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Genus Typhlodromalus Muma Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma 1961: 288 ; Typhlodromalus De Leon 1966: 87., Published as part of Kreiter, Serge, Payet, Rose-My, Abo-Shnaf, Reham & Douin, Martial, 2021, New Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Mascareignes and Comoros Archipelagos (Indian Ocean): one new record, three new species groups and description of six new species and of six unknown males, pp. 845-889 in Acarologia 61 (4) on page 864, DOI: 10.24349/Krky-e23s, http://zenodo.org/record/7159750, {"references":["Muma M. H. 1961. Subfamiles, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae. Fla St. Mus. Bull., 5 (7): 267 - 302.","De Leon D. 1966. Phytoseiidae of British Guyana with keys to species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Stud."]}

Genus Typhlodromalus Muma Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma 1961: 288; Typhlodromalus De Leon 1966: 87., Published as part of Kreiter, Serge & Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A., 2020, New records of phytoseiid mites from Mauritius Island (Acari: Mesostigmata, pp. 520-545 in Acarologia 60 (3) on page 533, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204382, http://zenodo.org/record/4503446, {"references":["Muma M. H. 1961. Subfamiles, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Fla St. Mus. Bul., 5 (7): 267 - 302","De Leon D. 1966. Phytoseiidae of British Guyana with keys to species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Stud. Fauna Suriname and other Guyanas, 8: 81 - 102."]}

Typhlodromalus spinosus (Meyer & Rodrigues) Amblyseius spinosus Meyer & Rodrigues 1966: 30; Moraes et al. 1986: 31. Kampimodromus spinosus, Quilici et al. 2000: 100. Typhlodromalus spinosus, Moraes et al. 2004: 204; Chant & McMurtry 2005a: 199, 2007: 111. This species belongs to the athiasae species group as setae J1 and S5 are absent. This species group contains six species (Chant and McMurtry 2005b, Moraes et al. 2006). Typhlodromalus spinosus was collected from Eastern, Western, but mainly Southern Africa and La R��union (Demite et al. 2020). The rapid multiplication of this species on the western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, was confirmed and clear evidence that T. spinosus predates on WFT under laboratory and field conditions, but not T on. urticae (Mwangi et al. 2015). This species seems abundant in low vegetation as it was found in high populations in a study of companion plants in citrus orchard (Le Bellec et al. unpub. data). This species has never been record from Guadeloupe or Martinique in similar studies, but it is interesting to notice that in those islands, another Typhlodromalus was collected, T. peregrinus (Muma) (Mailloux et al. 2010; Kreiter et al. 2013, 2018c). Typhlodromalus spinosus was recorded in low numbers from La R��union by Quilici et al. (2000) and in high numbers by Kreiter et al. (2020c). This is the first mention of this species from Mauritius Island. World distribution: Benin, Burundi Dr Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, La R��union Island. Specimens examined: 3 ♀♀ in total. C��te d���Or, Village (aasl 443 m, lat. 20��15 ��� 26 ��� S, long. 57��32 ��� 21 ��� E), 1 ♀ on Clibadium surinamense L. (Asteraceae), 28/X/2018; Le Val, close to the river (aasl 157 m, lat. 20��22 ��� 47 ��� S, long. 55��36 ��� 18 ��� E), 1 ♀ on Callistemon citrinus (William Curtis) Homer Collar Skeels (Myrtaceae), 1/XI/2018; Curepipe, Bld Pasteur (aasl 510 m, lat. 20��19 ��� 21 ��� S, long. 57��31 ��� 45 ��� E), 1 ♀ on C. citrinus, 4/XI/2018. Remarks: this species was described from Mozambique (Meyer and Rodrigues 1966), then mentioned in the Indian Ocean from La R��union Island (Quilici et al. 2000; Kreiter et al. 2020c). Morphological and morphometric characters and all measurements of our specimens fit well measurements in Kreiter et al. (2020c)., Published as part of Kreiter, Serge & Abo-Shnaf, Reham I. A., 2020, New records of phytoseiid mites from Mauritius Island (Acari: Mesostigmata, pp. 520-545 in Acarologia 60 (3) on page 534, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204382, http://zenodo.org/record/4503446, {"references":["Meyer M. K. P., Rodrigues M. da C. 1966. Acari associated with Cotton in Southern Africa. References to other plants. Garcia de Orta, Rev. Junta Investig., 13: 27 - 31.","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.","Quilici S., Ueckermann E. A., Kreiter S., Vayssieres J. - F. 2000. Phytoseiidae (Acari) of La Reunion Island. Acarologia, 41 (1 - 2): 97 - 108.","Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Campos C. B. 2004. A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, 434: 1 - 494. doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 434.1.1","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2005 a. A review of the subfamily Amblyseiina Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part V. Tribe Amblyseiini, subtribe Proprioseiopsina Chant and McMurtry. Intern. J. Acarol., 31 (1): 3 - 22. doi: 10.1080 / 01647950508684412","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2007. Illustrated keys and diognoses for the genera and subgenera of the Phytoseiidae of the world (Acari: Mesostigmata). Indira Publishing House, West Bloomfield, 219 pp.","Chant D. A., McMurtry J. A. 2005 b. A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. Intern. J. Acarol., 31 (3): 187 - 224. doi: 10.1080 / 01647950508684424","Moraes G. J. de, Zannou I. D., Oliveira A. R., Yaninek J. S., Hanna R. 2006. Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Euseiini) from sub-Saharan Africa. Zootaxa, 1114: 1 - 52. doi: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1114.1.1","Demite P. R., Moraes G. J. de, McMurtry J. A., Denmark H. A., Castilho R. C. 2020. Phytoseiidae Database. Available from: www. lea. esalq. usp. br / phytoseiidae (last access 30 / III / 2020).","Mwangi E., Kiarie A., Wainwright H. 2015. Typhlodromalus spinosus as a potentially new biological control agent for Western Flower Thrips. Glob. Adv. Res. J. Agric. Sc., 4 (3): 162 - 165.","Mailloux J., Le Bellec F., Kreiter S., Tixier M. - S., Dubois P. 2010. Influence of ground cover management","Kreiter S., Mailloux J., Tixier M. - S., Le Bellec F., Douin M., Guichou S., Etienne J. 2013. New phytoseiid mites of the French West Indies, with description of a new species, and new records (Acari: Mesostigmata). Acarologia, 53 (3): 285 - 303. doi: 10.1051 / acarologia / 20132095","Kreiter S., Zriki Z., Ryckewaert P., Pancarte C., Douin M., Tixier M. - S. 2018 c. New phytoseiid mites","Kreiter S., Payet R. - M., Douin M., Fontaine O., Fillatre J., Le Bellec F. 2020 c. Phytoseiidae of La Reunion Island (Acari: Mesostigmata): three new species and two males described, new synonymies, and new records. Acarologia 60 (1): 111 - 195. doi: 10.24349 / acarologia / 20204361"]}

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma, 1955) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270. Typhlodromalus peregrinus.������Moraes et al., 2004: 202; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 111. Records in Bahia: Typhlodromalus peregrinus.������ Fiaboe et al., 2007: 6; Oliveira et al., 2007: 259; Souza et al., 2012: 225, 2015: 104; Nuvoloni et al., 2015: 261., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["Muma, M. H. (1955) Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 48, 262 - 272.","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.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58.","Oliveira, V. de S. de, Noronha, A. C. S., Argolo, P. S. & Carvalho, J. E. B. de (2007) Acarofauna em pomares citricos nos municipios de Inhambupe e Rio Real no estado da Bahia. Magistra, 19, 257 - 261.","Souza, I. V. de, Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Ramos, A. L. R., Santos, E. A. dos, Ferraz, M. I. F. & Oliveira, A. R. (2012) Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and other mites associated with coconut fruits in Una, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 58, 221 - 233.","Nuvoloni, F. M., Lofego, A. C., Castro, E. B. & Feres, R. J. F. (2015) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 3964 (2), 260 - 274. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3964.2.6"]}

Typhlodromalus annulatus n. sp. Ferragut & Carvalho Diagnosis. Female dorsal shield mostly areolate. Dorsal setal pattern 10A:9B. Seventeen pairs of stout dorsal setae, all smooth except Z4, Z5 and J5 serrated. Most setae stout and blunt and arising from tubercles. Seta Z1 short, less than 15 long. Ratio s4 / Z1 > 7. Seven pairs of dorsal solenostomes. Peritremes extending to j1. Sternal shield with three pairs of setae, posterior margin indiscernible. Ventrianal shield smooth and vase-shaped, with anterior margin straight and lateral margins concave. Three pairs of pre-anal setae; pre-anal pores crescentic. Fixed digit with nine teeth, movable digit with three teeth. Major duct broad and membranous, surrounded by an incomplete sclerotised ring; atrium globular and tulip-like, incised laterally; calyx tubular flaring distally. Genu II with eight setae. Three stout and blunt macrosetae on leg IV. FEMALE (Figs 13���17) (two females measured). Dorsal surface. Dorsal shield 356 (354���356) long, 213 (213���225) wide, covered by areolate elements between setae j1 and Z4; anterolateral margins striate; smooth surface behind Z4. Seventeen pairs of smooth setae, except Z4, Z5 and J5, which are slightly serrated. All setae thick and strong, j4, j5, j6, J5, Z1 and z5 acute, the remainder blunt. Seta j1 32 (30���32), j3 46 (46���50), j4 8 (8���9), j5 8 (8���9), j6 9, J2 14 (14���15), J5 8, z2 24, z4 56 (56���58), z5 6, Z1 13 (13���15), Z4 65 (65���69), Z5 88 (84���88), s4 93, S2 45 (45���48), S4 33 (33���36), S5 15 (15���16), r3 32 (32���36), R1 16 (16���17). Seven pairs of solenostomes; gd1, gd2, gd4 and gd5 small and punctiform; gd6, gd8, gd9 small and crateriform. Solenostome gd2 close to z4, gd8 anterolaterad to Z4, gd9 anteromediad to S5. Peritremes extending to setae j1. Ventral surface. Sternal shield smooth and weakly sclerotised, with three pairs of setae, posterior margin indiscernible, somewhat wider than long, distance st2���st2 79, distance st1���st3 70. Seta st4 on striated integument. Genital shield 86 wide. Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth and poorly sclerotised, with anterior margin straight and lateral margins concave, longer than wide, 123 long, 81 wide at level of ZV2, 69 wide at level of anus. Three pairs of pre-anal setae; pre-anal (gv3) pores crescentic, distance between them 34. Four pairs of setae surrounding the shield, JV5 43 (43���48). One pair of large pores associated with JV5. Chelicerae. Fixed digit 31 (27���31) long, movable digit 28 (28���30) long. Fixed digit with nine teeth, two subapical denticles and seven larger and teeth in comb-like alignment. Movable digit with three well-separated teeth. Insemination apparatus. Complex, major duct broad and membranous, an incomplete sclerotised ring encircling the duct; atrium globular and tulip-like, incised laterally; calyx tubular flaring distally, 15 long. Legs. Genu II with eight setae; 2 2/1 2/0 1. Macrosetae present on all legs, on genu I 35 (31���35), genu II 31 (27���31), genu III 36 (33���36), tibia III 22 (21���22), tarsus III 18; on leg IV, genu 61 (57���61), tibia 33 (28���33) and basitarsus 83 (78���83). All macrosetae broad and blunt, some of the remainder setae in the segments are acute, while others are blunt. MALE: (Figs 18���19) (one male measured) Dorsal surface. Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 264 long, 174 wide. Seventeen pairs of smooth setae, except Z4, Z5 and J5, which are slightly serrated. All setae thick and strong, j4, j5, j6, J5, Z1 and z5 acute, the remainder blunt. Seta j1 24, j3 39, j4 6, j5 6, j6 8, J2 9, J5 6, z2 16, z4 42, z5 4, Z1 9, Z4 39, Z5 48, s4 60, S2 18, S4 15, S5 9, r3 27, R1 11. Seven pairs of solenostomes; gd1, gd2, gd4 and gd5 small and punctiform; gd6, gd8, gd9 small and crateriform. Solenostome gd2 close to z4, gd8 anterolaterad to Z4, gd9 anteromediad to S5. Peritremes extending to setae j1. Ventral surface. Ventrianal shield subtriangular, reticulate mainly anteriorly to pre-anal setae; 105 long and 141 wide at anterior corners. Three pairs of pre-anal setae; pre-anal (gv3) pores crescentic, distance between them 24. Seta JV5 20. Chelicerae. Fixed and movable digits 36 long. Fixed digit with seven teeth. Movable digit with one tooth. Spermatodactyl 18 long. Legs. Genu II with eight setae; 2 2/1 2/0 1. Macrosetae on all legs, on genu I 27, genu II 18, genu III 23, tibia III 21, tarsus III 18; on leg IV, genu 36, tibia 24 and basitarsus 63. All macrosetae broad and blunt, some of the remaining setae in the segments are acute, while others are blunt. Type Material: Holotype female, one paratype female and one paratype male from Inga affinis Benth (Fabaceae), Arataca, Bahia (Brazil) 14��47'50" S, 39��10'14" W, 20 January 2015, 26 October 2016, 92 m. a.s.l. Holotype and paratypes deposited in the collection of Acari at Laboratory of Entomology, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilh��us - BA, Brazil. Etymology: The specific name annulatus derives from the Latin annulus, which means ring and refers to the incomplete ring encircling the major duct in the spermatheca. Remarks: Chant & McMurtry (2005) proposed the genus Amblydromalus, which was distinguished from Typhlodromalus Muma by the ratio s4 / Z1, being higher than 3 in Amblydromalus and lower than 3 in Typhlodromalus. According to this criterion, the new species keys to Amblydromalus by having ratio s4 / Z1 = 7.1, but its habitus and main taxonomic features are those of Typhlodromalus. Typhlodromalus annulatus has a strongly ornamented dorsal shield with areolae; the posterior margin of the shield is indented at level of seta S5; most of dorsal setae are stout and placed on tubercles, and macrosetae on leg IV are thick and blunt; all of these are usual characters of Typhlodromalus species. For this reason we consider this species belongs to Typhlodromalus, and we suggest that care should be used in the use of ratio s4 / Z1 as a unique criterion to distinguish these genera. More useful characters for separation include the sculpture of dorsal shield, smooth in Amblydromalus (except for A. insolitus Nuvoloni & Lofego) and reticulate and rugose in Typhlodromalus; the posterior margins of dorsal shield, which do not have indentation at level of seta S 5 in Amblydromalus but with a conspicuous indentation in Typhlodromalus (except for T. longisetatus Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira and T. tenuicalyx Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira) giving to this posterior part a trilobate appearance; dorsal setae are setiform and smooth (except for Z5) in Amblydromalus while are stout and sometimes serrated and placed on tubercles in Typhlodromalus; and the posterior margin of ventrianal shield, which shows a constriction below anal opening, giving a trilobate aspect in Typhlodromalus, which is absent in Amblydromalus (except in A. macroatrium Moraes, Barbosa & Castro). It is interesting to note the presence of an incomplete ring around the major duct of the spermathecal apparatus. This structure has also been depicted in other Euseinii, such as Quadromalus colombiensis Moraes, Denmark & Guerrero, Amblydromalus lailae Schicha and A. insolitus Nuvoloni & Lofego, the latter showing intermediate characters between Amblydromalus and Typhlodromalus. However, to our knowledge, this structure has never been described in the literature. Typhlodromalus annulatus belongs to the peregrinus species group according to Chant & McMurtry (2005), with seta J1 absent and S5 present. The new species can be separated from T. rosayroi Denmark & Muma, T. marmoreus El-Banhawy and T. feresisimilis Moraes, Barbosa & Castro by the shape of dorsal setae, lanceolate in T. feresisimilis, serrate in T. marmoreus and spatulate in T. rosayroi. Moreover, T. rosayroi has slightly reticulated dorsal shield with few areolas. Typhlodromalus annulatus differs from T. feresi Lofego, Moraes & McMurty and T. ingae Moraes, Barbosa & Castro by its longer z4 and s4 and shorter Z1 (respectively z 4 30���32/ 32���37; s4 37 ���38/50���51; Z 1 28���30/34���35). The new species has smooth dorsal setae, except Z4, Z5 and J5 which are barbed, whereas T. feresi has only Z5 serrated and T. ingae has all setae smooth. Macrosetae on leg IV are broad and blunt in T. annulatus, while they are slightly capitate in T. feresi and knobbed in T. ingae. Furthermore, the calyx in the spermatheca of T. feresi and T. ingae is longer (28���32 and 18���19, respectively) than that of the new species., Published as part of Carvalho, Adeilma Nascimento De, Oliveira, An��bal Ramadan, Argolo, Poliane S�� & Ferragut, Francisco, 2017, Three new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Bahia State, Brazil, pp. 142-150 in Zootaxa 4272 (1) on pages 147-149, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4272.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/583416, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VII. Typhlodromipsini n. tribe. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 315 - 340."]}

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967 Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21. Typhlodromalus aripo.������Moraes et al., 2004: 195; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 111. Amblyseius aripo.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132. Records in Bahia: Amblyseius aripo.������ Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes et al., 1993: 80; Typhlodromalus aripo.������ Noronha et al., 1997: 374; 2004: 55; 2010: 191; Fiaboe et al., 2007: 5., Published as part of Argolo, Poliane S��, Vital Santos, Renata M., Le��o Bittencourt, Maria A., Da Silva Noronha, Aloys��ia C., De Moraes, Gilberto J. & Oliveira, Anibal Ramadan, 2017, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil, pp. 345-364 in Zootaxa 4258 (4) on page 354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/570106, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1967) Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 66 pp.","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.","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.","Moraes, G. J. de, Alencar, J. A. de, Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90.","Noronha, A. C. S., Carvalho, J. E. B. de & Caldas, R. C. (1997) Acaros em citros nas condicoes de tabuleiros costeiros. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 19, 373 - 376.","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395 (2), 33 - 58."]}

[EN] During a survey of predatory mites on cocoa cropping areas in Bahia State, north-eastern Brazil, three undescribed species of Phytoseiidae were collected on natural vegetation associated with crops. Typhlodromips baculiductus n. sp., Graminaseius bahiensis n. sp. and Typhlodromalus annulatus n. sp. are described and diagnosed. Comments on the boundary between the genera Amblydromalus Chant & McMurtry and Typhlodromalus Muma are also included., We are grateful to CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) for the Post-Doc grant to P.S.A and for financial support to A.N.C. during doctoral period. Doctoral sandwich PDSE, number BEX: 10265/14-7.

