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TABLE 7 in Description of nine new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Sikkim, a north eastern States of India

  • 1. Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur- 741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India.

Description

TABLE 7. Differences in diagnostic characters between Phytoseius ferrum sp. nov. and P. sonunensis Ryu & Ehara, 1993; P. nipponicus Ehara, 1962; P. neocorniger, Gupta, 1977; and P. jujuba Gupta, 1977

CharacteristicsPhytoseius ferrum sp. nov.P. sonunensisP. neocornigerP. nipponicusP. jujuba
j126–2928–30283625–27
j335–3829–30503535–44
j44–67–8-84–6
j54–67–8-84–6
j64–67–8-84–6
J54–65–6-134–6
z220–239–1012137–12
z326–2928–29333131–34
z414–1818–1912196
z54–67–8--4–6
Z479–8154–5570–897378
Z574–8073–7565–827978
s4118–12178–79110–1308495–96
s672–7476–77808266–69
r338–4141–42405040
Serration of z2 and z4SerratedSmoothSmoothSmoothSmooth
Vsl98–102-60-68
Vsw ZV231–33---
Vsw anus50–54-40-45
No. teeth FD34--3–4
No. teeth MD11--1
Number of metapodal plateSingle--1Single
SgeIVNilNilNil-Nil
StiIV50–5458–59406135–40
StaIV28–3218–19261820–23
Shape of leg macrosetaeBulbous with hyaline envelopBulbous with hyaline envelopSpatulatedRod like bluntRod like

Sources of measurement: Original paper of Ryu & Ehara, 1993; Ehara, 1962; Gupta, 1977; Gupta, 2003; ‘-’: not available

Notes

Published as part of Kar, Anamika & Karmakar, Krishna, 2022, Description of nine new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Sikkim, a north eastern States of India, pp. 223 in Zootaxa 5182 (3) on page 223, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5182.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7052935

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References

  • Ryu, M. O. & Ehara, S. (1993) Two new species of genus Phytoseius (Phytoseiidae, Acari) from Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology, South Korea, 9 (1), 13 - 18. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5635 / KJSZ
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