| Characteristics | Phytoseius ferrum sp. nov. | P. sonunensis | P. neocorniger | P. nipponicus | P. jujuba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sources of measurement: Original paper of Ryu & Ehara, 1993; Ehara, 1962; Gupta, 1977; Gupta, 2003; ‘-’: not available | |||||
| j1 | 26–29 | 28–30 | 28 | 36 | 25–27 |
| j3 | 35–38 | 29–30 | 50 | 35 | 35–44 |
| j4 | 4–6 | 7–8 | - | 8 | 4–6 |
| j5 | 4–6 | 7–8 | - | 8 | 4–6 |
| j6 | 4–6 | 7–8 | - | 8 | 4–6 |
| J5 | 4–6 | 5–6 | - | 13 | 4–6 |
| z2 | 20–23 | 9–10 | 12 | 13 | 7–12 |
| z3 | 26–29 | 28–29 | 33 | 31 | 31–34 |
| z4 | 14–18 | 18–19 | 12 | 19 | 6 |
| z5 | 4–6 | 7–8 | - | - | 4–6 |
| Z4 | 79–81 | 54–55 | 70–89 | 73 | 78 |
| Z5 | 74–80 | 73–75 | 65–82 | 79 | 78 |
| s4 | 118–121 | 78–79 | 110–130 | 84 | 95–96 |
| s6 | 72–74 | 76–77 | 80 | 82 | 66–69 |
| r3 | 38–41 | 41–42 | 40 | 50 | 40 |
| Serration of z2 and z4 | Serrated | Smooth | Smooth | Smooth | Smooth |
| Vsl | 98–102 | - | 60 | - | 68 |
| Vsw ZV2 | 31–33 | - | - | - | |
| Vsw anus | 50–54 | - | 40 | - | 45 |
| No. teeth FD | 3 | 4 | - | - | 3–4 |
| No. teeth MD | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Number of metapodal plate | Single | - | - | 1 | Single |
| SgeIV | Nil | Nil | Nil | - | Nil |
| StiIV | 50–54 | 58–59 | 40 | 61 | 35–40 |
| StaIV | 28–32 | 18–19 | 26 | 18 | 20–23 |
| Shape of leg macrosetae | Bulbous with hyaline envelop | Bulbous with hyaline envelop | Spatulated | Rod like blunt | Rod like |