genital/ventrianal shields; ventrianal shield 133 (125 – 145) long, 99 (93 – 103) wide at level of anterior corners (ZV2), and 87 (83 – 90) wide at level of anus. JV5 smooth 51 (48 – 53) long.

**Chelicera** — Chelicerae visible but dorsoventrally oriented; therefore, they are not drawn. Fixed digit 36 (35 – 38) long with no discernible tooth on the four females; movable digit 39 (38 – 40) long with putatively 2 teeth.

**Spermatheca** — (Fig. 2c). Spermatheca pocular (Denmark *et al.* 1999), with a moderately elongate calyx 18 (13 – 20) long and 8 (6 – 9) wide, without neck and an undifferentiated atrium. The walls of calyx are slightly converging apically in the four specimens examined. Long ductus major membranous visible and short ductus minor not well discerned.

**Legs** — (Fig. 2d). Macrosetae on all legs, all pointed except on leg IV slightly knobbed, one on genu of leg I, II and III, one on tibia III and three on leg IV, with one on each of genu, tibia and basitarsus: SgeI 27 (25 – 28), SgeII 32 (31 – 33), SgeIII 33 (31 – 35), StI III 23 (20 – 25), SgeIV 60 (58 – 63), StIV 48 (43 – 50), StIV 83 (80 – 87). Genu II and III with seven setae each, chaetotactic formula of genu II: 1-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/0, 2/0-1.

**Male** — Unknown.

**Specimens examined** — 4 ♀♀ + 2 im. in total, 4 ♀♀ measured and 4 ♀♀ + 2 im. as type material (see below Type material for the deposit). Forêt de Bélouve – Trou de fer (aasl 1300 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°2'24" S), 2 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *Erica arborescens* (Willd.), 28/1/2017; Forêt de Bélouve – Gîte (aasl 1500 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°6'0" S), 1 ♀ + 1 im. on *Weinmannia macrostachya* DC., 28/1/2017; Forêt de Sans Souci – Ilet Alcide, (aasl 1452 m, Long 55°22'07" E, Lat 21°01'17" S), 1 ♀ on *Eriobotrya japonica* (Thumb.) Lindl., 18/11/2018.

**Type material** — The holotype female, three paratype females and two paratype immatures deposited in Montpellier SupAgro – INRA Acarology collection, Montpellier.

**Etymology** — The name "maelliae" refers to the stepdaughter of Serge Kreiter, Maëllia Gaultier, to whom the new species is dedicated.

**Remarks** — Table 16 shows comparison of *T. maelliae n. sp.* and the closest species in the whole genus *Transeius*, *T. jujae* (see diagnosis above) and the next new species described below.

All specimens of *T. maelliae n. sp.* were found between 1300 and 1500 m aasl and in humid tropical forests, along with two other species, the next new species described below and *Amblyseius neoankaratrae* Ueckermann and Loots.

## Transeius mickaeli Kreiter n. sp.

### Zoobank: 2C86EAF9-4708-4674-88BA-B76BDD38B95F

**Diagnosis** — *Transeius mickaeli* Kreiter *n. sp.* belongs also to the subfamily Amblyseiinae (see above description of *T. maelliae n. sp.*), to the tribe Amblyseiini (see above), to the subtribe Amblyseiina (see above), to the genus *Transeius* (see above) (Chant and McMurtry 2007) and to the species group *bellottii* and to the species subgroup *bellottii* (Chant and McMurtry 2004a).

*Transeius mickaeli n. sp.* is different from *T. maelliae n. sp.* described above, by several characters indicated above in the description of *T. maelliae* (see diagnosis of *T. maelliae*).

In this subgroup *bellottii*, the closest species of *T. mickaeli n. sp.* is *Transeius quichua* (McMurtry and Moraes). *Transeius mickaeli n. sp.* differs however from *T. quichua* in having 7 solenostomes instead of 6, longer setae *j1*, *s4*, *S2*, *Z4*, and *StIV* and shorter setae *Z5*, peritreme reaching *j1* and not between *j1* and *j3*, reticulations of the dorsal shield, slight reticulations of the sternal and moreover of the ventrianal shields in the female and male, shape of the spermatheca which is saccular and bell-shaped in the new species and more cup shaped, pocular and open (Denmark and Evans 2011) in *T. quichua* and the insertion of *gv3* further to *JV2* insertion in the new species (*gv3* are very close to setae *JV2* positions in *T. quichua*).

## Description of the adult female

$n = 6$ (Figs. 3 a – d)
<figure><img src="image_8.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 2** Female of *Transeius maelliae* Kreiter n. sp.: a – Dorsal shield and peritreme; b – Ventral shields; c – Insemination apparatus; d – Genu, tibia and basitarsus of the leg IV.</figcaption></figure>
<table><caption>**Table 16** Character measurements of adult female specimens of *Transeius maelliae* Kreiter *n. sp.* and of female and male specimens of *T. mickaeli* Kreiter *n. sp.* collected in this study with those of *T. jujae* and *T. quichua*, respectively (number of specimens measured between brackets).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>Transeius maelliae<br>4♀♀, this study</th><th>Transeius jujae<br>1♀</th><th>Transeius mickaeli<br>6♀♀ this study</th><th>Transeius quichua<br>5♀♀</th><th>Transeius mickaeli<br>2♂♂ this study</th><th>Transeius quichua<br>1♂</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td>402 (378 - 418)</td><td>350</td><td>403 (333 - 512)</td><td>410 (403 - 420)</td><td>300 - 360</td><td>307</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td>225 (203 - 243)</td><td>195</td><td>221 (200 - 295)</td><td>225 (217 - 240)</td><td>195 - 238</td><td>199</td></tr><tr><td>Per. ext., No gd</td><td>j1, 5: gd2 and 4 missing</td><td>j1, 6: gd5 missing</td><td>j1, 7, all gd present</td><td>j1-j3, 6: gd 4 missing</td><td>j1, 7</td><td>z2-j3, gd5 missing</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td>30 (25 - 35)</td><td>24</td><td>29 (25 - 35)</td><td>25 (23 - 26)</td><td>23</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td>39 (38 - 40)</td><td>39</td><td>34 (33 - 36)</td><td>35 (33 - 36)</td><td>23 - 28</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>11 (10 - 13)</td><td>9 (8 - 10)</td><td>9 - 10</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>10 (8 - 11)</td><td>7 (7 - 8)</td><td>9 - 10</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td>11 (10 - 13)</td><td>9</td><td>11 (10 - 13)</td><td>12 (11 - 13)</td><td>10 - 12</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>j2</td><td>9 (8 - 10)</td><td>9</td><td>10 (10 - 10)</td><td>12 (12 - 13)</td><td>15</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td>10 (10 - 10)</td><td>9</td><td>8 (8 - 10)</td><td>7 (7 - 8)</td><td>8</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td>18 (18 - 20)</td><td>20</td><td>19 (18 - 20)</td><td>16 (14 - 17)</td><td>18</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td>19 (18 - 20)</td><td>20</td><td>19 (18 - 23)</td><td>16 (14 - 17)</td><td>18</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td>47 (43 - 51)</td><td>50</td><td>41 (38 - 45)</td><td>36 (34 - 36)</td><td>28</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td>20 (20 - 21)</td><td>23</td><td>24 (23 - 28)</td><td>19 (18 - 21)</td><td>33</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td>14 (13 - 15)</td><td>12</td><td>16 (10 - 23)</td><td>17 (15 - 17)</td><td>18</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td>13 (10 - 15)</td><td>12</td><td>13 (10 - 16)</td><td>17 (17 - 18)</td><td>15</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td>16 (14 - 18)</td><td>21</td><td>16 (13 - 19)</td><td>13 (12 - 14)</td><td>15</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td>30 (28 - 33)</td><td>12</td><td>16 (15 - 18)</td><td>18 (17 - 19)</td><td>15</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td>7 (6 - 8)</td><td>12</td><td>10 (10 - 10)</td><td>7</td><td>9 - 10</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td>10 (10 - 11)</td><td>12</td><td>13 (13 - 15)</td><td>12 (12 - 13)</td><td>15</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td>53 (50 - 55)</td><td>48</td><td>47 (38 - 59)</td><td>38 (36 - 41)</td><td>35 - 40</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td>75 (70 - 81)</td><td>74</td><td>63 (58 - 68)</td><td>71 (57 - 77)</td><td>55</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td>67 (65 - 70)</td><td>-</td><td>62 (55 - 66)</td><td>-</td><td>50 - 54</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td>78 (78 - 78)</td><td>74</td><td>75 (73 - 78)</td><td>75 (73 - 77)</td><td>58 - 65</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td>83 (80 - 85)</td><td>-</td><td>78 (75 - 80)</td><td>-</td><td>58 - 63</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td>73 (70 - 75)</td><td>70</td><td>73 (68 - 78)</td><td>67 (65 - 68)</td><td>118 - 128</td><td>125</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td>85 (80 - 95)</td><td>-</td><td>80 (73 - 88)</td><td>-</td><td>45 - 50</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Gensl</td><td>122 (113 - 128)</td><td>-</td><td>135 (130 - 143)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gensw st5</td><td>83 (78 - 90)</td><td>-</td><td>82 (78 - 85)</td><td></td><td>Not applicable</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gensw post. corn.</td><td>88 (83 - 93)</td><td>-</td><td>87 (83 - 93)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td>75 (73 - 78)</td><td>78</td><td>77 (68 - 90)</td><td>74 (72 - 77)</td><td>35 - 43</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td>22 (20 - 23)</td><td>-</td><td>24 (18 - 28)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td>5 (5 - 6)</td><td>-</td><td>5 (4 - 8)</td><td></td><td>Not applicable</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td>11 (10 - 11)</td><td>-</td><td>11 (8 - 13)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td>136 (125 - 145)</td><td>110</td><td>121 (105 - 143)</td><td>124 (114 - 137)</td><td>105 - 115</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td>99 (93 - 103)</td><td>97</td><td>100 (93 - 105)</td><td>96 (92 - 98)</td><td>135 - 165</td><td>160</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td>88 (88 - 90)</td><td>-</td><td>81 (65 - 93)</td><td>86 (84 - 89)</td><td>63 - 75</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td>51 (48 - 53)</td><td>-</td><td>32 (23 - 40)</td><td>-</td><td>15 - 20</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeI</td><td>27 (25 - 28)</td><td>-</td><td>23 (19 - 25)</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td>32 (31 - 33)</td><td>35</td><td>23 (20 - 28)</td><td>22</td><td>15 - 18</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td>33 (31 - 35)</td><td>35</td><td>24 (23 - 25)</td><td>25</td><td>20</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>StIII</td><td>23 (20 - 25)</td><td>-</td><td>21 (20 - 23)</td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td>60 (58 - 63)</td><td>52</td><td>38 (35 - 48)</td><td>37 (34 - 38)</td><td>23</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td>47 (43 - 50)</td><td>48</td><td>34 (30 - 38)</td><td>30 (28 - 32)</td><td>20 - 25</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td>82 (80 - 87)</td><td>76</td><td>77 (70 - 82)</td><td>50 (45 - 53)</td><td>55 - 69</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td>18 (13 - 20)</td><td>16</td><td>15 (14 - 15)</td><td>11 (10 - 12)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td>8 (6 - 9)</td><td>5</td><td>8 (5 - 10)</td><td>-</td><td>Not applicable</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fdl, No teeth</td><td>36 (35 - 38), 3?</td><td>4</td><td>34 (28 - 38), 7</td><td>29 (28 - 30), 6 - 7</td><td>23 - 25, 4?</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl, No teeth</td><td>39 (38 - 40), 1???</td><td>3</td><td>40 (30 - 45), 2</td><td>32 (30 - 33), 2</td><td>15 - 18, 1?</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td></td><td></td><td>Not applicable</td><td></td><td>20 - 25</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – For *Transeius jujae*: El-Banhawy & Knapp (2011a); For *Transeius quichua*: McMurtry & Moraes (1989); -: not provided.
**Dorsum** — (Fig. 3a). Dorsal shield fused with peritremal shield close to *j1* position, 403 (333 – 512) long and 221 (200 – 295) wide, slightly reticulated anterolaterally, with seven solenostomes (*gd1*, *gd2*, *gd4*, *gd5*, *gd6*, *gd8*, *gd9*), 11 pairs of poroids, 17 pairs of dorsal setae and two pairs of sub-lateral setae: *j1* 29 (25 – 35), *j3* 34 (33 – 36), *j4* 11 (10 – 13), *j5* 10 (8 – 11), *j6* 11 (10 – 13), *J2* 10, *J5* 8 (8 – 10), *z2* 16 (13 – 19), *z4* 16 (15 – 18), *z5* 10, *Z1* 13 (13 – 15), *Z4* 47 (38 – 59), *Z5* 63 (58 – 68), *s4* 41 (38 – 45), *S2* 24 (23 – 28), *S4* 16 (10 – 23), *S5* 13 (10 – 16), *r3* 19 (18 – 20), *R1* 19 (18 – 23). All setae smooth except *Z5* that is often smooth and sometimes very slightly barbed.

**Peritreme** — (Fig. 3a). Extending to the level *j1*.

**Venter** — (Fig. 3b). All shields very slightly reticulated. Sternal shield with three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures; one pair of sternal setae on elongate metasternal shields with a pair of pores; posterior margin straight to very slightly convex. Distances between *st1-st1* 62 (55 – 66), *st2-st2* 75 (73 – 78), *st3-st3* 78 (75 – 80), *st1-st3* 73 (68 – 78), *st4-st4* 80 (73 – 88). Genital shield length 135 (130 – 143), width at the level of *st5* 82 (78 – 85), width at the level of the posterior corners 87 (83 – 93), distance *st5-st5* 77 (68 – 90). Two pairs of metapodal shields 24 (18 – 28) long and 5 (4 – 8) wide for the larger and 11 (8 – 13) long for the slender shield. Ventrianal shield with three pairs of preanal setae (*JV1*, *JV2*, and *ZV2*), small rounded oblong *gv3* 43-45 apart, almost directly posterior in straight line to setae JV2. Ratio JV2-JV2 / gv3-gv3 between 1.1 and 1.3. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with four pairs of setae (*ZV1*, *ZV3*, *JV4* and *JV5*), and six pairs of round to oblong poroids; ventrianal shield 121 (105 – 143) long, 100 (93 – 105) wide at level of anterior corners (*ZV2*), and 81 (65 – 93) wide at level of *anus*. *JV5* smooth, 32 (23 – 40) long.

**Chelicera** — Chelicerae are visible but not by the side with digits open. Consequently, they are not drawn. Fixed digit 34 (28 – 38) long with 7 teeth; and movable digit 40 (30 – 45) long with 2 teeth.

**Spermatheca** — (Fig. 3c). Spermatheca pocular (Denmark *et al.* 1999), with an unelongate calyx 15 (14 – 15) long and 8 (5 – 10) wide, a differentiated atrium at the basis of the calyx. Visible short ductus minor and a long ductus major.

**Legs** — (Fig. 3d). Macrosetae on all legs, all pointed, one on genua of Legs I, II and III, and three on genu, tibia and basitarsus of leg IV: *SgeI* 23 (19 – 25), *SgeII* 23 (20 – 28), *SgeIII* 25 (23 – 28), *StIII* 21 (20 – 23), *SgeIV* 38 (35 – 48), *StIV* 34 (30 – 38), *StIV* 77 (70 – 82). Genu II and III with 7 setae each, chaetotactic formula of genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/1, 2/0-1.

## Description of the adult male

$n = 2$ (Figs 4 a – c)

**Dorsum** — (Fig. 4a). Dorsal shield fused with peritremal shield close to *j1* position, 300 – 360 long and 195 – 238 wide, with 7 solenostomes like in the female but *gd5* having migrate just behind *s4*. The dorsal shield bears 17 pairs of dorsal setae and 2 pairs of sub-lateral setae on the dorsal shield: *j1* 23, *j3* 23 – 28, *j4* 9 – 10, *j5* 9 – 10, *j6* 10 – 12, *J2* 15, *J5* 8, *z2* 15, *z4* 15, *z5* 9 – 10, *Z1* 15, *Z4* 35 – 40, *Z5* 55, *s4* 28, *S2* 33, *S4* 18, *S5* 15, *r3* 18, *R1* 18. All setae smooth except *Z5* which is very slightly serrated with only few barbs.

**Peritreme** — (Fig. 4a). Extending to the level of *j1*. Peritremal shield fused with dorsal shield.

**Venter** — (Fig. 4b). All ventral shields very lightly reticulated. Distances between *st1* – *st1* 50 – 54, *st2* – *st2* 58 – 65, *st3* – *st3* 58 – 63, *st1* – *st5* 118 – 128, *st4* – *st4* 45 – 50, *st5* – *st5* 35 – 43. Ventrianal shield with three pairs of pre-anal setae, *JV1*, *JV2*, and *ZV2*, five pairs of pre-anal poroids and a pair of small oblong solenostomes 30 – 33 apart, almost directly posterior in straight line to setae JV2. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with one pair of setae *JV5* smooth; ventrianal shield 105 – 115 long, 135 – 165 wide at anterior corners and 63 – 75 wide at level of *anus*. *JV5* 15 – 20 long, smooth. A pair of lyrifissures near *JV5*.

**Chelicera** — Fixed digit 23 – 25 long, with 4 (?) teeth and movable digit 15 – 18 long with 1 (?) tooth. Spermatodactyl L-shaped, shaft (Fig. 4c) 20 – 25.
<figure><img src="image_9.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 3** Female of *Transeius mickaeli* Kreiter *n. sp.*: a – Dorsal shield and peritreme; b – Ventral shields; c – Insemination apparatus; d – Genu, tibia and basitarsus of the leg IV.</figcaption></figure>

**Legs** — Legs and macrosetae like in females with shorter dimensions. Macrosetae on all legs like in females: *SgeI* 20, *SgeII* 15–18, *SgeIII* 20, *StiIII* 20, *SgeIV* 23, *StiIV* 20–25, and
<figure><img src="image_10.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 4** Male of *Transeius mickaeli* Kreiter *n. sp.*: a – Dorsal shield and peritreme; b – Ventral shields; c – Spermatodactyl.</figcaption></figure>

StIV 55 – 69. Chaetotactic formula of genu II and III similar to females.

**Specimens examined** — Six ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ + 3 im. in total, 6 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ measured, and 6 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ + 3 im. as type material (see below Type material for the deposit). Forêt de Bélouve – Gîte (aasl 1500 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°6' S), 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *Cyathea borbonica* Desv., 28/1/2017; Forêt de Bélouve – Trou de fer (aasl 1300 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°2'24" S), 4 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *E. arborescens*, 2 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *Acacia heterophylla* (Lam.) Willd., 28/1/2017.

**Type material** — The holotype female, five paratype females, 2 paratype males and 4 paratype immatures in 4 slides deposited in CBGP, in Montpellier SupAgro Acarology collection, France.

**Etymology** — The name "mickaeli" refers to the stepson of Serge Kreiter, Mickaël Gaultier,
to whom this new species is dedicated.

**Remarks** — Table 16 shows comparison of *T. mickaeli n. sp.* and the closest species, *T. maelliae n. sp.* and *T. quichua* (McMurtry and Moraes).

All specimens of *T. mickaeli n. sp.* were found between 1300 and 1500 m aasl and in humid tropical forests, sometimes in mixed populations with *T. maelliae n. sp.* and/or with *A. neoankaratrae*.

## Transeius soniae Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira

*Transeius soniae* Zannou, Moraes & Oliveira in Zannou *et al.* 2007: 38; El-Banhawy & Knapp 2011: 22.

Just like the two previous new species, *T. soniae* belongs to the *bellottii* species group. It belongs to the *namurensis* species subgroup as the spermatheca has the calyx swollen basally, then narrowing and flaring distally. This species subgroup contains only six species (Chant and McMurtry 2004a, Zannou *et al.* 2007, Tixier *et al.* 2016).

This species was described and mentioned only from Kenya. Although species of *Transeius* are considered as type III-b (generalist predators living on glabrous leaves) (McMurtry *et al.* 2013) phytoseiids based on the only studied species, *Transeius montdorensis* (Schicha) (McMurtry and Croft 1997, McMurtry *et al.* 2013), the biology of *T. soniae* remains totally unknown, just like many other species of *Transeius*, including the two new species above described.

This is the first mention of this species in another country than Kenya and the first mention for La Réunion Island.

**Specimens examined:** 3 ♀♀ in total, all measured. Le Tampon – Grand Tampon (aasl 1100 m, Long 55°34'12" E, Lat 21°16'48" S), 3 ♀♀ on *S. mauritianum*, 18/1/2017.

**Remarks:** measurements of specimens of La Réunion (Table 17) fit well with those already published in the literature, especially with those of the original description of Zannou *et al.* (2007). Some setae such as *j4* and *j5* are longer in La Réunion specimens than those in Kenya specimens. Setae *s4*, *S2*, and *Z4* (between 14 and > to 22 %) and in a lesser extent *Z1* are however shorter than those collected in Kenya (Zannou *et al.* 2007; El-Banhawy and Knapp 2011).

