A new Euseius species on citrus and wild lime, Zanthoxylum fagara (Rutaceae), in Florida and an updated key to Euseius species from the state

A new Euseius Wainstein species, Euseius ennsi n. sp., is described from adult males and females collected from citrus and wild lime in an extensive survey conducted in 2009–2014 to evaluate the phytoseiid mites from citrus plants in dooryard, experimental and commercial plantations in Florida. An updated key is provided for the seven Euseius species reported so far from citrus in the state.


Introduction
In several crops, including citrus, mites in the family Phytoseiidae offer potential in suppressing below economic injury levels pest mite species of the families Diptilomiopidae, Eriophyidae, Tarsonemidae, Tenuipalpidae and Tetranychidae (Childers and Denmark 2011; Carrillo et al. 2012; Carrillo and Pena 2012; McMurtry et al. 2015. The phytoseiids are well represented on citrus and other plants in Florida, with numerous species identified (Muma 1975; Denmark and Evans 2011; Childers and Denmark 2011. A major effort has been dedicated to update information about the phytoseiid fauna on Florida dooryard, experimental and commercial citrus plantations in the state, based on an extensive survey conducted in that state. During this survey, a new species in the genus Euseius Wainstein was found. This genus is presently composed of about 230 valid species, found in all continents, but predominantly in the tropics; altogether, six Euseius species have been reported from Florida (Muma et al. 1970; Demite et al. 2019. A large number of studies have been conducted about the biology and ecology of these mites, which have been classified as pollen feeding generalist predators, showing a preference for plants with glabrous leaves (such as citrus) as hosts (McMurtry et al. 2013). Different Euseius species are among the dominant phytoseiids on citrus in different countries, as for example E. mesembrinus (Dean) and E. hibisci (Chant) in North America (Denmark and Evans 2011), Euseius concordis (Chant) in Brazil, Euseius scutalis (AthiasHenriot) and S. stipulatus (AthiasHenriot) in the Mediterranean area (Ferragut et al. 2010), E. victoriensis in Australia (Schicha 1987) and E. citri (Van der Merwe and Ryke) in South Africa (Van der Merwe and Ryke 1964).
The objective of this publication is to describe the new Euseius species collected in Florida, and to present a key to separate the phytoseiid species so far reported from citrus in that state.
The holotype and some paratypes will be deposited in the Acarology collections at the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry in Gainesville, Florida, USA and rest of paratypes at the National Collection of Arachnida, ARCPlant Health and Protection (NCAPPRI), Pretoria, South -Africa.

