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Argolo et al., 2015, 2017)

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. Specimens were not examined.