Proprioseiopsis messor (Wainstein)

De Moraes, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Species of the subtribes Arrenoseiina and Proprioseiopsina (Tribe Amblyseiini) and the tribe Typhlodromipsini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1448 (1), pp. 1-39 : 16-17

Proprioseiopsis messor (Wainstein)

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Typhlodromus messor Wainstein, 1960: 688 .

Amblyseius messor, Athias-Henriot, 1961: 425 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) messor, Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 66 .

Proprioseiopsis messor, Moraes et al., 2004: 180 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 15.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) apheles Van der Merwe, 1968: 121 (synonymy according to Ueckermann & Loots, 1988). Amblyseius lindquisti Schuster & Pritchard, 1963: 246 (synonymy according to Abbasova, 1972).

Female. (Specimens measured. South Africa: 2)

Dorsum. Dorsal shield smooth, 386(384–387) long and 248(244–252) wide. Setae j1 32, j3 46(41–50), j4 4, j5 4, j6 9(8–9), J5 13, z2 35, z4 17, z5 5, Z1 7(6–8), Z4 115(107–123), Z5 169(154–183), s4 82(76–88), S2 9, S4 9, S5 18 (16–19), r3 22(21–22), R1 13. Setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5 which are serrate .

Venter. Sternal shield mostly smooth, with lateral striae, posterior margin concave; distances between St1- St3 61(59–62), St2-St2 77(67–82). Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 82(81–82). Ventrianal shield pentagonal, reticulate, anterior margin very slightly concave, 122(117–126) long, 112(110–113) wide at level of Zv2 and 91 wide at level of anus, small preanal pores posterior to Jv2 (see remarks bellow). Ventral setae smooth.

Chelicera. Movable digit 29(28–30) long, with 1 tooth; fixed digit 28(27–28) long, with 4 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca. Calyx saccular, 15(13–16) long; atrium appressed to base of the calyx.

Legs. Sharp-tipped macrosetae; Sge II 30(28–32), Sge III 40(38–41), Sge IV 79, Sti IV 63(60–66), St IV 69. Chaetotaxy: Sge II: 2-2/1, 2/0- 1; Sge III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

Specimens examined: South Africa: Stellenbosch , Western Cape Province, from Populus sp. , 12-I-1955, P.A.J. Ryke .

Remarks. In both specimens, one member of preanal pores is posterior and slightly mesad to Jv2, whereas the other is well posterior and laterad to JV2, next to the margin of the ventrianal shield.

World distribution. Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, France, Gaza, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, New Zealand and South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Proprioseiopsis messor (Wainstein) (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Chelicera; E. Leg IV.