Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon

Lofego, Antonio C., Demite, Peterson R., Kishimoto, Raquel G. & De, Gilberto J., 2009, Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Zootaxa 2240, pp. 41-59 : 42-43

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon

Amblyseius chiapensis DeLeon, 1961: 85 ; 1962: 175; McMurtry, 1983: 250; Moraes et al., 1986: 10; 1991: 118; 2004: 19; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 72; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 94; McMurtry & Moraes, 1989: 185; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 67; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 199; Lofego et al., 2004: 3 ; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 4; 2008b: 4; Demite et al., 2009: 47.

Amblyseius triplaris DeLeon 1967: 25 (synonym according to Denmark & Muma, 1989).

FEMALE (8 specimens measured). Dorsal shield 349 (335–380) long and 217(210–225) wide; j1 31 (28–34), j3 50 (47–54), j4 7 (6–8), j5 6 (5–7), j6 8 (7–8), J2 8 (7–8), J5 8 (7–10), z2 11 (11–12), z4 10 (10–11), z5 6 (5– 7), Z1 8 (7–9), Z4 112 (105–115), Z5 188 (180–195), s4 94 (90–98), S2 10 (8–11), S4 9 (8–10), S5 9 (8–10), r3 21 (20–21), R1 10 (9–11); distances between st1–st3 64 (59–67), st2-st2 76 (72–79) and st5–st5 71 (65– 76); ventri–anal shield 129 (126–132) long, 80 (78–87) wide at level of ZV2 and 74 (66–80) wide at level of anus; JV5 75 (70–77); movable cheliceral digit 40 (39–40) long, with 5 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 35 (32–38) long, with 10 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 5 (5–6) long; Sge I 37 (36–39), Sge II 38 (35–43), Sge III 41 (38– 44), Sti III 32 (30–34), Sge IV 78 (73–82), Sti IV 53 (48–55), St IV 74 (70–77).

Specimens examined: Sud Mennucci (20°39' S, 50°54' W), September 2007, on B. decumbens (5 Ƥ); October 2007, on M. minutiflora (4 Ƥ). Santo Antônio do Aracanguá (20°55' S, 50°20' W), October 2007, on B. decumbens (2 Ƥ). Turmalina (20°00' S, 50° 26' W), January 2008 (1 Ƥ), April 2008 (2 Ƥ), June 2008 (4 Ƥ), on B. brizantha ; Taquaritinga (21°24' S, 48°41' W), June 2008, on M. minutiflora (7 Ƥ, 1 3). Onda Verde (20°32' S, 49°14' W), June 2008, on M. minutiflora (1 Ƥ); July 2008, on P. maximum (1 Ƥ). Palestina (20°17' S, 49°03' W), June 2008, on B. brizantha (1 Ƥ). Novo Horizonte (21°03' S, 49° 18' W), July 2008, on B. brizantha (4 Ƥ). Campinas (22°54' S, 47°01' W), July 2008, on B. decumbens (1 Ƥ). Piracicaba (22°41' S, 47°37' W), July 2008, on M. minutiflora (2 Ƥ), on P. maximum (1 Ƥ).

Remarks: This species is previously known from Argentina ( Guanilo et al. 2008b), Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru ( Guanilo et al. 2008a), Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Venezuela. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of the original description.