Phytoseius marumbus El-Banhawy Phytoseius marumbus El-Banhawy, 1894: 141; Moraes et al., 2004b: 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., 2004b) and São Paulo (Castro & Moraes, 2010)]. Measurements of females (n= 10). Dorsal shield 265 (245–280) long and 128 (118–142) wide. Setae j1 17 (15–20), j3 28 (27–32), j4 6 (5–7), j5 5 (5–7), j6 7 (5–7), J2 5 (5–7), J5 7 (5–7), z2 7 (5–8), z3 36 (32–40), z4 8 (7–10), z5 6, Z4 46 (42–50), Z5 51 (47–55), s4 48 (42–50), s6 55 (50–60), r3 33 (30–37), R1 12 (10–14). Distances between St1 - St3 61 (58–65), St2 - St2 67 (63– 72), St5 - St5 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 Z5 (72 in the original description).

Published as part of 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, pp. 301-347 in Zootaxa 3700 (3) on page 334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/218688