Phytoseius Ribaga 1904
Creators: name: Kar, Anamika
name: Karmakar, Krishna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Phytoseiidae
Phytoseius

description: Key to the species of Phytoseius described or reported from India.
1. Setae J2 and R1 present................................................................................ 2
- Setae J2 absent and R1 present or absent................................................................... 3
2. Dorsal shield with a distinct notch at the level s4........................................... P. kapuri Gupta, 1969
- Dorsal shield without a distinct notch at the level s4......................... P. minutus Narayanan, Kaur & Ghai, 1960
3. Seta J2 and R1 absent.................................................................................. 4
- Seta J2 absent and R1 present................................................... P. namdaphaensis Gupta, 1986
4. Setae s4 longer than s6................................................................................. 5
– Setae s4 shorter or equal to s6.......................................................................... 19
5. j3 longer than j1...................................................................................... 6
- j3 not longer than j1.................................................................................. 16
6. Setae z2 and z4 serrated............................................................. P. mixtus Chaudhri, 1973
- Setae z2 and z4 smooth................................................................................. 7
7. Z5 longer than Z4................................................................ P. domesticus Rather, 1985
- Z5 shorter or equal to Z4............................................................................... 8
8. Z5 shorter than Z4..................................................................................... 9
- Z5 not shorter than Z4................................................................................. 13
9. Spermatheca poccular, dorsum with spine like structure................... P. dorsospinosus Pramanik & Karmakar, 2016
- Spermatheca tubular or bell-shaped, dorsum rugose......................................................... 10
10. Genu IV without distinct macrosetae................................................. P. wainsteini Gupta, 1981b
- Genu IV with distinct macrosetae....................................................................... 11
11. Macrosetae of leg IV rod-like........................................................................... 12
- Macrosetae of leg IV spatulated with hyaline cap................................ P. crinitus Swirski & Shechter, 1961
12. Seta s4 longer 129–141, macrosetae on genu IV shorter 15–20............................ P. corniger Wainstein, 1959
- Seta s4 shorter 93–112, macrosetae on genu IV longer 25–35.................. P. neoferox Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977
13. Leg IV with three macrosetae....................................................... P. macropilis (Banks, 1909)
- Leg IV with two macrosetae............................................................................ 14
14. Seta j3 longer than r3............................................................ P. neocorniger Gupta, 1977b
- Seta j3 shorter or equal to r3........................................................................... 15
15. Macrosetae of leg IV with blunt tip..................................................... P. jujuba Gupta, 1977b
- Macrosetae of leg IV with clavate tip.................................................... P. roseus Gupta, 1969b
16. Dorsal shield rugose.................................................................................. 17
- Doral shield not rugose......................................................... P. bandipurensis Gupta, 1980b
17. Setae s4, Z4, s6 and Z5 with longitudinal groove................................................ P. aonlae sp. nov.
- Setae s4, Z4, s6 and Z5 without longitudinal groove......................................................... 18
18. Setae Z4 and Z5 almost equal in length and spermatheca fundibular................ P. rachelae Swirski & Shechter, 1961
- Seta Z4 longer than Z5 and spermatheca tubular...................................... P. maldahaensis Gupta, 1992
19. s4 shorter than s6.................................................................................... 20
- s4 not shorter than s6................................................................................. 22
20. Macrosetae on leg IV present........................................................................... 21
- Macrosetae on leg IV absent........................................... P. intermedius Evans & Macfarlane, 1962
21. Macrosetae of leg IV with clavate tip and seta J5 smooth................................... P. meyerae Gupta, 1977d
- Macrosetae of Leg IV with blunt tip and seta J5 serrated......................................... P. clavus sp. nov.
22. Genu of leg IV without macrosetae...................................................................... 23
- Genu of leg IV with macrosetae......................................................................... 24
23. j1 shorter than j3 and seta z4 serrated.............................................. P. macrosetosus Gupta, 1977b
- j1 not shorter than j3 and seta z4 smooth............................................... P. nipponicus Ehara, 1962
24. Macrosetae SgeIV and StiIV are equal................................................. P. rogusus Denmark, 1966
- Macroseta SgeIV shorter than StiIV...................................................................... 25
25. Z4 equal to r3............................................................ P. coheni Swirski & Shechter, 1961
- Z4 longer than r3.................................................................................... 26
26. Tip of macrosetae blunt........................................... P. leopardisimilis Pramanik & Karmakar, 2016
- Tip of macrosetae knobbed............................................................................. 27
27. Tip of macrosetae on Leg IV with hyaline cap.............................................................. 28
- Tip of macrosetae on Leg IV without hyaline cap........................................................... 29
28. Macroseta SgeIV longer 15–17...................................... P. namkhanaensis Karmakar & Bhowmik, 2018
- Macroseta SgeIV shorter 8–10............................................ P. brevicrinis Swirski & Shechter, 1961
29. Macrosetae SgeIV and StIV are equal.............................................. P. indicus Bhattacharrya, 1968
- Macroseta SgeIV and StIV are unequal.................................................................... 30
30. Ventrianal shield pentagonal....................................................... P. punjabensis Gupta, 1977b
- Ventrianal shield sole-shaped........................................................................... 31
31. Seta r3 longer than Z5................................... P. mizoramensis Gupta & Chatterjee, 2003 in Gupta, 2003
- Seta r3 shorter than Z5.............................................................. P. swirskii Gupta, 1980a
description: Published as part of Kar, Anamika & Karmakar, Krishna, 2021, Description of eleven new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Meghalaya state, north eastern India, pp. 301-354 in Zootaxa 5068 (3) on pages 333-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5068.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5706882