Typhlodromips japi 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 : 248-249

Typhlodromips japi Lofego, Demite & Feres ( Figure 174)

Typhlodromips japi Lofego et al., 2011b: 112 .

Typhlodromips japi .— Gonçalves et al., 2013: 364 ; Rocha et al., 2015: 28; Ferragut & Navia, 2022a: 1241 .

Specimens measured. SP (2).

Dorsal shield of female reticulate, 323 (315–335) long and 207 (200–220) wide. Setal lengths: j1 19 (18–20), j3 19 (16–20), j4 12 (11–13), j5 13 (11–14), j6 14 (13–15), J2 16 (15–20), J5 11 (10–12), z2 16 (15–17), z4 16 (15–18), z5 12 (11–13), Z1 16 (14–18), Z4 23 (21–24), Z5 63 (61–68), s4 19 (18–20), S2 19 (18–20), S4 18 (17–20), S5 17 (16–18), r3 15 (14–16) and R1 14 (14–15). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 60 (59–64), st2–st2 64 (63–66), st5–st5 63 (60–69). Ventrianal shield 110 (105–116) long, 108 (104–113) wide at level of Zv2 and 77 (70–80) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, 19 (18–21) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 26 (25–27) long, with 11 teeth; movable digit 24 (23–25) long, with three teeth. Macrosetae on legs III–IV, knobbed; SgeIII 14 (13–15), SgeIV 17 (16–19), StiIV 17 (16–18) and StIV 31 (29–32) .

Distribution in Brazil. Minas Gerais ( Ferragut & Navia, 2022a), Rio Grande do Sul ( Gonçalves et al., 2013, 2015; Rocha et al., 2015; Toldi et al., 2021a, b) and São Paulo ( Lofego et al., 2011b).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description.