Damages caused by pests to leaves can indirectly affect populations of other associated arthropods. The relative abundance of mites was compared across young healthy leaves, mature healthy leaves and mature leaves damaged by the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, on grapefruit in Florida and Texas. The spider mite Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley) (Tetranychidae) was significantly more abundant on mined leaves in Florida, whereas in Texas tetranychids were found sporadically. Predaceous phytoseiid mites (Phytoseiidae) were significantly more abundant on mature mined leaves than on mature leaves without mines. Iphiseiodes quadripilis (Banks) (n= 139), Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) (n= 122) and Euseius mesembrinus (Dean) (n= 18) were the most abundant phytoseiids in Florida; E. mesembrinus was the dominant species in Texas [>90% of identified specimens (n=13)]. Although relatively high numbers of predaceous stigmaeid mites (Stigmaeidae) were found in some occasions in Florida, they had a patchy distribution, resulting in no significant differences between mined and unmined leaf types in most sampling dates. They were not found in Texas.

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma, 1955) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270. Typhlodromalus peregrinus.��� Moraes et al., 1986: 132, 2004: 202; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Fiaboe et al., 2007: 6; Rezende & Lofego, 2011: 457; Souza et al., 2012: 225. Origin of the material examined. Igrapi��na, Bahia, on H. brasiliensis 7 February 2009 (1), 3 May 2008 (1), 29 October 2008 (51), 24 November 2008 (47), 22 December 2008 (11). Remarks. This is the first record of this species on rubber trees in Brazil., Published as part of Nuvoloni, Felipe Micali, Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Castro, Elizeu Barbosa & Feres, Reinaldo Jos�� Fazzio, 2015, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from rubber tree crops in the State of Bahia, Brazil, with description of two new species, pp. 260-274 in Zootaxa 3964 (2) on page 267, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/239742, {"references":["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, 356 pp.","Zacarias, M. S. & Moraes, G. J. de (2001) Phytoseiid Mites (Acari) Associated With Rubber Trees And Other Euphorbiaceous Plants In Southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 30, 579 - 586. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1590 / S 1519 - 566 X 2001000400011","Fiaboe, K. K. M., Gondim Jr., M. G. C., Moraes, G. J. de, Ogol, C. K. P. O. & Knapp, M. (2007) Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus envansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1395, 33 - 58.","Rezende, J. M. & Lofego, A. C. (2011) Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) on plants of the central region of the Brazilian Cerrado. Acarologia, 51, 449 - 463. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1051 / acarologia / 20112027","Souza, I. V. de, M. G. C. G. J., Ramos, A. L. R., Santos, E. A. dos, Ferras, M. I. F. & Oliveira, A. R. (2012) Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and other mites associated with coconut fruits in Una, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 58, 221 - 233. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10493 - 012 - 9576 - 3"]}

Typhlodromalus araucariae Gon��alves & Ferla n. sp. (Figs 7���11) Diagnosis. Typhlodromalus araucariae Gon��alves & Ferla n. sp. differs from the other Typhlodromalus species by the following combination of characters: details of spermatheca: atrium strongly sclerotised, calyx elongate and posteriorly enlarged; setae of the dorsal shield stout (except j 4, j 5, j 6, J 2, J 5 and z 5), setae Z 4 not serrate and not as long as distance between its base and that of setae S 4, and there is one macroseta on tarsus IV with a very small terminal knob. This is the only Typhlodromalus species that features only one macroseta on leg IV. Adult Female. Five females examined. Idiosomal setal pattern (Chant & Yoshida-Shaul, 1992): 10 A: 10 B/ JV- 3: ZV. Dorsum (Fig. 7). Dorsal shield with four pairs of pores and three pairs of lyrifissures, 370 377 (370���388) long, 235 233 (223���243) wide at level of s 4; j 1 25 27 (22���27), j 3 25 24 (20���27), j 4 10, j 5 13 11 (10���13), j 6 13 12 (10��� 13), J 2 17 18 (15���20), J 5 10, z 2 25 22 (20���25), z 4 20 21 (20���23), z 5 13 11 (10���13), Z 1 15 16 (15���17), Z 4 27 29 (25���33), Z 5 68 73 (68���75), s 4 33, S 2 25 26 (25���28), S 4 13 15 (13���17), S 5 10 11 (10���13), r 3 20 (17���23), R 1 13 15 (13���17). Median setae short and slender, except j 1, j 3 and z 5. Setae Z 5 serrated. Venter (Fig. 8). Distances between St 1 ���St 3 65 67 (65���70), St 2 ���St 2 67 (65���70), St 5 ���St 5 75 77 (75���80). Ventrianal shield with 110 113 (110���117) long, 75 71 (65���77) wide at level of ZV 2 and 80 82 (80���85) wide at level of anus. JV 5 30 (29���31). Chelicera (Fig. 9). Fixed digit 32 33 (32���34) long, with seven teeth; movable digit 28 (25���31) long, with two teeth, pilus dentilis not observed. Spermatheca (Fig. 10). Calyx tubular, 23 24 (23���26) long. Legs (Fig. 11). One macroseta terminating in very small knob, St IV 37 (35���40); chaetotaxy: genu II 2 ��� 2 / 0���2 / 0���1; genu III 1���2 / 1���2 / 1 ���0. Male (Figs 12���13). Two specimens measured. Dorsum. Dorsal shield with 285 (383���385) long, 188 (185���188) wide at level of s 4; j 1 20, j 3 18, j 4 10, j 5 10 (8���10), j 6 8 (8���10), J 2 13 (12���13), J 5 8, z 2 15, z 4 15, z 5 10 (8���10), Z 1 13, Z 4 17 (15���17), Z 5 50, s 4 18 (18���20), S 2 15, S 4 15, S 5 10, r 3 15 (13���15), R 1 12 (12���13). Venter (Fig. 12). Distances between St 1 ���St 3 63 (60���63), St 2 ���St 2 57 (65���70), St 5 ���St 5 45. Ventrianal shield with 118 long, 145 (143���145) wide at level of ZV 2 and 75 wide at level of anus. Chelicera. Fixed digit 32 (32���34) long, with five teeth; movable digit 28 (25���31) long, with two teeth. Spermatodactyl (Fig. 13) Shaft 18 (18���22). Legs. One macroseta terminating in very small knob, St IV 22 (22���25). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2 ��� 2 / 0���2 / 0���1; genu III 1���2 / 1���2 / 0���1. Type material. Holotype female from Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd (Nyctaginaceae), S��o Francisco de Paula, State of Rio Grande do Sul, October 2013, Gon��alves D. coll. Four females and two paratypes male at same locality and date, are deposited at Museu de Ci��ncias Naturais (ZAUMCN), UNIVATES���Centro Universit��rio, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Etymology. This species is named after the vegetation type in which the types were collected., Published as part of Gon��alves, Dinarte, Cunha, Uemerson Silva Da, Bampi, Paula Maria, Moraes, Gilberto Jos�� De & Ferla, Noeli Juarez, 2015, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Araucaria Forest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with new records and descriptions of four new species, pp. 569-581 in Zootaxa 4032 (5) on page 573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/239732, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & Yoshida-Shaul, E. (1992) Adult idiosomal setal patterns in the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Gamasida). International Journal of Acarology, 18, 177 - 193. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647959208683949"]}

Forty-nine Japanese species of Amblyseiinae, a subfamily of Phytoseiidae, are assigned to 10 genera, namely: Neoseiulus Hughes, Typhlodromips De Leon, Typhlodromalus Muma, Amblyseius Berlese, Euseius Wainstein, Proprioseiopsis Muma, Okiseius Ehara, Amblyseiulella Muma, Paraphytoseius Swirski and Shechter, and Indoseiulus Ehara. An annotated list of these species and keys to the genera and species are given, with redescription of Neoseiulus repletus (Wu and Li), recorded from Japan for the first time. Paraphytoseius urumanus (Ehara) differs from P. orientalis (Narayanan, Kaur and Ghai) in that leg IV is provided with five instead of four macrosetae.

Typhlodromalus feresisimilis n. sp. (Figures 26���30) Diagnosis. Females with dorsal shield covered mainly by roundish ornamentation, with a few anterolateral striae and a smooth band immediately anteriad of Z 4; most dorsal setae lanceolate, except for J 5, S 5 and R 1, smooth and setiform and Z 5, stout and pointed; calyx of spermatheca long and tubular. Specimens examined. Holotype female and a paratype female from Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult., Ilha Comprida, State of S��o Paulo, 21 July 2001, G. J. de Moraes coll., deposited at ESALQ-USP. A paratype female, same collection data as holotype, deposited at DZSJRP. Description. Female (n= 3). Figures 26���30. Dorsum. Dorsal shield covered mainly by roundish ornamentation, with a few anterolateral striae and a smooth band immediately anteriad of Z 4, with nine distinguishable pairs of lyrifissures and six pairs of pores 313 (307��� 322) long and 186 (180���190) wide. Setae j 1 25 (24���26), j 3 33 (32���35), j 4 16 (15���17), j 5 16 (15���18), j 6 24 (23���26), J 2 23 (21���25), J 5 9 (9���10), z 2 20 (19���24), z 4 37 (36���39), z 5 19 (18���20), Z 1 36 (33���40), Z 4 62 (60���64), Z 5 74 (71��� 78), s 4 42 (40���46), S 2 41 (39���45), S 4 29 (26���32), S 5 12, r 3 24 (23���25), R 1 15 (14���17). Setae smooth and lanceolate, except for J 5, S 5 and R 1, smooth and setiform, and Z 5, stout and pointed. Venter. Sternal shield lightly sclerotised, smooth; posterior margin indistinct; with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; distances between St 1 - St 3 66 (64���70), St 2 - St 2 64 (63���65). Genital shield smooth; distance between St 5 - St 5 77 (75���80). Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth, 103 (98���110) long, 69 (66���70) wide at level of ZV 2, 61 (60���62) wide at anus level, with three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV 1, JV 2 and ZV 2); JV 4, JV 5, ZV 1 and ZV 3 on unsclerotised cuticle and a pair of elliptical pre-anal pores posteromesad of JV 2. Ventral setae smooth and pointed. Two pairs of metapodal plates present. Peritreme extending almost to level of j 1. Chelicera. Movable cheliceral digit 27 long, with three teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 31 long, with five teeth and a pilus dentilis. Spermatheca. Calyx tubular, 20 (20���21) long; atrium short. Leg macrosetae. Sge I 18 (15���19), Sge II 15 (14���15), Sge III 18 (17���20), Sti III 16 (15���17), Sge IV 37 (36���38), Sti IV 21 (19���22), St IV 74 (70���79), all blunt, except for Sge IV, with a tiny knob. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 1���2 / 1, 2 / 0��� 1; genu III: 1���2 / 1, 2 / 0���1. Male. Unknown. Etymology. The name feresisimilis is a compound of feresi (of Typhlodromalus feresi Lofego, Moraes & McMurtry, 2000) and similis (Latin for similar), referring to the similarity between this new species and T. feresi. Remarks. Typhlodromalus feresisimilis n. sp. is similar to T. feresi. The latter differs from this new species by having shorter j 3, Z 4, Z 5, Sge I, Sge IV, St IV and spermathecal calyx (25���26, 39 ��� 40, 56���57, 7, 23���25, 30 and 28��� 32 respectively). In addition, T. feresi has most dorsal setae knob-tipped., Published as part of Moraes, Gilberto Jos�� De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of S��o Paulo, Brazil, pp. 301-347 in Zootaxa 3700 (3) on pages 323-324, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/218688

Genus Typhlodromalus Muma, Published as part of Gon��alves, Dinarte, Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da & Ferla, Noeli Juarez, 2013, Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with yerba mate in southern Brazil, with description of a new species, pp. 357-371 in Zootaxa 3746 (2) on page 362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/218553

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257; Moraes et al., 1986: 128; 2000: 252; 2004 b: 195; Denmark et al., 1999: 57; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005 b: 199; 2007: 111; Lofego et al., 2004: 10; 2009: 54; Guanilo et al., 2008 a: 14; 2008 b: 24. Amblyseius aripo.���Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126. Specimens examined. Canan��ia, February 2001, 1 female on Tibouchina multiceps Cogn.; Canan��ia, March 2001, 2 females on Coussapoa microcarpa (Schott) Rizzini; Canan��ia, October 2001, 1 female on Mikania Willd. and 1 female on Vernonia scorpioides (Lam.); Canan��ia, December 2001, 1 female on Lantana trifolia L.; Pariquera- A��u, October 2001, 7 females on unidentified Sapindaceae and Pariquera-A��u, October 2002, 1 female on Cyperus luzulae Hochst. ex Steud. Previous records. Brazil [States of Bahia, Cear��, Maranh��o, Pernambuco, Piau��, Rio Grande do Sul and S��o Paulo (Moraes et al., 2004 b); Para��ba, Paran��, Rio Grande do Norte and Santa Catarina (Furtado et al., 2005); Mato Grosso (Demite et al., 2009); Goi��s and Minas Gerais (Rezende & Lofego, 2011) and Tocantis (Cruz et al., 2012)]; Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay and Trinidad (Moraes et al., 2004 b); Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda (Moraes et al., 2006); Argentina (Guanilo et al., 2008 a); Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008 b) and Mexico (Denmark & Evans, 2011). Measurements of females (n= 7). Dorsal shield 335 (325���342) long and 181 (162���205) wide. Setae j 1 26 (24���28), j 3 33 (31���36), j 4 12 (11���13), j 5 13 (12���14), j 6 16 (14���17), J 2 17 (16���18), J 5 9 (8���10), z 2 17 (16���19), z 4 26 (25���28), z 5 12 (10���13), Z 1 25 (22��� 27), Z 4 47 (46���49), Z 5 65 (63���66), s 4 37 (35���40), S 2 32 (30���35), S 4 27 (25���29), S 5 11 (10���14), r 3 18 (15���20), R 1 16 (15���17). Distances between St 1 - St 3 65 (62���67), St 2 - St 2 (60���65), St 5 - St 5 74 (70���77). Ventrianal shield 105 (102���107) long, 61 (59���68) wide at level of ZV 2 and 62 (58���65) wide at anus level. Movable cheliceral digit 29 (25���32) long; fixed cheliceral digit 31 (28���33) long. Calyx of spermatheca 15 (13���16) long. Leg macrosetae: Sge I 19 (19���21), Sge II 20 (19���22), Sge III 28 (26���29), Sge IV 46 (44���49), Sti IV 22 (21���24), St IV 67 (62���72), all pointed, except for Sge IV and St IV, knob-tipped. Remarks. The measurements of the specimens collected fit the original description, except for the longer Z 5 (56 in the original description), as also reported for specimens collected in Brazil (Moraes & McMurtry 1983; Feres & Moraes, 1998; Lofego et al. 2004; 2009), Peru (Guanilo et al. 2008 b) and Argentina (Guanilo et al. 2008 c). In contrast to what has been mentioned in previous papers for specimens from the State of S��o Paulo (Feres & Moraes, 1998; Lofego et al. 2004; 2009), the specimens collected in this work do not have z 4, Z 4, Z 5 and s 4 particularly longer than reported in the original description. In those previous publications, these were reported to be about 1.5 times as long as reported in the original description., Published as part of Moraes, Gilberto Jos�� De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of S��o Paulo, Brazil, pp. 301-347 in Zootaxa 3700 (3) on pages 322-323, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/218688