<table><caption>**Table 17** Character measurements of adult females of *Transeius soniae* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>Réunion<br>3, this study</th><th>Kenya 1<br>7</th><th>Kenya 2<br>3</th><th>Characters</th><th>Réunion<br>3, this study</th><th>Kenya 1<br>7</th><th>Kenya 2<br>3</th><th>Characters</th><th>Réunion<br>3, this study</th><th>Kenya 1<br>7</th><th>Kenya 2<br>3</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>340</strong> (340 – 340)</td><td>346 (336 – 358)</td><td>330</td><td>z2</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 25)</td><td>28 (26 – 30)</td><td>25</td><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>120</strong> (113 – 128)</td><td>129 (120 – 138)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>193</strong> (190 – 200)</td><td>202 (194 – 208)</td><td>210</td><td>z4</td><td><strong>35</strong> (33 – 38)</td><td>33 (30 – 37)</td><td>35</td><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>84</strong> (83 – 85)</td><td>89 (83 – 96)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>26</strong> (25 – 28)</td><td>29 (27 – 30)</td><td>28</td><td>z5</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>9</td><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>80</strong> (78 – 83)</td><td>83 (80 – 88)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>46</strong> (45 – 48)</td><td>55 (51 – 59)</td><td>45</td><td>Z1</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>11 (11 – 13)</td><td>12</td><td>JV5</td><td><strong>53</strong> (50 – 55)</td><td>-</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>21</strong> (18 – 23)</td><td>14 (13 – 16)</td><td>12</td><td>Z4</td><td><strong>66</strong> (65 – 68)</td><td>85 (82 – 90)</td><td>80</td><td>SgeI</td><td><strong>26</strong> (25 – 28)</td><td>26 (22 – 29)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>12 (10 – 13)</td><td>12</td><td>Z5</td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td>99 (96 – 104)</td><td>90</td><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>26</strong> (25 – 28)</td><td>28 (24 – 32)</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>10 (8 – 13)</td><td>10</td><td>r3</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>34 (32 – 37)</td><td>25</td><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>24 (22 – 26)</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>9</td><td>R1</td><td><strong>21</strong> (18 – 23)</td><td>19 (19 – 21)</td><td>20</td><td>StilII</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>23 (21 – 24)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>8</td><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>62</strong> (58 – 65)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>45</strong></td><td>51 (50 – 54)</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>78</strong> (75 – 80)</td><td>90 (82 – 104)</td><td>80</td><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>74</strong> (73 – 75)</td><td>71 (70 – 74)</td><td>70</td><td>StilIV</td><td><strong>38</strong> (35 – 40)</td><td>38 (35 – 42)</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>50</strong> (45 – 53)</td><td>63 (59 – 66)</td><td>55</td><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>83</strong> (80 – 85)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>StilIV</td><td><strong>69</strong> (63 – 75)</td><td>69 (66 – 70)</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>12 (11 – 13)</td><td>12</td><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>67</strong> (65 – 68)</td><td>67 (64 – 70)</td><td>62</td><td>Sc1</td><td><strong>19</strong> (18 – 20)</td><td>19 (16 – 21)</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>10 (8 – 13)</td><td>10</td><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>80</strong> (78 – 83)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>Scw</td><td><strong>6</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>-</td><td>6 – 8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>76</strong> (75 – 78)</td><td>71 (67 – 77)</td><td>72</td><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>36</strong> (33 – 38)</td><td>30</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>26</strong> (25 – 28)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>11</strong></td><td>10</td><td>10 – 11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>34</strong> (33 – 35)</td><td>34 (34 – 35)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>13</strong> (10 – 15)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>3</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Kenya 1, original description: Zannou *et al.* (2007); Kenya 2: El-Banhawy & Knapp (2011a); -: not provided.
## Genus *Amblyseius* Berlese

*Amblyseius* Berlese, 1914: 143.

### *Amblyseius djenaeli* Kreiter n. sp.

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**Diagnosis** — *Amblyseius djenaeli* Kreiter n. sp. belongs to the subfamily Amblyseiinae (absence of dorsolateral setae *z3* and *s6* and the caudoventral setae *JV3*), to the tribe Amblyseiini (setae *j3*, *s4*, *Z4* and *Z5* longer than other setae, ratio *s4* / *Z1* > 3.1, many teeth on the fixed cheliceral digits and macrosetae on legs I. II and/or III[?] in addition of macrosetae on leg IV), to the subtribe Amblyseiina (sternal shield as long as wide, ventrianal shield longer than wide, seta *J2* present, genital shield almost as wide as ventrianal shield, ventral shields generally smooth, macrosetae on all legs, setae *j5*, *J2*, *S2*, *S4*, *S5* and *Z1* present), to the genus *Amblyseius* (ratio *s4* / *S2* > 3.0, chelicerae of normal size with fixed digit of the same size as movable digit, seta *JV2* present, without incision in lateral margin of dorsal shield at the level of seta *s4*, ventrianal shield not reduced to a simple anal shield, Ge III and Ti III each generally with a macroseta) (Chant and McMurtry 2007).

Setae *J2* and *Z1* are present, dorsocentral setae and setae *z2*, *z4*, *Z1*, *S2*, *S4*, and *S5* are minute, setae *s4*, *Z4* and *Z5* are prominent, elongate and whip-like, female ventrianal shield usually pentagonal, as wide at level of anus than at level of setae *ZV2* or wider at this later level, which allows to classify this new species in the species group *obtusus* (Chant and McMurtry 2004a).

Like *A. tamatavensis*, *A. djenaeli* n. sp. belongs to the species subgroup *aerialis* with spermatheca tubular. This subgroup contains 46 species (Chant and McMurtry 2004a). Many of those species are very different from the new species (Table 18).

The type material of the more similar species, *A. solani*, was requested in Cuba for comparison with *A. djenaeli* n. sp. without any success.

### Description of the adult female

$n = 5$ (Figs. 5 a – e)

**Dorsum** — (Fig. 5a). Dorsal shield fused with peritremal shield at the level of *j1* position, 347 (325 – 378) long and 244 (233 – 250) wide at the level of waist, smooth, with seven solenostomes (*gd1*, *gd2*, *gd4*, *gd5*, *gd6*, *gd8* and *gd9*), 11 pairs of poroids, 17 pairs of dorsal setae and two pairs of sub-lateral setae: *j1* 33 (30 – 38), *j3* 52 (48 – 56), *j4* 4 (3 – 4), *j5* 4 (3 –

<table><caption>**Table 18** Comparison of few diagnostic characters of females *Amblyseius djenaeli* Kreiter n. sp. with those of females of close species: *A. lencus* Denmark and Evans (in Denmark and Evans 1999), *A. martus* De Leon (in De Leon 1966), *A. neocinctus* Schicha and Corpuz-Raros (in Schicha and Corpuz-Raros 1992), *A. neofirmus* Ehara and Okada (in Ehara et al. 1994), and *A. solani* Ramos and Rodriguez (in Ramos and Rodriguez 1997).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>A. djenaeli</th><th>A. lencus</th><th>A. martus</th><th>A. neocinctus</th><th>A. neofirmus</th><th>A. solani</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>j1</td><td>33</td><td>28</td><td>27</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td>52</td><td>35</td><td>29</td><td>48</td><td>29</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td>91</td><td>81</td><td>83</td><td>78</td><td>78</td><td>81</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td>259</td><td>301</td><td>220</td><td>276</td><td>268</td><td>221</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td>80</td><td>50</td><td>55</td><td>82</td><td>70</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td>80</td><td>58</td><td>65</td><td>58</td><td>67</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth FD</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth MD</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Spermatheca</td><td>Tubular calyx with parallel margins</td><td>Tubular-flared calyx</td><td>Tubular calyx with parallel margins</td><td>Tube like calyx with a major duct wider than atrium and calyx</td><td>Tubular-flared calyx</td><td>Tubular with parallel margins</td></tr></tbody></table>
4), *j6* 5 (4 – 5), *J2* 5, *J5* 4 (4 – 5), *z2* 6 (6 – 8), *z4* 6 (5 – 8), *z5* 5, *Z1* 6 (6 – 8), *Z4* 109 (107 – 113), *Z5* 259 (245 – 268), *s4* 91 (89 – 95), *S2* 6 (5 – 8), *S4* 7 (6 – 8), *S5* 6 (5 – 6), *r3* 15 (13 – 16), *R1* 6 (5 – 8). All setae smooth.

**Peritreme** — (Fig. 5a). Extending to the level of *j1*.

**Venter** — (Fig. 5b). All shields smooth. Sternal shield with three pairs of setae (*st1*, *st2*, *st3*) and two pairs of poroids; one pair of *st4* and one pair of pores on a small metasternal shield; posterior margin of the sternal shield straight. Distances between *st1-st1* 62 (60 – 63), *st2-st2* 69 (65 – 73), *st3-st3* 77 (75 – 80), *st1-st3* 70 (59 – 93), *st4-st4* 81 (65 – 93). Genital shield length 125 (118 – 130), width at the level of *st5* 77 (75 – 80), width at the level of the posterior corners 85 (83 – 88), distance *st5-st5* 77 (75 – 80). Two pairs of metapodal shields 22 (20 – 23) long and 6 (5 – 8) wide for the larger and 12 (9 – 13) long for the slender. Ventrianal shield with three pairs of preanal setae (*JV1*, *JV2*, and *ZV2*), and one pair of evolved and crateriform *gv3*, with 15 distance. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with four pairs of setae (*ZV1*, *ZV3*, *JV4* and *JV5*), and five pairs of round to oblong poroids; ventrianal shield 118 (118 – 120) long, 95 (93 – 98) wide at level of anterior corners (*ZV2*), and 88 (80 – 95) wide at level of paranals setae. *JV5* smooth, 90 (88 – 93) long.

**Chelicera** — (Fig. 5c). Fixed digit 31 (29 – 33) long with 9 strong teeth; and movable digit 36 (35 – 38) long with 4 strong teeth.

**Spermatheca** — (Fig. 5d). Spermatheca tubular (Denmark *et al.* 1999), with an elongate calyx with parallel margin 24 (23 – 25) long and 3 wide, an atrium included in the basis of the calyx. Visible small ductus minor and large membranous ductus major.

**Legs** (Fig. 5e) — Pointed whip-like macrosetae on genu I, II and III, on the tibia III, and on the basitarsus, tibia and genu IV. Measurements: *SgeI* 43 (40 – 45), *SgeII* 41 (38 – 45), *SgeIII* 58 (54 – 60), *StIIII* 49 (43 – 53), *SgeIV* 105 (103 – 110), *StIV* 80 (75 – 85), *StIV* 80 (75 – 83). Genu II and III with seven and six setae, respectively. Chaetotactic formula of genu II: 2-2/0, 2/0-1; genu III: 1-2/0, 2/0-1.

**Male** — Unknown.

**Material examined** — 5 ♀♀ in total, all measured, 5 ♀♀ as type material. LeTampon – Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 861 m, Long 55°32'90" E, Lat 21°12'80" S), 2 ♀♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 1 ♀ on *B. pilosa*, 2 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 24/5/2016.

**Type material** — The holotype female and three paratype females deposited in Montpellier SupAgro – INRA Acarology collection, Montpellier, France; 1 paratype female in Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station collection.

**Etymology** — The name “djenaeli” refers to the first name of the stepson of the senior author, Djénaël Gaultier. The species is named in his honour.

## Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant)

*Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) herbicolus* Chant 1959: 84.

*Amblyseius (Amblyseius) herbicolus*, Muma 1961: 287.

*Typhlodromus herbicolus*, Hirschmann 1962: 23.

*Amblyseius herbicolus*, Moraes *et al.* 1986: 14; 1989a: 79; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 208; Moraes *et al.* 2004a: 27; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 78.

*Amblyseius deleoni*, Muma & Denmark 1970: 68 (synonymy according to Daneshvar & Denmark 1982; Denmark & Muma 1989).

*Amblyseius giganticus* Gupta 1981: 33 (synonymy according to Gupta 1986).

*Amblyseius impactus* Chaudhri 1968: 553 (synonymy according to Daneshvar & Denmark 1982; Denmark & Muma 1989); *Amblyseius (Amblyseialus) thermophilus* Karg 1991: 12 (synonymy according to El-Banhawy & Knapp 2011; Demite *et al.* 2019); *Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) amitae* Bhattacharyya 1968: 677 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma 1989).

*Amblyseius herbicolus* belongs to the *largoensis* species group as setae *J2* and *Z1* are present, setae *s4* are minute and the ventrianal shield of the female is vase-shaped. It belongs to
<figure><img src="image_11.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 5** Female of *Amblyseius djenaeli* Kreiter *n. sp.*: a – Dorsal shield and peritreme; b – Ventral shields; c – Chelicera; d – Variants of insemination apparatus; e – Genu; tibia and basitarsus of the leg IV.</figcaption></figure>
the *largoensis* species subgroup as setae Z4 are long, spermatheca has the calyx elongate and
the female ventrianal shield is entire (Chant and McMurtry 2004a).

*Amblyseius herbicolus* is widespread in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is the second most abundant phytoseiid mites on *Coffea arabica* L. in Brazil, associated with *Brevipalpus phoenicis* (Geijskes), vector of the coffee ring spot virus and it was found to be an efficient predator (Reis *et al.* 2007). *A. herbicolus* is also found associated with the broad mite, *P. latus* in crops such as chili pepper (*C. annuum*) in Brazil and has also a good potential for controlling the pest. Rodriguez-Cruz *et al.* (2013) have studied biological, reproductive and life table parameters of *A. herbicolus* on three different diets: broad mites, castor bean pollen (*R. communis*) and sun hemp pollen (*Crotalaria juncea* L.). The predator was able to develop and reproduce on all these three diets. However, its intrinsic growth rate was higher on broad mites and castor bean pollen. Feeding on alternative food such as pollen can facilitate the predator's mass rearing and maintain its population on crops when prey is absent or scarce. Many polyphagous generalist phytoseiid mites are important natural enemies because they can feed on plant provided pollen and various prey species, and thus persist in crops even in the absence of target pests (McMurtry *et al.* 2013). Hence, populations of these predators can be established in a crop by providing alternative food, thus increasing biological control. Alternative food affects *P. latus* control on chilli pepper plants by predatory mites (Duarte *et al.* 2015). *A. herbicolus* had high oviposition and population growth rates when fed with cattail pollen (*Typha latifolia* L.), chilli pepper pollen and bee-collected pollen, and a low rate on the alternative prey *T. urticae*. Supplementing pepper plants with pollen resulted in better control of broad mite populations (Duarte *et al.* 2015). Release of *A. herbicolus* on young plants with weekly addition of honeybee pollen or cattail pollen until plants produce flowers seems a viable strategy to sustain populations of this predator (Duarte *et al.* 2015).

*Amblyseius herbicolus* was collected recently in Comoros archipelago (Kreiter *et al.* 2018b). It was already well known from La Réunion since previous studies (Quilici *et al.* 1997, 2000). All details of collections were provided in the paper but without any measurements of specimens collected given. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 19.

**Specimens examined** — 114 ♀♀ + 8 im. in total, 15 ♀♀ measured. Saint-Paul – Savannah (aasl 61 m, Long 55°29'43" E, Lat 21°20'41" S), 2 ♀♀ in *P. vulgaris* flowers, 28/7/2015; Les Avirons – Tévelave (aasl 1328 m, Long 55°21'23" E, Lat 21°12'9" S), 1 ♀ on *P. persica*, 11 ♀♀ on *Citrus reticulata* Blanco, 12 ♀♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 2 ♀ on *Psidium guajava* L., 8/12/2015; Le Tampon – Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 861 m, Long 55°32'90" E, Lat 21°12'80" S), 3 ♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 24/5/2016, and 1 ♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 20/9/2016; Petite Île – Piton Bloc, Yébo Luguy farm (aasl 973 m, Long 55°34'6" E, Lat 21°18'64" S), 6 ♀♀ on *Citrus limon* (L.), and 1 ♀ on *P. lanceolata*, 9/12/2015, 1 ♀ on *B. catharticus*, 10 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *P. lanceolata*, 9 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *R. raphanistrum*, 18/10/2016; 14 ♀♀ + 2 im. on *Citrus* sp., and 6 ♀♀ + 2 im. on *S. mauritianum*, 29/11/2016, 4 ♀♀ + 3 im. on *L. camara*, 5 ♀♀ on *Acacia dealbata* Link, and 5 ♀♀ on *P. aquilinum*, 9/1/2017; Montvert-les-Hauts – EARL Le Mont Vert farm (aasl 582 m, Long 55°32'19" E, Lat 21°19'42" S), 1 ♀ on *C. annuum*, 14/12/2015; Ravine Langevin – Grand-Galet Waterfall (aasl 850 m, Long 55°21'33" E, Lat 21°17'47" S), 8 ♀♀ on *Syzigium jambos* L., and 1 ♀ on *D. incanum*, 11/12/2016; Forêt de Bélouve – Gîte (aasl 1500 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°6'0" S), 1 ♀ on *Fuchsia boliviana* Carrière, 20/12/2016; Cap Blanc – Waterfall (aasl 1400 m, Long 55°38'24" E, Lat 21°16'48" S), 7 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *Bohemeria macrophylla* Jacq., 3 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *S. jambos*, and 1 ♀ on *Polyscias bernieri* (Baill.), 25/12/2016; Salazie – Voile de la Mariée Road (aasl 798 m, Long 55°32'24" E, Lat 21°2'24" S), 2 ♀♀ on *Morus alba* L., 7/1/2017; Sainte-Rose – Anse des Cascades (aasl 2 m, Long 55°49'34" E, Lat 21°11'6" S), 1 ♀ on *Brillantaisia owariensis* P. Beauv., 21/1/2017.

**Remarks** — Measurements of 15 females collected in La Réunion (Table 19) agree well with those of females from Grande Comore (Kreiter *et al.* 2018b) and females of Kenya (El-Banhawy and Knapp 2011).
<table><caption>**Table 19** Character measurements of adult females of *Amblyseius herbicolus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>15, this study</th><th>Africa<br>8</th><th>Grande Comore<br>2</th><th>Kenya<br>46</th><th>Senegal<br>2</th><th>Thailand<br>1</th><th>Turkey<br>3</th><th>Holotype Portugal<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>359</strong> (343 – 390)</td><td>352 (325 – 368)</td><td>385 – 428</td><td>335</td><td>360 – 365</td><td>360</td><td>313 – 352</td><td>369</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>240</strong> (225 – 265)</td><td>256 (240 – 274)</td><td>263 – 275</td><td>190</td><td>250 – 268</td><td>194</td><td>196 – 221</td><td>236</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>35</strong> (33 – 38)</td><td>37 (34 – 40)</td><td>40 – 43</td><td>32</td><td>35 – 38</td><td>37</td><td>33 – 38</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>40</strong> (38 – 45)</td><td>49 (38 – 58)</td><td>53 – 55</td><td>37</td><td>38 – 45</td><td>38</td><td>32 – 39</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>7</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>6 (5 – 8)</td><td>6</td><td>4 – 6</td><td>6 – 8</td><td>6</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 5)</td><td>4 (3 – 5)</td><td>5</td><td>4 – 6</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>7 – 8</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>7</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>7 (5 – 8)</td><td>5 – 6</td><td>4 – 6</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>6 – 7</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>8</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>10 (8 – 11)</td><td>8 – 10</td><td>4 – 6</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>9</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>8</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>8 (6 – 10)</td><td>10</td><td>4 – 6</td><td>8 – 10</td><td>7</td><td>9 – 10</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>14 (11 – 16)</td><td>8 – 15</td><td>10</td><td>10 – 11</td><td>13</td><td>10 – 16</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>10</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>10 – 13</td><td>10</td><td>9 – 10</td><td>9</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>98</strong> (95 – 108)</td><td>113 (98 – 130)</td><td>120 – 125</td><td>92</td><td>123 – 135</td><td>95</td><td>86 – 96</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>12 (8 – 14)</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>13 – 15</td><td>10</td><td>10 – 12</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>11 (8 – 13)</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>8 – 10</td><td>11</td><td>9 – 11</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>8 – 10</td><td>9</td><td>9 – 10</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>13</strong> (8 – 18)</td><td>11 (8 – 16)</td><td>6 – 8</td><td>6</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>13</td><td>9 – 12</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>8 (8 – 10)</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>10 – 11</td><td>10</td><td>8 – 12</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>6 (5 – 6)</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7 – 9</td><td>7</td><td>6 – 7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>10 (8 – 13)</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>8 – 10</td><td>13</td><td>9 – 12</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>99</strong> (93 – 108)</td><td>126 (101 – 152)</td><td>133 – 135</td><td>90</td><td>163 – 172</td><td>94</td><td>91 – 99</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>255</strong> (248 – 273)</td><td>281 (251 – 306)</td><td>288 – 300</td><td>232</td><td>310 – 345</td><td>270</td><td>220 – 251</td><td>236</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>66</strong> (63 – 68)</td><td>-</td><td>68</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>73</strong> (65 – 78)</td><td>71 (66 – 75)</td><td>73 – 75</td><td>69</td><td>75 – 78</td><td>73</td><td>70 – 73</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>77</strong> (73 – 83)</td><td>-</td><td>63 – 65</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>69</strong> (68 – 73)</td><td>65 (58 – 70)</td><td>73 – 75</td><td>62</td><td>63 – 65</td><td>67</td><td>64 – 69</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>76</strong> (73 – 80)</td><td>-</td><td>78 – 83</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>65</strong> (63 – 70)</td><td>71 (67 – 75)</td><td>70 – 78</td><td>65</td><td>65 – 70</td><td>68</td><td>58 – 64</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>22</strong> (18 – 25)</td><td>-</td><td>23</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 5)</td><td>-</td><td>5</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>14</strong> (10 – 18)</td><td>-</td><td>13</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>111</strong> (100 – 123)</td><td>116 (112 – 118)</td><td>120 – 135</td><td>108</td><td>113 – 115</td><td>117</td><td>102 – 117</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>48</strong> (43 – 58)</td><td>57 (53 – 59)</td><td>63</td><td>48</td><td>65 – 69</td><td>56</td><td>44 – 48</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>69</strong> (63 – 78)</td><td>71 (66 – 77)</td><td>80</td><td>69</td><td>75 – 78</td><td>70</td><td>61 – 69</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>61</strong> (53 – 78)</td><td>-</td><td>80 – 85</td><td>52</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>51 – 60</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeI</td><td><strong>44</strong> (40 – 48)</td><td>42 (35 – 48)</td><td>45 – 48</td><td>-</td><td>43 – 48</td><td>50</td><td>40 – 48</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>37</strong> (33 – 40)</td><td>38 (35 – 42)</td><td>38</td><td>52</td><td>38 – 40</td><td>39</td><td>34 – 39</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>44</strong> (35 – 48)</td><td>52 (45 – 59)</td><td>53 – 58</td><td>41</td><td>48 – 52</td><td>48</td><td>41 – 46</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>StIII</td><td><strong>41</strong> (38 – 48)</td><td>41 (34 – 48)</td><td>43</td><td>35</td><td>43 – 45</td><td>40</td><td>33 – 40</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>118</strong> (110 – 123)</td><td>124 (96 – 158)</td><td>135</td><td>110</td><td>160 – 162</td><td>110</td><td>98 – 128</td><td>112</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>88</strong> (83 – 93)</td><td>90 (67 – 109)</td><td>100</td><td>76</td><td>102 – 115</td><td>85</td><td>75 – 89</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>72</strong> (65 – 78)</td><td>76 (66 – 86)</td><td>80</td><td>65</td><td>76 – 78</td><td>72</td><td>63 – 70</td><td>76</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>31</strong> (28 – 33)</td><td>-</td><td>38 – 40</td><td>28</td><td>33 – 35</td><td>25</td><td>24 – 32</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>-</td><td>02-mars</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>36</strong> (30 – 40)</td><td>31 (30 – 31)</td><td>33</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>34</td><td>29 – 36</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>10 + 1p</td><td>11 – 12</td><td>8</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>12</td><td>11 – 12</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>33</strong> (28 – 35)</td><td>35 (34 – 35)</td><td>30</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>35</td><td>31 – 33</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>4</strong> small</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Africa (Benin 1♀, Burundi 1♀, Democratic Republic of Congo 1♀, Ghana 1♀, Kenya 3♀♀, Rwanda 1♀):

Zannou *et al.* (2007); Grande Comore: Kreiter *et al.* (2018b); Kenya: El-Banhawy & Knapp (2011); Senegal: Kade *et al.* (2011); Thailand: Oliveira *et al.* (2012); Turkey: Akyazi *et al.* (2016); Holotype Portugal: Denmark & Muma (1989); - : not provided.
The species was described as *Amblyseius deleoni* Muma and Denmark and synonymized after by Daneshvar and Denmark (1982) and Denmark and Muma (1989) with *A. herbicolus*. Although Muma and Denmark (1970) reported males of *A. herbicolus* from Florida, there are no other records of males from other regions of the world in the whole literature. Whereas the male of *A. deleoni* has been described from Florida, it has not been found on leaf samples taken on a regular basis over five years from citrus leaves in New South Wales, Australia (Schicha 1981c). Blommers (1976) failed also to observe even a single male in the mass rearing of the species in Madagascar. Van der Merwe (1968) and McMurtry (unpublished obs. but mentioned in McMurtry and Moraes 1984) confirmed thelytoky in populations of *A. herbicolus* from South Africa and California, respectively, by rearing isolated immatures to adult females and observing reproduction of these females.

