Paraamblyseius multicircularis Gondim Jr. & Moraes

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 109

Paraamblyseius multicircularis Gondim Jr. & Moraes ( Figure 79)

Paraamblyseius multicircularis Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 79 .

Paraamblyseius multicircularis .— Chant & McMurtry, 2004b: 310, 2007: 103; Moraes et al., 2004b: 158; Souza et al., 2015: 113 .

Specimens measured. BA, SP (1, 3).

Dorsal shield of female punctate, 331 (265–360) long and 248 (210–270) wide. Setal lengths: j1 14 (12–15), j3 24 (22–25), j4 30 (24–32), j5 38 (34–43), j6 38 (33–40), J2 48 (38–50), J5 13 (10–14), z2 29 (26–31), z4 37 (33–40), z5 27 (24–30), Z1 46 (42–49), Z4 43 (40–47), Z5 29 (24–31), s4 42 (38–45), S2 33 (30–35), S4 33 (31–35), S5 24 (23–26), r3 13 (13–15) and R1 17 (16–18). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 32 (27– 34), st2–st2 64 (60–67), st5–st5 100 (95–105). Ventrianal shield 107 (95–115) long, 191 (184–201) wide at level of Zv2 and 117 (110–140) wide at anus level. With a single pair of large metapodal plates. Spermathecal calyx tubular, slightly inflate near atrium, 18 (17–20) long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 20 (19–21) long, with five teeth; movable digit 20 long, with two teeth. Leg macrosetae absent .

Distribution in Brazil. Acre ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b), Amazonas ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b), Bahia ( Souza et al., 2015; Argolo et al., 2017), Mato Grosso ( Demite et al., 2021b) and São Paulo (Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. The measurements of the specimens examined are similar to those of the original description.