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257. Moraes et al., 1986: 128; 2000: 252; 2004: 195; Denmark et al., 1999: 57; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005 a: 199; 2007: 111; Lofego et al., 2004: 10; 2009: 54; Guanilo et al., 2008 b: 14; 2008 b: 24. Amblyseius aripo.���Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126. Specimens examined. IL��POLIS: (N), September 2003 (1); (M), April 2004 (1). PUTINGA: (M), October 2002 (1); July 2003 (1). Adult Female. Three specimens examined. Dorsum. Dorsal shield with 360 (350���370) long, 215 (200���225) wide at level of s 4; j 1 31 (28���33), j 3 38, j 4 12 (10���13), j 5 12 (10���13), j 6 14 (13���15), J 2 17 (15���18), J 5 10, z 2 19 (18���20), z 4 31 (30���33), z 5 12 (10���13), Z 1 20, Z 4 50, Z 5 72 (70���73), s 4 47 (45���48), S 2 32 (25���35), S 5 11 (10���13), r 3 20 (15���23), R 1 23 (20���25). Setae Z 4 and Z 5 serrated. Venter. Distances between St 1 ���St 3 68 (63���73), St 2 ���St 2 68, St 5 ���St 5 76 (73���80). Ventrianal shield with 121 (119���123) long, 66 (63���70) wide at level of ZV 2 and 74 (73���75) wide at level of anus. Chelicera. Fixed digit 38 (35���40) long and movable digit 34 (33���35) long. Legs. Sge IV 50, Sti IV 26 (23���28) and St IV 75 (70���80). Previous records in Rio Grande do Sul. Capit��o and S��rio (Ferla & Moraes, 1998); Mata, Passo Fundo, Santa Cruz do Sul and Santa Maria (Ferla & Moraes, 2002); Bom Princ��pio, Capit��o and Lajeado (Ferla et al., 2007); Candiota and Encruzilhada do Sul (Johann et al., 2009); Candiota, Encruzilhada do Sul and Boqueir��o do Le��o (Ferla et al., 2011); Bento Gon��alves (Klock et al., 2011); Ven��ncio Aires and Roca Sales (Eichelberger et al., 2011). Comments. Setae Z 1 and St IV were about 30 and 20 % shorter than in the original description, and setae Z 5 25 % longer than in the description (De Leon, 1967). This was the most common predator on associated plants present around strawberry crops (Ferla et al., 2007). It has also been reported on other cultivated plants as well as on natural vegetation, in combination with other mite species (Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1990; Noronha et al., 1997)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Dinarte, Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da & Ferla, Noeli Juarez, 2013, Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with yerba mate in southern Brazil, with description of a new species, pp. 357-371 in Zootaxa 3746 (2) on pages 362-363, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/218553

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus.���Chant, 1959: 97. Typhlodromalus peregrinus.���Muma et al. 1970: 88; Moraes et al. 1986: 132; 2004 b: 202; Zacarias & Moraes 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry 2005 b: 199; 2007: 111; Guanilo et al., 2008 a: 15; 2008 b: 25; Denmark & Evans, 2011: 57; Ferragut et al., 2011: 42. Amblyseius peregrinus.���McMurtry 1983: 255; Moraes et al. 1991: 130. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae Chant, 1959: 98 (synonymy according to Muma, 1964). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi Chant, 1959: 99 (synonymy according to Muma, 1964). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae Chant, 1959: 99 (synonymy according to Muma, 1964). Specimens examined. Canan��ia, March 2001, 2 females on Piper sp. and 3 females on Senna multijuga (Rich.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby; Canan��ia, July 2001, 2 females on Rubus brasiliensis Mart.; Canan��ia, December 2001, 1 female on Clusia criuva Vesque; 1 female on Lantana trifolia L.; 1 female on Mikania bracteosa DC. and 1 female on Mucuna altissima Hook. & Arn; Canan��ia, March 2002, 24 females on Baccharis semiserrata DC.; Ilha Comprida, July 2001, 3 females on Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult; Ilha Comprida, December 2001, 9 females on Diodia radula Cham. & Schlecht. and 1 female on Lantana undulata Schrank; Pariquera-A��u, July 2001, 21 female on Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.; Pariquera-A��u, December 2001, 1 female on Lantana camara L. and Pariquera-A��u, July 2002, 2 females on Bidens pilosa L. and 1 female on Centratherum punctatum Cass Previous records. Brazil [States of Pernambuco and S��o Paulo (Moraes et al., 2004 b); Para��ba and Rio Grande do Norte (Furtado et al., 2005); Mato Grosso (Demite et al., 2009); Bahia (Souza et al., 2012) and Tocantins (Cruz et al., 2012)]; Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, USA and Venezuela (Moraes et al., 2004 b); Argentina (Guanilo et al., 2008 a) and Dominican Republic (Ferragut et al., 2011). Measurements of females (n= 15). Dorsal shield 334 (320���350) long and 180 (167���217) wide. Setae j 1 26 (21���30), j 3 31 (27���35), j 4 14 (12���16), j 5 14 (12���16), j 6 17 (15���20), J 2 17 (15���22), J 5 8 (5���10), z 2 22 (17���25), z 4 26 (25���30), z 5 14 (11���17), Z 1 22 (17��� 25), Z 4 43 (37���46), Z 5 63 (57���65), s 4 39 (35���43), S 2 29 (25���34), S 4 23 (20���28), S 5 11 (10���15), r 3 17 (16���20), R 1 16 (12���20). Distances between St 1 - St 3 64 (56���67), St 2 - St 2 63 (60���66), St 5 - St 5 71 (66���78). Ventrianal shield 112 (102���121) long, 67 (62���73) wide at level of ZV 2 and 62 (56���66) wide at anus level. Movable cheliceral digit 33 (31���36) long; fixed cheliceral digit 30 (28���33) long. Calyx of spermatheca 18 (11���23) long. Leg macrosetae: Sge I 12 (10���17), Sge II 16 (12���19), Sge III 24 (20���28), Sge IV 41 (35���44), Sti IV 20 (17���23), St IV 61 (56���66), all shaptipped, except for Sge IV and St IV, with a small distal knob. Remarks. The measurements of specimens collected agree with the measurements provided by Moraes & Mesa (1988) for Colombian specimens, as well as with those reported by Zacarias & Moraes (2001) for specimens from the State of S��o Paulo. In contrast to what was reported by Moraes & Mesa (1988), and similarly to what was reported by Zacarias and Moraes (2001), the macroseta of tarsus IV is knob-tipped and the seta pd 1 of genu I is distinctly thicker but not longer than other setae on the same segment., Published as part of Moraes, Gilberto Jos�� De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of S��o Paulo, Brazil, pp. 301-347 in Zootaxa 3700 (3) on pages 326-327, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/218688

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270; Typhlodromalus peregrinus Muma and Denmark, 1970: 88; Moraes et al., 1986: 132, 2004: 202; Zacarias and Moraes, 2001: 582; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus Chant, 1959: 97; Amblyseius peregrinus McMurtry, 1983: 255. Moraes et al., 1991: 130; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae Chant, 1959: 98; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi Chant, 1959: 99; Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae Chant, 1959: 99 (synonymy, according to Muma, 1964) This species is very common on citrus (Muma, 1955, 1967; Peaea, 1992; Childers, 1994; Villanueva and Childers, 2004, 2005; Fadamiro et al., 2008, 2009) and solanaceous plants (McMurtry, 1983; Fiaboe et al., 2007) in several countries and is very often reported as the most abundant species. Typhlodromalus peregrinus can be found at the underside of mature citrus leaves, inside tree canopy, under empty scale armor, clump and dead scale insects whitefly exuvia, sooty mold and mine of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Muma, 1967; Childers, 1994; Villanueva and Childers, 2011). Muma (1969) reported that T. peregrinus was able to reproduce and develop on Panonychus citri (McGregor) but did perform better on eggs and crawlers of chaff scale, Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, and six-spotted spider mite, Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley). This phytoseiid was also reported to feed on Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead), providing some degree of rust mite suppression on lime (Peaea, 1992). Thus, T. peregrinus seems to be a generalist species with the ability to reproduce and develop on the two key pests on Guadeloupe and Martinique citrus, P. citri and P. oleivora and probably several occasional pests. Its optimal preys were evaluated as Aleyrodidae, Coccidae, and Tetranychidae by Muma (1971). Fouly et al. (1995) have studied the biology of T. peregrinus in the laboratory at 26°C. Each of the following organisms was evaluated as suitable diet: all stages of T. urticae; immature stages of P. citri; and pollens of Malephora crocea, Quercus virginiana, and Typha latifolia. The combination of T. urticae with pollen was also tested. Total developmental time ranged between 5.73 and 7 days for females and between 5.67 and 6.93 days for males. The percentage of females in the total population ranged between 53 and 61 %. A diet of T. urticae provided the shortest generation time (T), greatest female longevity, and mean total fecundity (F) which resulted in the highest net reproductive rate (Ro) value (25.31 expected females per female), intrinsic rate of increase (rm = 0.224), and finite rate of increase (λ = 1.25) per day for T. peregrinus. Diets of only P. citri or M. crocea resulted in close values of T = 8.67, 8.91; F = 47.11, 49.47; R 0 = 24.00, 26.65; rm = 0.210, 0.219; and λ = 1.23, 1.24, respectively. Quercus virginiana and T. latifolia were the less favorable food sources, with results of T = 8.78, 9.41; F = 30.38, 24.25; R 0 = 14.20, 12.04; rm = 0.193, 0.170, and λ = 1.21, 1.18, respectively. The occurrence of high densities of this species on ground cover vegetation (weeds) is explained in Alabama citrus orchard (Fadamiro et al., 2008, 2009) by the possibility that grasses may serve as overwintering sites and alternative food sources, which is probably the most important factors in French West Indies citrus orchards as there is no overwintering in citrus crop in this tropical area. Typhlodromalus peregrinus was collected from 64 ground cover plants or vines in Florida citrus fields (Childers and Denmark, 2011) with highest numbers found on the following plants: Bidens alba, Solanum americanum (which is one plant of the ground cover on which T. peregrinus was collected in Guadeloupe), Amaranthus spinosus, Gnaphalium pensylvanicum, Lantana camara and Chenopodium ambrosioides). In Florida, the highest numbers of T. peregrinus in ground cover corresponded with peaks in thrips numbers, suggesting possible predation on one or more species of thrips occurring. Childers and Denmark (2011) suggest that this species should therefore be evaluated as a predator of thrips larvae and/or adults. Significant increases in numbers of T. peregrinus were also correlated with increased levels of several pollen species on citrus leaves (Villanueva and Childers, 2004). Thus, considering all these elements, it is possible that T. peregrinus may constitute a key species in citrus orchards in French West Indies. Previous Records — Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Suriname, USA (Florida, Alabama, Missouri), Venezuela (Moraes et al., 2004b). Specimens examined — Guadeloupe, Basse- Terre, Vieux-Habitants, Station Le Bouchu du CIRAD, 16°03’N, 61°45’W, alt. 21 m, 9 ♀ and 7 ♂ extracted froom a mixture of various herbaceous plants collected in an experimental citrus crop (Achyranthhes aspera, Centrosema sp., Chamaescye hypericifolia, Chloris inflata, Croton lobatus, Echinochloa colona, Ipomea hederifolia, Macroptilium lathyroides, Merremia umbellata, Neonotonia wightii, Rhynchosia minima, Solanum americanum, Tridax procumbens, Urena lobata, Vernonia cinerea), Mailloux coll., April to December 2008. Remarks — this is the first record of this species in the West Indies. The measurements and description of the specimens collected fit very well those given by Moraes and Mesa (1988). The average measurements of the nine adult females presently found are: dorsal shield strongy reticulated on the whole dorsum, 344 (329 – 350) long and 219 (184 – 285) wide, with 5 solenostomes (gd1, 2, 6, 8 and 9), 10 pairs of poroids, 17 pairs of dorsal setae and 2 pairs of sub-lateral setae: j1 25 (22 – 29), j3 37 (34 – 42), j4 15 (11 – 20), j5 17 (14 – 20), j6 20 (16 – 27), J2 20 (17 – 23), J5 8 (6 – 11), z2 21 (20 – 25), z4 33 (28 – 41), z5 17 (11 – 20), Z1 32 (29 – 35), Z4 48 (47 – 51), Z5 59 (57 – 61), s4 45 (38 – 50), S2 31 (28 – 34), S4 25 (20 – 30), S5 13 (10 – 19), r3 18 (12 – 22), R1 17 (13 – 20). All setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5 which are moderately serrated. Peritreme extending to the level of j1. Ventral shields smooth. Sternal shield large, with 3 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores; 1 pair (st4) out of the sternal shield, on a small metasternal shield; posterior margin with a convex lobe overlapping the genital shield. Distances between st1-st3 66 (63 – 71), st2-st2 63 (60 – 65), st5- st5 76 (73 – 78). Two pairs of metapodal shields 16 (14 – 18) long, 4 (3 – 6) wide for the largest, 5 – 8 long and very thin for the smallest one. Ventrianal shield with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2 and ZV2 and one pair of elliptical pre-anal pores. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with 4 pairs of setae ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5 and 4 pairs of round to oblong poroids; ventrianal shield 93 (88 – 103) long, 64 (60 – 68) wide at level of anterior corners and 61 (57 – 74) wide at level of anus. JV5 42 (37 – 45) long and smooth. All legs with smooth macrosetae: SgeI 17 (13 – 23), SgeII 20 (18 – 25), SgeIII 30 (28 – 30), Sti- III 20 (15 – 25), SgeIV 42 (34 – 44), StiIV 3 (18 – 25), StIV 62 (58 – 65). All macrosetae are whip-like with a small bulbous tip. Chaetotactic formula of genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1. Length of legs I: 342 (278 – 369), II: 253 (226 – 282), III: 251 (214 – 286), IV: 341 (275 – 388). Chelicerae with fixed digit 32 (30 – 36) with 7 teeth and movable digit 30 (28 – 32) with 3-4 teeth. Calyx of spermatheca fundibular (Denmark et al. 1999) with the cervix elongate, 5 (3 – 7) wide and 16 (9 – 22) long, with a big atrium at the basis. The average measurements of the seven adult males presently found are: dorsal shield like in the female, 256 (243 – 275) long and 143 (134 – 149) wide. Setae j1 19 (18 – 20), j3 29 (25 – 30), j4 11 (7 – 13), j5 12 (8 – 16), j6 14 (12 – 16), J2 11 (7 – 16), J5 7 (5 – 8), z2 16 (13 – 17), z4 27 (25 – 29), z5 11 (10 – 12), Z1 18 (16 – 22), Z4 34 (31 – 37), Z5 39 (34 – 42), s4 35 (33 – 36), S2 17 (16 – 18), S4 14 (12 – 16), S5 9 (7 – 12), r3 17 (15 – 19), Rl 13 (12 – 16). Peritreme extending to the level of j1. All venter shields smooth. Sternogenital shield with 5 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of pores. Distances between st1- st3 58 (56 – 59), st2-st2 54 (50 – 56), st5-st5 37 (32 – 40). Ventrianal shield not fused with peritremal shields with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae, JV1, JV2 and ZV2, one pair of elliptical preanal solenostomes and 2 pairs of poroids. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with one pair of setae JV 5 in level with anal opening, and no visible pair of oblong poroids; ventrianal shield 93 (85 – 100) long, 132 (127 – 146) wide at level of anterior corners and 59 (54 – 65) at level of anus. Macrosetae on all legs: SgeI 15 (13 – 18), SgeII 16 (15 – 20), SgeIII 22 (20 – 25), StiIII 15, SgeIV 31 (27 – 36), StiIV 17 (15 – 21), StIV 46 (40 – 51). Chaetotactic formula of genu II and genu III are identical to the female. Length of leg I: 250 (228 – 276), II: 202 (182 – 228), III: 218 (193 – 253), IV: 304 (275 – 326). Spermatodactyl of cheliecerae with a large toe terminating the foot, shaft 19 (18 – 20) long., Published as part of Kreiter, S., Mailloux, J., Tixier, M. - S., Le Bellec, F., Douin, M., Guichou, S. & Etienne, J., 2013, New Phytoseiid Mites Of The French West Indies, With Description Of A New Species, And New Records (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 285-303 in Acarologia 53 (3) on pages 294-295, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20132095, http://zenodo.org/record/4667233, {"references":["Muma M. H. 1955 - Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida - Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 48: 262 - 272.","Muma M. H., Denmark H. A. 1970 - Phytoseiidae of Florida - Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, 6. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, 150 pp.","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 ed. and Pub., Brasilia, 353 pp + VII.","Zacarias M. S., Moraes G. J. de, 2001 - Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with rubber trees and other euphorbiaceous plants in southeastern Brazil - Noetrop. Entomol. 30: 579 - 586.","Chant D. A. 1959 - Phytoseiid mites. Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of 38 new species - Can. Entomol. 91, suppl. 12: 1 - 166.","McMurtry J. A. 1983 - Phytoseiid mites from Guatemala, with descriptions of two new species and redefinitions of the genera Euseius, Typhloseiopsis, and the Typhlodromus occidentalis species group (Acari: Mesostigmata) - Intern. J. Entomol. 25 (4): 249 - 272.","Moraes G. J. de, Mesa N. C., Braun A. 1991 - Some phytoseiid mites of Latin America (Acari: Phytoseiidae) - Intern. J. Acarol. 17: 117 - 139.","Muma M. H. 1964 - Annoted list and keys to Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) associated with Florida citrus - Univ. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 685: 1 - 42.","Muma M. H. 1967 - Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Florida citrus - Proceedings, 2 nd International Congress of Acarology. Sutton Bonington, 19 - 25 July 1967, England. Akade'miai Kiado', Budapest, Hungary: 135 - 148.","Peaea J. F. 1992 - Predator-prey interactions between Typhlodromalus peregrinus and Polyphagotarsonemus latus: effects of alternative prey and other food resources - Fla. Entomol. 75: 241 - 248. doi: 10.2307 / 3495626","Childers C. C. 1994 - Biological control of phytophagous mites on Florida citrus utilizing predatory arthropods - D. Rosen, F. Bennet, and J. Capinera [eds.], Pest management in the subtropics: biological control Florida perspective. Intercept, Andover, United Kingdom: 255 - 288.","Villanueva R. T., Childers C. 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Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967 Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257. Amblyseius aripo. ��� Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126. Specimens examined. CANDIOTA: Cabernet Sauvignon, Artemisia sp.: IV- 2007 (1), Senecio sp.: V- 2007 (2) V. vinifera, Leaf, III- 2007 (1). Chardonnay, Senecio sp., IX- 2007 (1). ENCRUZILHADA DO SUL: Pinot Noir, V. vinifera, Leaf, II- 2007 (11), III- 2007 (2), IV- 2007 (3). BOQUEIR��O DO LE��O: Bordo (Ives), D. tortuosum: I/ 2007 (4); E. laevigatum: V/ 2006 (1); VI/ 2006 (8); VII/ 2006 (2); P 2: XI/ 2006 (1); S. nodiflora: XII/ 2006 (2); S. americanum: I/ 2007 (4); T. dentata: I/ 2007 (7); W. indica: XII/ 2006 (5); I/ 2007 (12). Six females were measured: dorsal shield 354 (340���370) long and 197 (188���205) wide, j 1 31 (28���33), j 3 35 (33���38), j 4 11 (10���13), j 5 12 (10���13), j 6 15 (13���15), J 2 15 (13���18), J 5 8 (5���10), z 2 17 (15���20), z 4 29 (25���33), z 5 11 (8���13), Z 1 20 (15���20), Z 4 46 (40���50), Z 5 68 (60���75), s 4 43 (38���48), S 2 33 (30���35), S 4 23 (20���25), S 5 11 (10��� 13), r 3 19 (15���23), R 1 16 (15���18), SgI 20 (18���25), SgII 19 (15���20), SgIII 24 (20���25), StiIII 15 (13���18), SgIV 44 (40���48), StiIV 24 (23���25), StIV 69 (60���78), st 1 -st 3 67 (65���70), st 2 -st 2 63 (55���70), G-G 78 (75���83), ventrianal shield 66 (55���75) anterior wide, 70 (68���73) posterior wide and 118 (105���125) long, spermatheca cervix 19 (15��� 20), fixed digit 38 (34���45), movable digit 34 (31���40). Previous records in Brazil. Bahia (Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993), Cear�� (Moraes et al., 1993), Maranh��o (Moraes et al., 1993), Mato Grosso (Demite et al., 2009), Pernambuco (Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1993), Piau�� (Moraes et al., 1993), Rio Grande do Sul (Ferla & Moraes, 1998, 2002) and S��o Paulo (Denmark & Muma, 1973; Feres & Moraes, 1998; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001 b). All measurements agree with the original description (Moraes & McMurtry, 1983). This was the most common phytoseiid species on plants associated with strawberry crops in Rio Grande do Sul (Ferla et al., 2007 a). It is a predatory mite commonly associated with Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar, 1938) on cassava in Northeast Brazil (Moraes et al., 1990). It has also been reported on other cultivated plants as well as on natural vegetation, in combination with other mite species (Moraes & McMurtry, 1983; Moraes et al., 1990, Noronha et al., 1997)., Published as part of Ferla, Noeli Juarez, Johann, Liana, Klock, Crisna, Majolo, Fernanda & Botton, Marcos, 2011, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from vineyards in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, pp. 15-31 in Zootaxa 2976 on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.204387, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1967) Some Mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on Plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Alles Press Inc. Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 66.","Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.","de Moraes, G. J. & Mesa, N. C. (1988) Mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in Colombia, with descriptions of three new species. International Journal of Acarology, 14, 71 - 88.","Feres, R. J. F. & de Moraes, G. J. (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from woody areas in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132.","de Moraes, G. J., de Alencar, J. A., de Lima, J. L. S., Yaninek, J. S. & Delalibera Jr., I. (1993) Alternative plant habitats for common phytoseiid predators of the cassava green mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) in northeast Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 17, 77 - 90.","Demite P. R., Feres, R. J. F., Lofego, A. C. & Oliveira, A. R. (2009) Plant inhabiting mites (Acari) from the Cerrado biome of Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Zootaxa, 2061, 45 - 60.","Ferla, N. J. & de Moraes, G. J. (1998) Acaros predadores em pomares de maca no Rio Grande do Sul. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 27, 649 - 654.","Ferla, N. J. & de Moraes, G. J. (2002) Acaros predadores (Acari) em plantas nativas & cultivadas do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 19, 1011 - 1031.","Zacarias, M. S. & de Moraes, G. J. (2001) Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with rubber trees and other euphorbiaceous plants in southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 30, 579 - 586.","Ferla, N. J., Marchetti, M. M. & Goncalves, D. (2007) Acaros predadores (Acari) associados a cultura do morango (Fragaria sp., Rosaceae) & plantas proximas no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Biota Neotropica, 7, 1 - 8.","de Moraes, G. J., de Alencar, J. A., Wenzel Neto, F. & Mergulhao, S. M. R. (1990) Explorations for natural enemies of the cassava green mite in Brazil. In: Howeler, R. H (Ed), Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of the International Society of Tropical Root Crops. Oct. 30 - Nov. 5,1988. Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 351 - 353.","Noronha, A. C. S., Carvalho, J. E. B. & Caldas, R. C. (1997) Acaros em citros nas condicoes de Tabuleiros Costeiros. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 19, 373 - 376."]}

