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

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. jujubaj126–2928–30283625–27j335–3829–30503535–44j44–67–8-84–6j54–67–8-84–6j64–67–8-84–6J54–65–6-134–6z220–239–1012137–12z326–2928–29333131–34z414–1818–1912196z54–67–8--4–6Z479–8154–5570–897378Z574–8073–7565–827978s4118–12178–79110–1308495–96s672–7476–77808266–69r338–4141–42405040Serration of z2 and z4SerratedSmoothSmoothSmoothSmoothVsl98–102-60-68Vsw ZV231–33---Vsw anus50–54-40-45No. teeth FD34--3–4No. teeth MD11--1Number of metapodal plateSingle--1SingleSgeIVNilNilNil-NilStiIV50–5458–59406135–40StaIV28–3218–19261820–23Shape 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