Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945 El-Banhawy, E. M. Knapp, M. Zootaxa 2011 2011-07-08 2945 1 1 176 El-Banhawy & Knapp El-Banhawy & Knapp 2011 [151,736,151,177] Arachnida Phytoseiidae Typhlodromus Animalia Mesostigmata 62 63 Arthropoda species nerminae  ( Fig. 108)   Material examined.  Holotypefemale, Kenya, Mt. Kenya, altitude  3157 m,  July 15, 2004(El-Banhawy).  Female: Dorsal shield imbricate, 380 long, 195 wide, with five pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 21, j3 40, j4, j5 28, j6 37, J2 39, J5 12, z2 25, z3 46, z4 41, z5 30, Z4 58, Z5 70, s4, s6, S2 55, S4 57, r3, R1 38, JV5 50. Dorsal setae serrated, j1, J5, z5 smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield reticulated, distances between St I-St III 70, St II-St II 50, St IV on platelets. Genital shield 60 wide. Ventri-anal shield pentagonal, lateral margins concave, with a pair of very small round pre-anal pores and four pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3, ZV2). A pair of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites, and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Chelicera indiscernible. Spermatheca calyx saccular, 14 long, 5 wide at mid-point, flared distally, atrium small. Macrosetae sharp pointed, Sge IV 55, Sti IV 28, St IV 75. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/ 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1, 2/1, 2/0, 1.   Remarks.This species is similar to  T. neomagdalenaeZannou, Moraes & Oliveira, however the difference in the lengths of most dorsal setae and macrosetae and the wide apart and very small pre-anal pores separate these species. The male is unknown. [391,1328,258,283] 2004-07-15 Kenya 3157 Kenya 62 63 1 holotype III -4.95 62 63 III 70 1 [968,1119,402,426] II 62 63 II 50 1 IV 62 63 IV 55 1 [1294,1400,546,570] IV 62 63 IV 28 1 IV 62 63 IV 75 1 [229,501,582,607] II 62 63 II 2, 2 1 [510,754,582,607] III 62 63 III 1, 2 1