Phytoseiulus

Key to the species of Phytoseiulus treated in this paper 1 Setae j 5 and S 5 absent, JV 4 present ................................................................................. P. longipes Evans - Setae j 5 and S 5 present, JV 4 absent............................................................................................................ 2 2 Ventrianal shield with 1 pair of preanal setae ............................................................. P. macropilis (Banks) - Ventranal shield without preanal setae............................................................. P. persimilis Athias-HenriotPublished as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Paragigagnathus namibiaensis Ueckermann & Loots

Paragigagnathus namibiaensis (Ueckermann & Loots) Amblyseius (Amblyseius) namibiaensis Ueckermann & Loots, 1988: 118. Paragigagnathus namibiaensis, Chant & McMurtry, 2003 a: 44; Moraes et al., 2004: 159. Remarks: This species was described from specimens collected in Gobabeb, Namibia, on Tamarix sp. (Tamaricaceae). No additional specimens were collected in the present study. World distribution. Namibia.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Paraamblyseiulella transmontanus Ueckermann & Loots

Paraamblyseiulella transmontanus (Ueckermann & Loots) Amblyseius (Paraphytoseius) transmontanus Ueckermann & Loots, 1987: 223. Paraamblyseiulella transmontanus, Chant & McMurtry, 2003 b: 199; Moraes et al., 2004: 156. Remarks: This species was described from specimens collected in a location between Napier and Bredasdorp, Cape Province, South Africa, on Rhus pyroides (Anacardiaceae). No additional specimens were collected in the present study. World distribution. South Africa.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg

Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, 1971: 327; Chant & McMurtry, 2003 a: 39; Moraes et al., 2004: 158. Afrogigagnathus Yousef, 1974: 381 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003 a). Amblyseius (Pamiroseius), Karg, 1983: 313. (Chant & McMurtry 2003 a). Ansaria Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979: 63 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003 a). Pamiroseius Wainstein, 1973: 954 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003 a). Phytocerus Amitai & Swirski, 1978: 124 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003 a). Key characteristics of species in this genus are: dorsal shield strongly sclerotized, often strongly ornamented; idiosomal setal pattern 10 A: 9 B/JV- 3:ZV; peritreme reaching or almost reaching level of j 1; sternal shield as long as wide, with posterior margin variable, ST 3 inserted on or off the shield; genital shield with posterior margin truncate; ventrianal shield much longer than wide, usually sole-shaped, with 2 or 3 pairs of preanal setae, with seta JV 2 well posterior to JV 1; seta ZV 2 close to longitudinal line between bases of JV 1 and JV 2; spermatheca with atrium usually bulbous and calyx cup-, dish-or funnel-shaped; fixed cheliceral digit with 1 – 3 apical teeth; primary metapodal shield usually long, narrow; legs without macrosetae or with a single macroseta on basitarsus IV.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Paraphytoseius orientalis Narayanan, Kaur & Ghai