Males collected in this study appear to be compatible with the description of adult males of *A. herbicolus*. Unfortunately, they were collected alone, without females or any association link with a nearby (female) population of *A. herbicolus*. So they cannot be reliably identified as males of *A. herbicolus*. We have collected 114 females from different localities, habitats and plants of the Island, with and no sign of males despite females sometimes collected in high densities. The thelytoky of this species is thus strongly suspected.

### Amblyseius longipilus (Kreiter & Ueckermann)

*Proprioseiopsis longipilus* Kreiter & Ueckermann in Kreiter *et al*. 2002: 341.
*Amblyseius longipilus*, Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 205; 2007: 78.

*Amblyseius longipilus* belongs to the *pusillus* species group as setae J2 are absent. It was placed in the original description in the genus *Proprioseiopsis* but the female ventranal shield is narrow and they are more lightly sclerotized. However, specimens of *A. longipilus* are brownish in colour (Chant and McMurtry 2004a).

The biology of this species remains totally unknown. *A. longipilus* has been described previously by Kreiter *et al*. (2002) from La Réunion but have never been recorded from other countries or record again in La Réunion since its description. So this is the first new record since the original description.

**Specimens examined:** 3 ♀♀ in total, all measured. Le Tampon - Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 861 m, Long 55°32'90" E, Lat 21°12'80" S), 1 ♀ on *Rubus alceifolius* poiret, 7/1/2016; Saint-Pierre - Domaine Vidot (aasl 826 m, Long 55°34'12" E, Lat 21°18'45" S), 1 ♀ on *Viburnum tinus* L., 18/1/2017; Le Tampon - Grand Tampon (aasl 1100 m, Long 55°32'49" E, Lat 21°16'48" S), 1 ♀ on *S. mauritianum*, 18/1/2017.

**Remarks:** the single description available in the literature is the original description of Kreiter *et al*. (2002). Measurements obtained in this study (Table 20) fit well with those of the original description, except for *JV5* that is a far greater in the new specimens collected in this study. *JV5* setae were measured 16 (13 – 18) in the original description and this very small size is quite surprising for setae belonging to an *Amblyseius* species.

We have measured again these setae in 11 specimens, 1 holotype and 10 paratype females and we found 69 (63 – 75) (11), very close to the value for the three specimens found in this study.

The first values published were a mistake of measurements and they must be replaced by value of the table 20.

### Amblyseius neoankaratrae Ueckermann & Loots

*Amblyseius neoankaratrae* Ueckermann & Loots 1988: 92.
*Amblyseius neoankaratrae* Ferragut & Baumann 2019: 816.

This brown-reddish species was collected in numbers in high altitude > 1000 m aasl. This species is peculiar in the genus *Amblyseius* by having ratios s4 / Z1 and s4 / S2 <3.1, by the shortness of setae *Z4* and by the absence of macroseta on tarsus IV. Like *A. herbicolus*, it
belongs to the *largoensis* species group as setae *J2* and *Z1* are present, setae *s4* are minute and the ventrianal shield of the female is vase-shaped. It belongs to the species subgroup *ankaratrae* as setae *Z4* are short. Only two species are in the subgroup *ankaratrae* and another one in the close species subgroup *nahatius* with only one species. *Amblyseius nahatius* is very different from the two first with its divided ventrianal shield, its shorter setae, and very different insemination apparatus.

This species seems to live in high altitude habitats, such as *T. maelliae* *n. sp.* and *T. mickaeli* *n. sp.* with which it makes apparently mixed colonies. The biology of that species is totally unknown.

The male of that species was unknown until now and is described thereafter.

This is the first mention of this species in another country than South Africa and Mauritius and the first mention from La Réunion Island.

**Specimens examined:** 72 ♀♀ + 20 ♂♂ + 12 im. in total, 20 ♀♀ + 12 ♂♂ measured. Le Tampon - Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix Forest (aasl 1600 m, Long 55°35'50" E, Lat 21°15'50" S), 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ on *Monimia rotundifolia* Pet.-Th., 19/12/2016; Cap Blanc - Waterfall (aasl 1400 m, Long 55°38'24" E, Lat 21°10'48" S), 1 ♀ on *P. bernieri*, 25/12/2016; Bras noir - Waterfall (aasl 1515 m, Long 55°32'60" E, Lat 21°06'36" S), 4 ♀♀ on *Tambourissa elliptica* A. DC., 26/12/2016; Forêt de Bélouve - Gîte (aasl 1500 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°6'0" S), 13 ♀♀ on *Claoxylon glandulosum* Boivin ex Baill., 20/12/2016, and 3 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *C. borbonica*, 1 ♀ on *W. macrostachya*, 4 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 2 im. on *Cryptomeria japonica* (Thunb. ex L.f.), 2 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂, on *E. japonica*, 28/1/2017; Forêt de Bélouve - Trou de fer (aasl 1300 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°2'24" S), 1 ♀ on *Erica arborescens*, 2 ♀♀ on *A. heterophylla*, 1 ♀ + 1 ♂ on *Passiflora tripartita* (Juss.) Poir., 28/1/2017; Le Maïdo - Summit (aasl 2205 m, Long 55°23'16" E, Lat 21°04'08" S), 1 ♀ on *C. japonica*, 18/2/2017; Forêt de Sans Souci - Ilet Alcide, (aasl 1452 m, Long 55°22'07" E, Lat 21°01'17" S), 8 ♀♀ on *Coffea mauritiana* Lam., 6 ♀♀ + 4 ♂♂ on *Cyathea glauca* Bory, 1 ♀ on *Aphloia theiformis* (Vahl) Benn., 16 ♀♀ + 4 ♂♂ + 4 im. on *Boehmeria macrophylla* Hornem., 5 ♀♀ + 6 ♂♂ + 3 im. on *Eriobotrya E. japonica*, 1 ♀ + 2 im. on *Psadia montana* (Cordem.) Baill., 18/11/2018.

**Remarks:** measurements values (Table 21) are very close from those of the literature, especially from those recently published by Ferragut and Baumann (2019) concerning specimens from Mauritius.

<table><caption>**Table 20** Character measurements of adult females of *Amblyseius longipilus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>3, this study</th><th>La Réunion types<br>14</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>3, this study</th><th>La Réunion types<br>14</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>3, this study</th><th>La Réunion types<br>14</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>346</strong> (330-353)</td><td>349 (309-411)</td><td>z2</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>10 (8-11)</td><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>237</strong> (230-250)</td><td>217 (193-235)</td><td>z4</td><td><strong>10</strong> (9-10)</td><td>12 (10-16)</td><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>117</strong> (108-125)</td><td>116 (108-124)</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>32</strong> (28-35)</td><td>35 (31-39)</td><td>z5</td><td><strong>6</strong> (4-8)</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>76</strong> (65-93)</td><td>72 (66-77)</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>46</strong> (43-50)</td><td>46 (43-48)</td><td>Z1</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8-10)</td><td>11 (10-13)</td><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>78</strong> (73-80)</td><td>73 (68-79)</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>6</strong> (4-8)</td><td>6 (5-10)</td><td>Z4</td><td><strong>129</strong> (105-143)</td><td>133 (118-148)</td><td>JV5</td><td><strong>69</strong> (68-70)</td><td><strong>69</strong> (63-75) (11)*</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>4</strong> (3-5)</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>Z5</td><td><strong>253</strong> (240-258)</td><td>242 (229-253)</td><td>Sgel</td><td><strong>42</strong> (41-43)</td><td>41 (39-42)</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-8)</td><td>9 (6-13)</td><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>65</strong> (60-69)</td><td><strong>68</strong> (65-70) (11)*</td><td>SgelII</td><td><strong>39</strong> (38-40)</td><td>39 (35-42)</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>7</strong> (5-8)</td><td>10 (8-11)</td><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>75</strong> (69-78)</td><td>75 (69-80)</td><td>SgelIII</td><td><strong>47</strong> (45-48)</td><td>49 (48-53)</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>18</strong> (15-23)</td><td>21 (16-26)</td><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>83</strong> (78-85)</td><td><strong>84</strong> (80-88) (11)*</td><td>StIII</td><td><strong>37</strong> (35-38)</td><td>39 (37-45)</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>13 (10-16)</td><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>65</strong> (63-68)</td><td>65 (61-68)</td><td>SgelIV</td><td><strong>113</strong> (113-115)</td><td>113 (105-121)</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>116</strong> (113-120)</td><td>114 (108-129)</td><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>68</strong> (73-85)</td><td><strong>81</strong> (70-93) (11)*</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>82</strong> (80-85)</td><td>82 (80-85)</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8-13)</td><td>13 (13-16)</td><td>Gensl</td><td><strong>111</strong> (110-113)</td><td><strong>124</strong> (118-133) (11)*</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>85</strong> (78-93)</td><td>89 (85-93)</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (8-13)</td><td>13 (13-16)</td><td>Gensw st5</td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td><strong>78</strong> (70-80) (11)*</td><td>Scl</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8-15)</td><td><strong>8</strong> (5-10) (11)*</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8-13)</td><td>14 (13-16)</td><td>Gensw post. corn.</td><td><strong>74</strong> (73-75)</td><td><strong>75</strong> (68-80) (11)*</td><td>Scw</td><td><strong>9</strong> (5-18)</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8-13) (11)*</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>71</strong> (68-73)</td><td>69 (64-74)</td><td>Fdl, No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>37</strong> (35-38), <strong>13</strong></td><td>36 (34-39), <strong>13*</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>23</strong> (23-25)</td><td>21</td><td>Mdl, No teeth Md</td><td><strong>38, 3</strong></td><td>37 (35-40), 3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>6</strong> (5-8)</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements - La Réunion: this study; La Réunion types: Kreiter *et al.* (2002b); - : not provided.

*New measurements on type material (1 holotype and 10 paratype females).
<table><caption>**Table 21** Character measurements of adult female specimens of *Amblyseius neoankaratrae* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>20, this study</th><th>Mauritius<br>4</th><th>South Africa<br>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>360</strong> (313 – 425)</td><td>317 (311 – 324)</td><td>315 – 337</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>256</strong> (208 – 312)</td><td>198 (193 – 207)</td><td>208 – 230)</td></tr><tr><td>Perit. ext. and gd</td><td><strong>j1, 7</strong> (gdl, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)</td><td><strong>j1, 7</strong> (gdl, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)</td><td><strong>j1, 6</strong></td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>19</strong> (13 – 23)</td><td>18 (17 – 19)</td><td>16 – 19</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>27</strong> (25 – 30)</td><td>23 (21 – 24)</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>8 (7 – 8)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>7 (7 – 8)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>10</strong> (5 – 13)</td><td>9 (9 – 10)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>10</strong> (5 – 12)</td><td>10 (9 – 11)</td><td>13 – 16</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>7</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>7 (6 – 7)</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>10</strong> (5 – 13)</td><td>9 (8 – 9)</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>10 (9 – 10)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>35</strong> (33 – 38)</td><td>30 (30 – 31)</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>13</strong> (8 – 15)</td><td>11 (10 – 12)</td><td>15 (13 – 16)</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>10</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (5 – 10)</td><td>5 (5 – 6)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>8</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>7 (6 – 7)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>6 (6 – 7)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>11</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>10 (9 – 10)</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>15</strong> (13 – 18)</td><td>14 (13 – 15)</td><td>13 – 14</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>144</strong> (125 – 168), slight. ser.</td><td>137 (131 – 143), slight.ser.</td><td>164 – 172, ser.</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>53</strong> (50 – 58)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>64</strong> (53 – 70)</td><td>59 (57 – 60)</td><td>54 – 57</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>71</strong> (66 – 75)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>61</strong> (58 – 65)</td><td>56 (55 – 57)</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>76</strong> (63 – 85)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Gensl</td><td><strong>121</strong> (113 – 130)</td><td>107 (105–109)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Gensw st5</td><td><strong>71</strong> (65 – 75)</td><td>61 (57–63)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Gensw post. corn.</td><td><strong>75</strong> (70 – 80)</td><td>68 (68–69)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>64</strong> (58 – 73)</td><td>61 (57 – 63)</td><td>54 – 57</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>25</strong> (20 – 45)</td><td>20 (19 – 20)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>12</strong> (11 – 18)</td><td>13 (12 – 13)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>97</strong> (75 – 120)</td><td>85 (83 – 87)</td><td>88 – 95</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>68</strong> (60 – 75)</td><td>59 (54 – 63)</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>70</strong> (73 – 83)</td><td>65 (63 – 67)</td><td>63 – 67</td></tr><tr><td>No gv3, distance</td><td><strong>2, 21</strong> (18 – 25) distance</td><td>2, 20 (18 – 21)</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>18</strong> (13 – 20)</td><td>16 (15 – 16)</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>SgeI</td><td><strong>31</strong> (25 – 35)</td><td>25 (24 – 26)</td><td>32 – 35</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>30</strong> (25 – 35)</td><td>26 (25 – 27)</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>34</strong> (30 – 37)</td><td>30 (29 – 30)</td><td>35 – 38</td></tr><tr><td>StiIII</td><td><strong>27</strong> (23 – 33)</td><td>23 (22 – 23)</td><td>28 – 32</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>72</strong> (38 – 83)</td><td>66 (65 – 67)</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td><strong>67</strong> (55 – 79)</td><td>59 (56 – 63)</td><td>76 – 82</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>26</strong> (20 – 35)</td><td>16 (15 – 17)</td><td>No macrosetae</td></tr><tr><td>Calyx 1</td><td><strong>17</strong> (13 – 23)</td><td>19 (18 – 20)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10 – 25)</td><td>16 (15 – 18)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl, No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>32</strong> (28 – 35), <strong>3 + 12</strong></td><td>27 (26 – 28), <strong>3 + 10</strong></td><td>28, -</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl, No teeth Md</td><td><strong>33</strong> (28 – 38), <strong>4</strong></td><td>28 (27 – 38), <strong>3</strong></td><td>28, 0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Mauritius: Ferragut & Baumann (2019); South Africa: Ueckermann & Loots (1988) and Zannou *et al.* (2007). - : not provided.
In La Réunion Island, it was collected in altitude > 1,000 m aasl. In Mauritius, it was
collected at 678 m aasl, which is amongst the highest elevation in that island.

We have no indications of the altitude of collection for the holotype from South Africa but
it seems that this species is only met in the highest part of regions in which it is present.

Description of the adult male of *Amblyseius neoankaratrae*

$n = 20$ (Figs 6 a – c)

Body brown-reddish. See at the end of this description, in remarks paragraph for diagnosis.

**Dorsum** — (Fig. 6a). Dorsal shield fused with peritremal shield at the level position of *j1* position, smooth, 278 (258 – 293) long and 197 (178 – 215) wide, with 7 solenostomes as in females. The dorsal shield bears 17 pairs of dorsal setae and 2 pairs of sub-lateral setae: *j1* 19 (18 – 20), *j3* 30 (28 – 33), *j4* 8, *j5* 8 (8 – 10), *j6* 8 (8 – 9), *J2* 10 (8 – 10), *J5* 6 (5 – 8), *z2* 10 (5 – 13), *z4* 10 (8 – 13), *z5* 8, *Z1* 10, *Z4* 19 (15 – 20), *Z5* 122 (109 – 125), *s4* 30 (10 – 35), *S2* 12 (10 – 13), *S4* 8 (5 – 10), *S5* 8, *r3* 10 (5 – 12), *R1* 8 (5 – 10). All setae smooth except *Z5* that is very slightly serrated.

**Peritreme** — (Fig. 6a). Extending to the level of *j1*.

**Venter** — (Fig. 6b). All shields are slightly reticulated: the sternogenital shield is smooth except for areas near margin and the posterior fourth of the shield; in contrast, the ventrianal shield is lineate throughout. Distances between *st1* – *st1* 46 (43 – 48), *st2* – *st2* 54 (50 – 55), *st3* – *st3* 46 (43 – 48), *st1* – *st5* 114 (110 – 118), *st4* – *st4* 38 (35 – 40), *st5* – *st5* 29 (25 – 33). Two pairs of lyrifissures and one pair of poroids on the sternal shield. Ventrianal shield with three pairs of pre-anal setae, *JV1*, *JV2*, and *VZ2*, a pair of conspicuous crateriform *gv3* very close to and just behind setae *JV2* (ratio *JV2-JV2* / *gv3-gv3* = 1 *JV1*, *JV2* and *VZ2* are inserted in the center of ventrianal shield particularly close to each other. Four pairs of poroids. Membrane surrounding ventrianal shield with one pair of setae *JV5*; ventrianal shield 108 (100 – 113) long, 128 (123 – 138) wide at anterior corners and 50 (45 – 60) wide at level of *anus*. *JV5* smooth, 16 (10 – 20) long. A pair of lyrifissures near *JV5*.

**Chelicera** — Fixed digit 23 (20 – 25) long, with 6 teeth and movable digit 23 (23 – 25) long with 3 teeth. Spermatodactyl L-shaped, with a moderately elongate shaft (Fig. 6c) 15 (8 – 23) with a wide toe 10 (10 – 12) long.

**Legs** — Like in female, a pair of macrosetae on the genu of the Leg I and II, two pairs of macrosetae on genua and tibia of Leg III, three macrosetae slightly knobbed on the leg IV, on the basitarsus, tibia and genu. *SgeI* 26 (25 – 28), *SgeII* 25 (25 – 26), *SgeIII* 24 (23 – 25), *StIII* 18 (16 – 23), *SgeIV* 50 (48 – 53), *StIV* 55 (50 – 63), *StIV* 20 (20 – 23). Chaetotactic formula of genua II and III similar to females.

**Specimens examined** — (males): 20 ♂♂ in total, 12 ♂♂ measured, 20 ♂♂ as type material (see below). Le Tampon – Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix Forest (aasl 1600 m, Long 55°35′50″ E, Lat 21°15′50″ S), 1 ♂ on *M. rotundifolia*, 19/12/2016; Forêt de Bélouve – Gîte (aasl 1500 m, Long 55°33′36″ E, Lat 21°6′0″ S), 1 ♂ on *C. borbonica*, 1 ♂ on *C. japonica*, 2 ♂♂ on *E. japonica*, 28/1/2017; Forêt de Bélouve – Trou de fer (aasl 1300 m, Long 55°33′36″ E, Lat 21°2′24″ S), 1 ♂ on *P. tripartita*, 28/1/2017; Forêt de Sans Souci – Ilet Alcide, (aasl 1452 m, Long 55°22′07″ E, Lat 21°01′17″ S), 4 ♂♂ on *C. glauca*, 4 ♂♂ on *B. macrophylla*, 6 ♂♂ on *E. japonica*, 18/11/2018.

**Type material** — 20 paratype males and 3 paratype immatures deposited in Montpellier SupAgro – INRA Acarology collection, Montpellier, France.

**Remarks** — The male of *A. neoankaratrae* has relatively unique combination of characters that can allow to distinguish easily it from males of other species of *Amblyseius*, even in species subgroups *ankaratrae* and *nahatius*. It has very short setae *Z4* permitting to distinguish it from any other males of all other species group of *Amblyseius*. Concerning the species subgroup *ankaratrae* and *nahatius*, with two and one species described in these subgroups, respectively, the only male described is for *Amblyseius ankaratrae* Blommers. The male of *A. neoankaratrae* can be distinguish from the male of *A. ankaratrae* by longer *Z4* (19 vs 9) and *s4* (30 vs 13), shorter *Z5* (122 vs 170) and macrosetae of leg IV (50 and 55 vs 70 and 64 for genu and tibia,
<figure><img src="image_12.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 6** Male of *Amblyseius neoankaratrae* Ueckermann and Loots: a – Dorsal shield and peritreme, b – Ventral shield, c – Spermatodactyl</figcaption></figure>

respectively), the presence of a macroseta on the basitarsus IV, less teeth on the fixed digit (6 vs 7) and a longer toe in the spermatodactyl (10 vs 7).

**Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers**

*Amblyseius tamatavensis* Blommers 1974: 144; Moraes *et al.* 1986: 31; Denmark & Muma 1989: 13; Chant & McMurtry 2004a: 203; Ehara & Amano 2004: 17; Moraes *et al.* 2004a: 52; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 81.

*Amblyseius (Amblyseius) tamatavensis*, Ehara 2002: 33; Ehara & Amano 2002: 322.
*Amblyseius aegyptiacus*, Denmark & Matthysse in Matthysse & Denmark 1981: 343 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma 1989)

*Amblyseius maai* Tseng 1976: 123 (synonymy according to Denmark & Muma 1989).

