Amblyseius waltersi Schicha

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 : 68-69

Amblyseius waltersi Schicha ( Figure 48)

Amblyseius waltersi Schicha, 1981b: 40 .

Amblyseius waltersi . — Moraes et al., 1986: 33, 2004b: 54; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 201, 2007: 81; Mineiro et al., 2012: 599.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) waltersi . — Denmark & Muma, 1989: 45.

According to Mineiro et al. (2012), dorsal shield of female smooth, 378 (353–398) long and 257 (239–271) wide. Setal lengths: j1 33 (29–39), j3 36 (29–43), j4 3 (2–5), j5 3 (2–5), j6 4 (2–5), J2 5, J5 10 (10–12), z2 4 (2–7), z4 4 (2–7), z5 3 (2–5), Z1 7 (6–10), Z4 208 (180–249), Z5 408 (355–463), s4 173 (150–200), S2 7, S4 7, S5 7, r3 13 (10–15) and R1 7. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Ventrianal shield 120 (115–137) long, 90 (83–98) wide at level of Zv2 and 90 (85–95) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx saccular, 19 (17–20) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 32 long, with nine teeth; movable digit 29 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 63 (54–76), SgeII 46 (44–56), SgeIII 86 (77–105), SgeIV 193 (170–232), StiIII 66 (58–78), StiIV 155 (125–195) and StIV 126 (110–146) .

Distribution in Brazil. São Paulo ( Mineiro et al., 2012).

Distribution elsewhere. Australia.

Remark. Additional specimens were not examined.