Neoseiulella longiseta Moraza, Peaea-Estevez and Ferragut

Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, Acarologia 52 (3), pp. 259-348 : 318

Neoseiulella longiseta Moraza, Peaea-Estevez and Ferragut

( Figure 30 )

Neoseiulella longiseta Moraza , Peaea-EstØvez and Ferragut 2005: 107-111; Moraza and Peaea-Estevez 2006: 59; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147.

Adult female ( Figure 30a – e )

Dorsal shield ( Figure 30a ) — Dorsal shield faintly striate: length 405 (401 – 408); width 202 (196 – 207) (at level of s4), 238 (234 – 242) (at level of Z1), with seven pairs of solenostomes: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8, and gd9. No poroid visible. Sublateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth, except Z4 and Z5 serrated. Most lateral setae on tubercles: j1 31; j3 41 (37 – 45); j4 12 (10 – 14); j5 16 (15 – 16); j6 26 (25 – 26); J2 16 (15 – 16); J5 14 (13 – 15); z2 10; z3 46 (41 – 51); z4 25 (23 – 27); z5 15 (14 – 15); Z1 15; Z4 88 (84 – 91); Z5 117 (116 – 118); s4 67 (63 – 70); s6 71 (70 – 72); S2 75 (73 – 76); S4 63 (62 – 63); S5 45 (41 – 48); sub-lateral setae r3 24 (23 – 25) and R1 34 (33 – 35). Presence of few visible muscles marks (sigilles) on the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1.

Ventral shields ( Figure 30 b ) — Sternal shield 75 (74 – 76) long and 75 (74 – 76) wide (at level of ST2), smooth, with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and poroids. ST3 and ST4 on separate platelets with a pair of small poroids accompanying ST4. Genital shield 140 long and 75 (73 – 76) wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Four elongate platelets or genital sigilla separating genital and ventrianal shields folded under the genital shield. No pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 2 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subcircular-shaped, reticulate with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2), and a pair of large and circular solenostomes gv3 posteromediad to JV3. Length 136 (135 – 137); wide 129 (127 – 130) (at level of ZV2), 142 (137 – 147) (at level of JV3), 99 (97 – 101) (al level of anus). Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 83 (80 – 85) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 26 (24 – 28) long and 8 (6 – 7) wide.

Spermatheca ( Figure 30c ) — Cervix 5 (4 – 6) long, U-shaped.

Chelicera ( Figure 30d ) — Six teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 46 (42 – 48) long, bidentate.

Legs ( Figure 30e ) — Measurements of legs: leg I 401; leg II 306 (287 – 325); leg III 313 (300 – 325); leg IV 438 (430 – 445). Eight setae (2-2/1, 2/0-1) on the genu II. Three pointed macrosetae, 63 (62 – 64), 49 (40 – 58) and 76 (72 – 78) long, on the genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively.

Material examined — Two female paratypes deposited in Museum of Zoology of University of Navarra, Spain .

Adult male

Described by Moraza et al. (2005). We were not able to borrow the male type specimen of this species.

Previous reports — N. longiseta is only known from the Canary Islands. It was collected from dry soil, moss and litter under the following plants: Aeonium sp., Monanthes sp. ( Crassulaceae ), Asplenium sp. ( Aspleniaceae ), Juniperus turbinata Guss. (Cupressaceae) , Cistus monspeliensis L. ( Cistaceae ), and from lichens ( Moraza et al. 2005).

Figures

FIGURE 30: Neoseiulella longiseta Moraza, Peaea-Estevez and Ferragut. Female (paratype): a – dorsal shield; b – ventral shields; c – spermatheca; d – chelicera; e – leg IV.