Phytoscutus Muma

De Moraes, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Species of the subtribes Arrenoseiina and Proprioseiopsina (Tribe Amblyseiini) and the tribe Typhlodromipsini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1448 (1), pp. 1-39 : 3

Phytoscutus Muma

Phytoscutus Muma, 1961: 275 ; Yoshida-Shaul & Chant, 1997: 221; Chant & McMurtry, 2004b: 305; Moraes et al., 2004: 165.

Amblyseius (Phytoscutella), Ehara & Bhandhufalck, 1977: 73 .

Amblyseius (Trochoseius), Ueckermann & Loots, 1985: 129 .

Iphiseius (Trochoseius) Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 299 .

Phytoscutella Muma, 1961: 275.

Trochoseius, Matthysse & Denmark, 1981: 341 .

Stable characters mentioned by Chant & McMurtry (2004b) for species of this genus are: j5 absent; peritreme extending forward to level of j1; peritrematal shield very robust posteriorly; sternal shield with 3 pairs of sternal setae; preanal pores distinct; atrium of spermatheca small. Males with 3 pairs of preanal setae.

Five species of this genus are reported in this paper. They have female idiosomal setal pattern 9A:6E/JV- 3:ZV-3, except Phytoscutus eugenus (Ueckermann & Loots) , whose setal pattern is 9A:6E/JV-3,4:ZV-3; all setae smooth, except for P. glomus (Pritchard & Baker) in which Z5 is very lightly barbed; J2, S2 and S4 absent; r3 and R1 inserted on interscutal membrane; Jv5 inserted on the soft cuticle; chaetotaxy of genua II and III 2–2/0, 2/0–1 and 1–2/1, 2/0–1, respectively.