Amblyseius genya Pritchard & Baker

Main Authors: Zannou, Ignace D., De, Gilberto J., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Yaninek, John S., Hanna, Rachid
Format: info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal
Terbitan: , 2007
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/5054954
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  • Amblyseius genya Pritchard & Baker (Fig. 6) Amblyseius (Amblyseius) genya Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 244. Amblyseius genya, Chant & McMurtry, 2004: 199. Typhlodromips genya, Moraes et al. 2004: 213. FEMALE—(Specimens measured—Cameroon: 2; Democratic Republic of Congo: holotype). Idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 9 B/JV- 3:ZV- 3. Dorsum (Fig. 6 A)—Dorsal shield mostly smooth, with few lateral striae, 298 [312] long and 235 [199] wide. Setae j 1 11 [14], j 3 34 [34], j 4 7 (6–8) [7], j 5 7 (6–8) [7], j 6 7 (6–8) [7], J 2 7 (6–8) [7], J 5 7 (6–8) [6], z 2 11 (10–13) [10], z 4 8 [7], z 5 8 [7], Z 1 8 [6], Z 4 50 (46–53) [53], Z 5 74 (72–77) [77], s 4 36 (35–37) [37], S 2 6 [5], S 4 6 [5], S 5 7 (6–8) [5], r 3 10 [5], R 1 6 [6]. Setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5, lightly serrate. Peritreme—Extending beyond level of j 1. Venter (Fig. 6 B)—Sternal shield mostly smooth, with few lateral striae, posterior margin slightly concave; distances between St 1 -St 3 47 (46–48) [50], St 2 -St 2 64 (62–66) [61]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St 5 -St 5 61 [65]. Ventrianal shield with few transverse striae anteriorly to Jv 2, subpentagonal, slightly constricted at level of Jv 2, with anterior margin slightly concave, 97 (96–98) [102] long, 84 (83–85) [89] wide at level of Zv 2 and 82 [79] wide at level of anus; preanal pores elliptical and posteromesad to Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields. Seta Zv 3 absent. Chelicera—Position renders illustrations impossible; movable digit 25 long, with 3 teeth; fixed digit 23 long, with ca. 11 teeth and a pilus dentilis. Spermatheca (Fig. 6 C)—Calyx cone-shaped, 19 (14–24) [12] long, 14 (13–15) [14] in diameter next to the vesicle; atrium distinct; connection of minor duct to atrium located between curved base of major duct and calyx. Legs—Sharp-tipped macrosetae: Sge I 26 [26], Sge II 26 [28], Sge III 30 (29–32) [30], Sti III 19 [17], Sge IV 57 (56–58) [61], Sti IV 25 (24–26) [24], St IV 30 [31]; presence of a prominent erect seta at base of tarsus I. MALE—Unknown. SPECIMENS EXAMINED—Four females, Cameroon: 12 km S Obala, Central Province, on Mangifera indica, 5 -II- 1991, L. Louis; 105 km N Kribi, Littoral Province, on Persea americana, 8 -II- 1991, L. Louis. Holotype female, Democratic Republic of Congo (Belgian Congo): Stanleyville, on Citrus sp. 19 -IV- 1955, E.W. Baker. WORLD DISTRIBUTION—Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • 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 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.178081