Ameroseiidae, E.O.Evans, 1961

Hajizadeh, Jalil, Karami, Fatemeh & - A, A, 2017, Additional descriptions of Ameroseius aegyptiacus (NASR & ABOU- AWAD) and Ameroseius lanceosetis LIVSHITZ & MITROFANOV (Acari: Ameroseiidae), with a revised key to the ameroseiid mites of Iran, Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1323-1334 : 1330

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5410653

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Ameroseiidae
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Key to genera, subgenera and species of Ameroseiidae View in CoL from Iran (Females)

The key to the Ameroseiidae of Iran (female) presented by HAJIZADEH et al. (2013a) is modified here to accommodate the new recorded species of ameroseiid mites from Iran during 2013 to date.

1. Dorsal shield with a pattern of star-like microtubercles and bearing at most 24 pairs of mostly very long setae [Epicriopsis BERLESE, 1916] ..........................................................2

- Dorsal shield otherwise sculptured, with more than 24 pairs of setae of various lengths. ..........4

2 Setae j2 and j3 not reaching base of the following pairs of setae, j5 absent. ......................... .................................................................................. Epicriopsis horridus (KRAMER, 1876)

- Setae j2 and j3 reaching base of the following pairs of setae; j5 present.............................3

3 Tectum triangular with a smooth edge ........................... Epicriopsis baloghi KANDIL, 1978

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