Phytoseius hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter, 1961

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Phytoseius hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter

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Phytoseius (Phytoseius) hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter, 1961: 99 .

Phytoseius hongkongensis, Moraes et al., 2004: 240 .

Phytoseius (Pennaseius) hongkongensis, Ehara, 1966: 25 .

FEMALE. (Specimens measured. Benin: 1; Kenya: 2; Malawi: 1)

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 274(262–285) long and 138(133–147) wide, mostly smooth, except for few lateral striae; a pair of notches at level of s4 and a pair of large notocephalic pores connected to a triangular structure, posterior and in close proximity with z5. Female idiosomal setal pattern 12A:5A/JV-3,4:ZV. Setae j1 24(22– 26), j3 67(59–71), j4 5(5–6), j5 5(5–6), j6 6(5–7), J2 9(8–10), J5 7(6–8), z2 12(10–13), z3 45(45–46), z4 8, z5 4(3–5), Z4 74(67–82), Z5 74(67–85), s4 96(90–105), s6 81(77–86), r3 42(40–43), R1 16(14–17). Setae j1, j3, z3, Z4, Z5, s4, s6 and r3 long, thick and serrate; other setae short and smooth; Z4 and Z5 inserted on tubercles.

Peritreme. Extending anterolateral to j1.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, with parts of the margin indistinct; distances between St1–St3 60(58–63), St2–St2 66. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5–St5 60(58–62). Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth, anterior margin straight, 89(85–93) long, 53(50–60) wide at level of Zv2 and 44(43–45) wide at level of anus; preanal pores not distinguishable. Caudoventral setae smooth, except Jv5, thick and serrate.

Chelicera. Movable digit 26 long, with 1 tooth; fixed digit 25 long, with 2 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca. Calyx cup-shaped toward vesicle, strongly constricted and slender on about half of its length toward atrium, 12(10–18) long; atrium at least twice as wide as the slender portion of the calyx; major duct inflate near atrium.

Legs. Macrosetae of leg IV irregularly expanded and distally knobbed on genu, tibia and basitarsus and knobbed on telotarsus; Sge IV 25(24–26), Sti IV 31(29–32), Sbt IV 24(22–24), Stt IV 24(22–25).

Specimens examined. Three females, Benin: Département du Zou, Atchérigbé, on Daniellia oliveri , 4- VI-1991, A. Onzo. Four females, Kenya: Coastal Province, 3 km N Lunga Lunga, on unknown plant, 28-XI- 1989, J.S. Yaninek; Coastal Province, 13 km W Kwale, on Terminalia catappa , 29-XI-1989, J.S. Yaninek. Two females, Malawi: Central Province, Nkhotakota, on Annona senegalensis , 12-V-2001, M.J. Chitete.

Remarks. The presence of setae J2 and R 1 in this species places it in the plumifer species group ( Chant & Yoshida-Shaul 1992a; Chant & McMurtry 1994).

World distribution. Australia, Benin, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Phytoseius hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Leg IV.