Amblydromalus villacarmelensis (Moraes)

Moraes, Gilberto José De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 3700 (3), pp. 301-347 : 319

Amblydromalus villacarmelensis (Moraes)

Amblyseius villacarmelensis Moraes in Moraes et al., 1994: 214.

Typhlodromalus villacarmelensis .—Zacarias & Moraes 2001: 582; Moraes et al., 2004b: 205. Amblydromalus villacarmelensis .—Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 207; 2007: 117; Guanilo et al., 2008b: 24.

Specimens examined. Cananéia, February 2001, 1 female on Tetracera oblongata DC.; Cananéia, April 2001, 6 females on Tibouchina multiceps Cogn. ; Cananéia, July 2001, 8 females on Rubus brasiliensis Mart. ; 1 female on Tibouchina sp.; Cananéia, December 2001, 8 females on Mikania bracteosa DC.; Cananéia, July 2002, 3 females on Davilla rugosa Poir. ; Pariquera-Açu, February 2001, 1 female on Pueraria javanica Benth. and 1 female on Tibouchina sp.; Pariquera-Açu, March 2002, 1 female on unidentified plant.

Previous records. Brazil (State of São Paulo); Colombia (Moraes et al., 2004) and Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008b).

Measurements of females (n= 8).

Dorsal shield 315 (290–320) long and 176 (170–180) wide. Setae j1 30 (27–33), j3 40 (35–43), j4 8 (7–9), j5 7 (7–8), j6 10 (10–11), J2 10 (8–10), J5 5 (5–6), z2 13 (12–14), z4 20 (17–20), z5 8 (7–9), Z1 10 (9–11), Z4 18 (15– 21), Z5 59 (55–64), s4 63 (61–64), S2 23 (20–30), S4 13 (11–15), S5 7 (6–9), r3 28 (27–30), R1 9 (9–10). Distances between St1 - St3 65 (62–66), St2 - St2 62, St5 - St5 65 (62–69). Ventrianal shield 102 (101–107) long, 56 (50–60) wide at level of ZV 2 and 46 (42–50) wide at anus level. Movable cheliceral digit 31 (27–32) long, with four teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 30 long, with 11 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 22 (20–23) long. Leg macrosetae: Sge I 35 (32–39), Sge II 30 (28–32), Sge III 26 (22–29), Sti III 25 (20–29), Sge IV 48 (40–52), Sti IV 36 (29–40), St IV 63 (60–66).

Remarks. The measurements of the specimens collected fit the original description, except for the shorter Z4 [26 (22–31) in the original description]. Specimens previously reported from the State of São Paulo by Zacarias & Moraes (2001) were also mentioned to have shorter Z4 (ca. 20% shorter than mentioned in the original description).