Okiseius Ehara, 1967a

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Genus: Okiseius Ehara, 1967a

Okiseius Ehara, 1967a: 77 .

Type species Okiseius subtropicus Ehara, 1967a: 77 .

Okiseius (Kampimodromellus) Kolodochka & Denmark, 1996: 223 .

Type species: Amblyseius (Kampimodromus) maritimus Ehara, 1967b: 224 .

Following the classification of Chant & McMurty (2007) Okiseius jainticus sp. nov. and Okiseius unisetatus sp. nov. belong to tribe Kampimodromini Kolodochka, 1998 , and subtribe Kampimodromina Kolodochka, 1998 , without a distinct notch or incision in the lateral margin of the dorsal shield at the level of seta s4. Chant & McMurtry (2003) proposed two species groups based on the point of insertion of seta R 1: the subtropicus species group with this seta inserted on dorsal shield with a distinct notch at the lateral margin of dorsal shield below R 1 of females and the maritimus species group with seta R 1 inserted on lateral integument of females without notch at the lateral margin. The new species O. jainticus sp. nov. is grouped under maritimus species group while O. unisetatus sp. nov. is grouped under subtropicus species group.