Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) buccalis Van der Merwe

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) buccalis Van der Merwe

(Fig. 7)

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) buccalis Van der Merwe, 1968: 55; Moraes et al., 2004: 314; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 152. Amblydromella buccalis, Moraes et al., 1986: 157.

Amblydromella (Amblydromella) buccalis, Denmark & Welbourn, 2002: 307.

FEMALE. (Specimens measured— South Africa: holotype, 2 paratypes and 4 additional specimens). Idiosomal setal pattern 12A:8A/JV:ZV.

Dorsum. Dorsal shield 316 (288–355) [295] long and 185 (167–198) [167] wide; reticulate. With 5 pairs of solenostomes, gd4 omitted from fig. 7 A. Setae j1 22 (20–23) [22], j3 26 (21–28) [25], j4 18 (16–19) [17], j5 19 (17–21) [19], j6 22 (20–24) [22], J2 28 (26–30) [28], J5 11 (10–12) [12], z2 19 (15–22) [18], z3 25 (21–30) [25], z4 26 (23–29) [25], z5 21 (19–23) [21], Z4 52 (44–63) [55], Z5 73 (66–80) [77], s4 28 (24–31) [26], s6 33 (27–37) [32], S2 35 (31–40) [36], S4 31 (25–36) [27], S5 16 (14–17) [16], r3 23 (20–26) [24], R1 23 (20– 27) [20]. Setae smooth, except Z4, serrate; and Z5, serrate and knobbed.

Peritreme. Extending to level of j1.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, with 3 pairs of setae; posterior margin with a median lobe; distances between ST1-ST3 58 (54–60) [59], ST2-ST2 54 (52–56) [52]. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST5- ST5 58 (52–64) [52]. Ventrianal shield smooth, pentagonal, with anterior margin convex, 102 (90–114) [90] long, 84 (76–95) [76] wide at level of ZV2 and 75 (65–85) [65] wide at level of anus, with 4 pairs of pre-anal setae; elliptical pre-anal pores slightly posterior to and mesad of JV2. With 2 pairs of metapodal shields. Caudoventral setae smooth and sharp-tipped.

Chelicera. Movable digit 26 (25–27) [25] long, with 3 teeth; fixed digit 23 (20–25) [20] long, with 5 teeth.

Spermatheca. Calyx a short, broad tube, 9 (7–12) [7] long; atrium small incorporated in calyx.

Legs. Macrosetae knobbed; Sge IV 11 (5–16) [16], Sti IV 19 (18–19) [18], St IV 29 (26–31) [31]. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

MALE. (Specimen measured – South Africa: 1)

Dorsum. Dorsal shield pattern and setae as in female, 251 long and 159 wide. Setae j1 17, j3 17, j4 12, j5 15, j6 15, J2 21, J5 11, z2 15, z3 15, z4 16, z5 14, Z4 29, Z5 45, s4 19, s6 21, S2 23, S4 20, S5 13, r3 16; R1 broken.

Peritreme. Extending almost to level of j1.

Venter. Ventrianal shield subtriangular, with few striae, fused with peritrematal shields, 98 long, 128 wide at the anterior corners; with 4 pairs of pre-anal setae and 2 distinguishable pairs of lyrifissures (1 anterior to JV1 and 1 lateral transversally aligned with JV1); elliptical pre-anal pores almost transversally aligned with JV2.

Spermatodactyl. Broad narrows distally and slightly bent ending rather truncate; shaft 23 long.

Legs. Macrosetae knobbed; Sge 6, Sti IV 15, St IV 21. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female.

Specimens examined. South Africa: Holotype and 1 paratype females, Eastern Cape Province, Storms River Mouth, Tsitsikamma National Park, on an unidentified plant, 20-I-1965, M.K.P. Smith Meyer; 1 paratype female, Eastern Cape Province, Tsitsikamma, on Curtisia dentata, 19-I-1965, G.G. van der Merwe; 1 paratype female, Eastern Cape Province, Bloukrans Pass on C. dentata, 21-I-1965, M.K.P. Smith Meyer; 1 female, Western Cape Province, Oranje Kloof, Cape Town, on Grewia sp., 14-II-1996, J. Midgley; 1 female, Kwazulu / Natal Province, Rietspruit Pongola, on Spirostachys africana, 8-VIII-1980, E.A. Ueckermann; 1 female and 1 male Kwazulu / Natal Province, 25 km from Jozini to Naingwavuma, on Maytenus senegalensis, 19-IX-1972, F.W. Schultz; Limpopo Province, Vurhami, Kruger National Park, 1-X-1963, G.G. van der Merwe.

World distribution. South Africa.