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257; Moraes et al., 1986: 128; 2000: 252; 2004: 195; Feres & Nunes, 2001: 1255; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005 a: 199; 2007: 199; Feres et al., 2005: 46; Buosi et al., 2006: 6; Lofego et al., 2004: 10; 2009: 54; Demite et al., 2009: 49. Amblyseius aripo.��� Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126. Specimens examined: Barretos ��� Area 1: A. hasslerii, VI- 2008 (9), III- 2009 (15); Area 2: Asteraceae sp., IX- 2008 (1), III- 2009 (1); Bebedouro: Aegiphila sp., VI- 2008 (16), III- 2009 (15), Campomanesia sp., III- 2009 (2), Matayba cf. guianensis, IX- 2008 (1), Z. pohlianum, IX- 2008 (2); Macaubal: P. guajava, VI- 2007 (2); Mat��o: C. floribundus, IX- 2007 (1); Nova Granada: P. myrtifolia, III- 2009 (1), Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Cov. (Mimosaceae), VI- 2008 (1), XII- 2008 (2); Novo Horizonte: Inga cf. vera, VI- 2007 (1), IX-007 (1), T. chrysotricha, III- 2008 (4), T. casaretti, IV- 2009 (1); Planalto: Bauhinia sp., III- 2008 (2); Sto. Ant��nio do Aracangu��: C. vernalis, VI- 2007 (1); S. J. de Iracema: A. communis, VII- 2007 (1), L. divaricata, III- 2008 (1), Rhandia sp., IX- 2007 (1); Taquaritinga: S. paniculatum, VI- 2008 (4), IX- 2008 (6); Turmalina: A. polyphylla, VI- 2008 (9), A. communis, VII- 2007 (1), T. casaretti, IV- 2009 (2). Previous records: Argentina (Furtado et al., 2007; Guanilo et al., 2008 b), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay and Peru (Guanilo et al., 2008 a)., Published as part of Demite, Peterson R., Lofego, Antonio C. & Feres, Reinaldo J. F., 2011, Phytoseiidae (Acari) in forest fragments in the State of S��o Paulo, Brazil, pp. 31-56 in Zootaxa 3086 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.205371, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1967) Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, 66 pp.","Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.","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, Brazil, 356 pp.","Feres, R. J. F. & Nunes, M. A. (2001) Acaros (Acari, Arachnida) associados a euforbiaceas nativas em areas de cultivo de seringueiras (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae) na regiao noroeste do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 18, 1253 - 1264.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 187 - 224.","Buosi, R., Feres, R. J. F., Oliveira, A. R., Lofego, A. C. & Hernandes, F. A. (2006) Acaros planticolas (Acari) da \" Estacao Ecologica de Paulo de Faria \", Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil. Biota Neotropica, 6, 1 - 20.","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.","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.","Feres, R. J. F. & Moraes, G. J. de (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from woody areas in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132.","Furtado, I. P., Toledo, S. E., Moraes, G. J. de, Kreiter, E. S. & Knapp, M. (2007) Search for effective natural enemies of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northwest Argentina. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 43, 121 - 127.","Guanilo, A. D., Moraes, G. J. de, Toledo, S. & Knapp, M. (2008 b) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 1884, 1 - 35.","Guanilo, A. D., Moraes, G. J. de & Knapp, M. (2008 a) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 1880, 1 - 47."]}

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus.��� Chant, 1959: 97. Amblyseius peregrinus.��� McMurtry, 1983: 255; Moraes et al., 1991: 130. Typhlodromalus peregrinus.��� Muma et al., 1970: 88. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae.��� Chant, 1959: 98. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi.��� Chant, 1959: 99. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae.��� Chant, 1959: 99 (synonymy according to Muma, 1964). Specimens examined. Jarabacoa (Cordillera Central), 30 -IX- 2008, five females and one male on Tibouchina longifolia (Vahl) Baill. ex Cogn. (Melastomataceae). Remarks. This species has previously been recorded from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii (USA), Honduras, M��xico, Nicaragua, Per��, Puerto Rico, Surinam, USA and Venezuela. Specimens collected in Dominican Republic are similar to those McMurtry (1983) from Guatemala, except for the slightly shorter setae z 2 (19���21 ��m long in specimens from Dominican Republic and 24���26 in the Guatemalan mites), S 2 (which is 35���37 ��m in the Dominican Republic material and 41���44 in phytoseiids from Guatemala) and S 5 (11���13 ��m and 15���19 ��m in specimens from Dominican Republic and Guatemala, respectively)., Published as part of Ferragut, Francisco, Moraes, Gilberto Jose & Navia, Denise, 2011, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Dominican Republic, with a re-definition of the genus Typhloseiopsis De Leon, pp. 37-53 in Zootaxa 2997 on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201690, {"references":["Muma, M. H. (1955) Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 48, 262 - 272.","Chant, D. A. (1959) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of thirty-eight new species. Canadian Entomologist, Supplement 12, 1 - 166.","de Moraes, G. J., Mesa, N. C. & Braun, A. (1991) Some phytoseiid mites of Latin America (Acari: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 17, 117 - 139.","Muma, M. H., Denmark, H. A. & De Leon, D. (1970) Phytoseiidae of Florida. Arthropods of Florida and neighboring land areas, 6. Florida Department of Agricultural and Conservation Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, USA, 150 pp.","Muma, M. H. (1964) Annotated list and keys to Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata) associated with Florida citrus. Agricultural Experiment Station. University of Florida. Technical Bulletin, 685, 1 - 42."]}

Typhlodromalus sp. Specimens examined: Mat��o: C. glaziovi, IX- 2008 (1), III- 2009 (1)., Published as part of Demite, Peterson R., Lofego, Antonio C. & Feres, Reinaldo J. F., 2011, Phytoseiidae (Acari) in forest fragments in the State of S��o Paulo, Brazil, pp. 31-56 in Zootaxa 3086 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.205371

Typhlodromalus marmoreus (El-Banhawy, 1978) Amblyseius marmoreus, El-Banhawy, 1978: 481. Specimens examined. BOQUEIR��O DO LE��O: Bordo (Ives), V. labrusca, Leaf, XI/ 2006 (1), I/ 2007 (5). Two females were measured: dorsal shield 328 (313���343) long and 183 (178���188) wide, j 1 29 (28���30), j 3 40 (35���45), j 4 14 (13���15), j 5 14 (13���15), j 6 22 (18���25), J 2 23 (20���25), J 5 9 (8���10), z 2 29 (28���30), Z 3 45, z 4 53 (50��� 55), z 5 14 (13���15), Z 4 60 (58���63), Z 5 83 (80���85), s 4 37 (35���38), s 6 49 (48���50), S 4 14 (13���15), S 5 12 (10���13), r 3 27 (25���28), R 1 18, SgIV 33 (30���35), StIV 44 (43���45), st 1 -st 3 63 (58���68), st 2 -st 2 74 (68���80), G-G 67 (63���70), ventrianal shield anterior width 55 (50���60), posterior width 68 (65���70), length 109 (105���113), spermatheca cervix 18, fixed digit 34 (33���35), movable digit 29 (28���30). Previous records in Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul (Ferla & Moraes, 1998), S��o Paulo (El-Banhawy, 1978)., Published as part of Ferla, Noeli Juarez, Johann, Liana, Klock, Crisna, Majolo, Fernanda & Botton, Marcos, 2011, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from vineyards in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, pp. 15-31 in Zootaxa 2976 on page 24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.204387, {"references":["El-Banhawy, E. M. (1978) Descriptions of some unknown phytoseiid mites from Brazil (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae). Acarologia, 20, 477 - 484.","Ferla, N. J. & de Moraes, G. J. (1998) Acaros predadores em pomares de maca no Rio Grande do Sul. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 27, 649 - 654."]}

