Euseius citrifolius, Denmark & Muma, 1970

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 : 130-131

Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma ( Figure 93)

Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma, 1970b: 222.

Euseius citrifolius .— Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 138; Moraes et al., 1986: 38, 1991: 131, 2004b: 64; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 127; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001: 74; Noronha & Moraes, 2002: 1114; Lofego et al., 2004: 4 , 2009: 43; Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 215, 2007: 120; Guanilo et al., 2008a: 16, 2008b: 11; Demite et al., 2017: 2153; Duarte et al., 2021: 2363.

Specimens measured. MS, MG, PB, PE, PI, PR, RS, SP (1, 1, 8, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1).

Dorsal shield of female mostly reticulate, 316 (293–342) long and 212 (191–235) wide. Setal lengths: j1 26 (24–30), j3 26 (21–33), j4 13 (10–16), j5 13 (10–17), j6 14 (11–17), J2 15 (13–17), J5 6 (5–8), z2 19 (14–24), z4 21 (16–27), z5 13 (10–16), Z1 14 (11–17), Z4 16 (11–21), Z5 63 (56–70), s4 34 (27–46), S2 18 (11–22), S4 20 (16–25), S5 25 (19–32), r3 17 (14–21) and R1 14 (10–16). Peritreme extending to level between j3 and z2. Distances between st1–st3 55 (48–59), st2–st2 67 (64–80), st5–st5 74 (64–84). Ventrianal shield 101 (90–107) long, 50 (45–62) wide at level of Zv2 and 69 (60–76) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx tubular, slightly inflated near atrium, 17 (14–19) long; atrium inconspicuous. Fixed cheliceral digit 22 (22–25) long, with three teeth; movable digit 23 (22–24) long, with one tooth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV; sharp-tipped, SgeIV tilted distally; SgeI 17 (14–19), SgeII 20 (16–25), SgeIII 25 (22–32), SgeIV 41 (35–49), StiIII 21 (17–25), StiIV 30 (25–43) and StIV 57 (52–64) .

Distribution in Brazil. Amazonas ( Vasconcelos & Silva 2015; Ferreira et al., 2018), Bahia ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993; Fiaboe et al., 2007; Lofego et al., 2013; Sousa et al., 2015), Ceará ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Furtado et al., 2005; Lofego et al., 2013; Rodrigues et al., 2020), Distrito Federal ( Rezende & Lofego, 2011; Duarte et al., 2021), Goiás ( Rezende & Lofego, 2011; Demite et al., 2017; Barroso et al., 2019; Moraes et al., 2022), Maranhão ( Moraes et al., 1993), Mato Grosso ( Feres, 2000; Ferla & Moraes, 2002a; Demite & Feres, 2007; Demite et al., 2009, 2021b; Daud & Feres, 2013), Mato Grosso do Sul ( Cardoso et al., 2010; Rezende & Lofego, 2011; Furtado et al., 2014; Barroso et al., 2019; Mendonça et al., 2019), Minas Gerais ( Pallini et al., 1992; Santana & Flechtmann, 1998; Feres, 2000; Spongoski et al., 2005; Silva et al., 2010; Rezende & Lofego, 2012; Lofego et al., 2013; Abreu et al., 2014; Demite et al., 2017; Ferla et al., 2023), Paraíba ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983), Paraná ( Furtado et al., 2005; Barroso et al., 2019; Hata et al., 2022), Pernambuco ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Barbosa et al., 2005; Fiaboe et al., 2007; Domingos et al., 2014), Piauí ( Moraes et al., 1993; Lofego et al., 2013), Rio de Janeiro ( Barroso et al., 2019), Rio Grande do Norte (Furtado et al., 2015), Rio Grande do Sul ( Ferla & Moraes, 2002b; Furtado et al., 2006; Silva et al., 2008), Roraima (Gondim Jr. et al., 2012; Figueirêdo et al., 2019), Santa Catarina ( Furtado et al., 2006), São Paulo ( Moraes & McMurtry, 1982; Feres & Flechtmann, 1995; Feres & Moraes, 1998; Feres, 2000; Feres & Nunes, 2001; Gondim Jr. & Moraes, 2001; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001a; Feres et al., 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009; Lofego et al., 2004, 2009, 2013, 2017; Mineiro et al., 2004, 2006 a, 2006b, 2009a; Bellini et al., 2005 a, 2005b, 2008; Daud & Feres, 2005; Demite & Feres, 2005; Buosi et al., 2006; Hernandes & Feres, 2006; Daud et al., 2007, 2010; Castro & Moraes, 2010; Castro & Vieira, 2011; Demite et al., 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015; Montes et al., 2011, 2012; Nuvoloni et al., 2011; Oliveira et al., 2012b; Rezende & Lofego, 2012; Silva et al., 2012; Moraes et al., 2013; Parecis-Silva et al., 2016; Baldo et al., 2018; Barroso et al., 2019; Mineiro & Raga, 2020), Tocantins ( Lofego et al., 2013; Azevedo et al., 2020; Cañarte et al., 2020); locality not mentioned ( Araújo et al., 2022b).

Distribution elsewhere. Argentina, Colombia, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru.

Remarks. The measurements are similar to those of the original description, except j4, j5, j6 and J2, about twice longer in the specimens examined in this study.