*Amblyseius tamatavensis* belongs to the *obtusus* species group as setae *J2* and *Z1* are present, setae *Z4* are minute and the female ventral shield is not vase-shaped or divided. It belongs to the *aerialis* species subgroup (46 species) as the calyx of the spermatheca is tubular (Chant and McMurtry 2004a).

It seems to fit the functional type III-b (generalist predators living on glabrous leaves) group defined by McMurtry *et al.* (2013). Cavalcante *et al.* (2017) reported this species as a promising natural enemy of *B. tabaci*. Experimental releases of this predator on caged plants in a screenhouse caused the reduction of the density of *B. tabaci* on pepper plants by up to 60-80% (Massaro and Moraes 2019). It can be easily produced in large numbers (Massaro *et al.* 2018) when fed with astigmatine mites, which could allow the mass production for augmentative biological control. This species is reported in tropical areas from over 20 countries around the world (Africa, Asia, America and Oceania). It was already well known from La Réunion since previous studies (Quilici *et al.* 2000). All details of collections were provided in this paper but without any measurements of specimens collected given. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 22.

**Specimens examined:** 212 ♀♀ + 44 ♂♂ + 30 im. in total, 11 ♀♀ + 5 ♂♂ measured. Petite Île - Les bas, Doris Morel farm (aasl 230 m, Long 55°34'1" E, Lat 21°21'22" S), 1 ♀ on *A. viridis*, 3 ♀♀ on *M. coromandelianum*, 5 ♀♀ on *A. conyzoides*, and 1 ♀ on *Synedrella nodiflora* (L.) Gaertn., 10/12/2015; 8 ♀♀ on *L. camara*, 2 ♀♀ on *Solanum nigrum* L., 3 ♀♀ on *P. americana*, 5 ♀♀ on *Convolvulus farinosus* L., 4 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *P. lanceolata*, 12/12/2015; 3 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ + 1 im. on *P. lanceolata*, 3 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ *S. nodiflora*, 31/05/2016; 1 ♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *Oxalis corniculata* L., 7 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ on *D. incanum*, 1 ♀ + 1 im. on *S. nodiflora*, 1 ♀ on *B. pilosa*, 1 ♂ on *P. lanceolata*, 6 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *Citrus limon* (L.) Osbeck, 1/12/2016; Le Tampon - Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 861 m, Long 55°32'90" E, Lat 21°12'80" S), 3 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *B. pilosa*, and 1 ♀ on *P. lanceolata*, 20/9/2016; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 2 ♀♀ on *E. hypericifolia*, 1/11/2015; 56 ♀♀ + 10 ♂♂ + 10 im. in plot H; 6 ♀♀ + 10 ♂♂ in plot HM, 23 and 25/8/2016; 88 ♀♀ + 17 ♂♂ + 14 im. in plot M; 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ in plot CC, 15/12/2016.

**Remarks:** measurements values (Table 22) are very close from that of the literature, especially from those concerning specimens from South-East Asia.

## Sub-tribe Proprioseiopsina Chant & McMurtry

Proprioseiopsina Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 219.

## Genus Proprioseiopsis Muma

*Proprioseiopsis* Muma, 1961: 277.

### Proprioseiopsis mexicanus (Garman)

*Amblyseiopsis mexicanus* Garman 1958: 75.

*Amblyseius mexicanus*, Moraes & McMurtry 1983: 134.

*Proprioseiopsis mexicanus*, Muma & Denmark 1970: 48; Denmark & Muma 1973: 237; Moraes *et al.* 1986: 118; Kreiter & Moraes 1997: 379; Moraes *et al.* 2004a: 181; Chant & McMurtry 2005a: 13, 2007: 89.

*Proprioseiopsis amotus* (Zack) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis asetus* (Chant) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis clausae* (Muma) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis kogi* (Chant & Hansell) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).
*Proprioseiopsis putmani* (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis temperellus* (Denmark & Muma) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011); *Proprioseiopsis tropicanus* (Garman) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis tulearensis* (Blommers) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis versutus* (Zack) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans 2011).

*Proprioseiopsis mexicanus* belongs to the *belizensis* species group as genu I have no

<table><caption>**Table 22** Character measurements of adult females and males of *Amblyseius tamatavensis* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Characters</th><th colspan="5">♀</th><th colspan="4">♂</th></tr><tr><th>La Réunion<br>11, this study</th><th>Africa<br>10</th><th>Brazil<br>7</th><th>Dominican Republic<br>5</th><th>Thailand<br>9</th><th>Holotype<br>1</th><th>La Réunion<br>5, this study</th><th>Ghana<br>1</th><th>Brazil<br>2</th><th>Thailand<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><b>320</b> (295-338)</td><td>354 (328-390)</td><td>352 (323-379)</td><td>337 (320-350)</td><td>337 (310-360)</td><td>340</td><td><b>248</b> (245-250)</td><td>273</td><td>259-292</td><td>254</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><b>240</b> (223-288)</td><td>237 (218-256)</td><td>216 (182-238)</td><td>216 (200-228)</td><td>213 (190-230)</td><td>250</td><td><b>169</b> (150-195)</td><td>187</td><td>177-179</td><td>170</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><b>30</b> (25-35)</td><td>31 (26-40)</td><td>33 (31-36)</td><td>28 (25-30)</td><td>32 (28-37)</td><td>32</td><td><b>24</b> (21-25)</td><td>25</td><td>27-29</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><b>52</b> (48-55)</td><td>50 (38-59)</td><td>53 (50-57)</td><td>48 (43-50)</td><td>52 (49-55)</td><td>54</td><td><b>42</b> (40-45)</td><td>42</td><td>43-45</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><b>4</b> (3-5)</td><td>5 (5-8)</td><td>5 (4-5)</td><td>4 (2-6)</td><td>5 (4-5)</td><td>4</td><td><b>4</b> (4-5)</td><td>5</td><td>4-5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><b>3</b> (3-5)</td><td>4 (3-5)</td><td>4 (3-4)</td><td>3 (2-4)</td><td>4 (3-4)</td><td>3</td><td><b>3</b> (3-4)</td><td>5</td><td>3-4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><b>3</b> (3-5)</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>5 (5-6)</td><td>3 (3-4)</td><td>5 (4-6)</td><td>3</td><td><b>3</b> (3-4)</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>j2</td><td><b>4</b> (3-5)</td><td>7 (5-8)</td><td>6 (5-6)</td><td>4 (4-5)</td><td>5 (5-7)</td><td>5</td><td><b>4</b> (4-5)</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><b>6</b> (4-8)</td><td>8 (5-10)</td><td>7 (6-7)</td><td>5 (4-6)</td><td>6 (4-7)</td><td>6</td><td><b>5</b> (4-8)</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><b>13</b> (10-15)</td><td>15 (14-18)</td><td>14 (13-16)</td><td>12 (11-13)</td><td>14 (9-17)</td><td>15</td><td><b>12</b> (10-13)</td><td>11</td><td>11-12</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><b>5</b> (5-7)</td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>8 (7-8)</td><td>7 (6-8)</td><td>7 (6-8)</td><td>5</td><td><b>5</b> (5-6)</td><td>-</td><td>7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><b>85</b> (80-90)</td><td>87 (77-96)</td><td>91 (90-92)</td><td>83 (76-88)</td><td>86 (80-92)</td><td>88</td><td><b>68</b> (58-90)</td><td>62</td><td>67-69</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><b>5</b> (4-8)</td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>7 (6-7)</td><td>7 (5-8)</td><td>7 (6-9)</td><td>5</td><td><b>5</b> (5-6)</td><td>6</td><td>6-7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><b>5</b> (4-6)</td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>6 (6-7)</td><td>7 (5-8)</td><td>6 (5-9)</td><td>6</td><td><b>4</b></td><td>6</td><td>5-6</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><b>5</b> (5-6)</td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>6 (5-6)</td><td>5 (4-7)</td><td>6 (5-9)</td><td>6</td><td><b>4</b></td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><b>5</b> (5-6)</td><td>9 (8-11)</td><td>7 (6-8)</td><td>7 (5-10)</td><td>7 (6-9)</td><td>6</td><td><b>5</b> (5-6)</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><b>6</b> (5-8)</td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>8 (7-8)</td><td>7 (5-8)</td><td>6 (5-9)</td><td>6</td><td><b>6</b> (5-6)</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><b>4</b> (3-4)</td><td>5 (3-6)</td><td>4 (3-4)</td><td>5 (4-7)</td><td>4 (3-5)</td><td>3</td><td><b>5</b></td><td>5</td><td>3-4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><b>5</b> (4-6)</td><td>7 (5-8)</td><td>6 (6-7)</td><td>7 (5-8)</td><td>6 (5-7)</td><td>5</td><td><b>5</b></td><td>6</td><td>5-6</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><b>106</b> (100-113)</td><td>108 (94-125)</td><td>108 (100-115)</td><td>108 (105-113)</td><td>107 (86-116)</td><td>115</td><td><b>80</b> (75-83)</td><td>86</td><td>82-90</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><b>221</b> (203-233)</td><td>250 (221-272)</td><td>235 (227-246)</td><td>233 (225-238)</td><td>231 (212-240)</td><td>250</td><td><b>151</b> (143-158)</td><td>164</td><td>172</td><td>158</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><b>60</b> (55-63)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><b>51</b> (50-53)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><b>68</b> (65-70)</td><td>72 (67-77)</td><td>69 (67-72)</td><td>71 (70-73)</td><td>70 (67-75)</td><td>-</td><td><b>57</b> (55-58)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><b>76</b> (70-80)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><b>55</b> (53-58)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td><b>60</b> (58-63)</td><td>63 (59-66)</td><td>60 (58-63)</td><td>60 (58-63)</td><td>60 (58-65)</td><td>-</td><td><b>106</b> (100)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><b>77</b> (68-88)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><b>46</b> (43-110)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><b>73</b> (70-78)</td><td>73 (69-77)</td><td>73 (70-77)</td><td>71 (75-78)</td><td>74 (69-80)</td><td>-</td><td><b>38</b> (38-48)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><b>19</b> (18-20)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><b>7</b> (5-8)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><b>10</b></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><b>111</b> (100-115)</td><td>122 (110-136)</td><td>113 (108-118)</td><td>110 (100-118)</td><td><b>117</b> (110-125)</td><td>120</td><td><b>107</b> (100-113)</td><td>109</td><td>108-118</td><td>112</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><b>92</b> (85-100)</td><td>90 (75-101)</td><td>95 (89-99)</td><td>94 (90-100)</td><td>89 (79-100)</td><td>100</td><td><b>140</b> (130-150)</td><td>145</td><td>137-150</td><td>135</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><b>82</b> (75-88)</td><td>84 (69-102)</td><td>85 (80-87)</td><td>87 (83-90)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><b>75</b> (63-90)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><b>83</b> (70-93)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>84</td><td><b>41</b> (38-43)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sge1</td><td><b>41</b> (39-43)</td><td>39 (39-40)</td><td>40 (37-42)</td><td>38 (35-40)</td><td>39 (37-44)</td><td>41</td><td><b>31</b> (30-33)</td><td>30</td><td>31-32</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><b>39</b> (38-40)</td><td>38 (35-42)</td><td>39 (35-41)</td><td>37 (35-38)</td><td>36 (34-38)</td><td>39</td><td><b>26</b> (20-28)</td><td>28</td><td>30-31</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><b>55</b> (53-58)</td><td>58 (48-70)</td><td>57 (55-61)</td><td>54 (53-58)</td><td>55 (50-60)</td><td>61</td><td><b>37</b> (35-40)</td><td>41</td><td>38</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>StIII</td><td><b>45</b> (43-48)</td><td>46 (34-53)</td><td>47 (46-47)</td><td>44 (43-45)</td><td>46 (42-48)</td><td>41</td><td><b>30</b> (28-35)</td><td>31</td><td>33-34</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><b>102</b> (100-103)</td><td>106 (85-126)</td><td>103 (100-105)</td><td>103 (97-115)</td><td>106 (100-120)</td><td>120</td><td><b>63</b> (60-65)</td><td>62</td><td>67</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><b>73</b> (69-78)</td><td>69 (54-86)</td><td>77 (68-80)</td><td>69 (63-73)</td><td>72 (65-77)</td><td>75</td><td><b>44</b> (40-48)</td><td>39</td><td>47-50</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><b>69</b> (68-70)</td><td>71 (58-86)</td><td>71 (70-72)</td><td>58 (63-75)</td><td>66 (62-70)</td><td>73</td><td><b>55</b> (53-60)</td><td>51</td><td>55-56</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><b>17</b> (13-23)</td><td>23 (18-32)</td><td>17 (16-18)</td><td>14 (12-15)</td><td>12 (9-15)</td><td>30</td><td colspan="4">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>4</td><td colspan="4">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><b>34</b> (30-38)</td><td>34 (34-35)</td><td>30 (27-32)</td><td>-</td><td>31 (29-35)</td><td>35</td><td><b>24</b> (23-25)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Nb teeth Fd</td><td><b>11</b></td><td>13</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>14</td><td><b>6</b></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><b>37</b> (28-38)</td><td>39 (39-40)</td><td>37 (36-38)</td><td>-</td><td>38 (35-41)</td><td>35</td><td><b>22</b> (20-25)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Nb teeth Md</td><td><b>3</b></td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>3</td><td><b>1</b></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td colspan="5">Not applicable</td><td><b>28</b> (25-30)</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – For ♀♀: Africa (Benin 2 ♀♀, Burundi 1♀, Cameroon 2♀♀, DR Congo 1♀, Ghana 2♀♀, Rwanda 1♀, Uganda 1♀): Zannou *et al.* (2007); Brazil (Bahia): Souza *et al.* (2015); Dominican Republic: Abo-Shnaf *et al.* (2016); Holotype Madagascar: Blommers (1974a); Thailand: Oliveira *et al.* (2012). For ♂♂: Ghana: Zannou *et al.* (2007); Brazil (Bahia): Souza *et al.* (2015); Thailand: Oliveira *et al.* (2012). - : not provided.
macrosetae. As the spermathecal of that species has a short calyx, cup-shaped, it belongs to the *asetus* species subgroup (Chant and McMurtry 2005a).

This species is known from all islands of French West Indies (Kreiter and Moraes 1997; Moraes *et al.* 2000, Kreiter *et al.* 2006; Mailloux *et al.* 2010; Kreiter *et al.* 2018c) but it was found only in very large number during a previous study on companion plant in Guadeloupe (Mailloux *et al.* 2010) and in an actual study in La Réunion (Le Bellec, unpub. data). This species seems to be very abundant on weeds in the lower vegetation. Phytoseiid mites of the genus *Proprioseiopsis* have been found mainly in ground surface, humus, litter, soil, moss or on grass (Muma and Denmark 1970; McMurtry *et al.* 2015).

*Proprioseiopsis mexicanus* population increase when fed *T. urticae* eggs (Megevand *et al.* 1993) and this species seems to be a good predator of thrips (Kreiter, unpub. data). It is one of the prevailing phytoseiid species on citrus orchards in Alabama (Fadamiro *et al.* 2009). Denmark and Evans (2011) mentioned that the species can be reared on *T. urticae* and *Oligonychus pratensis* (Banks) and is associated with *Bryobia praetiosa* Koch, *Bryobia* sp. and *P. ulmi*. It was also found in association with *Tetranychus evansi* Baker and Pritchard (Furtado *et al.* 2014) but mentioned as a poor predator of that species. The biology of this species is however almost unknown.

*Proprioseiopsis mexicanus* was already recorded by Quilici *et al.* (2000) and all details of collections were provided but measurements of specimens collected and identified were not published. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 23.

**Specimens examined:** 194 ♀♀ + + 2 ♂♂ + 9 im. in total, 13 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ measured (1 ♂ in bad shape). Petite Île - Les bas, Doris Morel farm (aasl 230 m, Long 55°34'1" E, Lat 21°21'22" S), 1 ♀ on *C. farinosus*, 12/12/2015; Montvert-les-Hauts - EARL Le Mont Vert farm (aasl 582 m, Long 55°32'19" E, Lat 21°19'42" S), 4 ♀♀ on *Lobularia maritima* (L.) Desv., 14/12/2015, 16 ♀♀ on *Capsicum annuum* L., 19/5/2015, 10 ♀♀ on *C. annuum*, 4/8/2015, 21 ♀♀ on *C. annuum*, 23/08/2016, 8 ♀♀ on *C. annuum*, 15/12/2016, 13 ♀♀ on *C. annuum*, 11/1/2017, and 5 ♀♀ *C. annuum*, 11/6/2017; Saint-Pierre - Armeflor Station (aasl 450 m, Long 55°31'9" E, Lat 21°18'14" S), 1 ♀ on *Cosmos sulphureus* Cav., 15/12/2015; Saint-Paul - Savannah (aasl 61 m, Long 55°29'43" E, Lat 21°20'41" S), 2 ♀♀ on *C. annuum*, 22/9/2016; Vincendo - Delaunay Jean-Max, Jacques Payet farm (aasl 110 m, Long 55°67'14" E, Lat 21°38" S), 10 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ on *C. annuum*, 15/12/2016; Petite Île - Les Bas, Doris Morel farm (aasl 230 m, Long 55°34'1" E, Lat 21°21'22" S), 1 ♀ on *S. nodiflora*, 31/5/2016; 5 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *P. lanceolata*, 2 ♀♀ on *C. dactylon*, and 1 ♀ on *S. nodiflora*, 1/12/2016; 8 ♀♀ on *M. coromandelianum*, 10/1/2017; Petite Île - Piton Bloc, Yébo Luguy farm (aasl 973 m, Long 55°34'6" E, Lat 21°18'64" S), 1 ♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 5 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 3 ♀♀ on *Ipomoea indica* (Burm.) Merr., 1 ♀ on *P. lanceolata*, 1 ♀ on *Veronica persica* Poir., 28/4/2016; 1 ♀ on *B. catharticus*, 10 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *P. lanceolata*, 9 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *R. raphanistrum*, 18/10/2016; 14 ♀♀ + 2 im. on *Citrus* sp., 6 ♀♀ + 2 im. on *S. mauritianum*, 29/11/2016, 4 ♀♀ + 3 im. on *L. camara*, 5 ♀♀ on *A. dealbata*, 5 ♀♀ on *P. aquilinum*, 9/1/2017; Le Tampon - Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 861 m, Long 55°32'90" E, Lat 21°12'80" S), 1 ♀ on *P. lanceolata*, 1 ♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 1 ♀ on *Poa* sp., 2 ♀♀ on *B. pilosa*, and 4 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 24/5/2016; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 3 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *A. hispidum*, 17/2/2017; 2 ♀♀ on *Datura innoxia* Mill., 1 ♀ on *Sorghum arundinaceum* (Desv.) Stapf, 27/2/2017; 1 ♀ on *P. hysterophorus*, 30/3/2017; 5 ♀♀ in plot CC, 6/4/2017.

**Remarks:** measurement values of female and male specimens from La Réunion (Table 23) fit well with all those indicated in Kreiter *et al.* (2018c) for various countries. All setae and dimensions of specimens of this study have however slightly longer in females and males compared to specimens from other countries.

**Proprioseiopsis ovatus (Garman)**

*Amblyseiopsis ovatus* Garman 1958: 78.
*Amblyseiulus ovatus*, Muma 1961: 278.
*Typhlodromus (Amblyseius) ovatus*, Chant 1959: 90.

*Typhlodromus ovatus*, Hirschmann 1962: 19.

*Proprioseiopsis (Proprioseiopsis) ovatus*, Karg 1989: 208.

*Proprioseiopsis ovatus*, Moraes et al. 1986: 121; 2004a: 184; Chant & McMurtry 2005a: 15; 2007: 89.

*Proprioseiopsis antonelli* Congdon (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans (2011).

