Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Author Lofego, A. C. Author De Moraes, G. J. Author Castro, L. A. S. text Zootaxa 2004 516 1 18 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.157769 e7700f47-f4e9-484a-9d3f-39c464c074b4 1175­5326 157769 6FB6CEC5-B2D5-49D2-BB84-2A714765464A Phytoseius guianensis DeLeon Phytoseius guianensis DeLeon, 1965 : 18 . Denmark , 1966 : 23 . Denmark & Muma, 1973 : 269 . Moraes & McMurtry, 1983 : 144 ; Moraes et al., 1986 : 211 ; 2004: 239. Specimens examined : São Carlos: C. pubescens , VII­2000 (2), X­2000 (1); M. venulosa , X­2000 (1). Pirassununga: C. pubescens , XI­2000 (1); M. guianensis , XI­2000 (1); M. venulosa , X­2001 (2); P. guajava , VII­2000 (5), X­2001 (1). Luiz Antonio, C. pubescens I­ 2000 (2), X­2001 (1). Associated phytophagous mites : Tenuipalpus sp. on C. pubescens ; Oligonychus sp. on C. pubescens and M. venulosa . Previous records : Brazil — Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo; Guyana and Venezuela . Remarks : The measurements of 5 adult females collected are similar to those given in the original description. The average measurements followed by the respective ranges (in parentheses) are: dorsal shield length 271 (263–275), width 140 (138–143), j1 18 (18–20), j3 19 (18–20), j4 15 (13–15), j5 13 (13–15), j6 14 (13–15), J2 14 (13–15), J5 6 (5–8), z2 14 (13–15), z3 19 (18–20), z4 19 (18–20), z5 13 (13–15), Z4 20 (18–20), Z5 34 (30–38), s4 26 (25–28), s6 28 (25–30), r3 23 (20–25), R1 16 (15–18), St IV 25 (23–28), St1–St3 64 (60–68), St2–St2 63 (60–65), St5–St5 51 (50–53), length of ventrianal shield 93 (88–98), width at ZV2 level 45 (43–48), width at anus level 45 (43–50), length of calyx of spermatheca 6 (5–6). The measurements of a single male are: dorsal shield length 225, width 140, j1 15, j3 15, j4 13, j5 13, j6 13, J2 13, J5 5, z3 15, z4 15, z5 13, Z4 15, Z5 20, s4 18 , s6 20 , r3 15, R1 10, St IV 20 , width of ventrianal shield 142 at anterior corners, length of shaft of spermadactyl 20. Only measurements of length and width of the dorsal shield and length of shaft of spermadactyl of this species were given in the original description. These measurements are similar those given in this paper.