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A new species of Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari:
Phytoseiidae) from Sao Paulo State, Brazil
A.C. Lofego, P.R. Demite, A.C.C. Calvalcante
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Acarologia 56(1): 115–119 (2016)
DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20162194
A new species of Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from São Paulo
State, Brazil
Antonio C. LOFEGO1, Peterson R. DEMITE2 and Ana C. C. CALVALCANTE2
(Received 28 October 2015; accepted 19 November 2015; published online 04 March 2016)
1 Departamento de Zoologia e Botânica, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, 15054-000, São Paulo, Brazil. aclofego@ig.com.br
2 Instituto Federal Goiano, 75790-000, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil. peterson_demite@yahoo.com.br, anacris.cavalcante@gmail.com
ABSTRACT — A new species Neoseiulus jeca n. sp. is decribed in this paper based on specimens collected on Cecropia sp.
in the Atlantic Forest area of São Paulo State, Brazil. Neoseiulus jeca n. sp. is the third species included in the peruanus
species group. This species group has been registered only in South America and Africa.
KEYWORDS — Amblyseiinae; Atlantic Forest; diversity; hotspot
INTRODUCTION
Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) are plant
dwelling mites broadly found on cultivated and
wild plants. Some species in this family have been
extensively used for the control of mite and in-
sect pests (Gerson et al., 2003; McMurtry et al.,
2013, 2015). Despite the great number of described
species (more than 2700; Demite et al., 2014, 2015),
many species of this family are unknown, mainly
in natural environments of tropical regions (e.g.
Lofego et al., 2011b; Moraes et al., 2004; Tixier et al.,
2012).
The Atlantic Forest biome occupied most of the
extensive Brazilian coast, reaching in some places
deep inland to reach northeastern Argentina and
eastern Paraguay, extending from Rio Grande do
Norte to Rio Grande do Sul states, over an area
of approximately 1,100,100 km2 in Brazil. This
biome is considered as a "biodiversity hotspot", i.e.,
a world priority conservation area due a great con-
centration of endemic species subjected to strong
anthropic pressure (Myers et al., 2000), and have
been highlighted in discovery of new species and
genera of phytoseiids; only in the last fifteen years
were 27 new species and four new genera described
from this biome from São Paulo State (Gondim
Jr. and Moraes, 2001; Zacarias and Moraes, 2001;
Zacarias et al., 2002; Moraes et al., 2003; Lofego and
Feres, 2006; Demite et al., 2007, 2008a, b, 2011; Tixier
and Kreiter, 2009; Lofego et al., 2011a, b; Moraes et
al., 2013; Barbosa et al., 2014). In this paper a new
species of phytoseiid mite is described, discovered
during collections conducted in Atlantic Forest ar-
eas of State of São Paulo, Brazil.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Specimens of the new species described here were
mounted in Hoyer’s medium and examined under
phase contrast microscopy. The classification sys-
tem used is that of Chant and McMurtry (2007).
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Dorsal and ventral setal nomenclature used in this
paper is that of Rowell et al., (1978) and Chant
and Yoshida-Shaul (1991) respectively. Measure-
ments were done with the use of a graduated eye-
piece. All measurements are given in micrometers.
Holotype measurements are shown in bold type
followed by their mean and range in parentheses.
Illustrations were made using a drawing tube at-
tached to the microscope.
TAXONOMY
Neoseiulus jeca n. sp.
(Figure 1)
Diagnosis — Females with dorsal shield reticulate,
except for a area next to Z4, setae Z4 and Z5 serrate;
length of almost all dorsal setae subequal; peritreme
extending anteriorly to j1; ventral shields smooth;
ventrianal shield much longer than wide with a
slight waist; calyx of spermatheca cup-shaped and
atrium inconspicuous.
Description. Female (n= 5). Dorsum — Idioso-
mal setal pattern (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1991):
10A:9B/JV-3:ZV. Dorsal shield reticulate, except for
a area next to Z4, 283 291 (283 – 300) long, 170 172
(170 – 175) wide at level of s4; with nine pairs of lyri-
fissures and six pairs of pores; setae: j1 19 20 (19 –
21), j3 34 34 (31 – 35), j4 24 26 (24 – 28), j5 26 26 (23
– 29), j6 41 41 (38 – 42), J2 45 48 (45 – 50), J5 8 9 (8 –
10), z2 29 32 (29 – 34), z4 36 40 (36 – 42), z5 39 37 (34
– 39), Z1 39 42 (39 – 45), Z4 47 46 (44 – 47), Z5 55 56
(53 – 58), s4 50 51 (50 – 55), S2 45 44 (41 – 46), S4 38
38 (37 – 40), S5 27 28 (26 – 30), r3 30 31 (30 – 32), R1
23 24 (23 – 25). All setae smooth, except Z4 and Z5
slightly serrate.
