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Phytoseius Ribaga

Description

Phytoseius Ribaga

Phytoseius Ribaga 1904: 177; Chant & McMurtry 1994: 232; 2007: 127.

Phytoseius guianensis De Leon

Phytoseius guianensis De Leon 1965b: 18; Denmark & Muma 1973: 269; Moraes & McMurtry 1983: 144; Lofego et al. 2004: 11; Moraes et al. 2004: 239; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 129; Guanilo et al. 2008: 50. Phytoseius (Pennaseius) guianensis, Moraes et al. 1986: 211.

Phytoseius (Phytoseius) guianensis, Denmark 1966: 23.

FEMALE. (3 specimens measured)

Dorsal shield 297 (285–305) long and 156 (155–158) wide; j1 19 (18–20), j3 17 (16–18), j4 15 (15–16), j5 15 (15–16), j6 17 (16–20), J2 18 (17–20), J5 7 (7– 8), s4 29 (28–30), s6 31 (30–32), z2 16 (15–18), z3 21 (20– 22), z4 20 (19–22), z5 17 (16–18), Z4 25 (25–26), Z5 41 (39–43), r3 27 (27–28), R1 17 (15–19); distances between st1-st3 60 (60–61), st2-st2 62 (60–63) and st5-st5 54 (50–56); ventri-anal shield 97 (95–100) long, 49 (43–55) wide at level of ZV2 and 51 (50–53) wide at level of anus; JV5 30 (28–32); movable cheliceral digit 27 long, with 2 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 27 (26–27) long, with 2 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 10 (8–11) long; St IV 26 (25–27). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/0-2/0, 1; genu III 1, 2/0-2/0, 1.

MALE. (1 specimen measured)

Dorsal shield 238 long and 150 wide. Setae j1 17, j3 20, j4 13, j5 13, j6 13, J2 12, J5 7, s4 26, s6 22, z2 16, z3 20, z4 20, z5 13, Z4 20, Z5 23, r3 18, R1 13; ventri-anal shield 95 long and 130 wide at the anterior corners; JV5 16; St IV 24.

Specimen examined. Entre Ríos: Paraná – Paraná (31°44'27.2''S, 60°31'6.8''W), 3-V-2007, on Nicotiana glauca (2Ψ); Concordia – Salto Grande (31°15'51''S, 57°58'9.3''W), 4-V-2007, on Brugmansia arborea (2Ψ). Corrientes: Curuzú Cuatiá – Ex Ruta 14 (29°46'34.6''S, 58°4'42.8''W), 6-V-2007, on Solanum americanum (8Ψ, 4ɗ, 1 immature); Goya – El Progreso (29°5'43.4''S, 59°9'46.7''W), 7-V-2007, on Brugmansia sanguinea (6Ψ, 1ɗ).

Previous records. Brazil, Guyana, Peru (Guanilo et al. 2008) and Venezuela.

Notes

Published as part of Guanilo, Alberto Daniel, Moraes, Gilberto José De, Toledo, Silvana & Knapp, Markus, 2008, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species, pp. 1-35 in Zootaxa 1884 on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184278

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Ribaga
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Mesostigmata
Family
Phytoseiidae
Genus
Phytoseius
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Ribaga, C. (1904) Gamasidi planticoli. Rivista di Patologia Vegetale, 10, 175 - 178.
  • Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (1994) A review of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae and Typhlodrominae (Acari: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 20, 223 - 310.
  • De Leon, D. (1965 b) Ten new species of Phytoseius (Pennaseius) from Mexico, Trinidad, and British Guiana with a key to species (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Entomological News, 76, 11 - 21.
  • Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiid mites of Brazil (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.
  • Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 131 - 148.
  • Lofego, A. C., Moraes, G. J. de & Castro, L. A. S. (2004) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Zootaxa, 516, 1 - 18.
  • Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2007) Illustrated keys and diagnoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House; West Bloomfield, Michigan, 219 pp.
  • Guanilo, A. D., Moraes, G. J. de, Knapp, M. (2008) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamilies Phytoseiinae Berlese and Typhlodrominae Wainstein from Peru, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 1729, 49 - 60.
  • Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A. (1986) A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. References to taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and habitat. EMBRAPA - DDT, Brasilia, Brazil, 353 pp.
  • Denmark, H. A. (1966) Revision of the genus Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904 (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Florida Department of Agriculture Bulletin, 6, 1 - 105.