TABLE 2: Morphological characteristics of Neoseiulella celtis (after Denmark and Rather 1996); N. compta (after Chant and Yoshida-Shaul 1989); N. multispinosa (after Tseng 1975); N. vollsella (after Denmark and Rather 1984)
N. celtis N. compta N. multispinosa N. vollsella
Measurements values of the different parts of the body are expressed in micrometers (μm).
Measurements values of the different parts of the body are expressed in micrometers (μm).
Dorsal Shield length 369 286 313 326
Dorsal Shield width (at s4) 185 ? 176 286
Dorsal Shield width (at Z1) ? 156 ? ?
Dorsal Shield reticulation reticulated reticulated reticulated reticulated
j1 length 20 12 12.5 18
j3 length 25 13 12.5 21
j4 length 16 10 7.5 13
j5 length 17 10 7.5 16
j6 length 20 13 7.5 16
J2 length 25 13 7.5 18
J5 length 11 6 14 8
z2 length 19 9 12.5 18
z3 length 24 11 12.5 21
z4 length 22 12 12.5 21
z5 length 17 10 7.5 16
Z1 length 20 13 10 23
Z4 length 20 16 20 26
Z5 length 47 17 15 39
s4 length 24 10 12.5 26
s6 length 28 12 12.5 18
S2 length 32 12 12.5 26
S4 length 32 15 12.5 26
S5 length 26 17 15 18
r3 length 28 11 10.5 23
R1 length 25 11 12.5 18
gd1 presence absent absent ? ?
gd2 presence absent absent ? ?
gd4 presence absent absent ? ?
gd5 presence absent absent ? ?
gd6 presence absent absent ? ?
gd8 presence absent present ? ?
gd9 presence present absent ? ?
Sternal Shield length ? ? 67 ?
Sternal Shield width ? ? 57.5 ?
ST3 on/off Sternal Shield on ? on on
Genital Shield width ? ? ? ?
Ventrianal Shield length ? 84 100 ?
Ventrianal Shield width ? 77 111 ?
Ventrianal Shield reticulation smooth smooth reticulated smooth
JV3 presence/absence present present present present
Solenostomes / ventrianal shield present present present present
JV5 length ? 11 ? ?
Primary metapodal plate length ? ? 37 ?
Numbers of teeth on the fixed digit 6 4 4 7
pilus dentilis presence/absence 0 1 ? ?
Numbers of teeth of movable digit dentation 2 0 0 2
Movable digit length ? 15 ? ?
Numbers of setae/ genu II 7 ? ? ?
Macrosetae on genu IV (length) absent absent absent present (16)
Macrosetae on tibia I (length) absent absent absent present (16)
Macrosetae on basitarsus IV (length) present (41) absent absent present (31)
Peritreme level j1 j1 j1 j1
Spermatheca shaped cup‐ shaped ? cup‐ shaped ?