Paraphytoseius orientalis (Narayanan, Kaur & Ghai) (Fig. 4) Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) orientalis Narayanan, Kaur & Ghai, 1960: 394. Paraphytoseius orientalis, Chant & McMurtry, 2003 b: 220; Moraes et al., 2004: 162. Amblyseius ipomeai Narayanan, Kaur & Ghai, in El-Banhawy (1984): 126; Amblyseius (Paraphytoseius) narayanani Ehara & Ghai, in Ehara (1967): 77; Paraphytoseius multidentatus Swirski & Shechter, 1961: 114 (synonymy, Chant and McMurtry 2003 b). FEMALE (Specimens measured. Burundi: 1; Kenya: 2; Rwanda: 1; Hong Kong: 1 paratype of P. multidentatus). Dorsum (Fig. 4 A). Dorsal shield 291 (280–304) [306] long and 159 (149–168) [165] wide, with lateral striae, a pair of incisions at level of s 4 and a pair of large pores mesad of z 5. Setae j 1 32 (29–37) [36], j 3 83 (72–90) [81], j 4 3 (2–3) [4], j 5 3 (2–3) [4], j 6 6 (5–6) [6], J 5 4 (3–5) [5], z 2 9 (8–10) [9], z 4 9 (8–10) [11], z 5 5 [3], Z 1 7 (6–8) [8], Z 4 72 (67–77) [71], Z 5 96 (90–101) [94], s 4 117 (110–126) [118], r 3 42 (38–46) [45], R 1 28 (26–30) [25]. Peritreme (Fig. 4 A). Extending to level of j 1. Venter (Fig. 4 B). Sternal shield smooth, posterior margin waved; distances between ST 1 –ST 3 64 (61–66) [66], ST 2 –ST 2 65 (62–67) [66]. Genital shield smooth; distance between ST 5 –ST 5 82 (80–85) [79]. Ventrianal shield subpentagonal, smooth, anterior margin almost straight and lateral margin with light constriction, 99 [97] long, 61 (56–64) [52] wide at level of ZV 2 and 59 (56–62) [55] wide at level of anus. Caudoventral setae smooth, except JV 4 and JV 5, lightly serrate. Chelicera (Fig. 4 C). Movable digit 28 long, with 2 teeth; fixed digit 26 long, with 7 – 8 teeth and a pilus dentilis. Spermatheca (Fig. 4 D). Calyx dish-shaped, 3 long, 13 (13–14) in diameter; atrium nodular. Legs (Fig. 4 E). Macrosetae stout and spatulate on legs II and IV, except that on telotarsus IV, knobbed; sharp-tipped on genu and tibia of leg III; with a distinctly stout, spatulate and short seta on genu I, 1 stout, knobbed or blunt seta on femur IV, 1 or 2 similar seta(e) on genu IV, 1 similar seta on tibia IV and on basitarsus IV; spatulate seta on genu I 8 [6], Sge II 12 (11–13) [13], Sge III 13 (11–14) [13], Sti III 13 (11–14) [14], Sge IV 28 (24–32) [25], Sti IV 34 (33–37) [35], Sbt IV 41 (40–42) [43], Stt IV 38 (35–40) [36]. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2 - 2 / 0, 2 / 0-1; genu III: 1-2 / 1, 2 / 0-1. MALE. Not encountered in this study. Specimens examined. Burundi: Murongwe, on unknown plant, 25 -V- 1990, J.S. Yaninek. Kenya: 13 km W Kwale, Coastal Province, on Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae), 29 -XI- 1989, J.S. Yaninek; 13 km N Sigya, Nyanza Province, on unknown plant, 2 -XII- 1989, J.S. Yaninek. Mozambique: Mitilili, Zambezia Province, on Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae), 25 -IV- 2001, B. Agboton. Rwanda: ISAR Station, Rubosa, Butare, on Solanum sp. (Solanaceae), 6 -XII- 1989, J.S. Yaninek. Hong Kong: (paratype) on Urena lobata (Malvaceae), 23 -VIII- 1960, E. Swirski. Remarks. There is a controversy in relation to the status of several species of Paraphytoseius (Chant & McMurtry, 2003 b). Denmark et al. (1999) and Matthysse & Denmark (1981) considered P. horrifer to be a junior synonym of P. orientalis (= multidentatus), but Chant & McMurtry (2003 b) preferred to consider them different species until the respective type specimens are compared side by side. Our examination of the holotype of P. horrifer and of a paratype of P. multidentatus at different times indicates that the major differences between them are that the former has longer (ca. 20 %) Z 4, Z 5 and s 4, and lacks: a distinctly short, thick, spatulate seta on genu I; macrosetae on leg III; and a short, thick, blunt or knobbed seta on both genu and tibia IV. The specimens of P. horrifer collected in the present study have a short blunt seta on basitarsus IV and sometimes on femur IV (both apparently absent in the holotype of P. horrifer). World distribution. Benin, Brazil, Burundi, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Martinique, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Reunion Island, Rwanda, Taiwan and Venezuela.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on pages 11-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Kampimoseiulella altusus

Kampimoseiulella altusus (Van der Merwe) Amblyseius (Proprioseius) altusus Van der Merwe, 1968: 163. Kampimoseiulella altusus, Chant & McMurtry, 2003 b: 199; Moraes et al., 2004: 96. Remarks: This species was described from specimens collected in Golden Gate Highland National Park, Free State Province (former Orange Free State), South Africa, on Berkheya sp. (Asteraceae). No additional specimens were collected in the present study. World distribution. South Africa.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Kampimodromus alettae Ueckermann & Loots

Kampimodromus alettae (Ueckermann & Loots) Amblyseius (Kampimodromus) alettae Ueckermann & Loots, 1985: 199. Kampimodromus alettae, Chant & McMurtry, 2003 b: 196; Moraes, et al., 2004: 95. Remarks: This species was described from specimens collected in Rustenburg Nature Reserve, Transvaal, North-West Province, South Africa, on Tapinanthus natalitius (Loranthaceae). No additional specimens were collected in the present study. This species is unique in that leg IV is devoid of macrosetae, the ventrianal shield bears only two pairs of preanal setae (JV 1 on opisthogastric cuticle) and genua II and IV have 8 and 9 setae, respectively. World distribution. South Africa.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot

Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957: 347; Moraes et al., 2004: 169; Chant & McMurtry, 2006 a: 20. Phytoseiulus (Phytoseiulus) persimilis, Wainstein, 1962: 17. Typhlodromus persimilis, Hirschmann, 1962: 4. Phytoseiulus riegeli Dosse, 1958: 48 (synonymy, Chant 1959; Kennett & Caltagirone 1968). Amblyseius tardi Lombardini, 1959: 166 (synonymy Kennett & Caltagirone 1968). Remarks. This species was described from specimens collected in Staoueli, Alger, Algeria, on Rosa sp. (Rosaceae). It was also reported from South Africa (Meyer, 1981). No additional specimens were collected in the present study. World distribution. Algeria, Australia, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Peru, Reunion Island, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, USA (introduced) and Venezuela.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Afroseiulus robertsi Baker