Typhlodromalus olombo (Pritchard & Baker) (Fig. 42) Amblyseius (Amblyseius) olombo Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 252. Typhlodromalus olombo.— Moraes et al., 2004: 201; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 196. Material examined. Kenya, 8 females, Lake Naivasha, altitude 1765 m, May 6 2006; 2 females, Nyahururu (Thompson Falls), altitude 2500 m, May 6 2006; 2 females, Taita Hills, altitude 1630 m, July 2, 2006; 3 females, Kakamega rain forest, altitude 1600 m, July 22, 2007 (El-Banhawy). Female: Dorsal shield striated, slightly sculptured anteriorly, 330 long, 190 wide, with five pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae: j1 32, j3 38, j4, j5 14, j6 18, J2 20, J5 7, z2 18, z4 35, z5 14, Z1 25, Z4 44, Z5 70, s4 48, S2 40, S4 18, S5 10, r3 25, R1 14, JV5 58. Setae Z 4, Z5 serrated, remaining setae smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield smooth, with posterior lobe, distances between St I-St III 62, St II-St II 62, St IV on platelets. Genital shield 83 wide. Ventri-anal shield constricted laterally, 105 long, 62 wide, with a pair of elliptical pre-anal pores slightly posterior to JV2 and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, ZV2). A pair of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with eight teeth, movable digit with three teeth. Spermatheca calyx base bulbus, 18 long, followed by narrow neck, gradually flared distally, atrium nodular, 3 long. Macrosetae blunt, Sge II 25, Sge III 25, Sge IV 50, Sti IV 30, St IV 76. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1, 2 /1, 2/0, 1. Remarks. The female holotype was collected at Mt. Moyo, DRC, May 5, 1955, E. W. Baker (Pritchard & Baker, 1962). The male is unknown. This species has been collected from Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda., Published as part of El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, pp. 1-176 in Zootaxa 2945 (1) on pages 30-31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2945.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5282557, {"references":["Pritchard, A. & Baker, E. (1962) Mites of the family Phytoseiidae from Central Africa, with remarks on the genera of the world. Hilgardia, 33, 205 - 309.","Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A. & Campos, C. B. (2004) A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, 434, 1 - 494.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari; Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiini n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 187 - 224."]}

Genus Typhlodromalus Muma Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma, 1961: 288. Sextus group Chant, 1959: 66. Typhloseius Muma, 1961: 291. Type species: Amblyseiopsis sextus Garman, 1958: 92. Typhlodromalus De Leon, 1966: 87. Type species: Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955 Diagnosis. Margin of dorsal shield usually indented at level of setae S5 giving the posterior margin of the shield trilobate appearance, dorsal shield usually with strong reticulation or rugose ornamentation; sternal shield usually with posterior projection; female ventri-anal shield vase-shaped, often with lateral lobes at level of anus; some forward migration of setae JV2 and ZV2, setae JV1 inserted on anterior margin of shield; seta Z4 longer than distance between its base and that of seta S4; fixed digit of chelicera with large prominent teeth evenly distributed along digit; calyx of spermatheca broad; peritreme usually extending to level setae j1; male with three pairs of pre-anal setae arranged in a triangular pattern (Chant & McMurtry, 2005a)., Published as part of El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, pp. 1-176 in Zootaxa 2945 (1) on page 30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2945.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5282557, {"references":["Muma, M. H. (1961) Subfamilies, genera and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, 5, 267 - 302.","De Leon, D. (1966) Phytoseiidae of British Guyana with keys to species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 18, 81 - 102.","Muma, M. H. (1955) Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 48, 262 - 272.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari; Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiini n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 187 - 224."]}

Typhlodromalus spinosus (Meyer & Rodrigues) (Fig. 43) Amblyseius spinosus Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966: 30. Amblyseius serengeti El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad, 1990: 899. Typhlodromalus spinosus.— Moraes et al., 2004: 204; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 199. Material examined. Kenya, 5 females, Kiamugongo, Central province, altitude 1500 m, July 10, 2004; 1 female, Mt. Kenya, altitude 1500 m, July 12, 2004; 3 females, Nyaundo Island, Nyanza Province, altitude 1300 m, December 7, 2005, (El-Banhawy). Female: Dorsal shield sculptured with anterior striations, 330 long, 195 wide, with eight pairs of pores. Measurements of dorsal setae, j1 28, j3 35, j4 16, j5 18, j6 21, J2 23, J5 9, z2 25, z4 39, z5 22, Z1 26, Z4 50, Z5 74, s4 48, S2 44, S4 35, r3 28, R1 22, JV5 58. Setae j3, Z4, Z5, s4, S2, S4, JV5 serrated, remaining setae smooth. Peritrematal shield fused anteriorly with dorsal shield, reaching level of j1. Sternal shield smooth with posterior lobe, distances between St I-St III 60, St II-St II 60, St IV on platelets. Genital shield 83 wide. Ventri-anal shield constricted laterally, 100 long, 55 wide, with a pair of elliptical pre-anal pores slightly posterior to JV2 and three pairs of pre-anal setae (JV1, JV2, ZV2). Two pairs of metapodal platelets, two pairs of sigillar sclerites and four pairs of setae surrounding ventri-anal shield. Fixed digit of chelicera with nine teeth, movable digit with three teeth. Spermatheca calyx base bulbus, 16 long, followed by narrow neck gradually flared distally, atrium nodular, 3 long. Macrosetae blunt distally, Sge II 18, Sge III 20, Sti III 16, Sge IV 41, Sti IV 23, St IV 58. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2 / 0, 2/0, 1, genu III 1, 2 /1, 2/0, 1. Remarks. The female holotype was collected from Gossipium, Kaidundjua, Mozambique, March 1964, M. K. P. Meyer (Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966). Three paratypes were collected from the same plant, Mozambique, 1964. It has also been recorded from Benin, and DRC (Moraes et al., 2006)., Published as part of El-Banhawy, E. M. & Knapp, M., 2011, Mites of the family Phytoseiidae Berlese from Kenya (Acari: Mesostigmata) 2945, pp. 1-176 in Zootaxa 2945 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2945.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5282557, {"references":["Meyer, M. K. P. & Rodrigues, M. C. (1966) Acari associated with cotton in Southern Africa (with reference to other plants). Garcia de Orta, Revista da Junta Investigacoes do Ultramar, 13, 195 - 226.","El-Banhawy, E. M. & Abou-Awad, B. A. (1990) Records of the genus Amblyseius Berlese from Tanzania with a description of a new species (Acari: Mesostigmata). Insect Science and its Application, 11, 899 - 901.","Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A. & Campos, C. B. (2004) A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, 434, 1 - 494.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari; Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiini n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 187 - 224.","Moraes, G. J. de, Zannou, I. D., Oliveira, A. R., Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R. (2006) Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa. Zootaxa, 1114, 1 - 52."]}

Typhlodromalus aripo DeLeon Typhlodromalus aripo DeLeon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257; Moraes et al., 1986: 128; 2000: 252; 2004: 195; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry, 2005 b: 207: 199, Lofego et al., 2004: 10; Demite et al., 2009: 49. Amblyseius aripo.��� Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126. FEMALE (5 specimens measured). Dorsal shield 343 (325���355) long and 200 (182���212) wide; j 1 32 (31���34), j 3 45 (42���44), j 4 11 (10���12), j 5 11 (10���11), j 6 15 (13���16), J 2 14 (14���15), J 5 8 (8���9), z 2 17 (16���18), z 4 45 (43���48), z 5 10 (9���10), Z 1 24 (22���26), Z 4 70 (66���73), Z 5 84 (77���90), s 4 60 (57���63), S 2 34 (31���37), S 4 25 (22���29), S 5 11 (11���12), r 3 22 (21���24), R 1 16 (15���17); distances between st 1 -st 3 67 (65���70), st 2 -st 2 68 (65��� 70) and st 5 -st 5 78 (73���83); ventri-anal shield 115 (108���123) long, 63 (61���65) wide at level of ZV 2 and 69 (66���75) wide at level of anus; JV 5 59 (55���67); movable cheliceral digit 35 (32���37) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 33 (32���35) long, with 8���11 teeth; calyx of spermatheca 21 (20���23) long; Sge I 23 (21���23), Sge II 24 (23���25), Sge III 31 (29���33), Sti III 21 (20���21), Sge IV 58 (55���60), Sti IV 27 (26���28), St IV 69 (67��� 70). Specimens examined: S��o Jos�� do Rio Preto (20 �� 48 ' S, 49 �� 24 ' W), February 2008, on B. decumbens (3 ��). Novo Horizonte (21 ��03' S, 49 �� 18 ' W), July 2008, on B. decumbens (1 ��). Jales (20 �� 13 ' S, 49 �� 18 ' W), June 2008, on B. ruziziensis (2 ��, 1 3). Onda Verde (20 �� 32 ' S, 49 �� 14 ' W), July 2008, on P. maximum (1 ��). Campinas (22 �� 54 ' S, 47 ��01' W), July 2008, on B. decumbens (2 ��). Remarks: This species was previously known from Argentina (Guanilo et al. 2008 b), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru (Guanilo et al. 2008 a) and Trinidad. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of the original description, except for those of j 3, J 2, z 4, Z 4, Z 5, s 4 and Sge IV that are about 1.3, 0.7, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 1.4 and 1.3 times as long, respectively; measurements of these setae are close to those reported by Lofego et al. (2004) for specimens from the State of S��o Paulo., Published as part of Lofego, Antonio C., Demite, Peterson R., Kishimoto, Raquel G. & De, Gilberto J., 2009, Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae), pp. 41-59 in Zootaxa 2240 on page 54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190527, {"references":["DeLeon, D. (1967) Some Mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on Plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, 66 pp.","Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.","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, 356 pp.","Zacarias, M. S. & Moraes, G. J. de. (2001) Phytoseiid mite (Acari) associated with rubber tree and other euphorbiaceous plants in southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 30, 579 - 586.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 b) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part V. Tribe Amblyseiini, subtribe Proprioseiopsina Chant and McMurtry. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 3 - 22.","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.","Demite, P. R., Feres, R. J. F., Lofego, A. C. & Oliveira, A. R. (2009) Plant inhabiting mites (Acari) from Cerrado biome of Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Zootaxa, 2061, 45 - 60.","Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acaroloy, 9, 131 - 148.","Moraes, G. J. de & Mesa, N. C. (1988) Mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in Colombia, with descriptions of three new species. International Journal of Acarology, 14, 71 - 88.","Feres, R. J. F. & Moraes, G. J. de (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from wood areas in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132.","Guanilo, A. D., Moraes, G. J. de, Toledo, S. & Knapp, M. (2008 b) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Argentina, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 1884, 1 - 35.","Guanilo, A. D., Moraes, G. J. de & Knapp, M. (2008 a) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 1880, 1 - 47."]}

Typhlodromalus Muma sextus group Chant 1959: 66. Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma 1961: 288. Typhloseius, Muma 1961: 291. Typhlodromalus, De Leon 1966: 87; Chant & McMutry 2005 b: 196; 2007: 111. Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma 1973: 257; Moraes et al. 1986: 128; 2000: 252; 2004: 195; Feres & Nunes 2001: 1255; Lofego et al. 2004: 10; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 71. Amblyseius aripo, Moraes & McMurtry 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes 1998: 126. FEMALE. (7 specimens measured) Dorsal shield 338 (325���365) long, 200 (190���215) wide; j 1 29 (28���34), j 3 40 (37���42), j 4 13 (11���15), j 5 13 (11���14), j 6 17 (15���20), J 2 16 (15���18), J 5 8 (7���9), z 2 18 (16���20), z 4 34 (31���40), z 5 11 (10���12), Z 1 23 (19��� 28), Z 4 56 (50���66), Z 5 74 (67���82), s 4 49 (45���53), S 2 32 (26���37), S 4 25 (19���33), S 5 11 (9���14), r 3 21 (19���25), R 1 17 (15���18). Distances between st 1 -st 3 62 (58���70), st 2 -st 2 64 (60���70) and st 5 -st 5 73 (68���78); ventrianal shield 110 (103���120) long, 64 (58���73) wide at level of ZV 2 and 69 (65���75) wide at level of anus; elliptic preanal pores posteromesad to JV 2; JV 5 55 (52���57). Peritreme extending forward to level of j 1. Movable cheliceral digit 30 (29���31) long, with 3 teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 30 (29���31) long, with 8���10 teeth; calyx of spermatheca tubular, 16 (15���18) long. Macrosetae stout and sharp: SgeI 20 (18���22), SgeII 19 (17���21), SgeIII 25 (23���26), StiIII 18 (17���21), SgeIV 50 (46���58), StiIV 24 (23���28), StIV 69 (62���75). Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/ 0-2 / 0, 1; genu III 1, 2/ 1-2 / 0, 1. MALE. (1 specimen measured) Dorsal shield 260 long, 165 wide; j 1 23, j 3 30, j 4 11, j 5 11, j 6 13, J 2 11, J 5 6, z 2 18, z 4 24, z 5 10, Z 1 17, Z 4 35, Z 5 42, s 4 36, S 2 21, S 4 16, S 5 10, r 3 20, R 1 13. Ventrianal shield, 100 long and 145 wide at the anterior corners; lyrifissures indiscernible; elliptical preanal pores posteromesad to JV 2. Peritreme extending forward to level of j 1. Macrosetae stout and sharp: SgeI 18, SgeII, 18, SgeIII 17, StiIII 16, SgeIV 30, StiIV 18, StIV 57. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female. Specimens examined. Cuzco: Quillabamba ��� Macamango (12 �� 05' 20 ''S, 72 �� 42 ' 14 ''W), 4 -VII- 2006, on Solanum nigrum (1 ��); Quillabamba ��� Ipac (12 �� 53 ' 22 ''S, 72 �� 46 ' 10 ''W), 4 -VII- 2006, on Nicotiana tabacum (1 ��); Quillabamba ��� Maranura (12 �� 58 ' 43 ''S, 72 �� 39 ' 36 ''W), 5 -VII- 2006, on Nicotiana tomentosa (1 ��). Ica: Chincha ��� El Palmar (13 �� 28 ' 41 ''S, 76 �� 10 ' 26 ''W), 20 -VII- 2006, on Cestrum auriculatum (1 ��, 1 immature). San Mart��n: Tarapoto ��� Las Flores (06�� 31 ' 16 ''S, 76 �� 16 ' 49 ''W), 27 -VII- 2006, on Solanum caricaefolium (2 ��, 1 ��), Tarapoto ��� Juan Guerra (06�� 32 ' 51 ''S, 76 �� 20 ' 41 ''W), 27 -VII- 2006, on S. caricaefolium (1 ��), Tarapoto ��� Cacatache (06�� 27 ' 55 ''S, 76 �� 26 ' 49 ''W), 27 -VII- 2006, on S. caricaefolium (1 ��), on unknown fabaceous plant (4 ��, 1 ��); Soritor ��� Rioja (06��08' 11 ''S, 77 ��08' 13 ''W), 29 -VII- 2006, on Brugmansia suaveolens (2 ��). Amazonas: Bagua Grande ��� Aramango (05�� 43 ' 52 ''S, 78 �� 26 ' 24 ''W), 2 -VIII- 2006, on Capsicum frutescens (4 ��, 1 immature). Cajamarca: San Ignacio ��� Barrio Nuevo (05��08'09''S, 79 ��03'08''W), 4 -VIII- 2006, on Physalis peruviana (1 ��, 1 ��), on Lycopersicon peruvianum (2 ��); San Ignacio ��� La Villa (05��08' 34 ''S, 78 �� 59 ' 40 ''W), 3 - VIII- 2006, on Solanum americanum (4 ��). Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay and Trinidad. Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma) Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma 1955: 270. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) peregrinus, Chant 1959: 97. Typhlodromalus peregrinus, Muma et al. 1970: 88; Moraes et al. 1986: 132; 2004: 202; Zacarias & Moraes 2001: 582; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 11. Amblyseius peregrinus, McMurtry 1983: 255; Moraes & Mesa 1988: 73; Moraes et al. 1991: 130. Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) evansi Chant 1959: 99 (synonym according to Muma 1964). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) primulae Chant 1959: 99 (synonym according to Muma 1964). Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) robineae Chant 1959: 98 (synonym according to Muma 1964). FEMALE. (3 specimens measured, including the holotype from Minneola, Florida, USA, on orange). Dorsal shield 329 (320���343) [377] long, 203 (190���218) [223] wide; j 1 23 (23���24) [31], j 3 28 (23���33) [34], j 4 11 (9���14) [13], j 5 13 (12���14) [13], j 6 16 (13���21) [13], J 2 17 (16���19) [16], J 5 10 (8���11) [9], z 2 21 (19��� 25) [22], z 4 29 (25���33) [22], z 5 12 (11���14) [11], Z 1 20 (17���24) [17], Z 4 45 (41���53) [46], Z 5 68 (65���71) [78], s 4 38 (32���45) [36], S 2 31 (29���35) [24], S 4 23 (22���25) [19], S 5 16 (15���17) [12], r 3 21 (19���23) [20], R 1 18 (17���19) [16]. Distances between st 1 -st 3 59 (58���60) [66], st 2 -st 2 57 (55���58) [69] and st 5 -st 5 71 (60���88) [80]; ventrianal shield 110 (100���115) [129] long, 71 (68���73) [56] wide at level of ZV 2 and 70 (68���73) [76] wide at level of anus; preanal pores posteromesad to JV 2; JV 5 41 (40���42) [not measured]. Peritreme extending forward to level of j 1 [same for holotype]. Movable cheliceral digit 29 (28���30) [31] long, with 3 [3] teeth; fixed cheliceral digit 30 [31] long, with 8 [9] teeth. Calyx of spermatheca 13 (10���15) [16] long. Macrosetae of tarsus IV slightly knobbed; other macrosetae sharp: SgeII 13 (13���14) [20], SgeIII 18 (16���20) [29], StiIII 14 (13��� 15) [19], SgeIV 34 (30���38) [46], StiIV 16 (13���20) [24], and StIV 54 (53���55) [80]. Chaetotaxy: genu II 2, 2/ 0- 2 / 0, 1; genu III 1, 2/ 1-2 / 0, 1. Specimens examined. Lima: Ca��ete ��� Agua Dulce (13 ��05' 37 ''S, 76 �� 25 '08''W), 21 -VII- 2006, on Brugmansia arborea (1 ��). Cajamarca: San Ignacio ��� Nambaye (05��09'02''S, 78 �� 59 ' 59 ''W), 4 -VIII- 2006, on Brugmansia suaveoleus (3 ��). Lambayeque: Chiclayo ��� Callanca (06�� 50 ' 51 ''S, 79 �� 48 ' 57 ''W), 6 -VIII- 2006, on Cestrum auriculatum (1 ��, 1 ��). Previous records. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Mexico, Peru ��� Cuzco (McMurtry & Moraes 1989), Surinam, USA and Venezuela. Remarks. The specimens collected in this study have macrosetae of genua II-IV, tibia IV and tarsus IV 0.6-0.7 shorter than in the holotype., Published as part of Guanilo, Alberto Daniel, Moraes, Gilberto Jos�� De & Knapp, Markus, 2008, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma from Peru, with descriptions of four new species, pp. 1-47 in Zootaxa 1880 on pages 24-26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184181, {"references":["Muma, M. H. (1961) Subfamiles, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Florida State Museum Bulletin, 5, 267 - 302.","De Leon, D. (1966) Phytoseiidae of British Guyana with keys to species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 8, 81 - 102.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2005 b) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 31, 187 - 224.","De Leon, D. (1967) Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, 66 pp.","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. & Denmark, H. A. (1986) A Aatalog of the Mite Family Phytoseiidae. References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat. EMBRAPA - DDT, Brasilia, Brazil, 353 pp.","Feres, R. J. F. & Nunes, M. A. (2001) Acaros (Acari, Arachnida) associados a euforbiaceas nativas em areas de cultivo de seringueiras (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae) na regiao noroeste do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 18, 1253 - 1264.","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, USA. pp 219.","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.","Moraes, G. J. de & Mesa, N. C. (1988) Mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in Colombia, with descriptions of three new species. International Journal of Acarology, 14, 71 - 88.","Feres, R. J. F. & Moraes G. J. de, (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from woody areas in the State of Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132.","Muma, M. H. (1955) Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 48, 262 - 272.","Zacarias, M. S. & Moraes, G. J. de (2001) Phytoseiid mites (Acari) associated with rubber trees and other euphorbiaceous plants in southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 30, 579 - 586.","Moraes, G. J. de, Mesa, N. C. & Braun, A. (1991) Some phytoseiid mites of Latin America (Acari: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 17, 117 - 139.","Muma, M. H. (1964) The population of Phytoseiidae on Florida citrus. The Florida Entomologist, 7, 5 - 11.","McMurtry, J. A. & Moraes, G. J. de (1989) Some phytoseiid mites from Peru with descriptions of four new species (Acari: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 15, 179 - 188."]}

