Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) serrulatus Ehara
- Dataset
- Phytoseiidae of Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), with a key for their identification
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Mesostigmata
- family
- Phytoseiidae
- genus
- Typhlodromus
- species
- Typhlodromus serrulatus
description
Male Dorsal shield 230 long and 155 wide; j 1 12, j 3 broken, j 4 11, j 5 13, j 6 14, J 2 16, J 5 9, z 2 15, z 3 16, z 4 17, z 5 13, Z 4 20, Z 5 29, s 4 18, s 6 18, S 2 18, S 4 18, S 5 10, r 3 16, R 1 13; ventrianal shield 93 long and 118 wide at level of anterior corners; fixed cheliceral digit 13 long, movable cheliceral digit 18 long; spermatodactyl 26 long; Sge IV 9, Sti IV 12, St IV 17. Chaetotaxy of genua II and III as in female. Previous records. China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand (Provinces of Chiang Mai and Nakhon Ratchasima, Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977).
discussion
Remarks. Measurements of females examined are similar to those of the original description, but setae J 2 and J 5 are 25 % longer. Measurements of both female and male are very similar to those reported by Ryu (1993) for specimens from Korea.