Amblydromalus zannoui Famah Sourassou, Sarmento & Moraes

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 : 162-164

Amblydromalus zannoui Famah Sourassou, Sarmento & Moraes ( Figure 115)

Amblydromalus zannoui Famah Sourassou et al., 2017: 376 .

Specimens measured. AM, TO (2, 1).

Dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 325 (314–335) long and 204 (200–207) wide. Setal lengths: j1 25 (24–26), j3 38 (38–39), j4 8 (8–9), j5 7 (6–8), j6 9 (8–9), J2 10 (8–11), J5 7 (6–8), z2 11 (10–13), z4 11 (10–12), z5 8 (7–8), Z1 12 (11–12), Z4 12, Z5 68 (66–72), s4 50 (47–51), S2 14 (11–15), S4 12 (11–13), S5 10 (8–12), r3 14 (12–15) and R1 9 (8–10). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 59 (56–62), st2 –s t2 64 (56–68), s t5–st5 70 (68–73). Ventrianal shield 107 (103–111) long, 52 (50–54) wide at level of Zv2 and 59 (54–62) at anus level. Spermathecal calyx elongate, with a distinct median constriction, bulbous next to atrium and flaring toward vesicle, 24 (21–28) long; atrium bifurcate, narrower than adjacent region of calyx, widening next to major duct. Fixed cheliceral digit 27 (25–29) long, with 8–9 teeth; movable digit 29 (28–30) long, with four teeth. macrosetae on legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 37 (35–40), SgeII 36 (33–38), SgeIII 40 (39–42), SgeIV 67 (66–68), StiIV 45 (42–47) and StIV 78 (74–80) .

Distribution in Brazil. Amazonas ( Cruz et al., 2019) and Tocantins ( Famah Sourassou et al., 2017; Cañarte et al., 2020; Miranda et al., 2021).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. The measurements are similar to those of the original description. According to the original description, the atrium of the spermatheca seen as vacuolate or bifurcate, according to position.