Arrenoseius lofegoi Barbosa & Demite

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 : 87-88

Arrenoseius lofegoi Barbosa & Demite ( Figure 62)

Arrenoseius lofegoi Barbosa & Demite, 2023:49 .

According to Barbosa & Demite (2022), dorsal shield of female striated laterally and mostly reticulated medially, except for smooth areas between j3 and j5 and around j6, 412 (400–420) long and 290 (280–300) wide. Setal lengths: j1 23 (21–24), j3 37 (35–40), j4 4 (3–4), j5 3 (2–3), j6 4 (3–4), J2 3 (2–3), J5 11 (10–13), z2 5 (4–6), z4 6 (7–6), z5 2 (2–3), Z1 6 (5–6), Z4 115 (105–120), Z5 126 (120–145), s4 88 (80–95), S2 8 (7–8), S4 6 (5–8), S5 6 (5–7), r3 14 (12–15), R1 8 (7–10). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 54 (50–56), st2–st2 72 (70–74), st5–st5 118 (115–120). Ventrianal shield 160 (150–175) long, 207 (190–220) wide at level of Zv 2 and 161 (155–168) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx funnel shaped, 17 (15–20) long; atrium vacuolate. Movable cheliceral digit 36 (30–38) long, with two teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 32 (30–33) long, with five teeth. Macrosetae only on leg IV, sharp-tipped; SgeIV 51 (50–53), StiIV 24 (20–30), StIV 54 (53–57).

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Barbosa & Demite, 2023).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens.