Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg

De, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D. & Ueckermann, Eddie A., 2007, Phytoseiid mites of the tribes Afroseiulini, Kampimodromini and Phytoseiulini, and complementary notes on mites of the tribes Euseiini and Neoseiulini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1628, pp. 1-22 : 19

Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg

Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, 1971: 327 ; Chant & McMurtry, 2003a: 39; Moraes et al., 2004: 158. Afrogigagnathus Yousef, 1974: 381 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a).

Amblyseius (Pamiroseius), Karg, 1983: 313 . ( Chant & McMurtry 2003a).

Ansaria Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979: 63 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a). Pamiroseius Wainstein, 1973: 954 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a).

Phytocerus Amitai & Swirski, 1978: 124 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a).

Key characteristics of species in this genus are: dorsal shield strongly sclerotized, often strongly ornamented; idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV; peritreme reaching or almost reaching level of j1; sternal shield as long as wide, with posterior margin variable, ST3 inserted on or off the shield; genital shield with posterior margin truncate; ventrianal shield much longer than wide, usually sole-shaped, with 2 or 3 pairs of preanal setae, with seta JV2 well posterior to JV1; seta ZV2 close to longitudinal line between bases of JV1 and JV2; spermatheca with atrium usually bulbous and calyx cup-, dish-or funnel-shaped; fixed cheliceral digit with 1 – 3 apical teeth; primary metapodal shield usually long, narrow; legs without macrosetae or with a single macroseta on basitarsus IV.