Amblydromalus Chant & McMurtry

Guanilo, Alberto Daniel, Moraes, Gilberto José De & Knapp, Markus, 2008, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 1880, pp. 1-47 : 23-24

Amblydromalus Chant & McMurtry

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) section Amblydromus Wainstein 1962: 15 . limonicus species group Moraes et al. 1994: 209.

Amblydromalus Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 203 ; 2007: 117.

Amblydromalus manihoti (Moraes)

Amblyseius manihoti Moraes , in Moraes et al. 1994: 211.

Typhlodromalus manihoti, Moraes et al. 2004: 200 .

Amblydromalus manihoti, Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 207 ; 2007: 117.

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 313 (305–320) long, 204 (200–210) wide; j1 24 (24–25), j3 32 (32–33), j4 8 (7–8), j5 8 (7– 8), j6 8 (8–9), J2 11 (10–12), J5 7 (7–8), z2 11 (10–12), z4 11 (10–12), z5 7, Z1 11 (10–12), Z4 11 (10–13), Z5 64 (61–66), s4 45 (45–46), S2 13 (12–14), S4 12 (11–12), S5 10, r3 13 (13–14), R1 8 (7–9). Distances between st1-st3 54 (53–56), st2-st2 63 (61–65) and st5-st5 73 (73–75); ventrianal shield 98 (95–100) long, 53 (53–55) wide at level of ZV2 and 59 (58–60) wide at level of anus; large elliptic preanal pores posteromesad to JV2; JV5 35 (34–36). Peritreme extending forward to level of j1. Movable cheliceral digit 29 (28–30) long, with 4 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 30 long, with 8 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 19 (17–23) long; SgeI 35 (32– 36), SgeII 35 (33–36), SgeIII 38 (37–40), StiIII 27 (26–30), SgeIV 64 (62–66), StiIV 43 (40–45), StIV 81 (80–82). Chaetotaxy: genu II 1, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield 235 long, 164 wide; j1 18, j3 33, j4 6, j5 7, j6 8, J2 10, J5 6, z2 8, z4 7, z5 9, Z1 10, Z4 10, Z5 48, s4 39, S2 10, S4 8, S5 7, r3 13, R1 9. Ventrianal shield 98 long, 150 wide at the anterior corners; with 3 pairs of lyrifissures (anterolaterad to ZV1, posterolaterad to ZV1, posterolaterad to ZV3); elliptical preanal pores posteromesad to JV2. Peritreme extending forward to level of j3. Macrosetae sharp: SgeI 28, SgeII 25, SgeIII 27, StiIII 25, SgeIV 45, StiIV 35, StIV 60.

Specimens examined. San Martín: Tarapoto — Bello Horizonte, (06°31'55”S, 76°18'7''W), 27-VII- 2006, on Solanum caricaefolium (13Ψ, 2ɗ); Tarapoto — Las Flores (06°31'16''S, 76°16'49''W), 27-VII-2006, on S. caricaefolium (1Ψ, 2 immatures); Moyobamba (06°2'38''S, 76°57'30''W), 28-VII-2006, on Brugmansia suaveolens (3Ψ); Soritor — Rioja (06°7'34''S, 77°7'36''W), 29-VII-2006, on S. caricaefolium (1Ψ, 1ɗ).

Previous records. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru — Junín and Ucayali ( Moraes et al. 1994), Surinam, Trinidad and Venezuela.

Amblydromalus rapax ( De Leon)

Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) rapax De Leon 1965a: 125 .

Typhlodromalus rapax, De Leon 1967: 22 ; Moraes et al. 2004: 200. Amblyseius rapax, Moraes et al. 1994: 213 .

Amblydromalus rapax, Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 207 ; 2007: 117.

