Proprioseiopsis lenis (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 : 13

Proprioseiopsis lenis (Corpuz & Rimando)

Amblyseius lenis Corpuz & Rimando, 1966: 118 ; Schicha & Corpuz-Raros, 1992: 32.

Proprioseiopsis lenis .— Moraes et al., 1986: 117; 2004b: 178; Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 13; 2007: 89. Amblyseius sullivani Schicha & Elshafie, 1980: 34 (synonymy according to Schicha & Corpuz, 1992: 32).

Specimens examined. One female, on Ipomoea pes -tigridis, at Rayong Province, August 1995; five females, on Ipomoea pes -tigridis, at Rayong Province, February 1996.

Female

Dorsal shield 334 (325–345) long and 217 (190–240) wide; j1 19 (17–20), j3 27 (25–28), j4 5 (5–6), j5 5 (4–6), j6 6 (5–6), J5 9 (7–10), z2 13 (11–15), z4 10 (9–11), z5 5 (4–5), Z1 7 (6–8), Z4 73 (70–75), Z5 114 (105–120), s4 58 (55–61), S2 9 (8–10), S4 10 (9–10), S5 10 (9–12), r3 13 (11–15), R1 10 (9–12); distances between St1-St3 60 (56–61), St2-St2 64 (61–65), St5-St5 68 (66–70); ventrianal shield 113 (112–113) long, 98 (93–102) wide at level of ZV2; calyx of spermatheca 4 long and 9 (8–10) in diameter; fixed cheliceral digit 29 (27–31) long, movable cheliceral digit 32 (30–34) long; Sge II 23 (22–25); Sge III 25 (24–25), Sti III 20 (19–21), St III 22 (21–23), Sge IV 48 (45–50), Sti IV 29 (27–31), St IV 60 (58–63). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/1-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

Previous records. Australia and Philippines.

Remarks. Measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description and those reported by Schicha & Corpuz (1992) for specimens from the Philippines.