Neoseiulus cipoensis Ferragut

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 : 202

Neoseiulus cipoensis Ferragut ( Figure 140)

Neoseiulus cipoensis Ferragut , in Ferragut & Navia, 2022b: 527 .

According to Ferragut & Navia (2022b), dorsal shield of female reticulate, with a transverse series of pentagonal and hexagonal cells behind setae J2, 334 (323–344) long and 149 (146–152) wide. Setal lengths: j1 13 (12–13), j3 15 (14–16), j4 12 (11–12), j5 13 (12–13), j6 13 (12–13), J2 13 (12–14), J5 11 (10–11), z2 13 (12–13), z4 15 (13–16), z5 12 (11–12), Z1 16 (14–17), Z4 24 (23–25), Z5 51 (50–52), s4 18 (17–18), S2 17 (15–18), S4 31 (30–31), S5 27 (26–27), r3 14 (13–15) and R1 15 (14–15). Peritreme almost reaching the base of j3. Distances between st1–st3 66 (65–67), st2–st2 50 (49–50), st5–st5 61 (60–61). Ventrianal shield 114 (110–117) long, 92 (90–93) wide at level of Zv2 and 68 (65–70) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx bell-shaped, 9 (8–9) long; atrium small. Fixed cheliceral digit 23 long, with three teeth; movable digit 26 (25–26) long, with three teeth. Macroseta only on tarsus IV, knobbed; StIV 33 (31–34) .

Distribution in Brazil. Minas Gerais ( Ferragut & Navia, 2022b).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens.