Euseius concordis (Chant)

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) concordis Chant, 1959: 69 .

Amblyseius (Iphiseius) concordis .— Muma, 1961: 288.

Amblyseius concordis .— Chant & Baker, 1965: 22.

Euseius concordis .— Denmark & Muma, 1973: 264; Moraes & Oliveira, 1982: 317; Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 138; Moraes et al., 1986: 39; 2004: 64; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 80; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 74; Noronha & Moraes, 2002: 1116; Lofego et al., 2004: 5; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 215; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 17; 2008b: 12; Demite et. al., 2009: 48.

Euseius flechtmanni Denmark & Muma, 1970: 223; 1973: 261 (synonymy according to Moraes et al. 1982).

FEMALE (7 specimens measured). Dorsal shield 326 (317–342) long and 232 (227–240) wide; j1 31 (29–32), j3 42 (39–43), j4 11 (10–12), j5 11 (10–12), j6 12 (12–15), J2 12 (11–13), J5 7 (6–9), z2 23 (16–27), z4 37 (27–43), z5 10 (7–12), Z1 12 (11–14), Z4 13 (12–14), Z5 68 (64–73), s4 54 (51–58), S2 17 (11–20), S4 19 (17–21), S5 21 (18–24), r3 22 (19–25), R1 14 (13–16); distances between st1-st3 59 (57–63), st2-st2 69 (65– 72) and st5-st5 73 (69–76); ventri-anal shield 112 (110–115) long, 53 (50–57) wide at level of ZV2 and 75 (71–77) wide at level of anus; JV5 38 (33–42); movable cheliceral digit 23 (22–23) long, with 1 tooth; fixed cheliceral digit 25 (24–25) long, with four teeth; calyx of spermatheca 27 (24–31) long; Sge I 27 (24–29), Sge II 27 (25–29), Sge III 31 (29–32), Sti III 25 (24–27), Sge IV 43 (38–46), Sti IV 31 (30–32), St IV 52 (49–55).

Specimens examined: União Paulista (20°55' S, 49°55' W), August 2007 (3 Ƥ), June 2008 (11 Ƥ), on B. brizantha . Sud Mennucci (20°39' S, 50°54' W), August 2007, on B. brizantha (25Ƥ, 2 3); September 2008, on B. decumbens (3 Ƥ); October 2007, on M. minutiflora (113 Ƥ, 25 3). Piracicaba (22°41' S, 47°37' W), February 2008, on B. decumbens (2 Ƥ). Novo Horizonte (21°03' S, 49°18' W), July 2008, on B. brizantha (4 Ƥ); on B. decumbens (2 Ƥ). Jales (20°13' S, 49°18' W), July 2008, on B. ruziziensis (3 Ƥ). São José do Rio Preto (20°45' S, 49°19' W), August 2008, on B. brizantha (17 Ƥ, 3 3).

Remarks: This species is previously known from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru (Guanilo et al. 2008a), Portugal, Trinidad and Venezuela. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of the holotype, provided by Moraes & McMurtry (1983). The measurements of the specimens collected in this study also fit within the ranges given by Noronha & Moraes (2002) for specimens from several places in Brazil.