Phytoseiinae, Berlese, Vitzthum, 1941

Ueckermann, Eddie A., Zannou, Ignace D., De Moraes, Gilberto J., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the subfamily Phytoseiinae (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1658 (1), pp. 1-20 : 18-19

Key to the genera and species of the subfamily Phytoseiinae treated in this paper

1 Setae z3 and z6 present; seta s6 absent; most setae of dorsal shield paddle-shaped; genu II with 6 setae … Chantia Pritchard & Baker ................................................................. Chantia paradoxa Pritchard & Baker

- Setae z3 present/absent and z6 absent; seta s6 present; dorsal setae not paddle-shaped; genu II with 7 setae ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Seta z3 present ......................................................................................................... Phytoseius Ribaga ... 3

- Seta z3 absent ...................................................................................................... Platyseiella Muma … 15

3 Setae J2 and R1 present … plumifer species group Chant & Yoshida-Shaul ............................................ 4

- Setae J2 absent and R1 present/absent ...................................................................................................... 10

4 Setae s4 at most 0.7 as long as distance between their bases; setae Z4 at most half as long as distance between their bases ...................................................................................................................................... 5

- Setae s4 at least as long as distance between their bases; setae Z4 at least 0.8 times as long as distance between their bases .................................................................................................................................... 7

5 Female ventrianal shield smooth; major duct of spermatheca inflate near atrium ........................................ ................................................................................................................ P. neoamba Ueckermann & Loots

- Female ventrianal shield striate anteriorly to anus; major duct of spermatheca not inflate near atrium .... 6

6 Diameter of flared part of calyx of spermatheca ca. equal to length of tubular part; with a single, knobbed macroseta on leg IV (basitarsus) ........................................................ P. neomontanus Moraes & McMurtry

- Diameter of flared part of calyx of spermatheca much larger than length of tubular part; with 3, setiform macrosetae on leg IV (genu, tibia and basitarsus) ............................... P. kisumuensis Moraes & McMurtry

7 Seta s6 ca. 1.5 times as long as Z4; macrosetae absent on genu and tibia of leg IV ..................................... ..................................................................................................... P. comodera El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad

- Seta s6 at most 1.3 times as long as Z4; macrosetae present on genu and tibia of leg IV ......................... 8

8. Calyx of spermatheca without a tubular portion; major duct of spermatheca not inflated near atrium ........ .................................................................................................. P. neohongkongensis Moraes & McMurtry

- Calyx of spermatheca with a distinct tubular portion; major duct of spermatheca inflate near atrium...... 9

9 Seta j3 ca. twice as long as j1; seta z3 ca. 0.7 times as long as r3..................... P. amba Pritchard & Baker

- Seta j3 ca. 2.8 times as long as j1; seta z3 at least as long as r3....... P. hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter

10 Seta R1 present .................... purseglovei species group Chant & Yoshida-Shaul ... P. perforatus El-Badry

- Seta R1 absent.................................................................................... horridus species group Denmark...11

11 Without leg macrosetae ....................................................................... P. intermedius Evans & MacFarlane

- Leg IV with at least 1 macroseta ............................................................................................................... 12

12 With only 1 macroseta, on telotarsus of leg IV .......................................... P. duplus Ueckermann & Loots

- With 4 macrosetae, on genu, tibia, basitarsus and telotarsus of leg IV ..................................................... 13

13 Seta s4 ca. 2.5 as long as j1 and ca. 0.8 times as long as s6 ..... P. antigamenti El-Banhawy & Abou-Awad

- Seta s4 at least 3.5 times as long as j1 and 1.4 times as long as s6 .......................................................... 14

14 Seta z3 ca. as long as j3; macroseta of basitarsus (Sbt) IV at least twice as long as Sge IV......................... ....................................................................................................................... P. crinitus Swirski & Shechter

- Seta z3 ca. 0.7 times as long as j3; Sbt IV ca. as long as Sge IV ........................ P. ferox Pritchard & Baker

15 Setae s4 ca. half as long as distance between their bases; ventrianal shield with 1 pair of preanal setae (Jv2) .......................................................................................................................... P. eliahui Ueckermann

- Setae s4 about as long as distance between their bases; ventrianal shield with 2 pairs of preanal setae (Jv2 and Zv2) ................................................................................................................. P. marikae Ueckermann