Scapulaseius cantonensis (Schicha)

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 : 15

Scapulaseius cantonensis (Schicha)

Amblyseius cantonensis Schicha, 1982: 48 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) newsami .— Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 62 (misidentification, according to Ehara & Amano, 2002: 322).

Typhlodromips cantonensis .— Moraes et al., 2004b: 209.

Scapulaseius cantonensis .— Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 335; 2007: 67.

Specimens examined. One female, on Vitis vinifera , at Udon Thani Province, October 2003. Female

Dorsal shield 376 long and 260 wide; j1 25, j3 13, j4 11, j5 11, j6 12, J2 15, J5 8, z2 12, z4 13, z5 12, Z1 15, Z4 16, Z5 58, s4 15, S2 14, S4 15, S5 15, r3 13, R1 13; distances between St1-St3 55, St2-St2 68, St5-St5 78; ventrianal shield 114 long, 62 wide at level of ZV2, 80 at anus level; calyx of spermatheca 23 long; fixed cheliceral digit 25 long, movable cheliceral digit 29 long; Sge I 24, St I 34, Sge II 30, Sge III 38, Sti III 25, St III 22, Sge IV 58, Sti IV 35, St IV 46. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1,2/1-2/0, 1.

Previous records. China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand (Provinces of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Nakhon Pathom, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).

Remarks. Measurements of the specimen examined are similar to those of the original description, but the macrosetae of tibia and tarsus of leg IV are about 15% shorter than the lower limit of the range shown for these setae in the original description.