Amblyseius kalandadzei Gomelauri, 1968

Amblyseius kalandadzei Gomelauri, 1968 View in CoL ( fig. 4 View Fig )

Amblyseius kalandadzei Gomelauri, 1968 b: 701 View in CoL ; Ghiliarov et al., 1978: 236; Kolodochka & Skliar, 1981: 102.

Material. Type. Holotype}, Georgia, neighborhood of Tbilisi, moss, (collection date unknown), #1180 (not examined) ( IZGT).

Non-Type. 32 specimens (28}, 4 {) — Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Cherkassy and Donetsk Regions .

R e d e s c r i p t i o n. F e m a l e. The dorsal shield ( fig. 4 View Fig , 1 View Fig ) is well sclerotised, broadly oval, with barely visible lateral notches, smooth; 7 pairs of small solenostomes (it, iv, id, isc, il, is, ic). The setae of the dorsal shield AM1, AL4, PM2, PM3 are longer than the others (PM3 is the longest), AD1, AL1, AL3 are short, the rest are miniature. The seta AM1 extends beyond the theca of the seta AL1. Thecae AL1 and AL3 are close together, the first of the setae is somewhat longer than the second, but does not extend beyond its theca. Seta AL3 clearly shifted toward the body axis relative to the arc of setae AL. Seta PM2 is close to PL2. Peritremes reaching the techal setae of AD1. The ventroanal shield ( fig. 4 View Fig , 2 View Fig ) is noticeably wider than the genital shield, rounded-pentagonal with almost straight or slightly convex lateral edges, transversely finely striated; anal pores are small, round, spaced. Metapodal scutes are oval, the anterior one is smaller than the posterior one ( fig. 4 View Fig , 3 View Fig ). The posterior part of the peritremal shield is smoothly curved ( fig. 4, 4 View Fig ). There are 3 chelicerae on Df and 0 on Dm ( fig. 4 View Fig , 5 View Fig ). The funnel of the spermatheca is well sclerotised, large, goblet-shaped, gradually widens towards the sac, the atrium is large, sessile ( fig. 4 View Fig , 6 View Fig ). Leg IV has 3 long macrochaetes: on the tarsus and genu almost equal in length, on the tibia somewhat shorter ( fig. 4 View Fig , 7 View Fig ). The genu and tibia of the third leg bear a short macrochaete.

Measurements: Lds 462, Wds 273; LVAS 110, Wvas 106, Lian 42; LTAR IV 110; setae length: AD1 22; AD2 4; AD3 4; AD4 4; PD2 5; PD4 12; AM1 48; АМ2 4; AL1 18; AL3 14; AL4 58; PL1 6; PL2 7; PL3 7; PM1 6; PM3 95; PM4 125; AS 19; PS 8; PV 62; MCH IV: ge 58, ti 50, ta 47; MCH III: ge 35, ti 25, MCH II: ge 30.

Male. The ventroanal shield is well sclerotised and reticulate. Anal pores are small and round; in the front part of the shield there is a pair of pore fields located transversely ( fig. 4 View Fig , 8 View Fig ). The spermatodactyl is curved, mushroom-shaped at the end ( fig. 4 View Fig , 9 View Fig ). Lds — 305.

D i f f e r e n t i a l d i a g n o s i s. A good distinguishing character of this species from similar species is the large bell-shaped funnel of the spermatheca with a large atrium; mutual arrangement of setae AL1 and AL3, the thecae of which are close together; setae AL3 distinctly shifted towards the central axis of the body.

D i s t r i b u t i o n, h a b i t a t: o c c u r r e n c e. Europe ( Moldova, Ukraine), South Caucasus ( Georgia). In Ukraine: steppe zone, montane Crimea (Main and Inner mountain ranges, Karadag), soil near the nests of shore swallows, small rodents and their nests; regular (rare on herbs).

Note. Descriptions, morphometry and illustrations are given for non-type specimens from Crimea after comparing them with the description and drawings of the original description, as well as with illustrations of this species in publications of other authors.