Iphiseiodes raucuara 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 : 103

Iphiseiodes raucuara Nuvoloni, Lofego, Rezende & Feres ( Figure 75)

Iphiseiodes raucuara Nuvoloni et al., 2015b: 195 .

According to Nuvoloni et al. (2015b), dorsal shield of female mostly smooth, with scant anterolateral striae, 302 (265–302) long and 195 (182–195) wide. Setal lengths: j1 11 (11–12), j3 10 (9–10), j4 17 (16–17), j5 18, j6 2 (2–3), J2 20, J5 9 (8–10), z2 12 (12–18), z4 20 (12–20), z5 15 (15–18), Z1 19 (19–20), Z4 19 (19–25), Z5 38 (35–38), s4 17 (17–20), S2 18 (18–20), S4 18 (16–18), S5 18 (16–19), r3 12 (10–12) and R1 12 (12–14). Peritreme extending to level between j1 and j3. Distances between st1–st3 40, st2–st2 50–58. Ventrianal shield 75 long, 90 (87–91) wide at level of Zv2 and 75 (70–78) wide at anus level. With two pairs of metapodal plates. Spermathecal calyx cone-shaped, 6–8 long; atrium indistinct. Fixed cheliceral digit 20–24 long, with nine teeth; movable digit 24–26 long, with six teeth. Macrosetae on legs I–IV, sharp-tipped; SgeI 11–12, SgeII 12–13, SgeIII 16–18, SgeIV 22–26, StiIII 18–19, StiIV 16–20 and StIV 17–22 .

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

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil.An examination of the holotype indicated that the spermathecal calyx is bell-shaped, instead of cone-shaped, as mentioned in the original description of the species.