Phytoseius coheni Swirski & Shechter, 1961

Ma, Min, Fan, Qing-Hai & Zhang, Zhi-Qiang, 2019, Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Cook Islands, Zootaxa 4646 (3), pp. 527-540 : 533-534

Phytoseius coheni Swirski & Shechter, 1961

Phytoseius (Dubininellus) macropilis coheni Swirski & Shechter, 1961: 104 .

Diagnosis. Female: dorsal idiosomal shield foveate-reticulate; bearing 15 pairs of setae, r3 on dorsal shield, R1 absent; j4, j5, j6, z2, z4, z5 and J5 minute, others serrated, broad and flattened, s4> s6> Z5> Z4; j3 shorter than distance j3–j4. Sternal shield smooth, bearing three pairs of setae and two pairs of lyrifissures. Epigynal shield smooth. Peritremes extending to bases of j1. Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth, bearing three pairs of pre-anal setae, solenostomes gv3 posterior to JV2 and anterolaterad of anus. JV5 broadly serrated and flattened. Calyx of sperma- thecal apparatus short and flaring, Y-shaped. Cheliceral movable digit with one tooth, fixed digit with three teeth. Leg IV bearing four obvious macrosetae with bulbous hyaline tips.

Specimen examined. Rarotonga: Ara Tapu near Tevas Villa, 2 females, ex. Cocos sp. leaves, 24 October 2017, by Q.-H. Fan. Ministry of Agriculture garden, 1 female, ex. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis , same date and collector.

Remarks. This species was originally described from pomelo ( Citrus maxima ) in Hong Kong ( Swirski & Shechter 1961). It is only known from China ( Hong Kong, Taiwan), Hawaii, India, Philippines, and USA ( Moraes et al. 2004; Demite et al. 2018). It is now recorded in the Cook Islands for the first time.