Phytoseiulus Evans

Phytoseiulus Evans, 1952: 397; Moraes et al., 2004: 167; Chant & McMurtry, 2006a: 17. Amblyseius (Mesoseiulus), Van der Merwe, 1968: 172.

Amblyseius (Phytoseiulus), Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 294 .

Mesoseiulus Gonzalez & Schuster, 1962: 18 (Moraes et al., 2004) . Phytoseiulus (Phytoseiulus), Wainstein, 1962: 17 .

Three species in this genus are reported in this study; idiosomal setal patterns are 9A:5D/JV-3:ZV-3 for P. longipes Evans, 10A:6E/JV-3,4:ZV-3 for P. macropilis (Banks) and P. persimilis Athias-Henriot (Chant & McMurtry, 2006a). They have 2 pairs of metapodal shields and peritreme extending to level of j3.