TABLE 5 in Description of nine new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Sikkim, a north eastern States of India

TABLE 5. Differences in diagnostic characters between Okiseius pahari sp. nov. and O. subtropicus Ehara, 1967; O. chinensis Wu, 1983; O. himalayana Gupta, 1986; O. sikkimensis Gupta, 1986; O. merenoi Schicha, 1987 and O. unisetatus Kar & Karmakar, 2021
CharacteristicsOkiseius pahari sp. nov.O. subtropicusO. chinensisO. himalayanaO. sikkimensisO. merenoiO. unisetatusj118–212024102519–2224–26j325–292129234519–2020–23j418–20141916457–915–17j518–20161816510–1115–17j636–39272333918–2225–27J55–754755–65–7z226–292433273623–2424–26z430–332633344524–2724–26z525–29202820614–1518–20Z138–41333840472631–33Z455–584540506542–4346–49Z546–484540478342–4446–48s446–493038384524–2727–29S248–523733405632–3435–38S515–18161616187–818–21r330–33253027362424–26R130–332525272219–2025–28Serration of dorsal setaeAll setae serratedAll setae serrated except J5All setae serrated except J5 and S5All setae serrated except J5All setae serrated except j4, j5, J5 and z5All setae serrated except J5 and S5 smoothAll setae serratedNo. teeth FD3323-26No. teeth MD1111-11SgeIVNilNilNilIndistinguishable25Nil11StiIVNilNilNilIndistinguishable21Nil16StaIV15–1715Nil16451519Number of rod like stae other than macrosetae (genu-tibia-tarsus)3+2+1--2+3+1-3+2+1Tip of macrosetaeRod likeRod like-Rod likeSpatulatedRod likeRod likeNumber of metapodal shieldSingle-SingleSingleSingleTwo pairSingle, short incurvedDistance between ventrianal pore (gv3)26–2840----18JV525–281820, SerratedSerratedSerratedSerrated32, SerratedShape of spermathecaFundibular, 12 long with nodular atriumPocular, 4 long with ‘c’ shaped atriumFundibularBowl shapedDisc shapedPocular cervix with nodular or ‘c’ shaped atriumPocular cervix with nodular or ‘c’ shaped atrium
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Sources of measurement: Original paper of Ehara, 1967; Wu, 1983; Gupta, 1986; Schicha, 1987 and Kar & Karmakar, 2021; Gupta, 2003. ‘-’: not available