N-(Substituted)aminocarbonyl O,S-dialkyl phosphoramido(di)thioates and method of controlling arthropods

A compound of the formula:

• ##STR9## wherein A is
• a. a halogen atom,
• b. a cyano group,
• c. a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkoxy group,
• d. a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylthio group,
• e. a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylcarbonyloxy group,
• f. a phenoxy group, or
• g. a phenylthio group;
• R.sup.1 is
• a. a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl group,
• b. a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.8)cycloalkyl group,
• c. an unsubstituted (C.sub.7 -C.sub.11)aralkyl group or a (C.sub.7 -C.sub.11)aralkyl group, the aryl portion of which is substituted with up to five substituents selected from the group consisting of (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)alkenyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)-alkoxy, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylthio, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylsulfinyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylsulfonyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylcarbonyl, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkylamino, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkylcarbonylamino, (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)aryl, (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)aryloxy, (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)arylthio, cyano, nitro, halogen and halomethyl,
• d. an unsubstituted (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)aryl group or a (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)aryl group substituted with up to five substituents selected from the group consisting of (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)alkenyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkoxy, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylthio, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylsulfinyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylsulfonyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkylcarbonyl, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkylamino, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkylcarbonylamino, (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)aryl, (C.sub.6 -C.sub.10)-arylthio, cyano, nitro, halogen and halomethyl,
• R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl group when A is a halogen atom, and a hydrogen atom when A is other than a halogen atom;
• R.sup.3 is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6) alkyl group;
• R.sup.4 is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyl group;
• R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently hydrogen atoms or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl groups;
• and
• Y is an oxygen or sulfur atom.