Transeius macrospermathecus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi, 2009

CălugărK, Adina, StathakisK, Theodoros & Papadoulis, Georgios Th., 2023, Predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Romania), Acarologia 63 (1), pp. 58-66 : 64

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24349/w9fc-x845
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D6BB11-CE66-8563-FE74-FDF37477FB8A
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Transeius macrospermathecus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi, 2009
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Material examined — Murighiol, meadow (13 July 2018) 16 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂ leg. Ivan, ICBI ; Pardina, Populus alba plantation (30 June 2021) 4♀♀ leg. Ivan, ICBI.

Length of setae — j1 25 (26–27), j3 44 (43–45), j4 7 (5–8), j5 7 (5–8), j6 8 (7–9), J2 9 (8–11), J5 9 (8–11), z2 9 (7–10), z4 30 (30–32), z5 5 (5–6), Z1 13(10–15) Z4 84 (80–85), Z5

100 (98–100), s4 78 (75–80), S2 35 (30–38), S4 17 (13–20), S5 12 (8–13), r3 14 (13–15), R 1

14 (13–15).

World distribution — Greece ( Demite et al. 2022) and Romania (this study).

Hosts / Substrates — On moss ( Papadoulis et al. 2009).

Remarks — Transeius macrospermathecus was only known based on its original description from Greece. Morphological characters of the Romanian specimens generally fit with those of the original description.