Amblyseius aerialis (Muma)

Guanilo, Alberto Daniel, Moraes, Gilberto José De, Toledo, Silvana & Knapp, Markus, 2008, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 1884, pp. 1-35 : 3-6

Amblyseius aerialis (Muma)

Amblyseiopsis aerialis Muma 1955: 264 ; Garman 1958: 75.

Amblyseius aerialis, Athias-Henriot 1957: 338 ; De Leon 1966: 91; Moraes et al. 1986: 6; 1991: 117; 2004: 13; Moraes & Mesa 1988: 71; Kreiter & Moraes 1997: 377; Feres & Moraes 1998: 126; Gondim & Moraes 2001: 67; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 203; 2007: 75; Guanilo et al. in press.

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) aerialis, Chant 1959: 88 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) aerialis , Denmark & Muma 1989: 15.

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 348 (340–355) long and 267 (260–275) wide; j1 31 (30–31), j3 38 (35–40), j4 5 (4–5), j5 4 (4–5), j6 5 (5–6), J2 8 (6–10), J5 8 (6–10), z2 14 (14–15), z4 7 (6–9), z5 5 (4–5), Z1 9 (7– 9), Z4 136 (130– 141), Z5 337 (330–340), s4 118 (115–120), S2 10 (10–11), S4 10, S5 10 (8–12), r3 9 (7–11), R1 10 (9–10); distances between st1-st3 58 (57–60), st2-st2 75 and st5-st5 76 (74–80); ventri-anal shield 110 (105–113) long, 89 (85–95) wide at level of ZV2 and 78 (75–85) wide at level of anus; JV5 73 (63–87); calyx of spermatheca 22 (20–25) long; Sge I 44 (40–48), Sge II 40 (38–42), Sge III 61 (55–64), Sti III 44 (42–47), Sge IV 144 (140–149), Sti IV 86 (83–92), St IV 68 (65–72). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield 310 long and 225 wide; j1 23, j3 37, j4 3, j5 3, j6 5, J2 7, J5 6, z2 12, z4 7, z5 4, Z1 7, Z4 90, Z5 235, s4 78, S2 9, S4 8, S5 9, r3 11, R1 9; ventri-anal shield 125 long and 160 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 38; Sge I 33, Sge II 31, Sge III 40, Sti III 33, Sge IV 90, Sti IV 60, St IV 63.

Specimens examined. Salta: San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco, (22°58'10.9''S, 64°22'9.5''W), 10-V-2007, on Citrus reticulata (5Ψ, 2ɗ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco (22°57'53.7''S, 64°21'51.3'' W), 10-V-2007, on Nicotiana tabacum (1Ψ, 1 immature).

Previous records. Algeria, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Galapagos Islands, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Peru (Guanilo et al. in press), USA and Venezuela.

Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon

Amblyseius chiapensis De Leon 1961: 85 ; 1962: 175; McMurtry 1983: 250; Moraes et al. 1986: 10; 1991: 118; 2004: 19; Moraes & Mesa 1988: 72; McMurtry & Moraes 1989: 185; Gondim & Moraes 2001: 67; Lofego et al. 2004: 3 ; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 199; 2007: 78.

Amblyseius (Multiseius) chiapensis , Denmark & Muma 1989: 94.

Amblyseius triplaris De Leon 1967: 25 (synonymy by Denmark & Muma 1989).

FEMALE. (1 specimen measured).

Dorsal shield 343 long and 207 wide; j1 31, j3 43, j4 6, j5 5, j6 6, J2 5, J5 7, z2 11, z4 9, z5 5, Z1 8, Z4 106, Z5 197, s4 97, S2 9, S4 8, S5 7, r3 18, R1 9; distances between st1-st3 60, st2-st2 73 and st5-st5 64; ventri-anal shield 120 long, 73 wide at level of ZV2 and 80 wide at level of anus; JV5 63 (58–68); movable cheliceral digit 38 long, fixed cheliceral digit 37 long; calyx of spermatheca 6 long; Sge I 37, Sge II 38, Sge III 45, Sti III 30, Sge IV 90, Sti IV 54, St IV 73. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Specimens examined. Salta: San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco (22°57'53.7''S, 64°21'51.3''W), 10-V-2007, on Solanum nigrum (1Ψ).

Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Venezuela.

Amblyseius deleonellus Athias-Henriot

Amblyseius deleonellus Athias-Henriot 1967: 532 ; Karg 1970: 298; Moraes et al. 1986: 11; 2004: 22; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 197; 2007: 78.

Amblyseius (Multiseius) deleonellus , Denmark & Muma 1989: 130.

Previous records. Argentina [Santiago del Estero ( Athias-Henriot 1967)].

Remarks. No additional specimens of this species were found in this study.

Amblyseius franzellus Athias-Henriot

Amblyseius franzellus Athias-Henriot 1967: 535 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 13; 2004: 24; McMurtry & Moraes 1989: 185; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 201; 2007: 78.

Amblyseius (Multiseius) franzellus , Denmark & Muma 1989: 117.

Previous records. Argentina [Buenos Aires ( Athias-Henriot 1967)] and Peru. Remarks. No additional specimens of this species were found in this study.

Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant)

Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) herbicolus Chant 1959: 84 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) herbicolus, Muma 1961: 287 ; Denmark & Muma 1989: 59.

Amblyseius herbicolus, Daneshvar & Denmark 1982: 5; McMurtry & Moraes 1984: 34; Moraes et al. 1986: 14; 1991: 118; 2004: 27; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 208; 2007: 78; Guanilo et al. in press.