<table><caption>**Table 23** Character measurements of adult females and one adult male of *Proprioseiopsis mexicanus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Characters</th><th colspan="7">♀</th><th colspan="4">♂</th></tr><tr><th>La Réunion</th><th>Africa</th><th>Brazil</th><th>Guadeloupe</th><th>Madagascar</th><th>Martinique</th><th>Holotype<br>Mexico</th><th>La Réunion</th><th>Guadeloupe</th><th>Martinique</th><th>Peru</th></tr><tr><td></td><td>15, this study</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>?</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1, this study</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>357</strong> (325 – 368)</td><td>340 (336 – 344)</td><td>325 – 350</td><td>335 (331 – 339)</td><td>340</td><td>337 (312 – 369)</td><td>355</td><td><strong>268</strong></td><td>279</td><td>243–253</td><td>288</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>232</strong> (213 – 240)</td><td>223 (214 – 230)</td><td>195 – 215</td><td>224 (212 – 241)</td><td>230</td><td>205 (186 – 257)</td><td>216</td><td><strong>185</strong></td><td>194</td><td>153–164</td><td>193</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 28)</td><td>17 (16 – 18)</td><td>21 – 22</td><td>19 (15 – 22)</td><td>20</td><td>22 (19 – 24)</td><td>22</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>31</strong> (28 – 33)</td><td>28 (26 – 29)</td><td>30 – 31</td><td>30 (24 – 34)</td><td>27</td><td>30 (28 – 31)</td><td>28</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>24</td><td>24 – 27</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>5 (5 – 6)</td><td>5</td><td>5 (4 – 7)</td><td>3</td><td>5 (3 – 6)</td><td>6</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>4</strong> (3 – 5)</td><td>4 (3 – 5)</td><td>5</td><td>5 (4 – 7)</td><td>4</td><td>5 (4 – 6)</td><td>5</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>5</strong> (3 – 8)</td><td>6 (5 – 6)</td><td>6</td><td>5 (5 – 6)</td><td>4</td><td>6 (5 – 7)</td><td>7</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>9 – 10</td><td>9 (9 – 10)</td><td>7</td><td>10 (6 – 14)</td><td>7</td><td><strong>9</strong></td><td>9</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>15 (14 – 16)</td><td>14 – 16</td><td>11 (9 – 14)</td><td>12</td><td>13 (13 – 16)</td><td>13</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>10</td><td>11 – 13</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>8 (6 – 10)</td><td>10 – 11</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>12</td><td>9 (7 – 10)</td><td>7</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>8</td><td>7 – 9</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>63</strong> (58 – 68)</td><td>54 (53 – 56)</td><td>49 – 52</td><td>59 (56 – 65)</td><td>54</td><td>63 (53 – 68)</td><td>56</td><td><strong>48</strong></td><td>43</td><td>45 – 46</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>8 – 9</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>9</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>8</td><td><strong>12</strong></td><td>9</td><td>5 – 9</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>10</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>9</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>8</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>10 (10 – 11)</td><td>10</td><td>9 (9 – 12)</td><td>9</td><td>10 (8 – 11)</td><td>8</td><td><strong>12</strong></td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>16</strong> (13 – 18)</td><td>12 (8 – 16)</td><td>12</td><td>12 (11 – 14)</td><td>13</td><td>14 (13 – 15)</td><td>14</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>11</td><td>10 – 12</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (8 – 13)</td><td>9 (8 – 11)</td><td>11 – 12</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>10 (8 – 11)</td><td>10</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>11</td><td>9 – 10</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>4</strong> (3 – 5)</td><td>4 (3 – 5)</td><td>4</td><td>4 (4 – 5)</td><td>4</td><td>5 (4 – 5)</td><td>5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>8</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>6 (5 – 7)</td><td>9</td><td>7 (6 – 8)</td><td>6</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>79</strong> (75 – 83)</td><td>69 (62 – 74)</td><td>64 – 70</td><td>74 (72 – 76)</td><td>60</td><td>78 (66 – 83)</td><td>73</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>56</td><td>50 – 60 ser.</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>110</strong> (103 – 120)</td><td>102 (94 – 112)</td><td>85 – 93</td><td>103 (97 – 110)</td><td>104</td><td>108 (95 – 131)</td><td>98</td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td>74</td><td>78 ser.</td><td>89</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>54</strong> (53 – 58)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>49 (45 – 52)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>50</strong></td><td>-</td><td>42 – 43</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>65</strong> (63 – 68)</td><td>64</td><td>64 – 65</td><td>68 (65 – 74)</td><td>-</td><td>61 (57 – 64)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>-</td><td>51</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>74</strong> (73 – 80)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>69 (62 – 71)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>-</td><td>49 – 50</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td><strong>64</strong> (63 – 75)</td><td>60 (59 – 61)</td><td>57 – 60</td><td>60 (58 – 62)</td><td>-</td><td>58 (55 – 62)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>105</strong></td><td>-</td><td>87 – 92</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>72</strong> (68 – 75)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>70 (64 – 74)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>38</strong></td><td>-</td><td>53 – 57</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>69</strong> (63 – 73)</td><td>65 (61 – 69)</td><td>65 – 70</td><td>66 (64 – 72)</td><td>-</td><td>62 (58 – 69)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>-</td><td>28 – 36</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>27</strong> (23 – 30)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>23 (21 – 26)</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 5)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>6 (5 – 7)</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>11</strong> (8 – 15)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>12 (10 – 16)</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>116</strong> (100 – 125)</td><td>113 (109 – 115)</td><td>102 – 108</td><td>108 (103 – 114)</td><td>115</td><td>102 (95 – 120)</td><td>112</td><td><strong>108</strong></td><td>103</td><td>104 – 110</td><td>127</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>86</strong> (78 – 90)</td><td>97 (81 – 101)</td><td>92 – 95</td><td>92 (86 – 97)</td><td>90</td><td>91 (83 – 100)</td><td>96</td><td><strong>133</strong></td><td>121</td><td>101 – 118</td><td>144</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>66</strong> (60 – 73)</td><td>77 (72 – 80)</td><td>80</td><td>85 (80 – 89)</td><td>-</td><td>75 (68 – 81)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>63</strong></td><td>-</td><td>72</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>71</strong> (60 – 78)</td><td>-</td><td>60 – 65</td><td>-</td><td>62</td><td>68 (62 – 76)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>-</td><td>22 – 33</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 28)</td><td>23 (22 – 24)</td><td>21 – 22</td><td>23 (20 – 24)</td><td>20</td><td>23 (21 – 24)</td><td>25</td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td>-</td><td>15</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 25)</td><td>23 (22 – 24)</td><td>23</td><td>24 (23 – 25)</td><td>20</td><td>26 (21 – 28)</td><td>25</td><td><strong>19</strong></td><td>19</td><td>18</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>50</strong> (43 – 55)</td><td>49 (45 – 51)</td><td>45</td><td>49 (48 – 51)</td><td>48</td><td>52 (46 – 55)</td><td>54</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>32</td><td>33 – 34</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td><strong>31</strong> (23 – 35)</td><td>27</td><td>26</td><td>32 (27 – 36)</td><td>30</td><td>32 (25 – 35)</td><td>32</td><td><strong>19</strong></td><td>23</td><td>19 – 22</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>61</strong> (55 – 63)</td><td>58</td><td>55</td><td>56 (51 – 60)</td><td>61</td><td>59 (53 – 67)</td><td>62</td><td><strong>45</strong></td><td>48</td><td>49 – 53</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>6</strong> (4 – 8)</td><td>3 (3 – 4)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>10</strong> (9 – 13)</td><td>9 (9 – 10)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>10</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>31</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>29 (28 – 29)</td><td>29</td><td>33 (29 – 38)</td><td>28</td><td>29 (27 – 32)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>8 + 2</strong></td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>-</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>-</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>-</td><td>4</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>31</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>34 (33 – 34)</td><td>31</td><td>31 (29 – 32)</td><td>28</td><td>33 (31 – 34)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>-</td><td>22</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td colspan="7" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td><td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">Not applicable</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – For ♀♀: Africa: Moraes et al. (2007a); Brazil: Lofego et al. (2009); Guadeloupe: Kreiter & Moraes (1997); Madagascar (identified as *Amblyseius tulearensis*, synonymized by Denmark & Evans 2011): Blommers (1976); Martinique: Kreiter et al. (2018c); Holotype Mexico: Moraes et al. (2007). For ♂♂: Guadeloupe: Kreiter & Moraes (1997); Martinique: Kreiter et al. (2018c); Peru: Guanilo et al. (2008a). - : not provided.
*Proprioseiopsis cannaensis* (Muma) (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans (2011).

*Proprioseiopsis hundsonianus* (Chant & Hansell) — (Synonymy according to Denmark & Evans (2011); *Proprioseiopsis parapeltatus* (synonymy according to Tseng 1983).

*Proprioseiopsis peltatus* (van der Merwe) (synonymy according to Tseng 1983).

Like *P. mexicanus*, *P. ovatus* belongs to the *belizensis* species (see above). As the spermatheca of that species is sacicular, it belongs to the *belizensis* species subgroup (Chant and McMurtry 2005a).

This species is known from Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante and Martinique (Kreiter and Moraes 1997; Moraes et al. 2000; Mailloux et al. 2010; Kreiter et al. 2018c). This species was found in very large number only during a previous study on companion plant in Guadeloupe (Mailloux et al. 2010) and in a recent study in La Réunion (Le Bellec, unpub. data). In other habitats, this species seems to be rare. This species like *P. mexicanus* seems to be abundant on weeds in the lower vegetation. Denmark and Evans (2011) indicated that this species is associated with *O. pratensis* and *Brevipalpus* sp. It was also found in association with *T. evansi* (Furtado et al. 2014) but mentioned as poor predator of that species. Despite this information, the biology of this species remains unknown.

This is the first mention of this species from La Réunion.

**Specimens examined:** 58 ♀♀ in total, 12 ♀♀ measured. Petite Île - Piton Bloc, Yébo Luguy farm (aasl 973 m, Long 55°34'64" E, Lat 21°18'64" S), 1 ♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 26/11/2015; 1 ♀ on *P. lanceolata*, 9/12/2015; 1 ♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 4 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 1 ♀ on *I. indica*, 28/4/2016; 4 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 1 ♀ on *B. pilosa*, 2 ♀♀ on *Citrus lemon* Eureka, 24/5/2016; Le Tampon - Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 1100 m, Long 55°34'12" E, Lat 21°16'48" S), 1 ♀ on *L. camara*, 9/12/2015; Saint-Gilles - Pépinières du Théâtre (aasl 70 m, Long 56°13'58" E, Lat 21°2'50" S), 1 ♀ on *Ipomoea nil* (L.) Roth, 14/2/2017; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 40 ♀♀ in plot CC, 1 in plot F, 1 ♀ in plot H, 6/4/2017.

**Remarks:** measurements of female specimens of La Réunion (Table 24) fit well those obtained for populations of various countries. Despite the great number of females sampled, no male was recorded.

## Tribe Euseiini Chant & McMurtry

Euseiini Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 191.

## Sub-tribe Typhlodromalina Chant & McMurtry

Typhlodromalina Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 195.

## Genus Typhlodromalus Muma

*Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus)* Muma, 1961: 288; *Typhlodromalus*, De Leon 1966: 87.

### Typhlodromalus spinosus (Meyer & Rodrigues)

*Amblyseius spinosus* Meyer & Rodrigues 1966: 30.

*Kampimodromus spinosus*, Quilici *et al.* 2000: 100.

*Typhlodromalus spinosus*, Moraes *et al.* 186: 2004a: 204.

*Typhlodromalus spinosus*, Chant & McMurtry 2005a: 199; 2007: 111.

*Typhlodromalus spinosus* 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 in eastern, western but mainly southern Africa and in La Réunion (Demite *et al.* 2019). The rapid multiplication of this species on the western flower thrips (WFT), *F. occidentalis*, was confirmed and clear evidence that *T. spinosus*
<table><caption>**Table 24** Character measurements of adult females of *Proprioseiopsis ovatus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>12, this study</th><th>Africa<br>10</th><th>Madagascar<br>?</th><th>South Africa<br>3</th><th>Sri Lanka<br>1</th><th>Thailand<br>8</th><th>Holotype USA<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>361</strong> (328-400)</td><td>348 (324-381)</td><td>320</td><td>358-362</td><td>357</td><td>329 (320-337)</td><td>372</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>290</strong> (253-330)</td><td>270 (227-290)</td><td>230</td><td>294-313</td><td>292</td><td>268 (225-315)</td><td>252</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>31</strong> (30-35)</td><td>29 (28-32)</td><td>32</td><td>28-30</td><td>27</td><td>26 (24-29)</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>66</strong> (57-75)</td><td>64 (57-69)</td><td>61</td><td>66</td><td>61</td><td>64 (60-68)</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5-8)</td><td>6 (4-8)</td><td>-</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-8)</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>-</td><td>6</td><td>-</td><td>5 (5-6)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8-13)</td><td>9 (8-10)</td><td>-</td><td>9-13</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>8</strong> (8-10)</td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>-</td><td>9-13</td><td>9</td><td>8 (6-9)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>20</strong> (15-25)</td><td>19 (16-21)</td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>21 (17-25)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>13</strong> (10-15)</td><td>10 (9-11)</td><td>-</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>10 (10-11)</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>103</strong> (93-108)</td><td>99 (91-106)</td><td>100</td><td>105-110</td><td>96</td><td>100 (98-100)</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>21</strong> (18-25)</td><td>20 (14-26)</td><td>21</td><td>19-21</td><td>22</td><td>21 (14-25)</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>13</strong> (10-17)</td><td>14 (9-16)</td><td>-</td><td>9-13</td><td>13</td><td>16 (12-18)</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10-15)</td><td>10 (9-11)</td><td>-</td><td>9-13</td><td>11</td><td>12 (10-15)</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>42</strong> (35-53)</td><td>39 (32-44)</td><td>30</td><td>43-45</td><td>45</td><td>34 (31-36)</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>26</strong> (18-36)</td><td>25 (19-34)</td><td>25</td><td>28-30</td><td>24</td><td>22 (20-27)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5-6)</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>-</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5 (4-6)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23-25)</td><td>21 (14-24)</td><td>-</td><td>19-21</td><td>20</td><td>21 (18-25)</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>107</strong> (103-118)</td><td>108 (88-120)</td><td>100</td><td>122</td><td>107</td><td>109 (105-115)</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>95</strong> (90-103)</td><td>88 (67-107)</td><td>110</td><td>105-110</td><td>96</td><td>92 (83-96)</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><td>St1-St1</td><td><strong>54</strong> (49-60)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>St2-St2</td><td><strong>76</strong> (70-80)</td><td>70 (63-77)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>70</td><td>73 (70-77)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>St3-St3</td><td><strong>93</strong> (85-98)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>82 (78-84)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>St1-St3</td><td><strong>60</strong> (55-63)</td><td>53 (50-56)</td><td>-</td><td>48-52</td><td>47</td><td>54 (52-55)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>St4-St4</td><td><strong>91</strong> (83-98)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>St5-St5</td><td><strong>95</strong> (88-103)</td><td>89 (82-96)</td><td>102</td><td>111-115</td><td>93</td><td>92 (90-97)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>30</strong> (25-33)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lsiw</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-5)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>114</strong> (103-133)</td><td>109 (98-122)</td><td>93</td><td>110-115</td><td>115</td><td>106 (100-115)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>97</strong> (75-115)</td><td>108 (104-115)</td><td>102</td><td>110-115</td><td>113</td><td>112 (109-115)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>vsw anus</td><td><strong>87</strong> (75-95)</td><td>90 (84-104)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>90</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>85</strong> (75-95)</td><td>-</td><td>77</td><td>89-93</td><td>-</td><td>78</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>27</strong> (22-31)</td><td>28 (25-32)</td><td>32</td><td>33</td><td>25</td><td>27 (24-29)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>StiIII</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20-25)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>24 (22-26)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>61</strong> (55-65)</td><td>58 (46-66)</td><td>50</td><td>66</td><td>50</td><td>55 (45-61)</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td><strong>40</strong> (35-45)</td><td>41 (34-47)</td><td>36</td><td>45</td><td>37</td><td>37 (35-40)</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>87</strong> (73-105)</td><td>84 (77-91)</td><td>86</td><td>90</td><td>79</td><td>88 (83-90)</td><td>96</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>22</strong> (18-23)</td><td>16 (13-19)</td><td>-</td><td>24</td><td>18</td><td>14 (12-17)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8-10)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>10</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>32</strong> (25-35)</td><td>30 (28-32)</td><td>-</td><td>33</td><td>32</td><td>30 (29-31)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>6-7</strong></td><td>5</td><td>-</td><td>5</td><td>6-7</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>32</strong> (30-35)</td><td>33 (32-34)</td><td>-</td><td>35</td><td>30</td><td>31 (29-34)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Africa (Ghana 4♀, Kenya 2♀, Sierra-Leone 1♀, Zimbabwe 1♀, South Africa 2♀): Moraes *et al.* (2007a); Madagascar (identified as *Amblyseius peltatus*, synonymized by Tseng 1983): Blommers (1976); Martinique: Kreiter *et al.* (2018c); South Africa (identified as *Amblyseius peltatus*, synonymized by Tseng 1983): van der Merwe (1968); Thailand: Oliveira *et al.* (2012); Sri Lanka: Moraes *et al.* (2004a); Holotype USA: Moraes & McMurtry (1983); -: not provided.
predates on WFT under laboratory and field conditions but not on *T. urticae* was established (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 have never been record in 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). *T. spinosus* was already recorded by Quilici *et al.* (2000) and all details of collections were provided but measurements of specimens collected and identified were not published. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 25.

**Specimens examined:** 113 ♀♀ + 18 ♂♂ + 10 im. in total, 13 ♀♀ + 4 ♂♂ measured. Petite Île - Piton Bloc, Yébo Luguy farm (aasl 973 m, Long 55°34'64" E, Lat 21°18'64" S), 1 ♀ on *B. catharticus*, 18/10/2016; 1 ♀ on *P. lanceolata*, 9/12/2015; 1 ♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 4 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 1 ♀ on *I. indica*, 28/4/2016; 4 ♀♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 1 ♀ on *B. pilosa*, 2 ♀♀ on *C. limon*, 24/5/2016; Le Tampon - Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 1100 m, Long 55°34'12" E, Lat 21°16'48" S), 2 ♀♀ on *P. americana*, 1 ♂ on *R. alceifolius*, 7/1/2016; 3 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ on *R. raphanistrum*, 11 ♀♀ + 3 ♂♂ on *B. pilosa*, 12 ♀♀ on *A. conyzoides*, 24/5/2016; 6 ♀♀ on *B. pilosa* 16/9/2016; 41 ♀♀ + 8 ♂♂ + 6 im. on *B. pilosa*, 5 ♀♀ + 3 ♂♂ on *P. lanceolata*, 14 ♀♀ + 3 im. on *R. raphanistrum*, 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ on *Trifolium repens* L., 1 ♀ on *Sonchus asper* All., 1 ♂♂ + 1 im. on *B. catharticus*, 20/9/2016; Le Tampon - Bras de Pontho, Aldo Grace farm (aasl 661 m, Long 55°29'48" E, Lat 21°14'33" S), 1 ♀ on *A. viridis*, 21/2/2017.

**Remarks:** measurements of female and male specimens of La Réunion (Table 25) fit well those obtained for populations of various countries. Measurements are in general for all characters longer compared to those obtained on specimens of other countries in general.

## Genus Ueckermannseius Chant & McMurtry

*Ueckermannia Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 201.* Preoccupied by *Ueckermannia Kazmierski*, 1996 (Tydeidae).

*Ueckermannseius Chant & McMurtry, 2005c: 337; 2007: 115.*

## Ueckermannseius nesiotus (Ueckermann & Kreiter)

*Typhlodromalus nesiotus Ueckermann & Kreiter 2002: 343.*

*Ueckermannseius nesiotus Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 203; 2007: 115.*

This species was described as *Typhlodromalus nesiotus* Ueckermann and Kreiter in Kreiter *et al.* (2002) but as all setae are short to minute, the setae Z4 are not as long as distance between their base and that of setae S4 and the dorsal shield is smooth except some anterolateral striations, it belongs to the genus *Ueckermannseius* (Chant and McMurtry 2005b). This species has never been recorded from other countries or record again in La Réunion since its description. The biology of this species remains totally unknown.

This is the first new record since the original description in 2002.

**Specimens examined:** two ♀♀ in total, both measured. Petite Île - Piton Bloc, Yébo Luguy farm (aasl 973 m, Long 55°34'64" E, Lat 21°18'64" S), 1 ♀ on *R. raphanistrum*, 9/12/2015; Forêt de Sans Souci - Ilet Alcide, (aasl 1452 m, Long 55°22'07" E, Lat 21°01'17" S), 1 ♀ on *Hypericum lanceolatum* Lam., 18/11/2018.

**Remarks:** the two females collected and measured during this study (Table 26) slightly differ from females measured by Kreiter *et al.* (2002). Dorsal shield dimensions are greater by 15-26%, length and width of the sternal shield are greater by 25 and 20% respectively, and the length of *JV5* is greater by 60%.

## Ueckermannseius parahavu Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira

*Ueckermannseius parahavu* Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira, in Moraes *et al.* 2006: 36, Chant & McMurtry 2007: 115.
<table><caption>**Table 25** Character measurements of adult females and males of *Typhlodromalus spinosus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Characters</th><th colspan="4">♀</th><th colspan="3">♂</th></tr><tr><th>La Réunion<br>13, this study</th><th>Africa<br>6</th><th>Kenya<br>9</th><th>Mozambique<br>10</th><th>La Réunion<br>4, this study</th><th>Kenya<br>1</th><th>Mozambique<br>3</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>339</strong> (320 – 355)</td><td>332 (322 – 344)</td><td>330</td><td>327 – 350</td><td><strong>260</strong> (248 – 268)</td><td>246</td><td>260</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>200</strong> (190 – 222)</td><td>202 (192 – 210)</td><td>195</td><td>205 – 233</td><td><strong>178</strong> (168 – 188)</td><td>152</td><td>176</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>35</strong> (30 – 38)</td><td>29 (26 – 33)</td><td>28</td><td>32 – 37</td><td><strong>25</strong> (23 – 28)</td><td>19</td><td>19 – 20</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>42</strong> (40 – 45)</td><td>33 (29 – 38)</td><td>35</td><td>38 – 45</td><td><strong>30</strong> (28 – 35)</td><td>22</td><td>27 – 31</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>19</strong> (15 – 23)</td><td>15 (14 – 16)</td><td>16</td><td>16 – 24</td><td><strong>15</strong> (13 – 18)</td><td>11</td><td>12 – 13</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>19</strong> (16 – 23)</td><td>16 (14 – 18)</td><td>18</td><td>16 – 22</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>13</td><td>12 – 15</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>28</strong> (25 – 33)</td><td>22 (19 – 25)</td><td>21</td><td>22 – 30</td><td><strong>22</strong> (21 – 23)</td><td>14</td><td>14 – 19</td></tr><tr><td>j2</td><td><strong>29</strong> (28 – 33)</td><td>24 (21 – 25)</td><td>23</td><td>22 – 33</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 16)</td><td>14</td><td>15 – 16</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>9</strong> (5 – 10)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>9</td><td>9 – 13</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 6)</td><td>5</td><td>9 – 10</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>23</strong> (20 – 26)</td><td>18 (16 – 23)</td><td>28</td><td>-</td><td><strong>17</strong> (15 – 20)</td><td>13</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>20</strong> (18 – 23)</td><td>18 (14 – 21)</td><td>22</td><td>-</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>13</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>54</strong> (43 – 63)</td><td>47 (43 – 53)</td><td>48</td><td>47 – 63</td><td><strong>42</strong> (40 – 45)</td><td>34</td><td>35 – 39</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>51</strong> (45 – 55)</td><td>42 (37 – 48)</td><td>44</td><td>45 – 56</td><td><strong>29</strong> (28 – 30)</td><td>24</td><td>26 – 27</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>43</strong> (38 – 53)</td><td>30 (22 – 38)</td><td>35</td><td>Absent</td><td><strong>21</strong> (15 – 28)</td><td>16</td><td>Absent</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>27</strong> (23 – 33)</td><td>22 (21 – 24)</td><td>25</td><td>22 – 32</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>16</td><td>17 – 22</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>39</strong> (35 – 45)</td><td>34 (30 – 40)</td><td>39</td><td>33 – 47</td><td><strong>28</strong> (28 – 30)</td><td>26</td><td>23 – 27</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>18</strong> (18 – 20)</td><td>16 (14 – 18)</td><td>22</td><td>16 – 22</td><td><strong>13</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>13</td><td>13 – 15</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>27</strong> (25 – 30)</td><td>23 (19 – 26)</td><td>26</td><td>22 – 29</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>16</td><td>14 – 16</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>52</strong> (48 – 60)</td><td>48 (43 – 50)</td><td>50</td><td>53 – 63</td><td><strong>37</strong> (35 – 40)</td><td>30</td><td>32 – 38</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>70</strong> (68 – 80)</td><td>65 (61 – 68)</td><td>74</td><td>67 – 83</td><td><strong>46</strong> (43 – 48)</td><td>40</td><td>39 – 47</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>60</strong> (58 – 63)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><strong>48</strong> (46 – 50)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>80</strong> (73 – 83)</td><td>65 (62 – 69)</td><td>60</td><td>72 – 76</td><td><strong>57</strong> (55 – 58)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>69</strong> (58 – 83)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><strong>64</strong> (55 – 83)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td><strong>64</strong> (60 – 68)</td><td>64 (61 – 68)</td><td>60</td><td>83 – 84</td><td><strong>108</strong> (105 – 113)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>99</strong> (75 – 120)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><strong>49</strong> (45 – 50)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>76</strong> (73 – 81)</td><td>71 (67 – 78)</td><td>83</td><td>76 – 85</td><td><strong>38</strong> (35 – 40)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>21</strong> (18 – 25)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="3">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="3">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="3">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>112</strong> (105 – 133)</td><td>103 (99 – 109)</td><td>100</td><td>97 – 117</td><td><strong>105</strong> (98 – 118)</td><td>91</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>54</strong> (48 – 62)</td><td>51 (43 – 55)</td><td>55</td><td>62 – 74</td><td><strong>131</strong> (108 – 148)</td><td>136</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>66</strong> (58 – 73)</td><td>62 (58 – 70)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><strong>89</strong> (83 – 93)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>61</strong> (53 – 69)</td><td>-</td><td>58</td><td>58 – 72</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 25)</td><td>-</td><td>21 – 24</td></tr><tr><td>SgeI</td><td><strong>21</strong> (19 – 28)</td><td>16 (13 – 20)</td><td>-</td><td>20 – 23</td><td><strong>17</strong> (17 – 18)</td><td>14</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 25)</td><td>19 (14 – 23)</td><td>18</td><td>26 – 28</td><td><strong>18</strong> (18 – 19)</td><td>14</td><td>16 – 19</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>31</strong> (29 – 33)</td><td>27 (22 – 33)</td><td>20</td><td>30 – 34</td><td><strong>23</strong> (20 – 25)</td><td>19</td><td>20 – 23</td></tr><tr><td>StIII</td><td><strong>21</strong> (19 – 23)</td><td>20 (19 – 23)</td><td>16</td><td>-</td><td><strong>16</strong></td><td>13</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>52</strong> (48 – 55)</td><td>43 (40 – 48)</td><td>41</td><td>45 – 47</td><td><strong>33</strong> (30 – 35)</td><td>29</td><td>28 – 36</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>27</strong> (24 – 30)</td><td>26 (24 – 30)</td><td>23</td><td>-</td><td><strong>21</strong> (20 – 23)</td><td>18</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>62</strong> (55 – 68)</td><td>55 (53 – 58)</td><td>58</td><td>62 – 72</td><td><strong>42</strong> (40 – 45)</td><td>40</td><td>42 – 46</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>25</strong> (23 – 31)</td><td>16 (15 – 18)</td><td>16</td><td>24</td><td colspan="3">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>12</strong> (9 – 20)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>14</td><td><strong>20</strong> (18 – 23)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>34</strong> (30 – 38)</td><td>30 (29 – 30)</td><td>-</td><td>32 – 34</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>-</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>8 – 9?</strong></td><td>9 – 10</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td><strong>20</strong> (19 – 23)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>34</strong> (28 – 43)</td><td>36 (35 – 37)</td><td>-</td><td>35 – 38</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>-</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>3 – 4</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td><strong>26</strong> (23 – 30)</td><td>24</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td colspan="4">Not applicable</td><td colspan="3"></td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – For ♀♀: Africa (Benin 1♀, Burundi 1♀, Kenya 3♀♀, DR Congo 1♀): Moraes *et al.* (2006); Kenya: El-Banhawy & Knapp (2011a); Mozambique: Meyer & Rodrigues (1966). For ♂♂: Kenya: Moraes *et al.* (2006); Mozambique: Meyer & Rodrigues (1966). - : not provided.
All dorsal setae of this species are short to minute, the setae Z4 are not as long as distance between their base and that of setae S4 and the dorsal shield is smooth except some anterolateral striations. Thus, it belongs to the genus *Ueckermannseius* (Chant and McMurtry 2005b). This species is only known from Ghana (Moraes *et al.* 2006) and nothing is known on its biology.

This is the first new record of that species in another location and the first record of the species in La Réunion.

**Specimens examined:** 2 ♀♀ in total, both measured. Forêt de Bélouve - Gîte (aasl 1500 m, Long 55°33'36" E, Lat 21°6'0" S), 2 ♀♀ on *C. borbonica*, 28/1/2017.

**Remarks:** two females have been collected and compared (Table 27) to specimens of Ghana (Moraes *et al.* 2006). Measurements of morphological characters of specimen females from La Réunion (Table 27) fit well with those of specimens of Ghana, with slightly shorter setae, especially *j3*, *s4*, *z4* and the macrosetae of the leg IV. Setae *S4* and dorsum length dimensions are however slightly greater from those of specimens of Ghana (Moraes *et al.* 2006).

## Genus *Amblydromalus* Chant & McMurtry

*Amblydromalus* Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 203; 2007: 117.

## *Amblydromalus nakuruensis* Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira

*Amblydromalus nakuruensis* Moraes, Zannou & Oliveira 2006, in Moraes *et al.*: 6; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 117.

This species has the setae Z4 much shorter than 40% of distance between its base and that of setae Z5 and thus belongs to the *limonicus* species group which contains 16 species (Chant and McMurtry 2005b).

This species was only known before from Kenya (Demite *et al.* 2019) and its biology remains totally unknown.

This is the first record of that species in another country and the first record in La Réunion.

**Specimens examined:** A single ♀ in total, measured. Saint-Pierre - Armeflhor Station (aasl 450 m, Long 55°31'9" E, Lat 21°18'14" S), 1 ♀ on *Persea americana* Mill., 15/12/2015.

<table><caption>**Table 26** Character measurements of adult females of *Ueckermannseius nesiotus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion (2)<br>(this study)</th><th>La Réunion<br>types<br>2</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion (2)<br>(this study)</th><th>La Réunion<br>types<br>2</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion (2)<br>(this study)</th><th>La Réunion<br>types<br>2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>343 - 375</strong></td><td>341 (334 - 347)</td><td>z2</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>13</td><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td><strong>4</strong> (1)*</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>170 - 225</strong></td><td>178 (176 - 180)</td><td>z4</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>13</td><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td><strong>11</strong> (1)*</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>20 - 23</strong></td><td>21 (19 - 22)</td><td>z5</td><td><strong>8 - 10</strong></td><td>9</td><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>85 - 113</strong></td><td>92 (85 - 98)</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>13 - 15</strong></td><td>15 (14 - 16)</td><td>Z1</td><td><strong>8 - 10</strong></td><td>9</td><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>58 - 63</strong></td><td>59 (54 - 63)</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>8 - 9</strong></td><td>9</td><td>Z4</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>10 (9 - 11)</td><td>Vsw <i>anus</i></td><td><strong>60 - 63</strong></td><td>60 (57 - 63)</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>9</td><td>Z5</td><td><strong>18 - 20</strong></td><td>19</td><td>JV5</td><td><strong>20 - 30</strong></td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>8 - 10</strong></td><td>9</td><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>50 - 58</strong></td><td><strong>50</strong> (1)*</td><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>20 - 25</strong></td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>8 - 10</strong></td><td>10 (9 - 11)</td><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>55 - 60</strong></td><td>49 (47 - 50)</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>20 - 25</strong></td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>7 (6 - 8)</td><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>63 - 70</strong></td><td><strong>65</strong> (1)*</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>35 - 40</strong></td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>10 (9 - 11)</td><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>73 - 75</strong></td><td>59 (57 - 60)</td><td>Scl</td><td><strong>25 - 28</strong></td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>10 - 13</strong></td><td>10 (9 - 11)</td><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>68 - 73</strong></td><td><strong>70</strong> (1)*</td><td>Scw</td><td><strong>4</strong></td><td><strong>4</strong> (1)*</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>13</td><td>Gensl</td><td><strong>100 - 123</strong></td><td><strong>115</strong>*</td><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>25 - 33</strong></td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>10 (9 - 11)</td><td>Gensw st5</td><td><strong>68 - 75</strong></td><td><strong>70</strong>*</td><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>7 - 8?</strong></td><td>10 - 11?</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>9</td><td>Gensw post. corn.</td><td><strong>70 - 73</strong></td><td><strong>80</strong>*</td><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>25 - 30</strong></td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>9</td><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>55 - 63</strong></td><td>61 (59 - 62)</td><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>2 - 3?</strong></td><td>3?</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td><strong>20</strong> (1)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – La Réunion types: Kreiter *et al.* (2002b); *New measurements on one paratype female.
**Remarks:** measurements of morphological characters of the single female found in La Réunion (Table 28) are 6–50% smaller than those obtained on specimen from Kenya, especially *j1*, *j6*, *J2*, *s4*, *S2*, *z2*, *z4*, *Z5* and length of chelicerae. Measurements were however taken on a single specimen from each country, and so this data must be compared with caution.

## Subtribe Euseiina Chant & McMurtry

Euseiina Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 209.

<table><caption>**Table 27** Character measurements of adult females of *Ueckermannseius pahavu* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>2, this study</th><th>Ghana<br>11</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>389</strong> (375 – 403)</td><td>356 (328 – 371)</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>201</strong> (163 – 240)</td><td>237 (221 – 253)</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>29</strong> (28 – 30)</td><td>33 (30 – 37)</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td>35 (32 – 42)</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>12 (11 – 13)</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>12 (10 – 14)</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>13</strong> (13 – 13)</td><td>12 (10 – 14)</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>12 (11 – 14)</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>8 (5 – 10)</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>18 (16 – 22)</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>14 (11 – 16)</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>21</strong> (20 – 23)</td><td>30 (26 – 35)</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>15 (11 – 18)</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>11 (10 – 14)</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>12 (8 – 14)</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>2, this study</th><th>Ghana<br>11</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>21 (19 – 24)</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>23 (16 – 27)</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>13 (10 – 16)</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>13 (11 – 16)</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>13 (10 – 14)</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td>21 (18 – 26)</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>61</strong> (60 – 63)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>59</strong> (58 – 60)</td><td>62 (58 – 66)</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>76</strong> (75 – 78)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>71</strong> (70 – 73)</td><td>70 (67 – 74)</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>75</strong> (75 – 75)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>79</strong> (75 – 83)</td><td>70 (64 – 78)</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>20</strong> (18 – 23)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>4</strong> (3 – 5)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>2, this study</th><th>Ghana<br>11</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>115</strong> (113 – 118)</td><td>114 (96 – 128)</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>70</strong> (65 – 75)</td><td>56 (51 – 64)</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw <i>anus</i></td><td><strong>72</strong> (70 – 74)</td><td>60 (58 – 67)</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>26</strong> (23 – 30)</td><td>25 (22 – 27)</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>33 (30 – 37)</td></tr><tr><td>StIII</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>27 (26 – 29)</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>34</strong> (33 – 35)</td><td>50 (45 – 53)</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>32</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>42 (38 – 46)</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>52</strong> (50 – 53)</td><td>64 (58 – 70)</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>32</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>32 (27 – 35)</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>32</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>30 (30 – 31)</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td>possible to count. A</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td>1 or 2</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Ghana: Moraes *et al.* (2006); - : not provided.

<table><caption>**Table 28** Character measurements of one adult female of *Amblydromalus nakuruensis* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>Kenya<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>290</strong></td><td>349</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>158</strong></td><td>208</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>38</strong></td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>50</strong></td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>24</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>Kenya<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>60</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>63</strong></td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>70</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>58</strong></td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>75</strong></td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>Kenya<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>88</strong></td><td>114</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw <i>anus</i></td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeII</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIII</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>StIII</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>40</strong></td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>53</strong></td><td>Broken</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>8 – 9</strong></td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>?</strong></td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Kenya: Moraes *et al.* (2006); - : not provided.
**Genus Euseius Wainstein**

*Amblyseius* (*Amblyseius*) section *Euseius*, Wainstein, 1962: 15; *Euseius* De Leon, 1967: 86.

**Euseius hima (Pritchard & Baker)**

*Amblyseius* (*Amblyseius*) *hima* Pritchard & Baker 1962: 257; Blommers 1976: 89.

*Euseius hima*, Moraes *et al*. 1986: 46, 2004a: 71; Quilici *et al*. 2000: 99; Chant & McMurtry 2005b: 215, 2007: 121.

This species was recorded from several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa but also from Madagascar, India (Demite et al. 2019) and La Réunion (Quilici et al. 2000; Demite et al. 2019). All details of collections were provided in the paper but measurements of specimens collected and identified were not published. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 29. The biology of this species remains totally unknown.

**Specimens examined:** 26 ♀♀ + 4 ♂♂ + 16 im. in total, 15 ♀♀ + 4 ♂♂ measured. Le 19ᵉ – Plaine des Caffres, JL Robert farm (aasl 1000 m, Long 55°32'9" E, Lat 21°14'16" S), 1 ♀ on *L. camara*, 15/12/2015; Le Tampon – Bras creux (aasl 888 m, Long 55°32'39" E, Lat 21°15'24" S), 1 ♀ on *Obetia ficifolia* Gaudich., 18/12/2015; Le Tampon – Ligne des 400 (aasl 463 m, Long 55°30'36" E, Lat 21°17'24" S), 14 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 8 im. on *Ipomoea* sp., 17/12/2016 and 10/1/2017; 5 ♀♀ on *Spathodea campanulata* P. Beauv., 12/1/2017; 3 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ on *Solanum wrightii* Benth., 18/1/2017; Forêt de Sans Souci – Ilet Alcide, (aasl 1452 m, Long 55°22'07" E, Lat 21°01'17" S), 1 ♂ on *C. glauca*, 1 ♂ on *A. theiformis*, 18/11/2018; Saint-Pierre – Armeflhor Station (aasl 450 m, Long 55°31'9" E, Lat 21°18'14" S), 2 ♀♀ + 5 im. on *Terminalia benzoe* Pers., 15/12/2015.

**Remarks:** measurements of morphological characters of females of *E. hima* fit very well with those provided in the literature (Table 29), especially with those of specimens of various countries in Africa published in Moraes *et al.* (2001).

For the males (Table 29), setae Z5 is shorter and ventranal shield is longer in specimens from La Réunion Island.

**Sub-family Phytoseiinae Berlese**

Phytoseiini Berlese 1913: 3; Phytoseiinae, Vitzthum 1941: 768.

**Genus Phytoseius Ribaga**

*Phytoseius* Ribaga 1904: 177

**Phytoseius amba Pritchard & Baker**

*Phytoseius* (*Pennaseius*) *amba* Pritchard & Baker 1962: 224; Blommers 1976: 85.

*Phytoseius* (*Phytoseius*) *amba*, Denmark 1966: 46.

*Typhlodromus* (*Phytoseius*) *amba*, van der Merwe 1968: 101.

*Pennaseius* *amba*, Matthysse & Denmark 1981: 352.

*Phytoseius* *amba*, Swirski & Ragusa 1978: 408; Moraes *et al*. 1986: 210, 2004a: 232; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 129; El-Banhawy & Knapp 2011: 47.

This species belongs to the *plumifer* species group as setae *J2* and *R1* are present (Chant and McMurtry 1994). It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar (Demite et al. 2019), in La Réunion (Quilici et al., 2000; Demite et al. 2019) and recently from one island of the Comoros Archipelago, Grande Comore (Kreiter et al. 2018b).

The biology of this species remains totally unknown.

If all details of collections were provided in the previous paper concerning La Réunion (Quilici *et al.* 2000), measurements of specimens collected and identified were not published. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 30.
<table><caption>**Table 29** Character measurements of adult females and males of *Euseius hima* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Characters</th><th colspan="5">♀</th><th colspan="2">♂</th></tr><tr><th>La Réunion (15)<br>15, this study</th><th>Africa<br>14</th><th>Kenya<br>4</th><th>Madagascar<br>32</th><th>Holotype Rwanda<br>1</th><th>La Réunion<br>4, this study</th><th>Madagascar<br>5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td>259 (238 – 275)</td><td>273 (248 – 288)</td><td>271 (259 – 281)</td><td>280 – 300</td><td>275</td><td>254 (200 – 300)</td><td>230</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td>160 (145 – 178)</td><td>174 (166 – 182)</td><td>171 (168 – 173)</td><td>168 – 175</td><td>173</td><td>118 (115 – 120)</td><td>135</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td>21 (18 – 25)</td><td>20 (18 – 22)</td><td>23 (22 – 26)</td><td>20 – 21</td><td>22</td><td>22 (20 – 25)</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td>25 (20 – 28)</td><td>24 (19 – 29)</td><td>24 (22 – 26)</td><td>27</td><td>26</td><td>24 (23 – 25)</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td>21 (20 – 23)</td><td>19 (14 – 22)</td><td>18 (17 – 19)</td><td>20</td><td>18</td><td>16 (13 – 18)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td>20 (20 – 23)</td><td>19 (14 – 22)</td><td>16 (14 – 18)</td><td>18 – 20</td><td>18</td><td>16 (13 – 18)</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td>19 (18 – 23)</td><td>18 (16 – 21)</td><td>17</td><td>18 – 20</td><td>19</td><td>16 (13 – 18)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td>20 (18 – 23)</td><td>20 (18 – 24)</td><td>18 (17 – 19)</td><td>20 – 21</td><td>19</td><td>14 (13 – 15)</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td>6 (5 – 8)</td><td>7 (5 – 8)</td><td>7 (7 – 8)</td><td>5 – 6</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td>21 (20 – 23)</td><td>22 (18 – 27)</td><td>23 (22 – 24)</td><td>21</td><td>24</td><td>18 (16 – 20)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td>15 (13 – 18)</td><td>16 (14 – 18)</td><td>14 (12 – 15)</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>13 (10 – 15)</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td>33 (30 – 35)</td><td>32 (27 – 37)</td><td>32 (31 – 34)</td><td>34 – 36</td><td>30</td><td>23 (20 – 25)</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>S2</td><td>25 (23 – 28)</td><td>25 (21 – 30)</td><td>22 (22 – 24)</td><td>25 – 27</td><td>24</td><td>20 (18 – 20)</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>S4</td><td>23 (20 – 25)</td><td>24 (19 – 29)</td><td>22 (22 – 23)</td><td>23 – 25</td><td>22</td><td>18</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>S5</td><td>24 (23 – 28)</td><td>25 (21 – 29)</td><td>22 (22 – 24)</td><td>25 – 27</td><td>22</td><td>16 (15 – 18)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td>26 (25 – 30)</td><td>25 (22 – 30)</td><td>25 (24 – 27)</td><td>27 – 29</td><td>26</td><td>20 (18 – 25)</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td>30 (28 – 33)</td><td>28 (22 – 34)</td><td>28 (26 – 30)</td><td>30 – 32</td><td>27</td><td>21 (18 – 28)</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td>21 (15 – 23)</td><td>21 (18 – 26)</td><td>16 (14 – 17)</td><td>18 – 20</td><td>19</td><td>16 (13 – 18)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Z1</td><td>20 (18 – 23)</td><td>21 (16 – 24)</td><td>18 (17 – 20)</td><td>20 – 21</td><td>22</td><td>17 (13 – 18)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td>23 (20 – 25)</td><td>22 (18 – 26)</td><td>21 (19 – 22)</td><td>23 – 25</td><td>24</td><td>19 (15 – 18)</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td>44 (43 – 50)</td><td>44 (42 – 50)</td><td>46 (43 – 48)</td><td>45 – 50</td><td>45</td><td>30</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td>49 (48 – 50)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>44 (43 – 50)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td>57 (55 – 60)</td><td>62 (58 – 67)</td><td>58 (58 – 60)</td><td>-</td><td>60</td><td>51 (48 – 55)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td>63 (60 – 68)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>50 (45 – 60)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td>52 (50 – 55)</td><td>53 (48 – 56)</td><td>54 (53 – 57)</td><td>-</td><td>53</td><td>125 (120 – 128)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td>67 (60 – 75)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>39 (35 – 43)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td>53 (50 – 65)</td><td>51 (45 – 58)</td><td>51 (48 – 52)</td><td>-</td><td>52</td><td>39 (35 – 40)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td>20 (18 – 23)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td>3 (3 – 3)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td>10 (10 – 10)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td>82 (75 – 90)</td><td>87 (78 – 94)</td><td>88 (84 – 91)</td><td>82 – 86</td><td>86</td><td>113</td><td>86</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td>40 (38 – 43)</td><td>43 (38 – 50)</td><td>43 (41 – 45)</td><td>46 – 54</td><td>42</td><td>135 (125 – 138)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td>47 (43 – 50)</td><td>51 (45 – 58)</td><td>51 (50 – 54)</td><td>-</td><td>45</td><td>63</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td>23 (15 – 28)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>29 – 30</td><td>-</td><td>25 (23 – 28)</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td>21 (20 – 23)</td><td>-</td><td>25 (24 – 27)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td>21 (20 – 23)</td><td>-</td><td>24 (24 – 26)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>35 (30 – 40)</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td>33 (30 – 38)</td><td>36 (24 – 48)</td><td>43 (41 – 48)</td><td>38 – 43</td><td>34</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td>20 (15 – 23)</td><td>23 (19 – 29)</td><td>24 (20 – 26)</td><td>20</td><td>24</td><td>23 (20 – 25)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td>3 (3 – 5)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>8</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td>21 (18 – 25)</td><td>24</td><td>22</td><td>22</td><td>-</td><td>22 (18 – 25)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td>20 (18 – 23)</td><td>21</td><td>21 (19 – 22)</td><td>22</td><td>-</td><td>18</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>18</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td colspan="5">Not applicable</td><td>18</td><td>18</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – For ♀♀: Africa (Benin 2♀♀, Ghana 1♀, Kenya 2♀♀, Rwanda 8♀♀, Uganda 1♀): Moraes *et al.* (2001); Madagascar: Blommers (1976); Holotype Rwanda and Kenya: Moraes *et al.* (1989). For ♂♂: Madagascar: Blommers (1976). - : not provided.
**Specimens examined:** 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 3 im. in total, 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ measured. Piton de la Fournaise - Pas de Bellecombe (aasl 2350 m, Long 55°41'20" E, Lat 21°13'20" S), 1 ♀ + 1 ♂ + 3 im. on *Psadia anchusifolia*, 29/12/2016; Sainte-Rose - Forêt Mourouvin (aasl 871m, Long 55°46'12" E, Lat 21°10'48" S), 1 ♀ on *Boehmeria penduliflora* Wedd. ex D.G. Long, 21/1/2017.

**Remarks:** measurements of characters of the two females of *P. amba* from La Réunion (Table 30) compared to those of specimens from neighbouring countries show a slight variation of dimensions depending of the geographical origin. Measurements of characters of the two collected females are close from those of specimens from South Africa (Moraes *et al.* 1989), especially setae *j1*, *J2*, *z3*, *Z5*, *S6*, *r3*, *JV5* and spermathecal width. Setae *j3* and *z3* are smaller and macrosetae of leg IV are longer in specimens from La Réunion compared to specimens from Comoros Archipelago but numbers of specimens (2 and 1, respectively) are very low in both cases.

<table><caption>**Table 30** Character measurements of adult females and one adult male of *Phytoseius amba* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Characters</th><th colspan="7">♀</th><th colspan="2">♂</th></tr><tr><th>La Réunion<br>2, this study</th><th>Africa<br>29</th><th>Grande Comore<br>1</th><th>Kenya<br>8</th><th>Madagascar<br>6</th><th>Senegal<br>3</th><th>South Africa<br>10</th><th>Holotype Zaïre<br>1</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>South Africa<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>301</strong> (300-303)</td><td>282 (264-304)</td><td>270</td><td>288 (271-312)</td><td>-</td><td>296 (288-303)</td><td>264-284</td><td>283</td><td><strong>255</strong></td><td>230</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>150</strong> (150-150)</td><td>141 (133-149)</td><td>155</td><td>144 (139-149)</td><td>-</td><td>149 (148-155)</td><td>130-145</td><td>165</td><td><strong>125</strong></td><td>127</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23-25)</td><td>22 (19-27)</td><td>23</td><td>24 (22-26)</td><td>19-25</td><td>24 (23-25)</td><td>24-26</td><td>24</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>54</strong> (53-55)</td><td>49 (40-56)</td><td>63</td><td>50 (41-60)</td><td>50-56</td><td>52 (50-53)</td><td>46-50</td><td>42</td><td><strong>40</strong></td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5-5)</td><td>4 (3-5)</td><td>5</td><td>4 (2-5)</td><td>-</td><td>5 (4-5)</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5-5)</td><td>4 (3-5)</td><td>5</td><td>4 (2-5)</td><td>-</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>6</strong> (5-8)</td><td>5 (3-6)</td><td>6</td><td>5 (2-7)</td><td>-</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j2</td><td><strong>9</strong> (8-10)</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>-</td><td>5 (5-8)</td><td>9-11</td><td>6</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>13</strong> (13-13)</td><td>10 (8-13)</td><td>8</td><td>11 (10-12)</td><td>-</td><td>11 (10-12)</td><td>11-14</td><td>11</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>43</strong> (38-48)</td><td>40 (34-46)</td><td>39</td><td>39 (34-43)</td><td>37-44</td><td>46 (43-48)</td><td>37-45</td><td>41</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13-15)</td><td>13 (10-16)</td><td>15</td><td>14 (12-17)</td><td>-</td><td>14 (13-15)</td><td>12-16</td><td>12</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>81</strong> (68-95)</td><td>81 (53-102)</td><td>89</td><td>76 (70-86)</td><td>78-82</td><td>81 (79-83)</td><td>70-85</td><td>81</td><td><strong>48</strong></td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>69</strong> (58-80)</td><td>77 (48-96)</td><td>75</td><td>78 (67-86)</td><td>71-78</td><td>84 (80-88)</td><td>60-80</td><td>79</td><td><strong>38</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>7 (5-10)</td><td>13</td><td>7 (5-10)</td><td>-</td><td>5 (5-6)</td><td>9-11</td><td>5</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>z3</td><td><strong>28</strong> (25-30)</td><td>23 (16-27)</td><td>43</td><td>24 (19-29)</td><td>19-31</td><td>27 (24-30)</td><td>26-29</td><td>17</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10-13)</td><td>8 (5-11)</td><td>10</td><td>8 (5-12)</td><td>-</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>9-11</td><td>5</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>6</strong> (5-8)</td><td>4 (3-5)</td><td>5</td><td>5 (2-5)</td><td>-</td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>64</strong> (48-80)</td><td>62 (48-70)</td><td>63</td><td>62 (55-67)</td><td>59-65</td><td>63 (58-68)</td><td>60-80</td><td>64</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>69</strong> (53-85)</td><td>76 (59-86)</td><td>70</td><td>75 (67-82)</td><td>64-77</td><td>71 (68-75)</td><td>57-80</td><td>83</td><td><strong>35</strong></td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>65</strong> (60-70)</td><td>-</td><td>68</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>50-60</td><td>-</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>74</strong> (73-75)</td><td>69 (64-72)</td><td>63</td><td>70 (67-72)</td><td>-</td><td>69 (67-70)</td><td>-</td><td>79</td><td><strong>38</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>83</strong> (80-85)</td><td>-</td><td>68</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><strong>68</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td><strong>61</strong> (58-65)</td><td>60 (56-64)</td><td>58</td><td>59 (53-60)</td><td>-</td><td>61 (60-63)</td><td>68-75</td><td>60</td><td><strong>115</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>88</strong> (78-98)</td><td>-</td><td>73</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>61</strong> (55-68)</td><td>67 (62-74)</td><td>55</td><td>69 (67-72)</td><td>-</td><td>64 (63-65)</td><td>67-72</td><td>63</td><td><strong>45</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>18</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>8</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>105</strong> (105-105)</td><td>99 (86-106)</td><td>83</td><td>99 (84-108)</td><td>-</td><td>97 (90-105)</td><td>90-98</td><td>100</td><td><strong>108</strong></td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>58</strong></td><td>55 (50-64)</td><td>48</td><td>60 (55-67)</td><td>-</td><td>52 (50-53)</td><td>48-55</td><td>53</td><td><strong>125</strong></td><td>144</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>49 (43-56)</td><td>38</td><td>49 (48-53)</td><td>-</td><td>49 (48-50)</td><td>-</td><td>46</td><td><strong>65</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>55</strong> (45-65)</td><td>-</td><td>45</td><td>-</td><td>54</td><td>-</td><td>45-51</td><td>-</td><td><strong>35</strong></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>29</strong> (25-33)</td><td>25 (19-32)</td><td>25</td><td>26 (24-34)</td><td>23-27</td><td>24 (23-25)</td><td>24-28</td><td>21</td><td><strong>18 knob.</strong></td><td>20 knob.</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td><strong>39</strong> (33-45)</td><td>34 (26-40)</td><td>25</td><td>33 (29-38)</td><td>30-36</td><td>25 (23-28)</td><td>30-35</td><td>31</td><td><strong>20 knob.</strong></td><td>24 knob.</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>38</strong> (30-43)</td><td>35 (27-43)</td><td>23</td><td>33 (26-43)</td><td>30-34</td><td>26 (23-28)</td><td>33-38</td><td>39</td><td><strong>30 knob.</strong></td><td>28 knob.</td></tr><tr><td>SttIV</td><td><strong>38</strong> (37-40)</td><td>32 (28-38)</td><td>23</td><td>-</td><td>28-32</td><td>30 (28-33)</td><td>26-30</td><td>-</td><td><strong>40 knob.</strong></td><td>26 knob.</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>21</strong> (20-23)</td><td>13 (8-19)</td><td>18</td><td>20 (17-24)</td><td>-</td><td>11 (10-13)</td><td>16-18</td><td>12</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>-</td><td>10</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>14-16</td><td>-</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>25 (23-26)</td><td>23</td><td>20 (17-24)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>24</td><td>17</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td>2-3</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>26</strong> (25-28)</td><td>25 (23-6)</td><td>23</td><td>24</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>24</td><td>17</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>1-2</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td colspan="7">Not applicable</td><td><strong>18</strong></td><td>14</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements - For ♀♀: Africa (Burundi 8♀♀, Cameroon 1♀, Ghana 2♀♀, Kenya 5♀♀, Rwanda 7♀♀, Sierra Leone 1♀, South Africa 4♀♀, DR Congo 1♀): Ueckermann *et al.* (2007); Grande Comore: Kreiter *et al.* (2018b); Madagascar: Blommers (1976); Senegal: Kade *et al.* (2011); South Africa: van der Merwe (1968); Holotype Zaïre and Kenya: Moraes *et al.* (1989). For ♂♂: South Africa: van der Merwe (1968). - : not provided.
For male specimens, measurements (Table 30) concern only one individual from La Réunion Island and one from South Africa. Values obtained for the male of La Réunion Island are slightly lower, except for some setae and for macrosetae of the leg IV, especially macrosetae of telotarsi of legs IV that are longer in the specimen of La Réunion Island.

### Phytoseius crinitus Swirski & Shechter

*Phytoseius (Dubininellus) crinitus* Swirski & Shechter 1961: 102.

*Phytoseius crinitus*, Amitai & Swirski 1966: 21; Swirski & Amitai 1966: 11; Denmark 1966: 66; Moraes *et al.* 1986: 220, 2004a: 236; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 129.

This species belongs to the *horridus* species group as setae *J2* and *R1* are absent (Chant and McMurtry 1994). This species was recorded in several countries of Asia, in Burundi, Madagascar (Demite *et al.* 2019) and was already known from La Réunion (Quilici *et al.* 2000; Demite *et al.* 2019). If all details of collections were provided in the previous paper, measurements of specimens collected and identified were not given. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 31. The biology of this species remains totally unknown.

**Specimens examined:** 8 ♀♀ in total, 5 ♀♀ measured. Saint-Pierre - Armeflhor Station (aasl 450 m, Long 55°31'9" E, Lat 21°18'14" S), 2 ♀♀ on *P. americana*, 15/12/2015; Sainte-Rose - Anse des Cascades (aasl 5 m, Long 55°49'48" E, Lat 21°10'48" S), 3 ♀♀ on *Terminalia catappa* L., 27/12/2016; Le Tampon - Ligne des 400 (aasl 463 m, Long 55°30'36" E, Lat 21°17'24" S), 2 ♀♀ on *C. glauca*, 10/1/2017; Saint-Anne - Bassin bleu (aasl 6 m, Long 55°45'0" E, Lat 21°4' 48" S), 1 ♀ on *Ipomoea* sp., 15/1/2017.

**Remarks:** specimens of this species have been recorded and measured from Burundi. Measurements of our specimens from La Réunion (Table 31) fit well with those of Burundi with sometimes slightly greater values, for example for setae *s4* and *Z4*.

Values for both type of specimens are higher than those obtained for specimens from Asia (Table 31).

### Phytoseius haroldi Ueckermann & Kreiter

*Phytoseius haroldi* Ueckermann & Kreiter, 2002: 339; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 129.

This species belongs to the *horridus* species group as setae *J2* and *R1* are absent (Chant and McMurtry 1994). This species was described Kreiter *et al.* (2002) but have never been recorded from other countries or recorded again in La Réunion since its description. This species was abundant on lower vegetation in a study of companion plants in citrus orchard. It seems that this species prefers low plants but despite this observation that has to be confirmed, the biology of this species remains totally unknown. Measurements of some additional females (9) and of some males are provided in table 32.

This is the first new record In La Réunion since the original description and the second record in Indian Ocean after recent records of Ferragut and Baumann (2019).

**Specimens examined:** 349 ♀♀ + 135 ♂♂ + 95 im. in total, 9 ♀♀ + 8 ♂♂ measured. Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 2 ♀♀ on *D. incanum*, 1/8/2015; 1 ♀ on *Dombeya acutangula* Cav., 1/11/2015; Saint-Joseph - Center of the city (aasl 37 m, Long 55°37'9" E, Lat 21°22'44" S), 4 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ on *S. torvum*, 16/12/2015; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD research station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 4 ♀♀ in plot CC, 1 ♀ + 2 ♂♂ in plot M, 5 ♀♀ in plot H, 12/4/2016; 1 ♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *D. incanum*, 23/6/2016; 1 ♀ on *D. acutangula*, 23/6/2016; 2 ♀♀ in plot HM, 1 ♀ in plot M, 1 ♀ in plot CC, 23/8/2016; 1 ♀ in plot CC, 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. in plot H, 15/12/2016; Petite Île - Les bas, Doris Morel farm (aasl 230 m, Long 55°34'1" E, Lat 21°21'22" S), 1 ♀ on *D. incanum*, 31/5/2016; Petite Île - Piton Bloc, Yébo Luguy farm (aasl 973 m, Long 55°34'64" E, Lat 21°18'64" S), 1 ♀ on *Raphanus raphanistrum* L., 29/11/2016; Le Tampon - Ligne des 400 (aasl 463 m, Long 55°30'36" E, Lat 21°17'24" S), 2 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *Ipomoea* sp.,
<table><caption>**Table 31** Character measurements of adult females of *Phytoseius crinitus* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion</th><th>Burundi</th><th>Hong-Kong</th><th>Japan</th><th>Paratype Hong-Kong</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>5, this study</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>285</strong> (280 – 295)</td><td>276 (275 – 278)</td><td>262 – 280</td><td>290</td><td>271</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>147</strong> (140 – 153)</td><td>153 (153 – 154)</td><td>-</td><td>160</td><td>126</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>27</strong> (25 – 30)</td><td>30 (29 – 32)</td><td>28 (25 – 30)</td><td>30</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>36</strong> (33 – 40)</td><td>34 (32 – 35)</td><td>32 (28 – 36)</td><td>30</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>5</strong> (3 – 8)</td><td>6 (5 – 6)</td><td>4 (3 – 8)</td><td>4</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>5</td><td>4 (3 – 8)</td><td>5</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>6</td><td>4 (3 – 8)</td><td>5</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>8</td><td>4 (3 – 8)</td><td>7</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>43</strong> (40 – 45)</td><td>42 (41 – 42)</td><td>41 (38 – 46)</td><td>42</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>118</strong> (113 – 125)</td><td>107 (106 – 107)</td><td>106 (102 – 107)</td><td>109</td><td>103</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>75</strong> (65 – 83)</td><td>75 (74 – 76)</td><td>72 (64 – 84)</td><td>75</td><td>83</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>13</strong> (10 – 15)</td><td>14 (13 – 14)</td><td>14 (13 – 15)</td><td>16</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>z3</td><td><strong>30</strong> (25 – 33)</td><td>31 (30 – 32)</td><td>29 (25 – 33)</td><td>32</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>11 (10 – 11)</td><td>11 (9 – 13)</td><td>10</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (3 – 8)</td><td>4 (4 – 5)</td><td>4 (3 – 8)</td><td>5</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>94</strong> (90 – 100)</td><td>84 (82 – 85)</td><td>79 (76 – 81)</td><td>77</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>69</strong> (65 – 73)</td><td>72</td><td>61 (55 – 64)</td><td>67</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>53</strong> (53 – 55)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>60</strong> (58 – 63)</td><td>60 (60 – 61)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>71</strong> (68 – 73)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>55</strong> (53 – 58)</td><td>55 (54 – 56)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>75</strong> (75 – 75)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>58</strong> (55 – 60)</td><td>61 (60 – 61)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>29</strong> (25 – 33)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>3</strong> (3 – 3)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>85</strong> (75 – 90)</td><td>92 (88 – 97)</td><td>76 – 89</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>34</strong> (33 – 35)</td><td>36 (35 – 37)</td><td>33 – 38</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>47</strong> (45 – 48)</td><td>47 (45 – 48)</td><td>38 – 51</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>45</strong> (43 – 50)</td><td>-</td><td>42 (38 – 46)</td><td>45</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>12</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>10 – 25</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>10</strong> (10 – 10)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>13</strong> (10 – 15)</td><td>9 (8 – 9)</td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>14</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td><strong>50</strong> (48 – 55)</td><td>48 (46 – 49)</td><td>48 (43 – 51)</td><td>51</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>28</strong> (28 – 30)</td><td>26 (25 – 26)</td><td>23 (20 – 25)</td><td>25</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>SttIV</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 26)</td><td>25 (24 – 25)</td><td>20 – 23</td><td>24</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20 – 23)</td><td>22</td><td>23 – 25</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>23</strong> (20 – 25)</td><td>24</td><td>23 – 25</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Burundi: Ueckermann *et al.* (2007); Hong-Kong: Swirski & Shechter (1961); Japan: Ehara (1967); Paratype Hong-Kong: Denmark (1966); - : not provided.
<table><caption>**Table 32** Character measurements of adult females and males of *Phytoseius haroldi* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Characters</th><th colspan="3">♀</th><th colspan="2">♂</th></tr><tr><th>La Réunion<br>9, this study</th><th>Types La Réunion<br>5</th><th>Mauritius<br>8</th><th>La Réunion<br>8, this study</th><th>Mauritius<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>271</strong> (260-273)</td><td>280 (277-284)</td><td>291 (284-296)</td><td><strong>200</strong> (183-213)</td><td>218</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>154</strong> (148-155)</td><td>149 (145-151)</td><td>131 (127-134)</td><td><strong>129</strong> (115-140)</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>31 (28-32)</td><td>30 (29-31)</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20-24)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>48</strong></td><td>44</td><td>45 (40-49)</td><td><strong>31</strong> (30-35)</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-6)</td><td>7 (6-9)</td><td>7 (6-7)</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-5)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-6)</td><td>7 (6-9)</td><td>7 (6-7)</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-5)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-6)</td><td>6 (6-7)</td><td>7 (6-7)</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-5)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>4</strong> (4-6)</td><td>6</td><td>7 (7-8)</td><td><strong>4</strong> (3-5)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>43</strong> (40-48)</td><td>43 (41-44)</td><td>44 (43-45)</td><td><strong>31</strong> (29-36)</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>109</strong> (100-118)</td><td>113 (107-120)</td><td>105 (99-110)</td><td><strong>68</strong> (63-75)</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>76</strong> (63-83)</td><td>83 (82-85)</td><td>82 (79-87)</td><td><strong>51</strong> (50-55)</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>13</strong> (8-15)</td><td>9</td><td>9 (8-10)</td><td><strong>8</strong> (7-11)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>z3</td><td><strong>22</strong> (18-30)</td><td>24 (22-25)</td><td>24 (23-25)</td><td><strong>13</strong> (10-15)</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-6)</td><td>6</td><td>8 (8-9)</td><td><strong>8</strong> (5-13)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-6)</td><td>6</td><td>6 (5-6)</td><td><strong>5</strong> (4-5)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>75</strong> (68-81)</td><td>77 (72-82)</td><td>78 (75-81)</td><td><strong>45</strong> (40-50)</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>75</strong> (63-88)</td><td>78 (72-85)</td><td>76 (70-82)</td><td><strong>35</strong> (33-38)</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>58</strong> (50-60)</td><td><strong>60*</strong> (3)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>52</strong> (45-68)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>67</strong> (63-70)</td><td>64 (54-65)</td><td>70 (67-72)</td><td><strong>56</strong> (55-58)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>75</strong> (68-79)</td><td><strong>75*</strong> (3)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>67</strong> (58-80)</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3 ♀ / st1-st5 ♂</td><td><strong>57</strong> (43-68)</td><td>56 (54-59)</td><td>59 (57-67)</td><td><strong>93</strong> (83-100)</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>92</strong> (68-130)</td><td><strong>93 (92-95)*</strong> (3)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>57</strong> (53-60)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Gensl</td><td><strong>101</strong> (95-108)</td><td><strong>103 (100-105)*</strong></td><td>101 (95-107)</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Gensw st5</td><td><strong>76</strong> (68-80)</td><td><strong>75 (68-80)*</strong></td><td>78 (72-84)</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>Gensw post. corn.</td><td><strong>79</strong> (68-88)</td><td><strong>76 (75-78)*</strong></td><td>-</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>70</strong> (65-75)</td><td>66 (63-68)</td><td>78 (72-84)</td><td><strong>83</strong> (73-100)</td><td>86</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>25</strong> (23-26)</td><td><strong>23 (23-25)*</strong> (3)</td><td>23 (21-24)</td><td><strong>118</strong> (85-142)</td><td>133</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>4</strong> (3-5)</td><td><strong>4*</strong> (3)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>88</strong> (75-105)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>97</strong> (88-108)</td><td>94 (88-98)</td><td>100 (97-104)</td><td><strong>17</strong> (15-20)</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>54</strong> (43-60)</td><td>51 (50-54)</td><td>50 (46-53)</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13-15)</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>54</strong> (45-58)</td><td>54 (50-57)</td><td>52 (50-53)</td><td><strong>22</strong> (18-25)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>48</strong> (40-56)</td><td>50 (47-54)</td><td>51 (47-54)</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20-25)</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>21</strong> (18-25)</td><td>19</td><td>21 (20-22)</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20-25)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>47</strong> (43-55)</td><td>45 (43-47)</td><td>45 (40-52)</td><td colspan="2">Not applicable</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>31</strong> (28-37)</td><td>30 (28-32)</td><td>32 (29-35)</td><td><strong>13</strong> (13-14)</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>SttIV</td><td><strong>24</strong> (20-28)</td><td>23 (22-25)</td><td>24 (23-25)</td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>25</strong> (20-28)</td><td>17 (16-19)</td><td>28 (26-31)</td><td><strong>15</strong> (15-18)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>10</strong> (8-13)</td><td><strong>8 (8-10)*</strong> (3)</td><td>-</td><td><strong>18</strong> (15-20)</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20-25)</td><td>28</td><td>24 (23-25)</td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td><strong>4 (3+1)*</strong> (3)</td><td>3+1</td><td><strong>15</strong> (15-18)</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23-26)</td><td>25</td><td>27 (25-28)</td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td><strong>1 (3)*</strong></td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Shaft</td><td colspan="3">Not applicable</td><td><strong>18</strong> (15-20)</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – For ♀♀: Types La Réunion: Kreiter *et al.* (2002); *New measurements on one paratype female; Mauritius: Ferragut and Baumann (2019). For ♂♂: Mauritius: Ferragut & Baumann (2019). - : not provided.
17/12/2016; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 11 ♀♀ on *P. guajava*, 16/12/2016; La Saline - Jardin d'Eden (aasl 70 m, Long 55°13'46" E, Lat 21°20'25" S), 1 ♀ on *Cananga odorata* (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson, 22/1/2017; Langevin - Jacqueline Waterfall (aasl 5 m, Long 55°64'40" E, Lat 21°38'9" S), 1 ♀ on *Scaevola taccada* (Gaertn.) Roxb., 1 ♀ on *I. purpurea*, 19/2/2017; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 4 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 3 im. on *B. pilosa*, 2 ♂♂ + 1 im. on *P. hysterophorus*, 1 ♀ on *E. hypericifolia*, 1 ♀ on *Cardiospermum halicacabum* L., 5 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 1 im. on *T. labialis*, 20/2/2017; Montvert-les-Hauts - EARL Le Mont Vert farm (aasl 582 m, Long 55°32'19" E, Lat 21°19'42" S), 3 ♀♀ on *L. camara*, 22/2/2017; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 3 ♀♀ on *Duranta serratifolia*, 27/2/2017; 1 ♀ + 1 ♂ on *Sida acuta*, 1 ♀ on *E. hypericifolia*, 1 im. on *Tephrosia purpurea* (L.) Pers., 3 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *I. obscura*, 2 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *A. hispidum*, 1 ♀ + 3 ♂♂ on *L. leucocephala*, 1 ♀ on *C. halicacabum*, 3 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ + 1 im. on *M. coromandelianum*, 30/3/2017; 2 ♀♀ in plot H, 13 ♀♀ + 1 im. in plot M, 6/4/2017; 1 ♀ on *E. hypericifolia*, 8 ♀♀ + 1 ♂ + 3 im. on *T. purpurea*, 9 ♀♀ + 3 ♂♂ + 2 im. on *I. obscura*, 3 ♀♀ on *B. pilosa*, 1 ♀ on *T. labialis*, 1 ♀ on *A. viridis*, 4 ♀♀ + 2 ♂♂ + 1 im. on *P. hysterophorus*, 2 ♀♀ on *Digitaria radicosa* (J.Presl) Miq., 19/6/2017; 1 ♀ on *D. radicosa*, 20/6/2017; 246 ♀♀ + 113 ♂♂ + 76 im. on *D. incanum*, 3 ♀♀ on *D. acutangula*, 3/7/2017.

