Amblyseius adhatodae Muma

Zannou, Ignace D., De, Gilberto J., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Yaninek, John S. & Hanna, Rachid, 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribe Amblyseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1550, pp. 1-47 : 4-5

Amblyseius adhatodae Muma

( Fig. 1 )

FEMALE—(Specimens measured—Pakistan: holotype). Idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV.

Dorsum ( Fig. 1 A)—Dorsal shield smooth, [377] long and [258] wide. Setae j1 [36], j3 [52], j4 [4], j5 [4], j6 [5], J2 [6], J5 [10], z2 [7], z4 [8], z5 [5], Z1 [8], Z4 [142], Z5 [312], s4 [133], S2 [11], S4 [11], S5 [10], r3 [14], R1 [10]. All setae smooth.

Peritreme—Extending beyond level of j1.

Venter ( Fig. 1 B)—Sternal shield mostly smooth, posterior margin concave; distances between St1-St3 [66], St2-St2 [72]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 [74]. Ventrianal shield smooth, subpentagonal, anterior margin convex, [120] long, [66] wide at level of Zv2 and [84] wide at level of anus; preanal pores elliptical, slightly posterior and mesad to Jv2. Two pairs of metapodal shields.

Chelicera—Movable digit [32] long, with apparently 4 teeth; fixed digit [30] long, with 11 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca ( Fig. 1 C)—Calyx swollen near atrium, not in good position to be measured.

Legs—Sharp-tipped macrosetae: Sge I [46], Sge II [37], Sge III [58], Sti III [47], St III [27], Sge IV [152], Sti IV [112], St IV [74].

MALE—Not encountered in this study.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED—Holotype female from Adhatoda vasica, Karachi , Sind, Pakistan.

REMARKS—This species was described from specimens collected in Karachi, Sind, Pakistan, on Adathoda vasica . It was reported from Kenya (East Africa) by Moraes et al. (1989b). No additional specimens were collected in the present study.

According to Gupta (1986), A. adhatodae and A. ipomoeae Ghai & Menon are synonyms, but Denmark & Muma (1989) considered them as different species.

WORLD DISTRIBUTION—India, Kenya and Pakistan.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Amblyseius adhatodae Muma (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca.