Phytoseiulus—Key feature pages

Dorsal shield seta j6

Phytoseiulus fragariae has simplesimple:
unadorned; simple setae are needle-like and without hairs or pectins.
setae j6 that are without barbs and relatively short (about half the length of Z1).  Other species of Phytoseiulus have barbed setae j6 that are as long or longer than setae Z1.

Feature pages

• Sternal shield setation
• Anal/ventrianal shield
• Fixed digit dentition
• Peritrematal shield
• Dorsal shield seta j5
• Dorsal shield seta j6
• Dorsal shield seta S5
• Ventral seta JV4
• Genu IV macroseta
• Basitarsus IV macroseta
• Sublateral setae r3 and R1
• Calyx of spermatheca