Amblyseius riodocei El-Banhawy

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 : 59-60

Amblyseius riodocei El-Banhawy ( Figure 41)

Amblyseius riodocei El-Banhawy, 1984: 136 .

Amblyseius riodocei . — Moraes et al., 1986: 29, 2004b: 48; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 201, 2007: 81; Demite et al., 2023b: 1. Amblyseius (Multiseius) riodocei . — Denmark & Muma, 1989: 88.

According to Demite et al. (2023b), dorsal shield of female smooth, 295 long and 225 wide. Setal lengths: j1 24, j3

32, j4 6, j5 5, j6 8, J2 7, J5 8, z2 14, z4 10, z5 7, Z1 10, Z4 85, Z5 228, s4 62, S2 11, S4 11, S5 10, r3 15 and R1 10. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 58, st2–st2 55, st5–st5 67. Ventrianal shield 95 long, 100 wide at level of Zv2 and 73 wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx cone-shaped, 10 long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 25 long, with 12 teeth; movable digit 24 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 30, SgeII 30, SgeIII 33, SgeIV 72, StiIII 27, StiIV 35 and StIV 43 .

Distribution in Brazil. Espírito Santo ( El-Banhawy, 1984; Demite et al., 2023b).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. Specimens were not examined.