Afroseiulus robertsi (Baker) Mesoseiulus robertsi Baker, 1990: 618. Afroseiulus robertsi, Chant & McMurtry, 2006 a: 20. Phytoseiulus robertsi, Moraes et al., 2004: 170. Remarks: This species was described from specimens collected in Bali, near Bamenda, NW Province, Cameroon, phoretic on Bactrothrips sp. (Insecta: Thysanoptera) from dead leaves of Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae). No additional specimens were collected in the present study. World distribution. Cameroon.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933

Kampimodromus molle Ueckermann & Loots

Kampimodromus molle (Ueckermann & Loots) (Fig. 1) Amblyseius (Kampimodromus) molle Ueckermann & Loots, 1985: 195. Kampimodromus molle, Chant & McMurtry, 2003 b: 196; Moraes, et al., 2004: 96. FEMALE (Specimen measured. South Africa: 1 paratype). Dorsum (Fig. 1 A). Dorsal shield slightly striate, 258 long and 132 wide. Setae j 1 16, j 3 32, j 4 21, j 5 24, j 6 25, J 2 32, J 5 13, z 2 25, z 4 35, z 5 22, Z 1 32, Z 4 30, Z 5 32, s 4 38, S 2 41, S 5 16, r 3 32, R 1 19. Setae distinctly to lightly serrate, except Z 1, S 5 and R 1, smooth. Venter (Fig. 1 B). Sternal shield smooth, with posterior margin convex; distances between ST 1 –ST 3 47, ST 2 –ST 2 59. Genital shield smooth, distance between ST 5 –ST 5 41. Ventrianal shield mostly smooth, rectangular, with few transverse striae between JV 2 and anus, 76 long, 47 wide at level of ZV 2 and 43 wide at level of anus, with 3 pairs of preanal setae. Two pairs of metapodal shields; caudoventral setae smooth and sharptipped, except JV 5, serrate. Chelicera (Fig. 1 C). Movable digit 19 long, without distinguishable teeth; fixed digit 19 long, with 3 teeth (one at level with the pilus dentilis and 2 distal to it). Spermatheca (Fig. 1 D). Calyx shallow cup-shaped, 4 long, 9 in diameter; atrium nodular. Legs (Fig. 1 E). Sharp-tipped macroseta: Sbt (basitarsus) IV 20. Chaetotaxy: genu II: 2 - 2 / 1, 2 / 0-1; genu III: 1-2 / 1, 2 / 0-1. MALE (Specimen measured: South Africa: 1 paratype). Dorsum. Dorsal shield pattern as in female, 260 long and 164 wide. Setae j 1 19, j 3 25, j 4 9, j 5 9, j 6 14, J 2 13 J 5 6, z 2 14, z 4 22, z 5 9, Z 1 13, Z 4 28, Z 5 38, s 4 32, S 2 23, S 5 14, r 3 16, R 1 13. Setae smooth, except Z 4 and Z 5, serrate. Venter. Ventrianal shield subtriangular and slightly reticulate, 88 long and 113 wide at anterior corners; with 3 pairs of preanal setae; preanal pores and lyrifissures not distinguishable. Spermatodactyl (Fig. 1 F). Straight, narrowing distally and ending in a small “foot”; shaft 23. Legs. Sharp-tipped macroseta: Sbt IV 19 on left leg and 32 on right leg. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female. Specimens examined: South Africa: One paratype female and 1 paratype male from Combretum molle (Combretaceae), Moria, near Polekwane, Limpopo Province 8 -V- 1981, E. Kassimatis. Remarks: Tixier et al. (2003) applied morphometric analysis to several Kampimodromus species concluding that Kampimodromus keae Papadoulis & Emmanouel, Kampimodromus molle Ueckermann & Loots and Kampimodromus ragusai Swirski & Amitai were probably junior synonyms of K. aberrans Oudemans; however, they did not officially synonymize those species. Chant & McMurtry (2003 b) also suggested those species to be junior synonyms of K. aberrans, but again did not officially synonymize them. We do not agree on those propositions. Kampimodromus molle differs from K. aberrans having longer setae j 5, j 6 and z 5 (Tixier et al., 2003) and by lacking pre-anal pores (Tixier et al., 2003 depicted pre-anal pores for K. aberrans); K. molle further differs from K. aberrans by having posterior margin of the sternal shield convex instead of concave. We consider the results of the morphometric study of Tixier et al. (2003) to indicate K. molle and K. aberrans to be closely related, but different species. Only the examination of additional specimens collected in the type locality of K. molle may substantiate the differences mentioned above to represent just intra-specific variations, and K. molle to be a junior synonym of K. aberrans. Only the holotype of K. molle was measured by Tixier et al. (2003). World distribution. South Africa.Published as part of De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, pp. 1-22 in Zootaxa 1628 on pages 5-6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17933