Pak. Entomol. Vol. 27, No.2, 2005Fig. 1: Amblyseius dolium new species; A, dorsal side; B, chelicera; C, seternal, genital and ventrianal shields; D,peritremal shield; E, spermatheca; F, leg IV.Amblyseius melicardus, new species(Fig. 2)FEMALE:Dorsal shield smooth; slightly concave near S2; 349µmlong, 219µm wide; 17 pairs setae and 2 pairs visible,rounded pores (Fig. 2-A). Chelicera 40µm long; movabledigit with 2 teeth, fixed digit with 9 subapical teeth (Fig.2-B). Dorsal shield setae smooth except M3 serrate. Dorsalshield setae: j1 37µm; j4 = j5 = j6 = J2 =10µm; J5 5µm; j342µm, z2 = z4 =10µm, s4 90µm, s2 = S4 = S5 =10µm, Z5220µm; Z5 10µm, Z1 13µm, Z4 80µm; r1 = r1 =10µm (bothon membrane). Seta j3 >j3-z2, z2
Pak. Entomol. Vol. 27, No.2, 2005Fig. 2: Amblyseius melicardus new species; A, dorsal side; B, chelicera; C, seternal, genital and ventrianalshields; D, peritremal shield; E, spermatheca; F, leg IV.REMARKS: Amblyseius melicardus, new species canbe separated from its closely related species A. dolium, newspecies on the basis of following characters.1) Cheliceral movable digit with 4 teeth in doliumbut 2 teeth in this new species.2) Dorsal shield with 3 pairs visible pores in doliumbut 2 pairs visible pores in this new species.3) Seta Z5 serrate in dolium but smooth in this newspecies.4) Seta Z4 anterior in position to S4 in dolium butposterior in position in this new species.5) Sternal shield seta St2 < St2 – St3 in dolium butSt2 > St2 – St3 in this new species.6) One pair minute platelets on membranesurrounding ventrianal shield in dolium but absentin this new species.7) Shape of spermatheca varies in these species.REFERENCEAhmad, M. and W.M. Chaudhri, 1989. Two new speciesof genus Amblysehis Berlese (Acarina: Phytoseiidae)from Pakistan. Pak. Entomol., 11 (1-2): 42-51.Berlese, A., 1914. Acarinuovi. Redia, 10: 113-150.Chant, D.A., 1959. Phytoseiid mites (Acarina:Phytoseiidae) Part 1. Bionomics of seven species inSouth eastern England. Part II. A Taxonomic reviewof the family Phytoseiidae with descriptions of 38new species. Canad. Ent., 91 Suppl. 12: 166.Chant, D.A. and E.W. Baker, 1965. The Phytoseiidae ofCentral America. Memoir Ent. Soc, Canad., 41-56.Chant, D.A. and R.l.C. Hansell, 1971. The genusAmblyseius (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) in Canada andAlaska. Canad. J. Zool., 49 (5): 703-750.Chaudhri, W.M., 1968. Six new species of mites of thegenus Amblysehts from Pakistan. Acarologia, 10(4):550-562.Chaudhri, W.M., S. Akbar and A. Rasool, 1979. Studieson the predatory leaf inhabiting mites of Pakistan.U.A.F. Tech, Bull. 2: 234.Corpuz, L.A. and L. Rimando, 1966. Some PhilippineAmblyseius (Phytoseiidae: Acarina). Philip. Agri.,50: 14-136.DeLeon, D., 1961. Eight new Amblyseius from Mexicowith collection notes on two other species(Phytoseiidae). Fla. Ent., 44 (2). 85-91.67