Phytoseius duplus Ueckermann & Loots, 1985

Ueckermann, Eddie A., Zannou, Ignace D., De Moraes, Gilberto J., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the subfamily Phytoseiinae (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1658 (1), pp. 1-20 : 8-9

Phytoseius duplus Ueckermann & Loots

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Phytoseius (Phytoseius) duplus Ueckermann & Loots, 1985: 37 .

Phytoseius duplus, Moraes et al., 2004: 237 .

FEMALE. ( Specimens measured. South Africa: holotype and 1 paratype)

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 285 [314] long and 151 [158] wide, mostly covered by rough, roundish elements; with few irregular striae on a narrow band along the margin posteriorly to s6. Female idiosomal setal pattern 12A:3A/JV-3,4:ZV. Setae j1 22 [26], j3 23 [22], j4 5 [7], j5 7 [7], j6 [8], J2 [8], J5 9 [8], z2 20 [24], z3 30 [38], z4 16 [19], z5 7 [6], Z4 74 [87], Z5 60 [66], s4 59 [64], s6 72 [81], r3 36 [37]. Setae j1, j3, z2, z3, z4, Z4, Z5, s4, s6 and r3 thick, generally long, strongly serrate, on tubercles; other setae minute and smooth.

Peritreme. Extending anterolateral to j1.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, not clearly outlined in the holotype, but clearly defined in the examined paratype; with 2 pairs of sternal setae (St3 on the cuticle); distances between St1–St3 52 [52], St2–St2 54 [60]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5–St5 61 [65]. Ventrianal shield smooth, basically vase-shaped, but with anterior and anterolateral margins variable; anterior margin asymmetrically concave in holotype but straight or slightly convex in paratype, 86 [95] long, 32 [35] wide at level of Zv2 and 44 [52] wide at level of anus; seta Jv2 and the right members of setae Jv1 and Zv2 inserted on the ventrianal shield of the holotype (left members of the latter setae on the soft cuticle); Jv1, Jv2 and Zv2 inserted on the ventrianal shield of the examined paratype. Caudoventral setae smooth, except Jv5, thick and serrate.

Chelicera. Movable digit 18 long; number of teeth on this digit could not be counted; position of fixed digit renders examination not possible.

Spermatheca. Calyx cup- to cone-shaped, 8 [8] long, atrium apparently bifid.

Legs. Macroseta only on telotarsus, knobbed; Stt IV 20 [22].

Specimens examined. Holotype and 1 paratype females, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Pretoria, 6.5 km from Mokopane (previously Potgietersrus), on Terminalia sericea , 26-III-1973, M.K.P. Smith Meyer; Mpumalanga Province, Blyde River Poort Holiday Resort, on Acacia sieberiana , 21-II-1978, E.A. Ueckermann.

Remarks: The absence of setae J2 and R 1 in this species places it in the horridus species group ( Denmark 1966; Chant & McMurtry 1994).

World distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Phytoseius duplus Ueckermann & Loots (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Leg IV.