**Remarks:** measurements of characters of nine females collected and measured during this study (Table 32) are similar to those obtained from type material published in Kreiter *et al.* (2002) and from specimen females collected by Ferragut and Baumann (2019). Several males have been collected during this study but a male collected for the first time by Ferragut and Baumann (2019) in Mauritius was described before submission of this paper and the description of males collected during this study. Dimensions of eight additional male specimens (Table 32) agree well with those of the single specimen male collected by Ferragut and Baumann (2019), except slightly shorter *z3*, *st1-st5* length, *st5-st5* length, and both fixed and movable digit lengths of the chelicerae and longer spermatodactyl in La Réunion Island specimens.

## Phytoseius intermedius Evans & Macfarlane

*Phytoseius (Dubininellus) intermedius* Evans & Macfarlane 1961: 587; Denmark 1966: 70; Gupta 1977: 636.

*Phytoseius (Phytoseius) intermedius*, Ehara 1972: 170; Prasad 1974: 171; Ehara 1975: 27; Blommers 1976: 82; Moraes *et al.* 1986: 222, 2004a: 242; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 129.

*Phytoseius*(*Phytoseius*) *yira* Pritchard & Baker 1962: 227 (synonymy according to Denmark 1966).

This species belongs to the *horridus* species group as setae *J2* and *R1* are absent (Chant and McMurtry 1994). It was recorded in several countries of Asia, Africa, Madagascar (Demite *et al.* 2019) and was already known from La Réunion (Quilici *et al.* 2000; Demite *et al.* 2019). If all details of collections were provided in previous papers, measurements of specimens collected and identified were not given. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 33. The biology of this species remains totally unknown.

**Specimens examined:** 7 ♀♀ + 1 im. in total, 5 ♀♀ measured. Saint-Joseph - Manapany, SCEA Multiplantes (aasl 404 m, Long 55°35'37" E, Lat 21°22'9" S), 2 ♀♀ + 1 im. on *Mangifera indica* L., 1 ♀ on *Rivina humilis* L., 14/2/2017; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 2 ♀♀ on *A. viridis*, 1 ♀ on *A. heterophyllus*, 27/2/2017; 1 ♀ on *L. leucocephala*, 30/3/2017.

**Remarks:** measurement values of morphological characters of specimens from La Réunion (Table 33) and specimens from neighbouring countries are very close, especially for specimens from Africa. Some values for specimens from Asia are slightly lower.

## Phytoseius punicae Chinniah & Mohanasundaram

*Phytoseius punicae* Chinniah & Mohanasundaram, 2001: 526.
<table><caption>**Table 33** Character measurements of adult females of *Phytoseius intermedius* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>Réunion</th><th>Africa</th><th>India</th><th>Japan</th><th>Pakistan</th><th>Holotype RD Congo</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>5, this study</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>3?</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>301</strong> (290 – 310)</td><td>286 (268 – 304)</td><td>280</td><td>310</td><td>287</td><td>270</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>148</strong> (143 – 150)</td><td>148 (140 – 157)</td><td>152</td><td>190</td><td>149</td><td>149</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 25)</td><td>23 (19 – 26)</td><td>26</td><td>26</td><td>20</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>22</strong> (20 – 23)</td><td>22 (19 – 24)</td><td></td><td>20</td><td>22</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>6 (5 – 7)</td><td>Short</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>6 (5 – 7)</td><td>Short</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>7 (6 – 8)</td><td>Short</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>8 (6 – 9)</td><td>Short</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>36</strong> (35 – 38)</td><td>35 (32 – 38)</td><td>-</td><td>36</td><td>33</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>60</strong> (58 – 63)</td><td>59 (56 – 61)</td><td>62</td><td>54</td><td>55</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>74</strong> (70 – 75)</td><td>74 (69 – 78)</td><td>66</td><td>64</td><td>74</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>21</strong> (20 – 23)</td><td>20 (18 – 22)</td><td>-</td><td>18</td><td>18</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>z3</td><td><strong>32</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>32 (27 – 37)</td><td>30</td><td>30</td><td>31</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>16 (11 – 20)</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>6</strong> (5 – 8)</td><td>7 (5 – 8)</td><td>Short</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>85</strong> (80 – 88)</td><td>76 (72 – 85)</td><td>80</td><td>69</td><td>76</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>62</strong> (60 – 65)</td><td>60 (56 – 64)</td><td>62</td><td>62</td><td>55</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>50</strong> (48 – 53)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>57</strong> (55 – 58)</td><td>57 (56 – 59)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>70</strong> (63 – 75)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>53</strong> (50 – 55)</td><td>53 (48 – 57)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>79</strong> (73 – 85)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>64</strong> (63 – 65)</td><td>65 (62 – 69)</td><td>66</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>35</strong> (33 – 38)</td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>13</strong> (13 – 13)</td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>86</strong> (83 – 90)</td><td>89 (84 – 99)</td><td>80</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>31</strong> (28 – 33)</td><td>34 (31 – 37)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>53</strong> (50 – 55)</td><td>49 (41 – 54)</td><td>50</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>29</strong> (25 – 33)</td><td>-</td><td>30</td><td>23</td><td>34</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>8</strong> (8 – 10)</td><td>6 (5 – 6)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>17</strong> (15 – 20)</td><td>19</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>17</strong> (15 – 20)</td><td>20</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Africa: Ueckermann *et al.* (2007); India: Chinniah & Mohanasundaram (2001); Japan: Ehara (1972); Pakistan: Denmark (1966); Holotype RD Congo: Ueckermann *et al.* (2007); - : not provided.
This species belongs to the *plumifer* species group as setae *J2* and *R1* are present (Chant and McMurtry 1994).

This species was recorded in India, in Tamil Nadu state (Demite *et al.* 2019). Its biology is totally unknown.

This is the first record of this species in La Réunion Island.

**Specimens examined:** A single ♀ in total, measured. Le Tampon - Bras de Pontho, Aldo Grace farm (aasl 661 m, Long 55°29'48" E, Lat 21°14'33" S), 1 ♀ on *D. incanum*, 21/2/2017.

**Remarks:** measurement values of morphological characters (Table 34) were compared to those obtained for specimens of India, the only country in which *Phytoseius punicae* was recorded and specimens measured. Values of measurements are very close except for seta *j3*, *z3* and *st1-st3* length of sternal shield that are smaller compared to specimens of India. Macrosetae *StIV* is however longer in the single specimen of La Réunion Island.

### *Phytoseius woodburyi De Leon*

*Phytoseius (Phytoseius) woodburyi* De Leon 1965b: 130; Muma & Denmark 1968: 236; Kreiter & Moraes 1997: 380.

*Phytoseius (Dubininellus) woodburyi*, Denmark 1966: 64.

*Phytoseius woodburyi*, Moraes *et al.* 1986: 229; 2004a: 258; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 131.

This species belongs to the *horridus* species group as setae *J2* and *R1* are absent (Chant and McMurtry 1994).

This species was recorded in several countries of the Caribbean area, South America, Hawaii and India (Demite *et al.* 2019). Its biology is totally unknown.

This is the first record of this species in La Réunion.

**Specimens examined:** 2 ♀♀ in total, both measured. Montvert-les-Hauts - EARL Le Mont Vert farm (aasl 582 m, Long 55°32'19" E, Lat 21°19'42" S), 1 ♀ on *C. annuum*, 15/5/2015; Saint-Pierre - Bassin-Plat CIRAD Research Station (aasl 153 m, Long 55°29'18" E, Lat 21°19'25" S), 1 ♀ on *D. acutangula*, 23/6/2016.

**Remarks:** measurements of morphological characters of *P. woodburyi* female specimens from La Réunion (Table 35) are very close from measurements for specimens from other

<table><caption>**Table 34** Character measurements of one adult female of *Phytoseius punicae* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>India<br>5</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>India<br>5</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>1, this study</th><th>India<br>5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>267</strong></td><td>256 - 284</td><td>z2</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>105</strong></td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>125</strong></td><td>124 - 128</td><td>z3</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>50 - 54</td><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>40</strong></td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>24 - 30</td><td>z4</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>Vsw <em>anus</em></td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>58</strong></td><td>70</td><td>z5</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>JV5</td><td><strong>58</strong></td><td>60 - 64</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>Z4</td><td><strong>78</strong></td><td>84 - 86</td><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>Z5</td><td><strong>83</strong></td><td>86 - 88</td><td>StlIV</td><td><strong>35</strong></td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>-</td><td>StlIV</td><td><strong>35</strong></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>68</strong></td><td>70</td><td>StlIV</td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>6 - 10</td><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>78</strong></td><td>-</td><td>Scl</td><td><strong>20</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>45</strong></td><td>46 - 50</td><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>60</strong></td><td>80</td><td>Scw</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>15</strong></td><td>18 - 20</td><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>93</strong></td><td>-</td><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>100</strong></td><td>102 - 110</td><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>63</strong></td><td>60</td><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>83</strong></td><td>90</td><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>30</strong></td><td>20</td><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sisl</td><td><strong>13</strong></td><td>20</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – India (Tamil Nadu): Chinniah & Mohanasundaram (2001); - : not provided.
countries, even very far from Indian Ocean. The only two specimens of La Réunion Island
have however some longer setae, especially *s4*, *Z4*, and macrosetae *SgeIV*.

Genus Platyseiella Muma

*Platyseiella* Muma 1961a: 280; Chant 1965a: 370; Muma & Denmark 1970: 56; Chant & McMurtry 1994: 233; 2007: 131.

*Amblyseius* (*Platyseiella*) Muma, van der Merwe 1968: 168.

*Phytoseius* (*Platyseiella*) Muma, Wainstein 1970: 1726.

*Proprioseiopsis* (*Platyseiella*) Muma, Karg 1983: 302.

Platyseiella eliahui Ueckermann

*Platyseiella eliahui* Ueckermann 1992: 20; Moraes *et al*. 2004a: 259; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 131.

This species belongs to the *platypilis* species group as setae *r3* are inserted on the dorsal shield and setae *JV1* are off the ventrianal shield (Chant and McMurtry 1994). It was only recorded from South Africa (Demite *et al*. 2019). Its biology is totally unknown.

This is the first record of this species in La Réunion Island.

Specimens examined: 2 ♀♀ in total, both measured. Le Tampon – Grand Tampon, Janick Bénard farm (aasl 1100 m, Long 55°34'12” E, Lat 21°16'48” S), 2 ♀♀ on *P. aquilinum*, 7/1/2016.

Remarks: measurements of morphological characters (Table 36) agree well with those obtained for specimens from South Africa and Zambia.

Sub-family Typhlodrominae Wainstein

Typhlodromini Wainstein 1962: 26; Typhlodrominae, Chant & McMurtry 1994: 235.

Tribe Paraseiulini Wainstein

Paraseiulini Wainstein 1976: 697; Chant & McMurtry 1994: 243; 2007: 141.

Genus Kuzinellus

*Kuzinellus* Wainstein 1976: 699.

*Paraseiulus* (*Kuzinellus*), Karg 1983: 322.

*Typhlodromus ecclesiasticus* group, Chant & Yoshida-Shaul 1986: 447.

*Paraseiulus* Muma 1961: 299 (part).

Kuzinellus scytinus (Chazeau)

*Typhlodromus scytinus* Chazeau 1970: 6.

*Paraseiulus scytinus*, Moraes *et al*. 1986: 206.

*Kuzinellus scytinus* Moraes *et al*. 2004a: 274; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 144.

This species belongs to the *ecclesiasticus* species group that contains 36 species (Chant and McMurtry 2007) as setae of the dorsal shield are setiform.

This species was recorded in Burundi, Rwanda, Australia, Madagascar (Demite *et al*. 2019) and it was already recorded in previous survey (Quilici *et al*. 2000; Demite *et al*. 2019). If all details of collections were provided in previous papers, measurements of specimens collected and identified were not given. Measurements of specimens collected during this study are provided in table 37. The biology of this species remains totally unknown.

Specimens examined: 2 ♀♀ in total, both measured. Le 19ᵉ– Plaine des Caffres, JL Robert farm (aasl 1000 m, Long 55°32'9” E, Lat 21°14'16” S), 1 ♀ on *E. sonchifolia*, 15/12/2015; Le
<table><caption>**Table 35** Character measurements of adult females of *Phytoseius woodburyi* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion<br>2, this study</th><th>Brazil<br>5</th><th>Guadeloupe<br>6</th><th>Holotype Puerto Rico<br>1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>280-295</strong></td><td>279 (265-310)</td><td>286 (283-293)</td><td>272</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>155-163</strong></td><td>145 (140-150)</td><td>160 (156-163)</td><td>135</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>29 (28-31)</td><td>29 (26-31)</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>35-38</strong></td><td>33 (33-35)</td><td>31 (29-31)</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>5 (5-6)</td><td>5 (5-7)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>5 (5-6)</td><td>5 (5-7)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>6-8</strong></td><td>5 (5-6)</td><td>6 (5-7)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>43-48</strong></td><td>43 (40-46)</td><td>44 (43-48)</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>138</strong></td><td>118 (110-125)</td><td>121 (115-130)</td><td>119</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>73-90</strong></td><td>78 (73-82)</td><td>81 (77-86)</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>14-15</strong></td><td>13 (13-15)</td><td>12 (7-14)</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>z3</td><td><strong>30-33</strong></td><td>30 (28-33)</td><td>31 (29-34)</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>12-15</strong></td><td>12 (10-13)</td><td>11 (10-14)</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>6 (5-8)</td><td>5 (5-7)</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>105-107</strong></td><td>87 (85-91)</td><td>89 (82-94)</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>73-78</strong></td><td>73 (68-78)</td><td>69 (65-72)</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>55-58</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>63-66</strong></td><td>58 (55-60)</td><td>61 (60-62)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>70-73</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>58</strong></td><td>55 (53-58)</td><td>53 (48-55)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>88-95</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>65</strong></td><td>58 (55-61)</td><td>61 (58-65)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>98</strong></td><td>77 (65-99)</td><td>87 (84-91)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>43</strong></td><td>32 (28-45)</td><td>35 (34-36)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td>39 (35-47)</td><td>48 (46-50)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>JV5</td><td><strong>44-50</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>10-15</strong></td><td>8 (8-9)</td><td>10 (10-12)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>StiIV</td><td><strong>48-50</strong></td><td>49 (46-52)</td><td>49 (48-50)</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>StIV</td><td><strong>28-30</strong></td><td>27 (24-30)</td><td>25 (22-29)</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>SttIV</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Scl</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>8 (6-10)</td><td>4 (2-5)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Scw</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>20-23</strong></td><td>21 (20-23)</td><td>23 (22-24)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>-</td><td>3</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>21 (18-25)</td><td>21 (19-22)</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements – Brazil: Souza *et al.* (2015); Guadeloupe: Kreiter & Moraes (1997); Holotype Puerto Rico: Denmark (1966); - : not provided.
Tampon - Bras de Pontho, Aldo Grace farm (aasl 661 m, Long 55°29'48" E, Lat 21°14'33" S), 1 ♀ on *Ageratina riparia* (Regel) R.M.King & H.Rob., 21/2/2017.

**Remarks:** measurement values s (Table 37) for 2 females of *K. scytinus* from La Réunion Island collected during this study are very similar from those obtained for females from Madagascar in the original description of Chazeau (1970) and from females collected from Burundi and Rwanda (Moraes *et al.* 2008).

### Tribe Typhlodromini Wainstein

*Typhlodromus* Scheuten, Evans 1953: 449.

*Typhlodromus* (*Typhlodromus*), Chant 1957c: 528.

Typhlodromini Wainstein 1962b: 26; Chant & McMurtry 1994: 246; 2007: 144.

### Genus Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) Scheuten

*Typhlodromus* (*Anthoseius*) De Leon, van der Merwe 1968: 20; Karg 1982: 194; Chant & McMurtry 1994: 250; 2007: 149.

### Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) ndibu Pritchard & Baker

*Typhlodromus* ndibu Pritchard & Baker 1962: 221.

*Amblydromella* ndibu, Moraes *et al.* 1986: 168; Denmark & Welbourn 2002.

*Typhlodromus* (*Anthoseius*) ndibu, Moraes *et al.* 2004a: 339; Chant & McMurtry 2007: 155.

<table><caption>**Table 36** Character measurements of adult females of *Platyseiella eliahui* collected in this study with those in previous studies (localities followed by the number of specimens measured).</caption><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion</th><th>Zambia</th><th>Types South Africa</th><th>Characters</th><th>La Réunion</th><th>Zambia</th><th>Types South Africa</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>2, this study</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td><td>2, this study</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Dsl</td><td><strong>300</strong> (280 – 310)</td><td>308</td><td>301 (293 – 308)</td><td>st1-st1</td><td><strong>52</strong> (48 – 55)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Dsw</td><td><strong>163</strong> (150 – 175)</td><td>155 (150 – 160)</td><td>158 (154 – 162)</td><td>st2-st2</td><td><strong>67</strong> (65 – 68)</td><td>65</td><td>76</td></tr><tr><td>j1</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>29 (28 – 30)</td><td>31</td><td>st3-st3</td><td><strong>78</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j3</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>30</td><td>25 (23 – 26)</td><td>st1-st3</td><td><strong>63</strong></td><td>65</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><td>j4</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>10 (8 – 11)</td><td>st4-st4</td><td><strong>85</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>j5</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>st5-st5</td><td><strong>68</strong> (67 – 69)</td><td>65</td><td>69 – 77</td></tr><tr><td>j6</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>Lisl</td><td><strong>23</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>J2</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>8</td><td>Lisw</td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>J5</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>9 (8 – 10)</td><td>8 – 11</td><td>Vsl</td><td><strong>98</strong> (95 – 100)</td><td>100</td><td>96 (92 – 100)</td></tr><tr><td>r3</td><td><strong>39</strong> (38 – 40)</td><td>38</td><td>41 (39 – 42)</td><td>Vsw ZV2</td><td><strong>47</strong> (43 – 50)</td><td>45</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>R1</td><td><strong>14</strong> (13 – 15)</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>Vsw anus</td><td><strong>58</strong> (55 – 60)</td><td>58 (55 – 60)</td><td>57 (54 – 59)</td></tr><tr><td>s4</td><td><strong>56</strong> (55 – 57)</td><td>53</td><td>54 (51 – 57)</td><td>JV5</td><td><strong>54</strong> (52 – 55)</td><td>-</td><td>54 – 62</td></tr><tr><td>s6</td><td><strong>83</strong> (78 – 88)</td><td>76 (75 – 78)</td><td>79 (77 – 80)</td><td>SgeIV</td><td><strong>11</strong> (10 – 13)</td><td>-</td><td>13 (11 – 14)</td></tr><tr><td>z2</td><td><strong>24</strong> (23 – 25)</td><td>25</td><td>25 (23 – 26)</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>16</strong> (15 – 18)</td><td>22 (20 – 23)</td><td>15 (11 – 19)</td></tr><tr><td>z4</td><td><strong>25</strong></td><td>28</td><td>25 (23 – 26)</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>33</strong></td><td>36 (33 – 38)</td><td>35 (31 – 39)</td></tr><tr><td>z5</td><td><strong>7</strong></td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>StIV</td><td><strong>29</strong> (28 – 31)</td><td>30 (29 – 31)</td><td>27 (23 – 31)</td></tr><tr><td>Z4</td><td><strong>32</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>35</td><td>30 (26 – 34)</td><td>Scl</td><td><strong>25</strong> (22 – 28)</td><td>18</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Z5</td><td><strong>74</strong> (68 – 80)</td><td>73</td><td>86 (77 – 95)</td><td>Scw</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fdl</td><td><strong>31</strong> (30 – 33)</td><td>25</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>No teeth Fd</td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Mdl</td><td><strong>28</strong></td><td>28</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>No teeth Md</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sources of measurements -Zambia: Ueckermann *et al.* (2007); South Africa types (holotype and one paratype ♀): Ueckermann (1992); - : not provided.