Neoseiulus Hughes

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 : 26-28

Neoseiulus Hughes

Neoseiulus Hughes 1948: 141 ; Chant & McMurtry 2003: 15; 2007: 22. Amblyseius (Typhlodromopsis), Muma 1961: 287 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) section Typhlodromopsis Wainstein 1962: 15 . Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) Karg 1983: 313 .

Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus), Nesbitt 1951: 34 .

Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) section Neoseiulus, Wainstein 1962: 21 . Neoseiulus anonymus (Chant & Baker)

Amblyseius anonymus Chant & Baker 1965: 21 ; McMurtry 1983: 254; Schicha & Elshafie 1980: 32; Moraes & Mesa 1988:76; Moraes et al. 1991: 126; 2004: 102.

Neoseiulus anonymus , Denmark & Muma 1973: 265; Kreiter & Moraes 1997: 378; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 25.

Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru — Junín ( McMurtry & Moraes 1989), Saint Barthelemy and Venezuela.

Remarks. No additional specimens were found in this study.

Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor)

Typhlodromus californicus McGregor 1954: 89 .

Cydnodromus californicus, Athias-Henriot 1977: 62 .

Neoseiulus californicus, Moraes et al. 1986: 73 ; 2004: 109; Chant & McMurtry 2003: 21; 2007: 25. Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) californicus, Ehara & Amano 1998: 33 .

Typhlodromus chilenensis Dosse 1958: 55 (synonym according to Athias-Henriot 1977).

FEMALE. (4 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield reticulate 378 (360–398) long, 176 (160–185) wide; j1 23 (21–25), j3 34 (31–38), j4 24 (22– 26), j5 25 (22–26), j6 30 (25–36), J2 36 (31–40), J5 13 (10–15), z2 34 (32–35), z4 34 (32–37), z5 26 (23–27), Z1 37 (34–40), Z4 53 (51–55), Z5 70 (65–75), s4 41 (36–45), S2 46 (45–47), S4 39 (36–42), S5 32 (29–35), r3 28 (25–30), R1 26 (23–27). Distances between st1-st3 62 (59–65), st2-st2 63 (59–65) and st5-st5 60 (58–62); ventrianal shield 130 (117–135) long, 102 (95–105) wide at level of ZV2 and 66 (65–67) wide at level of anus; elliptic preanal pores posteromesad to JV2; JV5 49 (48–50). Peritreme extending forward to level of j1. Movable cheliceral digit 25 (24–26) long, with 2 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 30 (29–31) long, with 2 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 11 (10–13) long. Macroseta sharp: StIV 54 (51–60). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/0-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield pattern as in female 288 long, 160 wide; j1 18, j3 25, j4 18, j5 18, j6 25, J2 28, J5 10, z2 20, z4 25, z5 20, Z1 28, Z4 50, Z5 53, s4 35, S2 35, S4 33, S5 28, r3 23, R1 23. Ventrianal shield 113 long, 163 wide at the anterior corners; 4 pairs of lyrifissures (anterolaterad to ZV1, posterolaterad to ZV1, anterolaterad to ZV3 and posterolaterad to ZV3); elliptical preanal pores in posteriormesad with JV2. Peritreme extending forward to level of j3. Macroseta sharp: StIV 43. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Specimens examined. Cuzco: Ollantaytambo — Río (13º15'38''S, 72º16' 01''W), 7-VII-2006, on Nicandra physaloides (1Ψ). Tacna: Tacna — Pocollay (17°59'27''S, 70°13'06''W), 12-VII-2006, on Datura stramonium (16Ψ); Tacna — Pocollay (18°00'16''S, 70°12'37''W), 12-VII-2006, on D. stramonium (16Ψ); Tacna — Magollo (18°05'20''S, 70°19'24''W), 12-VII-2006, on N. physaloides (1Ψ). Arequipa: Aplao — Parte baja, 15-VII-2006, on D. stramonium (1Ψ); Aplao — Huancarqui (16°05'32''S, 72°28'57''W), 15-VII-2006, on Brugmansia arborea (6Ψ, 1ɗ, 3 immatures); Aplao — Corire (16°11'01''S, 72°27'03''W), 15-VII-2006, on Solanum nigrum (1Ψ, 1 immature); Camaná — El Monte (16°36'37''S, 72°42'27''W), 16-VII-2006, on S. nigrum (3Ψ), on Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) (6Ψ). Ica: Nazca — Ingenio (Vista Alegre, Sector Pangaraví) (14°51'01''S, 74°57'52''W), 18-VII-2006, on Ricinus communis (1Ψ), on Lycopersicon esculentum (3Ψ); Nazca — Puquial (Urbe) (14°49'14''S, 74°57'36''W), 18-VII-2006, on D. stramonium (11Ψ, 2ɗ, 1 immature), on Physalis pubescens (1Ψ); Ica — San Juan (13°59'31''S, 75°44'12''W), 19-VII-2006, on B. arborea (3Ψ, 1ɗ); Ica — Pachacutec (Cacerío San Pedro) (14°10'51''S, 75°41'05''W), 19-VII-2006, on R. communis (1Ψ), on N. physaloides (22Ψ). Lima: Cañete — Agua Dulce (13°05'37''S, 76°25'08''W), 21-VII-2006, on B. arborea (4Ψ, 1 immature); Cañete — Nuevo Imperial (13°04'27''S, 76°19'18''W), 21-VII-2006, on Capsicum annum (4Ψ); Lima — SENASA Vitarte (12° 01' 28.2''S, 76° 54' 24.2'' W), 25-IV-2008, on Ipomoea batata (Convolvulaceae) (25Ψ), on R. communis (4Ψ), on N. physaloides (3Ψ), on Citrus reticulata (Rutaceae) (5Ψ), on Passiflora edulis (Passifloraceae) (1Ψ), S. melongena (3Ψ); Lima — Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (12º03'52"S, 77º04'15"W)(3Ψ), 3-III-2008, on I. batata (1Ψ), on C. reticulata (1Ψ), on Phaseolus vulgaris L. ( Fabaceae ) (10Ψ). Lambayeque: Chiclayo — Callanca (06°50'51''S, 79°48'57''W), 6-VIII-2006, on Solanum melongena (6Ψ). La Libertad: Trujillo — Virú (08°24'32''S, 78°48'50''W), 7-VIII-2006, on Cestrum auriculatum (2Ψ); Trujillo — Calunga (08°25'24''S, 78°48'50''W), 7-VIII-2006, on C. auriculatum (25Ψ, 2ɗ).

Previous records. Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, France, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru — Ica ( Guanilo & Martínez 2007) and Lima ( El-Banhawy 1979; Guanilo & Martínez 2007), Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela.

Remarks. The original description of this species was based on a male; detailed descriptions of females were given by El-Banhawy (1979) and Schuster & Pritchard (1963) for specimens from Peru and USA (California), respectively. The females collected in this study are similar to those described by El-Banhawy (1979) and Schuster & Pritchard (1963), but differ in that the movable cheliceral digit has 2 teeth instead of 1 tooth.