Typhlodromalus aripo De, 1967

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 : 169

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon ( Figure 119)

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21 .

Amblyseius aripo .— Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73.

Typhlodromalus aripo .— Moraes et al., 1986: 128, 2004b: 195; 2006: 11, 2013: 322; Lofego et al., 2004: 10 , 2009: 54; Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 199, 2007: 111; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 24, 2008b: 14; Ferla et al., 2011: 23; Klock et al., 2011: 525; Gonçalves et al., 2013: 362 ; Rocha et al., 2015: 27; Silva et al., 2016: 1140; Demite et al., 2017: 2162; Kreiter et al., 2018a: 390; Duarte et al., 2021: 2370.

Specimens measured. AL, BA, CE, MA, PB, RJ, RN, SE, SP (2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1).

Dorsal shield of female mostly areolate, smooth posteriad J2 and striate anterolaterally, 356 (330–380) long and 209 (170–230) wide. Setal lengths: j1 31 (27–35), j3 43 (35–47), j4 10 (10–12), j5 11 (7–12), j6 15 (12–20), J2 13 (12–15), J5 8 (7–10), z2 17 (15–20), z4 38 (32–45), z5 10 (8–11), Z1 20 (17–27), Z4 60 (55–72), Z5 76 (67–85), s4 52 (42–62), S2 30 (25–35), S4 21 (18–27), S5 10 (7–12), r3 21 (17–25) and R1 17 (12–23). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 65 (60–67), st2–st2 68 (65–72), st5–st5 81 (75–87). Ventrianal shield 111 (100–122) long, 69 (60–75) wide at level of Zv2 and 72 (67–77) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, 14 (12– 20) long; atrium nodular. Fixed cheliceral digit 27 (22–32) long, with 8–10 teeth; movable digit 34 (30–37) long, with three teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, sharp-tipped, except SgeIV and StIV, capitate; SgeI 20 (17–22), SgeII 21 (17–30), SgeIII 26 (20–30), SgeIV 55 (47–60), StiIII 18 (15–22), StiIV 25 (20–30) and StIV 76 (55–80) .

Distribution in Brazil. Alagoas ( Fiaboe et al., 2007; Silva et al., 2016), Amazonas ( Ferreira et al., 2018), Bahia ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Noronha et al., 1997, 2004, 2010; Fiaboe et al., 2007), Ceará ( Moraes et al., 1993; Furtado et al., 2005; Rodrigues et al., 2020), Distrito Federal ( Duarte et al., 2021), Espírito Santo ( Collier et al., 2004), Goiás ( Rezende & Lofego, 2011; Rezende et al., 2012; Demite et al., 2017), Maranhão ( Moraes et al., 1993), Mato Grosso ( Demite et al., 2009; 2021b; Conceiç„o et al., 2021), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Furtado et al., 2014; Mendonça et al., 2019), Minas Gerais ( Moraes et al., 1990; Fiaboe et al., 2007; Rezende & Lofego, 2012; Lofego et al., 2013; Ferla et al., 2023), Pará ( Noronha et al., 2020), Paraíba ( Furtado et al., 2005), Paraná ( Furtado et al., 2006; Araujo et al., 2022a), Pernambuco ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Rosa et al., 2005), Piauí ( Moraes et al., 1993; Lofego et al., 2013), Rio Grande do Norte ( Furtado et al., 2005), Rio Grande do Sul ( Ferla & Moraes, 1998, 2002b; Furtado et al., 2006, 2007; Guedes et al., 2007; Eichelberger et al., 2011; Ferla et al., 2011; Klock et al., 2011; Marchetti & Ferla, 2011; Diehl et al., 2012; Gonçalves et al., 2013; Moura et al., 2013; Johann et al., 2014; Reichert et al., 2014; Rocha et al., 2015; Silva et al., 2020, 2021b; Toldi et al., 2021a, b), Santa Catarina (Furtado et al., 2016), São Paulo ( Denmark & Muma, 1973; Feres & Moraes, 1998; Feres & Nunes, 2001; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001a; Lofego et al., 2004, 2009, 2013, 2017; Feres et al., 2005, 2007, 2010; Buosi et al., 2006; Bellini et al., 2008; Castro & Moraes, 2010; Demite et al., 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015; Rezende & Lofego, 2012; Moraes et al., 2013), Sergipe ( Barbosa et al., 2021) and Tocantins ( Cruz et al., 2012; Cañarte et al., 2020).

Distribution elsewhere: Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Uganda.

Remarks. The measurements are similar to those of the original description of T. aripo , except for z4 and Z5, both about 1.3 times longer in the specimens examined.