Iphiseiodes katukina Nuvoloni, Lofego, Rezende & Feres

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 : 95-96

Iphiseiodes katukina Nuvoloni, Lofego, Rezende & Feres ( Figure 68)

Iphiseiodes katukina Nuvoloni et al., 2015b:195 .

According to Nuvoloni et al. (2015b), dorsal shield of female smooth, 362 (350–375) long and 220 (205–225) wide. Setal lengths: j1 8 (7–10), j3 5 (4–6), j4 2 (1–2), j5 2 (1–2), j6 2 (2–3), J2 2 (1–2), J5 4 (3–4), z2 2 (2–3), z4 2, z5 3 (2–3), Z1 4 (2–4), Z4 4 (3 –4), Z5 57 (55–57), s4 47 (46–55), S2 2, S4 2 (2–3), S5 3 (2–3), r3 4 (3–4) and R1 4 (3–4). Peritreme extending to level of j3. Distances between st1–st3 43 (40–50), st2–st2 68 (66–70), st5–st5 100 (96–100). Ventrianal shield 76 (75–77) long, 112 (105–113) wide at level of Zv2 and 89 (85–90) at anus level. With two pairs of metapodal plates. Spermathecal calyx funnel shaped, 6–8 long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 36 (32–38) long, with 8–9 teeth; movable digit 30 (28–34) long, with two teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, blunt, except SgeI and SgeII, sharp-tipped; SgeI 18 (17–20), SgeII 23 (20–23), SgeIII 25 (24–27), SgeIV 50 (46–50), StiIII 19 (14–19), StiIV 35 (32–36) and StIV 27 (19–27) .

Distribution in Brazil. Acre ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b) and Amazonas ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

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