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 325 (315–335) long and 203 (190–213) wide; j1 30 (26–32), j3 39 (37–42), j4 9 (8–10), j5 8 (7–9), j6 10 (10–11), J2 11 (10–12), J5 7 (6–8), z2 15 (13–17), z4 22 (20–23), z5 9 (7–11), Z1 13 (12–15), Z4 12 (10–14), Z5 72 (71–74), s4 62 (58–66), S2 12, S4 12 (10–14), S5 11 (10–11), r3 19 (14–23), R1 9 (7–10). Distances between st1-st3 58 (55–60), st2-st2 64 (63–65) and st5-st5 77 (68–88); ventrianal shield 103 (100– 105) long, 58 (50–63) wide at level of ZV2 and 62 (60–63) wide at level of anus; elliptic preanal pores posteromesad to JV2; JV5 40 (39–41). Peritreme extending forward to level of j3. Movable cheliceral digit 28 (25– 30) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 34 (33–35) long, with 9 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 17 long. Macrosetae sharp: SgeI 35 (32–37), SgeII 31 (29–33), SgeIII 31 (29–33), StiIII 28 (25–30), SgeIV 55 (55– 56), StiIV 38 (36–39), StIV 81 (81–82). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/1-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield 268 long, 183 wide; j1 18, j3 28, j4 8, j5 8, j6 8, J2 10, J5 5, z2 14, z4 14, z5 8, Z1 11, Z4 11, Z5 51, s4 42, S2 11, S4 9, S5 8, r3 14, R1 7. Ventrianal shield 113 long, 150 wide at the anterior corners; with 3 pairs of lyrifissures (anterolaterad to ZV1, posterolaterad to ZV1, anterolaterad to ZV3); elliptical preanal pores posteromesad to JV2. Peritreme extending forward almost to level of j3. Macrosetae sharp: SgeI 26, SgeII 24, SgeIII 22, StiIII 23, SgeIV 40, StiIV 25, StIV 64; Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Specimens examined. Arequipa: Camaná — El Cardo (16°36'34''S, 72°43'45''W), 16-VII-2006, on Ricinus communis (13Ψ, 1ɗ). Ica: Chincha Baja — San Agustin (13°27'01''S, 76°09'19''W), 20-VII-2006, on Datura stramonium (1Ψ); Chincha Baja — Tambo de Mora (Chincha Baja) (13°28'S, 76°10'24''W), 20-VII- 2006, on Nicandra physaloides (1Ψ); Chincha Baja — Santa Rosa de Salas (13°28'21''S, 76°10'48''W), 20- VII-2006, on R. communis (4Ψ); Chincha Alta — Puente Chamorro (13°28'34''S, 76°03'11''W), 20-VII-2006, on D. stramonium (1Ψ); Chincha — Viña La Vieja (13°28'34''S, 76°03'11''W), 20-VII-2006, on N. physaloides (12Ψ, 1ɗ). Lima: Cañete — Playa Hermosa (13°05'50''S, 76°25'38''W), 21-VII-2006, on R. communis (19Ψ, 1ɗ); Cañete — Incahuasi (13°00'52''S, 76°10'01''W), 21-VII-2006, on Inga feuellei (5Ψ). Lambayeque: Chiclayo — Pacora (06°26'42''S, 79°51'12''W), 6-VIII-2006, on Lycopersicon parviflorum (1Ψ), La Libertad: Trujillo — Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (08°06'48''S, 79°02'23''W), 7-VIII-2006, on N. physaloides (2Ψ); Trujillo — Virú (08°24'32''S, 78°48'50''W), 7-VIII-2006, on N. physaloides (1Ψ, 1ɗ).

Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Marie Galante, Mexico, Peru — Lima ( Moraes et al. 1994), Puerto Rico and Trinidad.

Amblydromalus villacarmelensis (Moraes)

Amblyseius villacarmelensis Moraes , in Moraes et al. 1994: 214.

Typhlodromalus villacarmelensis, Zacarias & Moraes 2001: 582 ; Moraes et al. 2004: 205. Amblydromalus villacarmelensis, Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 207 ; 2007: 117.

Previous records. Brazil, Colombia and Peru — Ucayali ( Moraes et al. 1994). Remarks. No additional specimens were found in this study.