Neoseiulus imbricatus (Corpuz & Rimando)

Oliveira, Daniel C., Charanasri, Vatana, Kongchuensin, Manita, Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo, Chandrapatya, Angsumarn & De, Gilberto J., 2012, Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification, Zootaxa 3453, pp. 1-24 : 10

Neoseiulus imbricatus (Corpuz & Rimando)

Amblyseius imbricatus Corpuz & Rimando, 1966: 127 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) imbricatus .— Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 52.

Neoseiulus imbricatus .— Moraes et al., 1986: 84; 2004b: 124; Chant & McMurtry, 2003b: 21; 2007: 29. Neoseiulus oryzacolus Daneshvar, 1987: 18 (synonymy according to Faraji et al., 2007: 233).

Specimens examined. Five females, on Oryza sativa L., at Phitsanulok Province, April, 2004, collected by Nalinee.

Female

Dorsal shield 375 (350–385) long and 177 (172–183) wide; j1 32 (27–34), j3 46 (42–50), j4 29 (26–31), j5 32 (30–35), j6 46 (42–50), J2 54 (52–57), J5 14 (12–15), z2 43 (41–49), z4 51 (49–55), z5 35 (32–37), Z1 56 (54–58), Z4 66 (62–71), Z5 77 (70–82), s4 59 (56–61), S2 61 (58–66), S4 62 (56–70), S5 58 (50–66), r3 47 (44–50), R1 50 (45–55); distances between St1-St3 68 (65–70), St2-St2 62 (58–64), St5-St5 66 (62–69); ventrianal shield 128 (112– 139) long, 112 (108–115) wide at level of ZV2; calyx of spermatheca 5 (5–6) long and 11 (10–13) in diameter; fixed cheliceral digit 31 (30–32) long, movable cheliceral digit 34 (32–35) long; Sge IV 33 (30–36), Sti IV 39 (35– 43), St IV 80 (75–82). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Previous records. Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Philippines and Thailand (Provinces of Bangkok and Pathum Thani, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).

Remarks. Measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description and reported by Ehara & Bhandhufalck (1977) for specimens from Thailand.