Amblyseius adhatodae Muma

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 : 10

Amblyseius adhatodae Muma ( Figure 3)

Amblyseius adhatodae Muma, 1967: 268 .

Amblyseius (Amblyseius) adhatodae . — Gupta, 1985: 337, 1986: 37; Denmark & Muma, 1989: 63.

Amblyseius adhatodae . — Moraes et al., 1986: 6, 1989a: 79, 2004a: 142, 2004b: 12; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 203, 2007: 74; Zannou et al., 2007: 4 ; D̂ker et al., 2022a: 866.

According to Zannou et al. (2007), female holotype with dorsal shield smooth, 377 long and 258 wide. Setal lengths: 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 and R1 10. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 66, st2–st2 72, st5–st5 74. Ventrianal shield 120 long, 66 wide at level of Zv2 and 84 at anus level. Spermathecal calyx slender trumpet-shaped and bulbous atrium (measurements not provided). Fixed cheliceral digit 30 long, with 11 teeth; movable digit 32 long, with four teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 46, SgeII 37, SgeIII 58, SgeIV 152, StiIII 47, StiIV 112 and StIV 74 .

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Lawson-Balagbo et al., 2008) and Ceará ( Barros et al., 2020).

Distribution elsewhere. India, Kenya, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Remarks. Additional specimens were not examined.