Typhlodromalus peregrinus (Muma, 1955) Specimens examined: C. intermedium: PE: Pesqueira, 8 ��X��04; S. paludosum: AL: S��o Luiz do Quitunde, 2 �� X��04; BA: Esplanada, 3 ��X��04; PB: Conde, 17 ��VI��03; PE: Goiana, 3 ��XI��04; Xex��u, 2 ��X��04; S. paniculatum: AL: Flexeiras, 19 ��VI��03; Teot��nio Vilela, 18 ��VI��03; BA: Boquira, 5 ��X��04; Itabuna, 4 ��X��04; PE: Caruaru, 27 �� VI��03 and 8 ��X��04; SE: Propri��, 4 ��VII��03; S. stipulaceum: BA: Santo Ant��nio de Jesus, 4 ��X��04; PE: Garanhuns, 3 ��XI��04; S. stramonifolium: BA: Itabuna, 4 ��X��04. Typhlodromips DeLeon, 1965 Typhlodromips mangleae DeLeon, 1967 Specimens examined: S. paniculatum: MG: Carmo da Cachoeira, 2 ��V��04; PE: Ribeir��o, 2 ��X��04. Subfamily Phytoseiinae Berlese, 1914 Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904 Phytoseius cismontanus DeLeon, 1965 Specimens examined: S. baturitensis: PE: Capoeira, 18 ��VI��03; S. paludosum: BA: Morro do Chap��u, 6 ��X�� 04; PE: Goiana, 17 ��VI��03; S. paniculatum: AL: Teot��nio Vilela, 18 ��VI��03; BA: Jacobina, 7 ��VIII��03; PE: Capoeira, 18 ��VI��03; Sanhar��, 8 ��VIII��03; S. stipulaceum: BA: Jacobina, 6 ��X��04; Morro do Chap��u, 7 ��VIII�� 03; Senhor do Bonfim, 7 ��VIII��03., Published as part of Fiaboe, Komi K. M., Gondim, Manoel G. C., De, Gilberto J. & O, Callistus K. P., 2007, Surveys for natural enemies of the tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in northeastern and southeastern Brazil, pp. 33-58 in Zootaxa 1395 on page 38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175339

Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon (Fig. 6) Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon, 1967: 21 Amblyseius aripo, Moraes & McMurtry, 1983: 132 Typhlodromalus aripo, Moraes et al., 2004: 195 Typhlodromalus aripo, Chant & McMurtry, 2005 a: 199 FEMALE ��� (Specimens measured ��� Benin: 2; Cameroon: 2; Congo Brazzaville: 1; Malawi: 1; Mozambique: 2; Tanzania: 2; Uganda: 2). Dorsum ��� Dorsal shield sculptured throughout, with mostly roundish to elongate elements between j 1 and Z 4, with an indentation on each side, near S 5 /Z 5; 355 (325���365) long and 191 (180���208) wide. Setae j 1 33 (30���35), j 3 41 (39���43), j 4 12 (11���13), j 5 12 (10��� 13), j 6 15 (14���16), J 2 14 (13���15), J 5 9 (8���10), z 2 18 (17���24), z 4 35 (32���38), z 5 10 (10���11), Z 1 20 (18���23), Z 4 56 (45���64), Z 5 75 (65���83), s 4 49 (44���51), S 2 30 (25���32), S 4 22 (18���24), S 5 11 (10���12), r 3 22 (21���24), R 1 18 (17���20). All setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 which are serrate. Peritreme ��� Extending to base of j 1. Venter ��� Distances between St 1 ���St 3 67 (65���70), St 2 ���St 2 70 (68���73), St 5 ���St 5 82 (74��� 88). Ventrianal shield 110 (102���116) long, 68 (60���74) wide at level of Zv 2 and 67 (64���73) wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores posterior to Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharp��tipped. Chelicera ��� Movable digit 32 (31���32) long, with 3 teeth; fixed digit 29 (28���29) long, with 9 teeth and a clearly discernable pilus dentilis. Spermatheca ��� Calyx tubular 19 (18���20) long, frequently with distal 2 / 3 sclerotized; atrium distinct. Legs ��� Macrosetae blunt on tibiae and with tiny knob on genua and tarsus IV; Sge I 20 (19���21), Sge II 20 (19���21), Sge III 25 (21���28), Sti III 19 (18���20), Sge IV 53 (47���59), Sti IV 26 (23���28), St IV 73 (70���77). Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1��2 / 1,2 / 0��1. MALE ��� (Specimens measured ��� Cameroon: 1; Congo Brazzaville: 1; Malawi: 1; Mozambique: 1; Tanzania: 1). Dorsum ��� Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 275 (268���283) long and 159 (150���170) wide. Setae j 1 25 (24���26), j 3 32, j 4 10 (10���11), j 5 10 (9���11), j 6 12 (11���13), J 2 10 (10���12), J 5 7 (7���8), z 2 15 (14���15), z 4 24 (23���26), z 5 8 (7���10), Z 1 14 (13���15), Z 4 35 (33���38), Z 5 44 (41��� 48), s 4 35 (33���39), S 2 18 (16���21), S 4 13 (12���13), S 5 9 (8���10) r 3 18 (16���20), R 1 14 (12���15). All setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 which are serrate. Peritreme ��� Extending to base of j 1. Venter ��� Ventrianal shield subtriangular, with transverse striae anteriorly; 108 (103��� 115) long, 142 (138���150) wide at the anterior corners; with 3 pairs of preanal setae, 4 pairs of lyrifissures (1 anterior to Jv 1 and 3 anterolateral), and a pair of elliptical pores approximately in level with Jv 2. Spermatodactyl ��� Shaft 22 (21���23) long. Legs ��� Macrosetae blunt on tibiae and with tiny knob on genua and tarsus IV; Sge I 17 (16���17); Sge II 18 (17���18), Sge III 16 (14���17), Sti III 17 (16���19), Sge IV 28 (25���31), Sti IV 22 (20���23) and St IV 51 (48���53). Chaetotaxy of genu III same as in female. SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Benin: Se, Mono Province, on Manihot esculenta, 21 �� XII�� 1999, D. Hounhagni. Cameroon: 2 km S Ombessa, on M. esculenta, 24 ��XI�� 1998, A. Onzo; Bagante release field, on M. esculenta, 24 ��XI�� 1998, A. Onzo. Republic of Congo: Lekana, on M. esculenta, 17 ��VIII�� 1999, P. Neuenschwander. Malawi: 1.5 km N Nkhotakota, Central Province, on M. esculenta, 11 ��V�� 2001, I.D. Zannou; 29.9 km S Matyewo, Central Province, on M. esculenta, 17 ��V�� 2001, I.D. Zannou. Mozambique: 3.5 km NE Muecate, Nampula Province, on M. esculenta, 01��V�� 2001, I.D. Zannou; 4 km N Muecate, Nampula Province, on M. esculenta, 01��V�� 2001, I.D. Zannou. Tanzania: 2 km N Mnazimmoja (Mingoyo), on M. esculenta, 22 ��XII�� 1999, B. Pallangyo; Rwani��Shenye, on M. esculenta, 22 ��XII�� 1999, E. Nsami. Uganda: 49 km E Iganga, on M. esculenta, 04��III�� 1998, A. Onzo; 39 km E Iganga, on M. esculenta, 05��III�� 1998, A. Onzo. REMARKS ��� This species was imported from Brazil (South America) and introduced into Africa in 1993 in classical biological control program of M. tanajoa. WORLD DISTRIBUTION (based on Hanna et al. 2005, Moraes et al., 2004 and Yaninek & Hanna, 2003) �� Benin, Burundi, Brazil, Cameroon, Centrafrique, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guinea��Conakry, Guyana, Ivory��Coast, Kenya, Jamaica, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Sierra��Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia., Published as part of De Moraes, G. J., Zannou, I. D., Oliveira, A. R., Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R., 2006, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Euseiini) from sub��Saharan Africa, pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1114 on pages 11-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171564, {"references":["De Leon, D. (1967) Some mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, USA, pp. 1 - 66.","Moraes, G. J. de & McMurtry, J. A. (1983) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina) of northeastern Brazil with descriptions of four new species. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 9, 131 - 148.","Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A., Campos, C. B. (2004) A revised catatalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, New Zealand, 434, 1 - 494.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry A. J. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 31: 187 - 224.","Hanna, R., Onzo, A., Lingeman, R., Yaninek, J. S. & Sabelis, M. W. (2005) Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa. Population Ecology, Tokyo, 47, 107 - 117.","Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R. (2003) Cassava green mite in Africa: a unique example of successful classical biological control of a mite on a continental scale. In: Borgemeister, C., Langewald, J. (Eds), Biological Control in IPM System in Africa, CABI, UK, pp. 61 - 75."]}

Typhlodromalus spinosus (Meyer & Rodrigues) (Fig. 11) Amblyseius spinosus Meyer & Rodrigues, 1966: 30 Kampimodromus spinosus, Quilici et al., 2000: 100 Typhlodromalus spinosus, Moraes et al., 2004: 204 Typhlodromalus spinosus, Chant & McMurtry, 2005 a: 199 FEMALE — (Species measured — Benin: 1; Burundi: 1; Kenya: 3; Democratic Republic of Congo: 1). Dorsum — Dorsal shield sculptured anteriorly to Z 4, with roundish elements centrally, irregular elements sublaterally and few striae along anterolateral margins, with an indentation on each side, near S 5 /Z 5; 332 (322–344) long and 202 (192–210) wide. Idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 8 B/JV– 3:ZV, a characteristic which distinguishes the athiasae species group of Chant & McMurtry (2005 a). Setae j 1 29 (26–33), j 3 33 (29–38), j 4 15 (14– 16), j 5 16 (14–18), j 6 22 (19–25), J 2 24 (21–25), J 5 9 (8–10), z 2 22 (21–24), z 4 34 (30–40), z 5 16 (14–18), Z 1 23 (19–26), Z 4 48 (43–50), Z 5 65 (61–68), s 4 47 (43–53), S 2 42 (37–48), S 4 30 (22–38), r 3 18 (16–23), R 1 18 (14–21). Setae j 1, j 4, j 5, J 5, z 5, Z 1, r 3 and R 1 smooth; other setae serrate. S 5 absent. Peritreme — Extending anterior to base of j 1. Venter — Distances between St 1 –St 3 64 (61–68), St 2 –St 2 65 (62–69), St 5 –St 5 71 (67– 78). Ventrianal shield 103 (99–109) long, 51 (43–55) wide at level of Zv 2 and 62 (58–70) wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores roughly aligned with Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharp­tipped, except Jv 5 which is serrate. Chelicera — Movable digit 36 (35–37) long, with 3 to 4 teeth; fixed digit 30 (29–30) long, with 9 to 10 teeth and a discernible pilus dentilis. Spermatheca — Calyx saccular, with a distinctly constricted region followed by a flared region distally, 16 (15–18) long; atrium distinct. Legs — Macrosetae blunt on genu I and tibiae III and IV and knobbed on genua II to IV and tarsus IV; Sge I 16 (13–20), Sge II 19 (14–23), Sge III 27 (22–33), Sti III 20 (19–23), Sge IV 43 (40–48), Sti IV 26 (24–30), St IV 55 (53–58). Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1 ­(2,2)/ 1 ­ 1. MALE — (Specimen measured — Kenya: 1) Dorsum — Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 246 long and 152 wide. Setae j 1 19, j 3 22, j 4 11, j 5 13, j 6 14, J 2 14, J 5 5, z 2 16, z 4 26, z 5 13, Z 1 16, Z 4 30, Z 5 40, s 4 34, S 2 24, S 4 16, r 3 13, R 1 13; r 3 and R 1 on dorsal shield. Setae j 1, j 4, j 5, J 5, z 5, Z 1, r 3 and R 1 smooth; other setae serrate. S 5 absent. Peritreme — Extending to level of j 1. Venter — Ventrianal shield subtriangular, with anterior transversal striae; 91 long, 136 wide at the anterior corners; with 3 pairs of preanal setae, 4 pairs of lyrifissures (1 anterior to Jv 1 and 3 anterolateral) and a pair of elliptical pores posterior to Jv 2. Spermatodactyl — Shaft 24 long. Legs — Macrosetae blunt on genu I and tibiae III and IV and knobbed on genua II to IV and tarsus IV; Sge I 14, Sge II 14, Sge III 19, Sti III 13, Sge IV 29, Sti IV 18 and St IV 40. Chaetotaxy of genu III same as in female. SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Benin: Gangnigon, on Securinega virosa, 22 ­VIII­ 1991, B. Eklou. Burundi: 16 km NW Bujumbura, on unknown plant, 11 ­XII­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek. Democratic Republic of Congo: 34 km E Matadi, Kenge, Bas­Congo, on Cajanus cajan, 11 ­VII­ 1991, A. Onzo. Kenya: 5 km N Kinango, Coastal Province, on Acacia sp., 29 ­XI­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek; 5 km N Kinango, Coastal Province, on unknown plant, 29 ­XI­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek; Katumani Research Station, on unknown plant, 26 ­XII­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek. REMARKS — Contrary to the original description and to the specimen used to illustrate the dorsal shield, some of the specimens examined in the present study have serrate j 4, j 5 and z 5; some specimens have blunt Sge II and Sge III. Typhlodromalus (= Amblyseius) serengati (El­Banhawy & Abou­Awad, 1990) was described based on specimens collected on an unspecified substrate in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. This species was not included in this paper because, based on its original description, we did not find significant differences between it and T. spinosus. Although this species is more similar to T. spinosus than to T. athiasae, the authors only compared it with the latter, in the original description. According to them, the main difference between those species is the shape of the calyx of spermatheca. The illustration provided in the original description shows the calyx to be very similar to that of T. spinosus. The authors also mentioned that S 4 is absent in T. serengati, but their illustration indicates S 5 rather than S 4 to be absent (as also occurs in T. athiasae and T. spinosus). The synonymy between T. serengati and T. spinosus is not officially proposed in this paper because the type of the former was not examined in this study. WORLD DISTRIBUTION — Benin, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Reunion Island.

