Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904

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Genus Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904

Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904

Phytoseius Ribaga, 1904: 177 .

Type species Gamasus plumifer Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876: 130 , by subsequent designation ( Vitzthum, 1941).

Phytoseius (Phytoseius) — Wainstein, 1959: 1361.

Phytoseius (Dubininellus) Wainstein, 1959: 1361 . Dubinellus — Muma, 1961: 293 (incorrect spelling).

Phytoseius (Pennaseius) Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 223 .

Pennaseius — Schuster & Pritchard, 1963: 299.

Typhlodromus (Phytoseius) — Van der Merwe, 1968: 100.

Phytoseius (Euryseius) Wainstein, 1970: 1726 .

Chant & McMurtry (1994) recognized three species groups based on presence or absence of setae J2 and R1: the horridus species group, Denmark (1966) with setae J2 and R1 absent, the pulmifer species group Chant and Yoshida-Shaul (1992) characterised with setae J2 and R1 present and purseglovei species group Chant & YoshidaShaul (1992) with seta J2 absent and R1 present. The new species Phytoseius ferrum belongs to horridus species group with setae J2 and R1 absent, ventral setal pattern JV-3,4: ZV ( Chant & McMurtry 1994).