Material and Methods
A survey of dooryard, experimental and commercial plantations throughout Florida was conducted between 2009 and 2014 to determine the diversity of the family Phytoseiidae.
Samples of leaves, twigs and fruits were taken from the inner and outer areas of the tree canopy and washed in 80% ethanol, as descried by Childers et al. (2017). In this process, plant parts were vigorously agitated in the solution and then removed to extract the mites. All the material was collected by the third author. Identification of the citrus species was done according to Hodgson (1967).
The mites were slidemounted in Hoyer's medium (Walter and Krantz 2009). The slides were dried at 4550°C for at least two weeks, and then examined under phase contrast micro scope (Zeiss AxioskopTM Research). Line drawings were made with the aid of photographs of the specimens taken with a Zen Soft Imaging System. All illustrations were edited using Adobe Illustrator C5. Measurements were taken with a Zen Soft Im., and are given in micrometers as a range (paratype measurements) followed by the holotype measurements in square brackets.
Male (n = 2) Dorsum -Similar to that of female, except for setae r3 and R1 which are on the dorsal shield (Fig 3)  Venter -Sternogenital shield smooth, 123134 long and 8487 wide at level between setae st2 and st3 with 5 pairs of setae and 2 pairs of poroids. Ventrianal shield reticulatestriate, 104105 long, width at level of anterior margin 143149, with 3 pairs of transversely aligned preanal setae and 2 pores. Setae JV 5 smooth, 2223 (Fig. 4A).
Legs  (1986) compared the morphology of populations from California and Guatemala identified as E. quetzali. They were very similar, except for the larger ratios j1/ j3 and z4/ z2, and shorter peritreme in the Californian population; these characteristics of the Californian population are comparable with those of the specimens collected in this study. Results of crossing experiments conducted by Congdon & McMurtry (1986) led them to conclude that the Californian population belonged to the same species as populations they collected in Mexico and Guatemala. In the first part of that study, no offspring were obtained when crossing Californian E. quetzali and Mexican Euseius hibisci (Chant), indicating that they belonged to different species. However, the results obtained when crossing Californian populations of those species were not considerably different from the results obtained when crossing Californian and Guatemalan populations of E. quetzali. In both cases, females were never produced in the crossings. In the first case, males and females were produced only by E. hibisci females, while in the second case, males and females were produced by females from both areas. Hence, we consider that their decision about the identity of the species was based on the lack of sufficient evidence that they belonged to different species rather on the availability of evidence showing that they belonged to the same species. Phytoseiids are known to reproduce mainly by a process designated as pseudoarrhenotoky (Hoy, 2011), in which offspring are only produced after mating and fertilization of the eggs.
According to our examination of paratypes of E. quetzali, from data provided in the original description of the species (McMurtry et al., 1985) and in the redescription by Congdon & McMurtry (1986), this new species differs from E. quetzali by the ornamentation of the dorsal shield (smooth in the central area of the podonotal region of the dorsal shield in E. quetzali), and by the much shorter j4-j6, J 2, z5, Z1 and Z4, which appear to be the shortest dorsal shield setae of the new species but also shorter than that of E. quetzali. In our examination of the paratype females, the peritreme extends only up to z2, instead of up to j3 as shown in the illustration of the original description.
Euseius ennsi n. sp. is also similar to E. obispoensis Aponte & McMurtry, 1997 especially for the strong reticulation of the dorsal shield. The latter differs for: having r3 always and R1 occasionally on dorsal shield; most dorsal shield setae as long as to up to 20% longer except z4 and s4, about 20% shorter; and ventrianal shield strongly reticulate in preanal region and light reticulation in anal region. The new species also resembles E. citri van der Merwe &Ryke, 1964 andE. citrifolius Denmark &Muma, 1970; however, E. citri has calyx of spermatheca slightly bulged near atrium and flaring near vesicle, whereas E. citrifolius has dorsal shield only lightly reticulate and macroseta of basitarsus IV distinctly bent. As the latter species, E. relictus Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool differs from the new species by having macroseta of basitarsus IV (as well as macrosetae of genu and tibia IV) distally bent. Euseius vulgaris Liang & Ke, 1983 differs from the new species for having peritreme longer (reaching midway between insertions of j3 and z2, and ventrianal shield almost twice as wide at anus level than at level of Zv2. This new species is also very closely related to E. vivax (Chant & Baker) and E. fructicolus (Gonzalez & Schuster) but differs from both in that the dorsal shield is completely reticulated and not smooth as in E. fructicolus and lightly reticulated as in E. vivax. They also differ from the new species in the shape of the tubelike calyx of the spermatheca, which is almost straight in the former two but bent or coiled in the new species. The macrosetae on leg IV of E. fructicolus are blunt distally but acute in the new species. Setae Z5 are serrated in the new species but smooth in both E. vivax and E. fructicolus. In the new species setae Z5 is about six times as long as j6 and J2 but about five times or less in E. vivax and E. fructicolus, respectively (Lopes et al., 2015).
Key to the Euseius species from citrus reported from Florida, USA Euseius ho De Leon and E. brazilli (ElBanhawy) were synonymized with E. mesembrinus (Dean) (Lopes, et al., 2015). Additional information about the Euseius species from Florida can be found in Muma et al. (1970), Childers & Denmark (2011) and Denmark & Evans (2011).
One of the species included in the key (E. ovalis (Evans, 1953) (Dean 1957)