Neoseiulella canariensis Ferragut and Peaea-Estevez
Creators: name: Kanouh, M.
name: Kreiter, S.
name: Douin, M.
name: Tixier, M. - S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Phytoseiidae
Neoseiulella
Neoseiulella canariensis

description: Neoseiulella canariensis Ferragut and Peaea-Estevez
(Figure 18)
Neoseiulella canariensis Ferragut and Peaea-Estevez 2003: 159-161; Moraes et al. 2004: 292; Moraza and Peaea-Estevez 2006: 59; Chant and McMurtry 2007: 147.
Adult female (Figure 18a – e)
Dorsal shield (Figure 18a) — Dorsal shield smooth: length 364 (342 – 385); width 185 (174 – 195) (at level of s4) and 209 (183 – 235) (at level of Z1). Seven pairs of small solenostomes on the dorsal shield: gd1, gd2, gd4, gd5, gd6, gd8 and gd9. Five pairs of poroids. Sub-lateral setae (r3 and R1) on the lateral margin. Dorsal shield bearing 19 pairs of setae, all smooth, thick, and rising up tubercles, except J5, Z4 and Z5 slightly serrated: j1 28 (26 – 30); j3 42; j4 21 (19 – 23); j5 20 (20 – 22); j6 32 (30 – 33); J2 37 (35 – 39); J5 32 (31 – 33); z2 22 (20 – 23); z3 40 (38 – 42); z4 29 (27 – 31); z5 21 (19 – 23); Z1 35 (32 – 38); Z4 61 (59 – 62); Z5 90 (88 – 91); s4 47 (43 – 50); s6 46 (44 – 48); S2 51 (48 – 53); S4 41 (34 – 47); S5 30 (28 – 31); sub-lateral setae r3 30 (28 – 32) and R1 31 (28 – 33). Presence of few visible muscles marks (sigilles) on the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to the level of j1.
Ventral shields (Figure 18b) — Sternal shield 61 (50 – 71) long and 60 (47 – 73) wide (at level of ST2), smooth with two pairs of setae (ST1 and ST2) and two pairs of poroids. ST3 and the metasternal setae (ST4) on separate platelets, with a pair of small poroids with ST4. Genital shield 110 (90 – 129) long, 54 (48 – 60) wide (at level of ST5), smooth. Three elongate platelets or genital sigilla situated between genital and ventrianal shields. One pair of poroids close to the genital shield (ST 5) and 4 pairs of poroids around the genital shield. Ventrianal shield subtriangular-shaped, 102 (85 – 118) long and 77 (60 – 84) wide (at level of ZV2), smooth or faintly striate, with four pairs of preanal setae (JV1, JV2, JV3 and ZV2) and a pair of small solenostomes gv3 posteromediad to JV3. Four pairs of caudoventral setae (ZV1, ZV3, JV4 and JV5) on the integument surrounding the ventrianal shield. JV5 34 (30 – 38) long, smooth. Primary metapodal plate or inguinal sigillum 25 (21 – 29) long and 6 (5 – 7) wide.
Spermatheca (Figure 18c) — Cervix 4 (3 – 5) long, U-shaped, flaring towards vesicle.
Chelicera (Figure 18d) — Six teeth and a pilus dentilis on the fixed digit. Movable digit 26 long, bidentate.
Legs (Figure 18e) — Measurements of legs: leg I 374 (365 – 383); leg II 310 (301 – 320); leg III 297 (286 – 308); leg IV 415 (404 – 425). Seven setae (2-2/0, 2/0-1) on the genu II. Three pointed macrosetae 33 (31 – 34), 31 (30 – 32) and 55 (51 – 59) long on genu, tibia and basitarsus IV, respectively.
Material examined — Three female paratypes deposited in the Department of Agroforestal Ecosystems, Universidad PolitØcnica de Valencia, Spain.
Adult male (Figure 18f, g)
Dorsal shield slightly reticulated and chaetotaxy similar to the female. Sub-lateral seta R1 on the dorsal shield. Ventrianal shield 118 long and 150 wide, slightly reticulated and bearing 7 pairs of preanal setae and 4 pairs of poroids. Spermatodactyl L-shaped. This description is based on a male paratype specimen.
Previous reports — N. canariensis is only known from the Canary Islands (Ferragut and Peaea- Estevez 2003, 2007). It was collected on various plants belonging to 15 botanical families: Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King and H. Rob, Andryala pinnatifida Ait., Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch.Bip., Argyranthemum gracile Webb ex Sch.Bip., Carlina salicifolia (L.fil.) Cav., Cynara cardunculus L., Gonospermum gomerae Bolle., Senecio tussilaginis (L’HØr.) (Asteraceae); Bencomia caudata (Aiton) Webb and Berthel. (Rosaceae); Bosea yervamora L. (Amaranthaceae); Calamintha sylvatica Bromf., Cedronella canariensis (L.) Webb and Berthel., Lavandula buchii Webb (Lamiaceae); Chamaecytisus prolifer (L.f.) Link, Teline microphylla (DC.) Gibbes and Dingw., Teline gomerae (Gibbs and Dingw.) Kunkle (Fabaceae); Convolvulus sp. (Convolvulaceae); Crambe pritzelii Bolle, Crambe strigosa L’HØr. (Cruciferae); Echium acanthocarpum Svent., Echium sp. (Boraginaceae); Erica arborea L., Erica scoparia L. (Ericaceae); Geranium canariensis L. (Geraniaceae); Gesnouinia arborea (L.f.) Gaudich.(Urticaceae); Laurus novocanariensis Rivas Mart. Rivas Mart., Lousª, Fern. Prieto, E.Díaz, J.C. Costa and C. Aguiar (Lauraceae); Scrophularia smithii Hornem (Scrophulariaceae); Viburnum rigidum Vent. (Caprifoliaceae); Viola riviniana Rchb. (Violaceae).
description: Published as part of Kanouh, M., Kreiter, S., Douin, M. & Tixier, M. - S., 2012, Revision Of The Genus Neoseiulella Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Re-Description Of Species, Synonymy Assessment, Biogeography, Plant Supports And Key To Adult Females, pp. 259-348 in Acarologia 52 (3) on page 299, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122048, http://zenodo.org/record/4667090