Phytoseius marumbus

Moraes, Gilberto José De, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo & Castro, Tatiane Marie Martins Gomes De, 2013, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from natural ecosystems in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Zootaxa 3700 (3), pp. 301-347 : 334

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.1
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scientific name	Phytoseius marumbus
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Phytoseius marumbus El-Banhawy

Phytoseius marumbus El-Banhawy, 1894: 141; Moraes et al., 2004 b: 247; Chant & McMurtry, 2007: 129. Phytoseius (Pennaseius) marumbus .—Moraes, 1986: 213.

Specimens examined. Cananéia, February 2001, 12 females on Hibiscus pernambucensis Arruda ; Cananéia, March 2001, 1 female on H. pernambucensis ; Cananéia, April 2001, 1 female on unidentified Fabaceae ; Cananéia, July 2002, 2 females on Cupania oblongifolia Mart. and 1 female on unidentified plant; Ilha Comprida, December 2001, 14 females on Lantana undulata Schrank ; Pariquera-Açu, February 2001, 1 female on Tibouchina sp.; Pariquera-Açu, October 2001, 1 female on Inga edulis Mart. and 2 females on Julocroton triqueter Baill. ; Pariquera-Açu, December 2001, 7 females on Julocroton fuscescens Baill. ; Pariquera-Açu, July 2002, 2 females on Cupania oblongifolia Mart. and 3 females on unidentified plant and Pariquera-Açu, July 2002, 1 female on Myrcia fallax DC.

Previous records. Brazil [States of Rio de Janeiro (Moraes et al., 2004 b) and São Paulo (Castro & Moraes, 2010)].

Measurements of females (n= 10).

Dorsal shield 265 (245–280) long and 128 (118–142) wide. Setae j 1 17 (15–20), j 3 28 (27–32), j 4 6 (5–7), j 5 5 (5–7), j 6 7 (5–7), J 2 5 (5–7), J 5 7 (5–7), z 2 7 (5–8), z 3 36 (32–40), z 4 8 (7–10), z 5 6, Z 4 46 (42–50), Z 5 51 (47–55), s 4 48 (42–50), s 6 55 (50–60), r 3 33 (30–37), R 1 12 (10–14). Distances between St 1 - St 3 61 (58–65), St 2 - St 2 67 (63– 72), St 5 - St 5 54 (49–57). Ventrianal shield 92 (88–95) long, 48 (44–55) wide at level of ZV 2 and 49 (45–50) wide at anus level. Movable cheliceral digit 27 (24–30) long; fixed cheliceral digit 25 (25–27) long. Calyx of spermatheca 6 (5–7) long. Leg macrosetae: Sge IV 27 (25–30), Sti IV 27 (25–30), St IV 30 (27–32), knob-tipped.

Remarks. The measurements of the specimens collected fit the original description, except for the shorter Z 5 (72 in the original description).