Amblyseius impactus Chaudhri 1968: 553 (synonymy by Daneshvar & Denmark 1982).

Amblyseius deleoni Muma & Denmark, in Muma et al. 1970: 68 (synonymy by Daneshvar & Denmark 1982).

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 388 (387–390) long and 234 (230–237) wide; j1 38 (37–39), j3 43 (41–44), j4 6 (6–7), j5 5 (5–6), j6 6 (5–7), J2 8 (5–10), J5 8 (7–9), z2 12 (10–15), z4 7 (5–8), z5 6 (5–7), Z1 11 (10–12), Z4 100 (98– 102), Z5 271 (262–280), s4 96 (90–103), S2 8 (6–10), S4 9 (7–11), S5 9 (8–9), r3 11, R1 8 (7–9); distances between st1-st3 67 (66–68), st2-st2 70 (70–71) and st5-st5 68 (65–70); ventri-anal shield 118 (113–125) long, 55 wide at level of ZV2 and 73 (70–75) wide at level of anus; JV5 67 (66–69); movable cheliceral digit 35 long, fixed cheliceral digit 31 long; calyx of spermatheca 29 (25–33) long; Sge I 46 (46–47), Sge II 40 (39– 40), Sge III 48 (45–50), Sti III 41 (39–42), Sge IV 116 (112–120), Sti IV 87 (85–90), St IV 72 (71–73). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Specimens examined. Salta: Metán – Crestón (25°29'25.3'' S, 64°58'28.10''W), 12-V-2007, on Nicotiana glauca (3Ψ). Tucumán: San Miguel de Tucumán – Horcomolle (26°47'36.1'' S, 65°19'0.1''W), 15-V-2007, on Citrus reticulata (12 Ψ, 1 immature), on Malvastrum coromandelianum (1Ψ); San Miguel de Tucumán – Zanja Abierta (26°48'19.6''S, 65°20'26.2''W), 15-V-2007, on N. glauca (2Ψ).

Previous records. Angola, Argentina [Tucumán ( Furtado et al. 2007)], Australia, Brazil, Canary Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, Les Saintes, Malaysia, Martinique, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Peru (Guanilo et al. in press), Philippines, Puerto Rico, Reunion Island, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Venezuela and West Indies.

Amblyseius hexagonus Berlese

Amblyseius hexagonus Berlese 1916b: 173 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 16; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 189. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) hexagonus, Chant 1959: 103 .

Previous records. Argentina [Buenos Aires ( Berlese 1916b)].

Remarks. The description of this species is incomplete and redescriptions are not available, what makes the placement of this spccies uncertain ( Chant 1959; Moraes et al. 2004; Chant & McMurtry 2004a; 2007). No additional specimens resembling what is known about this species were found in this study.

Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry

Amblyseius neochiapensis Lofego et al. 2000: 462 ; Zacarias & Moraes 2001: 580; Lofego et al. 2004: 4 ; Moraes et al. 2004: 40; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 199; 2007: 80.

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 330 (313–355) long and 215 (200–230) wide; j1 24 (22–26), j3 46 (43–48), j4 7 (5–9), j5 5 (4–5), j6 7 (6–8), J2 6 (6–7), J5 8 (7–9), z2 12 (11–14), z4 10 (8–11), z5 5 (4–5), Z1 8 (6–9), Z4 89 (85–93), Z5 152 (142–163), s4 74 (74–75), S2 9 (8–10), S4 8 (7–9), S5 7 (5–8), r3 16 (15–17), R1 11 (10–13); distances between st1-st3 59 (55–62), st2-st2 72 (68–78) and st5-st5 69 (65–77); ventri-anal shield 113 (110– 118) long, 74 (73–78) wide at level of ZV2 and 74 (70–80) wide at level of anus; JV5 65 (64–66); movable cheliceral digit 36 (35–36) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 40 (37–42) long, with 1 tooth; calyx of spermatheca 8 (7–8) long; Sge I 32 (30–34), Sge II 33 (31–36), Sge III 33 (31–35), Sti III 26 (25–28), Sge IV 67 (60–73), Sti IV 44 (41–48), St IV 61 (52–68). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Specimens examined. Salta: San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Río Blanco (22°58'10.9''S, 64°22'9.5''W), 10-V-2007, on Citrus reticulata (2Ψ); San Ramón de la Nueva Orán – Ingenio Lote Verona (23°9'45.9''S, 56°19'41.6''W), 10-V-2007, on Inga sp. (2Ψ).

Previous records. Brazil.

Amblyseius perlongisetus Berlese

Amblyseius perlongisetus Berlese 1916b: 173 ; Gonzalez & Schuster 1962: 15; Collyer 1982: 194; Moraes et al. 1986: 27; 2004: 47; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 203; 2007: 80, 81.

Previous records. Argentina [Buenos Aires ( Berlese 1916b)], Chile and New Zealand.

Remarks. The description of this species is incomplete. Redescriptions given in the literature under this name have been confirmed to represent or could represent different species ( Chant & McMurtry 2004a; 2007). A redescription of the specimens of Berlese (1916b) has not been possible because of the conditions of the specimens on the slides ( Chant & McMurtry 2004a). No additional specimens resembling what is known about this species were found in this study.

Amblyseius pritchardellus Athias-Henriot

Amblyseius pritchardellus Athias-Henriot 1967: 532 ; Moraes et al. 1986: 28; 2004: 48; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 201; 2007: 81.

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) pritchardellus , Denmark & Muma 1989: 23.

Previous records. Argentina [Buenos Aires ( Athias-Henriot 1967)].

Remarks. No additional specimens of this species were found in this study.