TABLE 6 in Description of nine new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Sikkim, a north eastern States of India

TABLE 6. Differences in diagnostic characters between Paraamblyseius ranipoolensis sp. nov. and P. lunatus Muma 1962; P. formosanus (Ehara, 1970); P. dinghuensis (Wu and Qian, 1982); P. foliatus Corpuz-Raros, 1994
CharacteristicsParaamblyseius ranipoolensis sp. nov.P. lunatusP. formosanusP. dinghuensisP. foliatusForm of setaeAll setae smooth except Z4 which is serratedAll setae smooth-Seta Z4 and Z5 serrated, others smoothSeta Z4 and Z5 serrated, leaf shaped, others smoothj114–179111610j323–2612121517j416–1914141917j516–1915152020j619–2215154434J230–3315155048J512–1599127z228–3013131924z435–3915153331z513–1612121810Z139–4217174444Z446–5017175651Z539–4222224234s438–4117173534S215–1819194237S420–2318182928S518–2320202117r315–18---14R119–22---14ST5-ST583–86----Vsl120–130---119Vsw at ZV2185–192---177Vsw at anus60–63----FD no. of teeth7698-MD no. of teeth2223-Shape of spermathecaTubularTubular, wide at vesicle, median narrow and then flared at atriumSaccular with nodular atriumSaccular with nodular atrium-
Sources of measurement: Original paper of Muma 1962; Ehara, 1970; Wu and Qian, 1982; Corpuz-Raros, 1994; Gupta, 2003; ‘-’: not available