Ameroseius Berlese

Narita, João Paulo Z., Bernardi, Leopoldo F. O., Ferreira, Rodrigo L. & de Moraes, Gilberto J., 2013, A new species of Ameroseius Berlese from Brazil, redescriptions of Ameroseius plumosus (Oudemans) and Ameroseius plumigera (Oudemans) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) based on the examination of type material, Journal of Natural History 47 (35 - 36), pp. 2311-2326 : 2312

Ameroseius Berlese

Ameroseius Berlese, 1904: 258 .

Type species: Seius echinatus Koch, 1839 .

Kleemannia Oudemans, 1930: 135 , synonymy by Westerboer and Bernhard (1963): 479. Type species: Zercon pavidus Koch, 1839 .

Primoseius Womersley, 1956: 116 , synonymy by Hughes (1961): 246.

Type species: Zercoseius macauleyi Hughes, 1948 .

Diagnosis of genus

Palp apotele and corniculi two- or three-tined. Dorsal shield reticulate or ornamented with pit-like depressions; usually with 28 to 29 pairs of setae, rarely fewer than 28 pairs. Seta j1 usually leaf-shaped; other dorsal shield setae usually leaf-shaped and serrated, occasionally stout, setiform, smooth or pilose Sternal shield usually with two pairs of setae, rarely with three pairs. Opisthogaster with five or six pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae, rarely with four pairs, of which at most two pairs on ventrianal shield. All legs with pulvilli and claws.