Amblyseius chicomendesi 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 : 20-21

Amblyseius chicomendesi Nuvoloni, Lofego, Rezende & Feres ( Figure 11)

Amblyseius chicomendesi Nuvoloni et al., 2015b: 189 .

According to Nuvoloni et al. (2015b), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 285 (279–287) long and 187 (180–190) wide. Setal lengths: j1 12 (12–16), j3 22 (22–27), j4 4 (4–7), j5 3 (3–5), j6 5 (4–6), J2 5 (4–7), J5 5 (5–7), z2 12 (11–13), z4 7 (7–12), z5 5 (5–6), Z1 5 (4–6), Z4 50 (46–50), Z5 75 (75–85), s4 40 (40–42), S2 5 (4–7), S4 5 (5–6), S5 5 (4–7), r3 12 (11–13) and R1 7 (7–8). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 57 (56–58), st2–st2 62 (62–66), st5–st5 55 (54–60). Ventrianal shield 84 (84–95) long, 70 (68–75) wide at level of Zv2 and 65 (61–66) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx funnel-shaped (mentioned as tubular by Nuvoloni et al., 2015b), 27 (22–27) long; atrium c-shaped. Fixed cheliceral digit 28–32 long, with ten teeth; movable digit 23–26 long, with three teeth. Macrosetae of legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 27–31, SgeII 24–27, SgeIII 22–27, SgeIV 46–52, StiIII 17–20, StiIV 19–22 and StIV 47–50.

Distribution in Brazil. Acre ( Nuvoloni et al., 2015b) and Mato Grosso ( Demite et al., 2021b).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil. A re-examination of the type specimens showed that differently from what was mentioned in the original description of this species, and in agreement with what is shown in the illustration of the original description, the fixed cheliceral digit of the female of A. chicomendesi has ten instead of two teeth.