Amblydromalus itacoatiarensis Demite, Cavalcante & Lofego

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 : 154-155

Amblydromalus itacoatiarensis Demite, Cavalcante & Lofego ( Figure 108)

Amblydromalus itacoatiarensis Demite et al., 2019b: 2484 .

According to Demite et al. (2019b), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 300 (287–313) long and 176 (170–185) wide. Setal lengths: j1 23 (21–25), j3 35 (33–38), j4 9 (7–10), j5 9 (8–10), j6 10 (10–11), J2 14 (12–16), J5 8 (7–9), z2 10 (9–10), z4 11 (10–12), z5 8 (7–9), Z1 15 (13–16), Z4 16 (14–18), Z5 70 (65–77), s4 55 (51–58), S2 17 (14–21), S4 14 (11–15), S5 10 (9–11), r3 14 (13–15) and R1 9 (8–10). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 58 (55–62), st2–st2 62 (59–65), st5–st5 64 (59–68). Ventrianal shield 97 (92–103) long, 54 (48–63) wide at level of Zv2 and 54 (50–60) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, distinctly more sclerotised on the third near atrium, 14 (12–15) long; atrium widening next to major duct. Fixed cheliceral digit 28 (26–30) long, with 9–13 teeth; movable digit 28 (27–29) long, with 4–5 teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 40 (38–42), SgeII 32 (30–34), SgeIII 35 (34–36), SgeIV 63 (60–66), StiIII 27 (26–29), StiIV 39 (36–43) and StIV 75 (70–80) .

Distribution in Brazil. Amazonas ( Demite et al., 2019b).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

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