Metaseiulus cornus ( De Leon, 1957 )

Ferla, Noeli Juarez, Johann, Liana, Klock, Crisna, Majolo, Fernanda & Botton, Marcos, 2011, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from vineyards in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, Zootaxa 2976, pp. 15-31 : 25

Metaseiulus cornus ( De Leon, 1957)

Typhlodromus cornus De Leon, 1957: 142 .

Specimens examined. BOQUEIRÃO DO LEÃO: Cabernet Sauvignon, V. labrusca, Leaf, III/2006 (4), IV/2006 (7), V/2006 (1). DOIS LAJEADOS: Bordo (Ives), V. labrusca, Buds, VIII\2006 (2).

Two females were measured: dorsal shield 332 (328–335) long and 182 (180–183) wide, j1 22 (20–23), j3 23 (21–25), j4 13, j5 13, j6 15, J2 23 (21–25), J5 12, z2 19 (18–20), z3 20, z4 22, z5 14 (13–16), Z4 36 (35–38), Z5 50, s4 22 (20–23), s6 25 (25–27), S5 17 (15–19), r3 20, R1 25, St1-St3 64 (63–66), St2-St2 58, GG 61 (60–62), ventrianal shield 79 (77–81) anterior wide, 73 (70–75) posterior wide and 111 (110–113) long, spermatheca cervix 16 (13–18), fixed digit 28 (27–29), movable digit 25 (24–26).

Previous records in Brazil. São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Feres et al., 2003). All measurements agree with the original description ( De Leon, 1957).