Amblyseius neoankaratrae Ueckermann & Loots
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Amblyseius neoankaratrae Ueckermann & Loots
(Fig. 11)
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) neoankaratrae Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 92.
Amblyseius neoankaratae, Chant & McMurtry, 2004: 210; Moraes et al. 2004: 40.
FEMALE—(Specimens measured—South Africa: Holotype and 1 paratype). Idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/ JV-3:ZV.
Dorsum (Fig. 11 A)—Dorsal shield smooth, 337 [315] long and 208 [230] wide. Setae j1 16 [19], j3 28 [28], j4 13 [13], j5 13 [13], j6 13 [13], J2 16 [16], J5 9 [9], z2 16 [13], z4 13 [13], z5 13 [13], Z1 16 [16], Z4 13 [14], Z5 164 [172], s4 32 [32], S2 13 [13], S4 13 [13], S5 13 [13], r3 9 [9], R1 13 [13]. Setae smooth, except Z5, serrate.
Peritreme—Extending forward to level of j1.
Venter (Fig. 11 B)—Sternal shield smooth, except for few anterior and lateral striae; posterior margin slightly convex, distances between St1-St3 50 [50], St2-St2 54 [57]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5-St5 57 [54]. Ventrianal shield smooth, vase-shaped, anterior margin convex, 95 [88] long, 54 [54] wide at level of Zv2 and 67 [63] wide at level of anus; preanal pores elliptical, slightly posterior to Jv2. Two pairs of metapodal shields.
Chelicera (Fig. 11 C)—Movable digit 28 [28] long, apparently toothless; fixed digit 28 [28] long, with at least 8 teeth and a pilus dentilis.
Spermatheca (Fig. 11 D)—Calyx cup-shaped, 13 [13] long; atrium slightly bifurcate.
Legs—Sharp-tipped macrosetae: Sge I 35 [32], Sge II 32 [32], Sge III 35 [38], Sti III 28 [32], Sge IV 85 [85], Sti IV 76 [82]; presence of a prominent erect seta at base of tarsus I.
MALE—Unknown.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED—South Africa: Holotype and paratype female, St. Lucia, Kwazulu/ Natal on Rothmannia globosa, 14-IX-1972, M.K.P. Smith Meyer.
REMARKS—Differently from other Amblyseius species, A. ankaratrae and A. neoankaratrae (ankaratrae species subgroup Chant & McMurtry of largoensis species group McMurtry & Moraes) have ratios s4:Z1 and s4:S2 <3.0:1.0.
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Published as part of Zannou, Ignace D., De, Gilberto J., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Yaninek, John S. & Hanna, Rachid, 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribe Amblyseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Amblyseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-47 in Zootaxa 1550 on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.178081Files
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Biodiversity
- Family
- Phytoseiidae
- Genus
- Amblyseius
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Mesostigmata
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Ueckermann & Loots
- Species
- neoankaratrae
- Taxon rank
- species
References
- Ueckermann, E. A. & Loots, G. C. (1988) The African species of the subgenera Anthoseius De Leon and Amblyseius Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa, South Africa, 73, 168 pp.
- Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2004) A Review of Subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part III. The tribe Amblyseiini Wainstein, subtribe Amblyseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 30 (3), 171 - 228.
- Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A., Campos, C. B. (2004) A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, New Zealand, 434, 1 - 494.