Neoseiulus mumai (Denmark, 1965)

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 : 214-215

Neoseiulus mumai ( Denmark) ( Figure 150)

Cydnodromus mumai Denmark, 1965: 91.

Amblyseius mumai .— Prasad, 1968: 1518; Schicha, 1981c: 209; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 135.

Neoseiulus mumai .— Muma & Denmark, 1969: 69; Muma et al., 1970: 110; Moraes et al., 1986: 90, 2004b: 134; Chant & McMurtry, 2003a: 27, 2007: 29: D̂ker et al., 2023: 230.

Specimens measured. PE, SP (6, 4).

Dorsal shield of female mostly reticulate, except for a smooth anterolateral band and next to Z4, 376 (355–389) long and 161 (147–169) wide. Setal lengths: j1 17 (14–21), j3 16 (14–17), j4 11 (9–12), j5 11 (10–12), j6 12 (11–13), J2 13 (11–16), J5 11 (10–11), z2 12 (12–14), z4 14 (11–15), z5 10 (9–11), Z1 14 (12–16), Z4 21 (18–24), Z5 57 (54–59), s4 15 (14–17), S2 17 (14–22), S4 21 (17–26), S5 23 (18–27), r3 16 (14–19) and R1 14 (13–17). Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 86 (85–90), st2–st2 57 (56–59), st5–st5 62 (59–68). Ventrianal shield 123 (116–127) long, 93 (87–99) wide at level of Zv2 and 79 (73–82) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx cup-shaped, 5 (4–5) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 22 long, with eight-nine teeth; movable digit 26 (26–27) long, with two teeth. Macroseta only on basitarsus IV, sharp-tipped; StIV 28 (26–32) .

Distribution in Brazil. Minas Gerais ( Abreu et al., 2014), Pernambuco ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983) and São Paulo ( Mineiro et al., 2006a).

Distribution elsewhere. Hawaii, Tunisia and USA.

Remarks. Specimens reported by Cruz et al. (2012) as Neoseiulus aff. mumai were reidentified as N. benjamini ( Cruz et al. 2014) . The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the redescription by Schicha (1981b). Part of the specimens of N. mumai so far examined, including type specimens, does not have Zv1 ( Chant & McMurtry, 2003a); only two other phytoseiid species are known to lack this seta, Afroseiulus robertsi (Baker) and Amazoniaseius imparisetosus Demite, Cruz & McMurtry ( Amblyseiinae and Typhlodrominae , respectively).