Venter — Sternal shield with three pairs of se-
tae and two pairs of lyrifissures; distances between
st1-st3 60 60 (60 – 61), st2-st2 67 67 (65 – 67); st4 on
metasternal plate; Genital shield smooth; distance
between st5-st5 65 62 (61 – 65). Ventrianal shield
constricted at level of JV2; smooth; 102 106 (102 –
113) long, 68 70 (68 – 71) wide at level of ZV2 and
55 57 (55 – 58) wide at level of anus; with three pairs
of pre-anal setae ( JV1, JV2 and ZV2) and a pair of
minute pores postero-mesad of JV2. Four pairs of
opisthogastric setae on unsclerotized cuticle ( JV4,
JV5, ZV1 and ZV3). Seta JV5 37 38 (36 – 40). All
ventral setae smooth. Two metapodal plates visible.
Peritreme — Extending anteriorly to j1.
Spermatheca — Calyx cup-shaped 10 10 (9 – 10)
long, atrium inconspicuous.
Chelicera — Movable digit 27 28 (27 – 29) long,
with two teeth in addition to apical tooth; fixed digit
29 29 (28 – 30), with 11 10 – 11 teeth in addition to
apical tooth. Pilus dentilis not visible.
Legs — Macrosetae present only on leg IV: SgeIV
32 33 (32 – 35), StiIV 26 26 (24 – 28), StIV 58 63 (58 –
67). SgeIV and StIV with knobbed tip. Chaetotatic
formula of genu II: 2-2/0-2/0-1 and of genu III: 1-
2/1-2/0-1.
Type deposition — Holotype female and three
paratypes female: Natividade da Serra (21°21’28"S;
45°17’33"W), São Paulo State, Brazil, on Cecropia
sp. (Cecropiaceae), July 26, 2008, P.R. Demite and
A.C. Lofego collectors, deposited at Departamento
de Zoologia e Botânica, UNESP – Universidade Es-
tadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil;
One paratype female, same locality, host, data and
collectors as holotype, deposited at Departamento
de Entomologia e Acarologia, Universidade de São
Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de
Queiroz" (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Etymology — The specific name refers to charac-
ter "Jeca Tatu" created by the Brazilian writer Mon-
teiro Lobato (1882-1948). This character, one of the
most important of this writer, lived in rural areas of
the region where this species was found.
Remarks — This new species belongs to peru-
anus species group (Chant and McMurtry, 2003)
which is characterized mainly by having almost
all dorsal setae approximately subequal; the fixed
digit of chelicerae with more than seven small
teeth and movable digit bidentate; ventrianal shield
much longer than wide with a slight waist, with
three pairs of preanal setae arranged in a triangu-
lar pattern, and with a pair of minute pores pos-
terior and mesad of setae JV2. This group was
previously represented by two species, Neoseiulus
peruanus (El-Banhawy, 1979) and Neoseiulus irun-
gus (El-Banhawy and Knapp, 2011), with register
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FIGURE 1: Neoseiulus jeca n. sp. Female: A – Dorsal shield; B – Ventral idiosoma; C – Chelicera; D – Spermatheca; E – Genu, tibia and
basitarsus of leg IV
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in South America and Africa, respectively. The
new species differs from both by having ventri-
anal shield smooth and calyx of spermatheca cup-
shaped. N. peruanus and N. irungus has a striated
ventrianal shield and a trumpet-shaped and bell-
shaped calyx, respectively.
Nothing is known about biology or ecology of
this new species.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank Taciano M. Gonçalves for your help in
collecting mites. This work was supported by the
State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
within the "Jovem Pesquisador" Program (Proc. no.
2006/57868-9) and CNPq/FAPEG winthin the "De-
senvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico Regional
(DCR)" Program (Proc. no. 303016/2014-0).
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