Typhlodromalus longisetatus Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, sp. nov. (Fig. 8) DIAGNOSIS ��� This new species resembles none of the Typhlodromalus species reported in Chant & McMurtry (2005 a), because of the subequal lengths of its dorsal shield setae (except J 5), most of which are longer than distances between their bases and the bases of the setae immediately behind. FEMALE ��� (1 specimen measured). Dorsum ��� Dorsal shield sculptured, with roundish elements between j 5 and J 2, behind s 4 and behind Z 1 and with some striae mostly along anterolateral margins, without indentation near S 5 /Z 5; 304 long and 208 wide. Idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 8 B/JV�� 3: ZV, a characteristic which distinguishes the athiasae species group of Chant & McMurtry (2005 a). Setae j 1 38, j 3 48, j 4 29, j 5 32, j 6 51, J 2 50, J 5 8, z 2 32, z 4 48, z 5 26, Z 1 43, Z 4 64, Z 5 78, s 4 62, S 2 66, S 4 53, r 3 27, R 1 29. Setae serrate, except J 5, r 3 and R 1 which are smooth. S 5 absent. Peritreme ��� Extending anterior to base of j 1. Venter ��� Distances between St 1 ���St 3 61, St 2 ���St 2 66, St 5 ���St 5 77. Ventrianal shield 96 long, 61 wide at level of Zv 2 and 62 wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores slightly posterior to Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharp��tipped, except Jv 4 and Jv 5 which are serrate. Chelicera ��� Movable digit 32 long, with 4 teeth; fixed digit 29 long, with 8 teeth and a distinguishable pilus dentilis. Spermatheca ��� Calyx slender, flaring slightly distally, 21 long; atrium distinct and slender. Legs ��� Macrosetae blunt on tibiae III and IV and knobbed on genua I to IV and tarsus IV; Sge I 22 Sge II 27, Sge III 34, Sti III 24, Sge IV 53, Sti IV 32, St IV 66. Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1��2 / 1,2 / 0��1. MALE ��� Unknown. LOCALITY AND TYPE MATERIAL ��� Holotype female from unknown plant, 400 km N Adomi bridge, Atimpoku, Ghana, 13 ��XI�� 1989, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at ESALQ�� USP. ETYMOLOGY ��� The epithet longisetatus refers to the relatively long dorsocentral setae of the idiosoma of this new species. REMARKS ��� Differently from most of the species in this genus, as reported by Chant & McMurtry (2005 a), the margin of the dorsal shield of T. longisetatus sp. nov. does not have an indentation near S 5 /Z 5; and the dorsocentral setae of this species are relatively long. Similarly to this new species, T. athiasae, Typhlodromalus sinespinosus Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, sp. nov., Typhlodromalus spinosus (Meyer & Rodrigues) and Typhlodromalus tenuicalyx Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, sp. nov. do not have S 5; however, all of those species have dorsal shield setae quite variable in length. In addition, T. sinespinosus and T. spinosus have calyx of spermatheca sacculiform., Published as part of De Moraes, G. J., Zannou, I. D., Oliveira, A. R., Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R., 2006, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Euseiini) from sub��Saharan Africa, pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1114 on pages 15-17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171564, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & McMurtry A. J. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 31: 187 - 224."]}

Typhlodromalus athiasae (Pritchard & Baker) (Fig. 7) Amblyseius (Amblyseiella) athiasae Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 291 Typhlodromalus athiasae, Moraes et al., 2004: 196 Typhlodromalus athiasae, Chant & McMurtry, 2005 a: 199 FEMALE — (Specimens measured — Benin: 2; Cameroon: 6; Kenya: 3; Nigeria: 1; Uganda: 1; Democratic Republic of Congo: 1 in addition to holotype). Dorsum — Dorsal shield sculptured throughout, with mostly roundish to elongate elements, with an indentation on each side, near S 5 /Z 5; 340 (320–371) [298] long and 201 (176–237) [196] wide. Idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 8 B/JV­ 3:ZV, a characteristic which distinguishes the athiasae species group of Chant & McMurtry (2005 a). Setae j 1 30 (23– 37) [31], j 3 36 (32–43) [34], j 4 19 (16–27) [17], j 5 20 (16–27) [19], j 6 28 (22–38) [26], J 2 29 (22–38) [28], J 5 8 (6–10), z 2 26 (21–34) [19], z 4 37 (32–43) [34], z 5 20 (18–27) [18], Z 1 28 (22–38) [27], Z 4 50 (42–58) [44], Z 5 68 (61–83) [56], s 4 49 (42–58) [41], S 2 48 (40–53) [41], S 4 37 (30–40) [33], r 3 20 (14–25) [19], R 1 19 (14–28) [16]. Setae serrate, except J 5, r 3 and R 1 which are smooth. S 5 absent. Peritreme — Extending anterior to base of j 1. Venter — Distances between St 1 –St 3 63 (61–67) [58], St 2 –St 2 64 (58–69) [63], St 5 – St 5 74 (67–82) [75]. Ventrianal shield 108 (98–120) [94] long, 60 (53–69) [58] wide at level of Zv 2 and 68 (61–80) [63] wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores slightly posterior to Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharptipped, except Jv 5 which is serrate. Chelicera — Movable digit 33 (32–35) long, with 3 to 4 teeth; fixed digit 29 (28–29) long, with 6 to 10 [at least 7] teeth and a clearly discernable pilus dentilis. Spermatheca — Calyx slender, 33 (26–43); atrium indistinct. Legs — Macrosetae blunt on genua I and II and tibiae III and IV, and knobbed on genua III and IV and tarsus IV; Sge I 17 (11–22) [17], Sge II 18 (14–21) [17], Sge III 27 (24–30) [24], Sti III 20 (18–22) [17], Sge IV 41 (37–48) [39], Sti IV 26 (22–30) [24], St IV 56 (48–64) [48]. Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1­2 / 1,2 / 0­1. MALE — (Specimens measured — Kenya: 2) Dorsum — Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 221 (220–223) long and 141 (138–145) wide. Setae j 1 18 (18–19), j 3 25, j 4 13, j 5 14 (13–15), j 6 14 (14–15), J 2 15, J 5 6, z 2 19 (18– 20), z 4 26 (25–28), z 5 13, Z 1 16 (15–16), Z 4 33 (33–34), Z 5 44 (44–45), s 4 36 (35–36), S 2 31 (30–31), S 4 19 (18–20), r 3 13, R 1 15. Setae serrate, except J 5, r 3 and R 1 which are smooth. Peritreme — Extending to level of j 1. Venter — Ventrianal shield subtriangular, with transversal striae anteriorly; 86 (85–88) long, 119 (118–120) wide at the anterior corners; with 3 pairs of preanal setae, 4 pairs of lyrifissures (1 anterior to Jv 1 and 3 anterolateral), and a pair of elliptical pores approximately in level with Jv 2. Spermatodactyl — Shaft 15 long. Legs — Macrosetae blunt on genua I and II and tibiae III and IV, and knobbed on genua III and IV and tarsus IV; Sge I 14; Sge II 18, Sge III 19 (19–20), Sti III 17 (16–18), Sge IV 25, Sti IV 20 and St IV 37 (35–39). Chaetotaxy of genu III same as in female. SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Benin: Agbotagon, on Securinega virosa, 12 ­VIII­ 1991, B. Eklou; Agbotagon, on Mallotus oppositifolius, 18 ­XI­ 1991, A. Onzo. Cameroon: 12 km S Obala, Central Province, on Sida acuta, 05­II­ 1991, A. Onzo; 14 km SW Mvieng, Southern Province, on Urena lobata, 07­II­ 1991, A. Onzo; 105 km N Kribi, Littoral Province, on Solanum torvum, 08­II­ 1991, A. Onzo; 18 km SE Douala, on Chromolaena odorata, 08­II­ 1991, A. Onzo; 5 km N Muyuka, Littoral Province, on Stachytarpheta sp., 09­II­ 1991, A. Onzo; 5 km N Muyuka, Littoral Province, on Albizia zygia, 09­II­ 1991, A. Onzo. Democratic Republic of Congo (Belgian Congo): Holotype female from Stanleyville, on unknown tree, 20 ­IV­ 1955, E.W. Baker; 19 km W Kinzoavuete, Bas­ Congo, on C. odorata, 10 ­VII­ 1991, A. Onzo. Kenya: 6.5 km S Mombasa, Coastal Region, on Cocos nucifera, 28 ­XI­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek; 13 km W Kwale, on Lycopersicum esculentum, 29 ­XI­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek; 19 km N Kilifi Ferry, on unknown plant, 30 ­XI­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek. Nigeria: IITA Station, Ibadan, Oyo state, on unknown plant, 06­VIII­ 1986, J.S. Yaninek. Uganda: 20 km W Tororo, on Acacia sp., 1990, Mugarura. WORLD DISTRIBUTION — Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda.

Typhlodromalus sinespinosus Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, sp. nov. (Fig. 10) DIAGNOSIS — This species is different from the other Typhlodromalus species by a combination of the following characters: absence of S 5, dorsal shield with lateral setae (except Z 5) smooth and calyx of spermatheca basally bulged. FEMALE — (11 specimens measured). Dorsum — Dorsal shield sculptured, with roundish elements centrally, sparse striae throughout, with an indentation on each side, near S 5 /Z 5; 340 (320–384) long and 210 (192–229) wide. Idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 8 B/JV– 3:ZV, a characteristic which distinguishes the athiasae species group of Chant & McMurtry (2005 a). Setae j 1 34 (30– 37), j 3 44 (38–46), j 4 16 (14–19), j 5 15 (13–19), j 6 20 (18–26), J 2 21 (16–24), J 5 8 (8–10), z 2 24 (21–26), z 4 39 (35–43), z 5 14 (11–16), Z 1 19 (16–24), Z 4 54 (48–58), Z 5 70 (62–75), s 4 58 (53–61), S 2 47 (38–53), S 4 28 (19–40), r 3 20 (16–24), R 1 19 (14–24). All setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 which are serrate. S 5 absent. Peritreme — Extending anterior to base of j 1. Venter — Distances between St 1 –St 3 67 (64–70), St 2 –St 2 68 (64–72), St 5 –St 5 78 (67– 86). Ventrianal shield 115 (107–125) long, 59 (53–62) wide at level of Zv 2 and 68 (62–74) wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores slightly posterior to Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharp­tipped, except Jv 5 which is serrate. Chelicera — Movable digit 38 (37–40) long, with 3 to 4 teeth; fixed digit 32 (31–33) long, with 9 to 10 teeth and a discernable pilus dentilis. Spermatheca — Calyx saccular, with a distinctly constricted region followed by a flared region distally, 18 (16–20) long; atrium distinct. Legs — Macrosetae blunt on genua I and II and tibiae III and IV, and knobbed on genua III and IV and tarsus IV; SgeI 21 (19–22), Sge II 25 (22–27), Sge III 33 (29–35), Sti III 23 (21–24), Sge IV 52 (48–56), Sti IV 30 (27–34), St IV 66 (59–70). Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1­2 / 1,2 / 0­1. MALE — Unknown. LOCALITY AND TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype female and 4 paratype females from Elephantopus mollis, 27 km S Yaounde, Central Province, Cameroon, 06­II­ 1991, A. Onzo, deposited at ESALQ­USP; 1 paratype female from Sida corymbosa, 1 km SW Nkoteng, Central Province, Cameroon, 05­II­ 1991, A. Onzo, deposited at IITAIM; 1 paratype female from Securinega virosa, 1 km SW Nkoteng, Central Province, Cameroon, 05­II­ 1991, A. Onzo, deposited at ESALQ­USP. One paratype female from Solanum melongena, Mile 71, Bo Road, Sierra­Leone, 14 ­I­ 1992, B.I. Kamara, deposited at IITAIM; 1 paratype female, from Synedrella nodiflora, North of Mayamba, Sierra­Leone, 17 ­I­ 1992, B.I. Kamara, deposited at ESALQ­USP. One paratype female from Gossypium sp., 7 miles W Busembatia, Uganda, 05­XII­ 1991, Mugarura, deposited at IITAIM. One paratype female from Erigeron floribundus, 23 km E Kawambosa, Zambia, 14 ­VI­ 1992, J.S. Yaninek, deposited at ESALQ­USP. ETYMOLOGY — The epithet sinespinosus refers to fact that most of the dorsal idiossomal setae are smooth, differing from the closely related T. spinosus. REMARKS — This new species is very similar to Typhlodromalus spinosus (Meyer & Rodrigues 1966), but the latter differs by having serrate dorsal shield setae, except j 1, j 4, j 5, J 5, z 5, Z 1, r 3 and R 1, which are smooth. Typhlodromalus olombo also resembles this new species, but it has S 5 present and Jv 5 smooth. Typhlodromalus longisetatus sp. nov. and T. tenuicalyx resemble this new species by the absence of S 5, but both have calyx of spermatheca slender; in addition, T. longisetatus has dorsal shield setae subequal in length (except J 5).

