Scapulaseius Karg & Oomen-Kalsbeek

De Moraes, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Species of the subtribes Arrenoseiina and Proprioseiopsina (Tribe Amblyseiini) and the tribe Typhlodromipsini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1448 (1), pp. 1-39 : 25

Scapulaseius Karg & Oomen-Kalsbeek

Amblyseius (Scapulaseius) Karg & Oomen-Kalsbeek, 1987: 132 .

newsami group of Typhlodromus (Amblyseius), Chant, 1959: 95 .

markwelli species group of Amblyseius, Schicha, 1987: 25 .

japonicus species group of Amblyseius, Schicha, 1987: 26 .

oguroi species group of Amblyseius, Wu & Ou, 1999: 103 .

Scapulaseius, Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 331 .

Stable characters mentioned by Chant & McMurtry (2005b) for species in this genus are: dorsal shield usually without a constriction at level of R1; idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV; sum of the ratios “length of dorsal shield/ length of S4” and “length of dorsal shield/ length of S5” larger than 26.0; dorsal setae (except Z5 and sometimes Z4) short to minute and subequal; setae J1 and z6 absent; setae z2 and z4 not longer than distances to bases of setae next behind; setae r3 and/or R1 of adult female inserted on dorsal shield; peritreme extending forward to level of j1; with 3 pairs of sternal setae; 3 pairs of preanal setae, a pair of preanal pores; genua II and III with macrosetae. Males usually with 3 or 4 pairs of preanal setae.

A single species of this genus was reported from sub-Saharan Africa.