Proprioseiopsis theae (De Leon, 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 : 125

Proprioseiopsis theae Denmark & Evans ( Figure 91)

Proprioseiopsis theae Denmark & Evans, 2019: 82.

According to Denmark & Evans (2019), dorsal shield of female smooth, 393 long and 314 wide. Setal lengths: j1 32, j3 44, j4 5, j5 5, j6 5, J5 5, z2 27, z4 22, z5 5, Z1 44, Z4 102, Z5 94, s4 116, S2 94, S4 5, S5 5, r3 25 and R1 30. Peritreme extending to level of j1. Spermathecal calyx saccular, 17 long; atrium c-shaped. Fixed cheliceral digit with 11 teeth; movable digit with three teeth; lengths of digits not provided. Macrosetae on legs II-IV, sharp-tipped, SgeIV 66, StiIV 54 and StIV 59; lengths of other macrosetae not informed. Measurements of ventral shield not provided .

Distribution in Brazil. São Paulo ( Denmark & Evans, 2019).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the holotype.