Typhlodromalus tenuicalyx Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, sp. nov. (Fig. 12) DIAGNOSIS ��� This species is characterized by a combination of the following characters: dorsal shield without indentation near S 5 /Z 5; S 5 absent, dorso��central setae short and calyx of spermatheca slender. FEMALE ��� (1 specimen measured). Dorsum ��� Dorsal shield sculptured anteriorly to J 2, with round elements centrally, irregular elements sublaterally and few striae along anterolateral margins, without indentation near S 5 /Z 5; 278 long and 168 wide. Idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 8 B/JV�� 3:ZV, a characteristic which distinguishes the athiasae species group of Chant & McMurtry (2005 a). Setae j 1 26, j 3 34, j 4 11, j 5 11, j 6 14, J 2 16, J 5 6, z 2 14, z 4 32, z 5 11, Z 1 18, Z 4 43, Z 5 62, s 4 43, S 2 42, S 4 24, r 3 18, R 1 14. All setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 which are serrate. S 5 absent. Peritreme ��� Extending beyond base of j 1. Venter ��� Sternal shield with bi��dentate median lobe on posterior margin. Distances between St 1 ���St 3 62, St 2 ���St 2 59, St 5 ���St 5 66. Ventrianal shield 98 long, 58 wide at level of Zv 2 and 56 wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores approximately aligned with Jv 2. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharp��tipped. Chelicera ��� Movable digit 27 long, with 4 teeth; fixed digit 23 long, with 9 teeth and a distinguishable pilus dentilis. Spermatheca ��� Calyx slender, 9 long; atrium distinct, small. Legs ��� Macrosetae blunt or with very tiny knobs; Sge I 22 Sge II 21, Sge III 29, Sti III 20, Sge IV 43, Sti IV 29, St IV 58. Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1��2 / 1,2 / 0��1. MALE ��� Unknown. LOCALITY AND TYPE MATERIAL ��� Holotype female from Alchornea cordifolia, Umudike, Nigeria, 13 ��IV�� 1992; A. Onzo, deposited at ESALQ��USP. ETYMOLOGY ��� The epithet tenuicalyx refers to the slender calyx of the spermatheca of this new species. REMARKS ��� Differently from most of the species in this genus, as reported by Chant & McMurtry (2005 a), the margin of the dorsal shield of T. tenuicalyx sp. nov. does not have an indentation near S 5 /Z 5. Typhlodromalus sinespinosus Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, sp. nov. and T. olombo are similar to this new species, but both have an indentation near S 5 /Z 5 and calyx saccular with a distinctly constricted region followed by a flared region distally. Moreover, T. sinespinosus has most dorsal shield setae longer and T. olombo has seta S 5 present. Typhlodromalus aripo, Amblydromalus congeae (De Leon 1965) and Typhlodromalus evansi (Chant 1959) also resemble this new species, but they have seta S 5 present, tubular calyx and much more evident atrium. Similarly to this new species, T. longisetatus does not have S 5, but its dorsal shield setae (except J 5) are of subequal lengths., Published as part of De Moraes, G. J., Zannou, I. D., Oliveira, A. R., Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R., 2006, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Euseiini) from sub��Saharan Africa, pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1114 on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171564, {"references":["Chant, D. A. & McMurtry A. J. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 31: 187 - 224.","De Leon, D. (1965) Phytoseiid mites from Puerto Rico with descriptions of new species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). The Florida Entomologist, USA, 48 (2), 121 - 131.","Chant, D. A. (1959) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of thirty-eight new species. The Canadian Entomologist, Canada, Supplement 12, 166 pp."]}

Typhlodromalus olombo (Pritchard & Baker) (Fig. 9) Amblyseius (Amblyseius) olombo Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 252 Typhlodromalus olombo, Moraes et al., 2004: 201 Typhlodromalus olombo, Chant & McMurtry 2005 a: 199 FEMALE — (Specimens measured — Cameroon: 1; Democratic Republic of Congo: 1 in addition to 1 paratype; Kenya: 2; Uganda: 1). Dorsum — Dorsal shield sculptured anteriorly to Z 4, with roundish elements centrally, irregular elements sublaterally and few striae along anterolateral margins, with an indentation on each side, near S 5 /Z 5; 368 (317–387) [283] long and 226 (202–238) [180] wide. Setae j 1 35 (32–39) [33], j 3 42 (41–44) [42], j 4 15 (14–16) [16], j 5 16 (14–18) [16], j 6 21 (18–25) [20], J 2 24 (22–25) [21], J 5 8 (7–10), z 2 20 (18–21) [18], z 4 36 (32–39) [38], z 5 15 (13–16) [14], Z 1 23 (22–24) [17], Z 4 52 (48–60) [45], Z 5 77 (74–81) [71], s 4 53 (51–56) [52], S 2 46 (41–51) [47], S 4 26 (19–32) [29], S 5 13 (10–18) [8], r 3 23 (18–28) [22], R 1 16 (14–18) [13]. All setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5 which are serrate; Peritreme — Extending anterior to base of j 1. Venter — Distances between St 1 –St 3 67 (62–70) [63], St 2 –St 2 71 (64–74) [69], St 5 – St 5 83 (76–86). Ventrianal shield 118 (108–128) [123] long, 64 (60–67) [66] wide at level of Zv 2 and 70 (60–75) [63] wide at level of anus, with a pair of elliptical pores slightly posterior to Jv 2. One pair of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharptipped. Chelicera — Movable digit 41 (40–43) long, with 4 teeth; fixed digit 36 (35–38) long, with 9 teeth and a distinguishable pilus dentilis. Spermatheca — Calyx saccular with a distinctly constricted region followed by a flared region distally, 22 (21–23) long; atrium distinct. Legs — Macrosetae blunt on genua I and II and tibiae III and IV, and with a tiny knob on genua III and IV and tarsus IV; Sge I 24 (23–25) [23], Sge II 28 (25–30) [27], Sge III 33 (32–37) [34], Sti III 25 (23–28) [27], Sge IV 52 (44–56) [53], Sti IV 35 (32–37) [31], St IV 78 (62–86) [65]. Chaetotaxy of genu III: 1­2 / 1,2 / 0­1. SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Cameroon: Western Province, on Crassocephalum biafrae, 26 ­I­ 1991, J.S. Yaninek. Democratic Republic of Congo (Belgian Congo): paratype female, from Mt. Hoyo, on Hibiscus sp., 18 ­IV­ 1955, E.W. Baker; 19 km W Kinzoavuete, Bas­Congo, on Sida corymbosa, 10 ­VII­ 1991, A. Onzo. Kenya: 39 km W Nakuru, Valley Province, on Triumphetta sp., 04­XII­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek; 39 km W Nakuru, Valley Province, on unknown plant, 04­XII­ 1989, J.S. Yaninek. Uganda: Kabarole, Mountain Moon Hotel, on Manihot esculenta, 08­X­ 1990, Karamura. WORLD DISTRIBUTION — Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda.

Genus Typhlodromalus Muma Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) sextus group Chant, 1959: 66 Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma, 1961: 288 (part) Typhloseius Muma, 1961: 291 �� synonym, according to Chant & McMurtry (2005 a) Typhlodromalus, De Leon, 1966: 87 (part) Typhlodromalus, Chant & McMurtry, 2005 a: 196 Type species �� Typhlodromus peregrinus Muma, 1955: 270, Published as part of De Moraes, G. J., Zannou, I. D., Oliveira, A. R., Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R., 2006, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Euseiini) from sub��Saharan Africa, pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1114 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171564, {"references":["Chant, D. A. (1959) Phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of thirty-eight new species. The Canadian Entomologist, Canada, Supplement 12, 166 pp.","Muma, M. H. (1961) Subfamilies, genera, and species of Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Florida State Museum Bulletin, USA, 5 (7), 267 - 302.","Chant, D. A. & McMurtry A. J. (2005 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part VI. The tribe Euseiini n. tribe, subtribes Typhlodromalina n. subtribe, Euseiina n. subtribe, and Ricoseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 31: 187 - 224.","De Leon, D. (1966) Phytoseiidae of British Guyana with keys to species (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 8, 81 - 102.","Muma, M. H. (1955) Phytoseiidae (Acarina) associated with citrus in Florida. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, USA, 48, 262 - 272."]}

Typhlodromalus aripo DeLeon Typhlodromalus aripo DeLeon, 1967: 21; Denmark & Muma, 1973: 257; Moraes et al., 1986: 128; 2000: 252;; 2004: 195; Zacarias & Moraes, 2001: 582. Amblyseius aripo, Moraes & McMurtry 1983: 132; Moraes & Mesa, 1988: 73; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 126. Specimens examined: S��o Carlos: P. guajava, V�� 2000 (2); IV�� 2001 (4), VII�� 2001 (1). Pirassununga: P. guajava, I�� 2000 (4), V�� 2000 (15), VII�� 2000 (2), IV�� 2001 (9), VII�� 2001 (8), X�� 2001 (1); P. guineense, V�� 2000 (2); XI�� 2000 (1), VII�� 2001 (1). Luiz Antonio: C. pubescens, X�� 2001 (2); P. guajava, X�� 2001 (1). Associated phytophagous mites: Abacarus sp. and O. psidii on P. guajava. Previous records: Brazil ��� Bahia, Cear��, Maranh��o, Pernambuco, Piau��, Rio Grande do Sul, S��o Paulo; Colombia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guadeloupe; Guyana; Jamaica; Paraguay and Trinidad. Remarks: The measurements of 5 adult females collected are similar to those given in the original description, except: j 3 and Sge III, about 20 % longer, z 4 and s 4 about 30 % longer, and J 2 about 40 % shorter. Moraes & McMurtry (1983), collecting in northeastern Brazil, also found differences on the length of these same setae, but with measurements intermediate between those shown in the original description and those found in this paper. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 339 (325���350), width 195 (185���205), j 1 29 (25���33), j 3 44 (40���48), j 4 10 (9��� 10), j 5 10 (9���10), j 6 13 (13���15), J 2 12 (10���13), J 5 8 (8���9), z 2 16 (15���18), z 4 42 (40���48), z 5 7 (6���8), Z 1 20 (18���23), Z 4 66 (63���70), Z 5 81 (73���85), s 4 57 (53���60), S 2 29 (28���30), S 4 22 (20���23), S 5 11 (9���13), r 3 20 (18���21), R 1 15 (13���15), Sge I 21 (20���23), Sge II 22 (20���25), Sge III 30 (28���33), Sti III 19 (18���20), Sge IV 54 (53���55), Sti IV 23 (20���25), St IV 67 (65���68), St 1 ���St 3 65 (63���68), St 2 ���St 2 70 (68���75), St 5 ���St 5 80 (78���83), length of ventrianal shield 112 (103���118), width at ZV 2 level 67 (63���70), width at anus level 76 (75���78), length of calyx of spermatheca 10 (9���13). The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 270, width 165, j 1 20, j 3 33, j 4 10, j 5 9, j 6 13, J 2 13, J 5 6, z 2 13, z 4 30, z 5 8, Z 1 13, Z 4 48, Z 5 50, s 4 40, S 2 15, S 4 13, S 5 8, r 3 13, R 1 13, Sge I 15, Sge II 18, Sge III 20, Sti III 18, Sge IV 38, Sti IV 20, St IV 50, width of ventrianal shield 155 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 23. This is the first description of a male of this species., Published as part of Lofego, A. C., De Moraes, G. J. & Castro, L. A. S., 2004, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of S��o Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 516 on page 10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157769, {"references":["DeLeon, D. (1967) Some Mites of the Caribbean Area. Part I. Acarina on Plants in Trinidad, West Indies. Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, KS, USA, 66 pp.","Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiid mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33 (2), 235 - 276.","Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A (1986) A catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidade. References to taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and habitat. EMBRAPA - DDT, Brasilia, Brazil. viii, 353 pp.","Zacarias, M. S. & Moraes, G. J. de (2001) Phytoseiid mite (Acari) associated with rubber tree and other euphorbiaceus plants in southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 30 (4), 579 - 586.","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 (3), 131 - 148.","Moraes, G. J. de, & Mesa, N. C. (1988) Mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari) in Colombia, with descriptions of three new species. International Journal of Acarology, 14, 71 - 88.","Feres, R. J. F. & Moraes, G. J. de (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from wood areas in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132."]}

1. Typhlodromalus parcidentatus n. sp. DIAGNOSIS �� Females of this new species are similar to those of Amblyseius rhusi (Van der Merwe, 1965), but differ from them by the absence of distinct metasternal shields, much longer setae Z 5, stouter and knobbed macrosetae on legs III and IV, and in that males of this new species do not have distinct notches lateral to preanal pores. FEMALE ��� (Figs. 1 A�� 1 E) (5 specimens measured). Dorsum ��� Dorsal shield with diagonal striae, 328 (313��343) long and 248 (240��250) wide at widest level of the proscutum. Setae j 1 29 (26��30), j 3 9 (8��9), j 4 8 (6��9), j 5 8, j 6 8 (6��8), J 2 10, J 5 5, z 2 9 (8��10), z 4 9 (8��10), z 5 8, Z 1 8 (8��9), Z 4 10 (10��11), Z 5 57 (55��60), s 4 14 (13��15), S 2 13 (10��15), S 4 12 (10��13), S 5 11 (10��13), r 3 11 (10��11), R 1 10 (9��10). Seta Z 5 serrated; other setae smooth. Peritreme ��� Extending to the level of insertion of j 1. Venter ��� All shields smooth and well sclerotized, except for posterior margin of sternal shield. Sternal shield with 3 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of lyrifissures. Setae st 4 on integument. Distances between setae st 1 ��st 3 57 (54��58), st 2 ��st 2 72 (70��73), st 5 ��st 5 72 (70��75). With a pair of metapodal shields. Ventrianal shield vase��shaped, 103 (95��108) long, 54 (53��55) wide at level of ZV 2 and 74 (70��78) wide at level of anus, with 3 pairs of preanal setae and a pair of pores posterior and slightly mesad to JV 2. Chelicera ��� Movable digit 26 (26��27) long, with 1 tooth; fixed digit 28 (28��29) long, with 5 teeth distally located on the inner edge of the digit and a pilus dentilis. Spermatheca ��� Calyx 32 (30��33) long, funnel��shaped and bulged proximally; atrium distinct. Legs ��� With knobbed macrosetae on legs III and IV: Sge III 31 (28��33), Sti III 23 (21�� 25), Sge IV 47 (43��48), Sti IV 31 (28��33) and St IV 57 (53��60). No macrosetae on other legs. Chaetotaxy of genu II 2 ��(2,2)/ 0��1 and genu III 1��2 / 1��2 / 0��1. MALE ��� (Figs. 1 F & 1 G) (5 specimens measured). Dorsum ��� Dorsal shield with diagonal striae, 253 (253��255) long, 178 (176��181) wide at the widest level of proscutum. Setae j 1 21 (20��22), j 3 6 (6��7), j 4 7 (6��8), j 5 8 (7��8), j 6 8 (7��9), J 2 9 (9��10), J 5 5 (4��5), z 2 7, z 4 9 (9��10), z 5 8 (7��8), Z 1 9 (9��10), Z 4 10 (10��11), Z 5 45 (42��46), s 4 13 (13��14), S 2 12 (11��12), S 4 10 (10��11), S 5 10, r 3 10 (9��11), R 1 9 (8��10). Seta Z 5 serrated, other setae smooth. Peritreme ��� Extending forward to level of insertion of z 2. Venter ��� Ventrianal shield sub��triangular, 93 (93��94) long, 143 (141��145) wide at anterior corners, with transverse striae anteriorly, 3 pairs of preanal setae, 4 pairs of small pores, one anterior to JV 1 and 3 anterolateral, and a pair of large pores slightly posteromesad to JV 2. Spermatodactyl ��� Shaft 22 (20��23) long. Legs ��� With knobbed macrosetae on legs III and IV: Sge III 21 (21��22), Sti III 20 (19�� 20), Sge IV 33 (31��35), Sti IV 28 (28��29) and St IV 41 (41��42). No macrosetae on other legs. Chaetotaxy of genu II 2 ��(2,2)/ 0��1 and genu III 1��2 / 1��2 / 0��1. LOCALITY AND TYPE MATERIAL ��� Holotype female, allotype male, 1 paratype female and 1 paratype male from Mangifera indica, Muecate, Mozambique, 19 ��IV�� 2000, leg. I. Zannou (ESALQ / USP); 1 paratype female and 1 paratype male, same data as holotype (IITAIM��Benin) and 1 paratype female from Anacardium occidentale, 2 km N. Muecate, Mozambique 19 ��IV�� 2000, leg. I. Zannou (IITAIM��Benin); 1 paratype female from Pennisetum glaucum, Muecate, Mozambique, 19 ��IV�� 2000, leg. I. Zannou (USNMNH). REMARKS ��� The fixed digit of the chelicera of this new species is not typical for the genus Typhlodromalus because it has relatively few teeth, all distally located, and the inner edge is medially concave. This type of fixed digit is more typical of species in the close genus Euseius. This new species differs however from Euseius by having long peritreme and JV 1 inserted on the anterior margin of the ventrianal shield. ETYMOLOGY ��� The name parcidentatus refers to the few teeth on the fixed chelicera of this species., Published as part of Zannou, I. D., De Moraes, G. J. & Hanna, R., 2002, New species of phytoseiid mites from Mozambique and Malawi, pp. 1-6 in Zootaxa 79 on pages 2-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.155922, {"references":["Van der Merwe, G. G. (1965) South African Phytoseiidae (Acarina). I. Nine new species of the genus Amblyseius Berlese. Journal of Entomological Society of South Africa, 28, 57 - 76."]}

Two new mite species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) are described from southern Africa: Typhlodromalus parcidentatus n. sp. from Mozambique and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) malawiensis n. sp. from Malawi.

Three new species of phytoseiid mites from Brazil are described: Amblyseius neochiapensis sp. n. from Manihot sp. and Amblyseius bahiensis sp. n. from unidentified plant, both collected in the State of Bahia, and Typhlodromalus feresi sp. n. from Mabea sp. collected in the State of São Paulo. Três novas espécies de fitoseídeos do Brasil são descritas: Amblyseius neochiapensis sp. n. sobre Manihot sp. e Amblyseius bahiensis sp. n. sobre planta não identificada, ambos provenientes do Estado da Bahia, e Typhlodromalus feresi sp. n. sobre Mabea sp. proveniente do Estado de São Paulo.

Five new mite species of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) are described from Central Africa: Typhlodromalus breviscutus n. sp. , Typhlodromips occidentafricanus n. sp. , Typhlodromips extrasetus n . sp . , Australiseiulus laterisetus n . sp . and Typhlodromus ( Anthoseius ) cephalochaitosus n. sp.