Hemipteroseius

Abstract

Key to species of <i>Hemipteroseius</i> <p>1. Dorsal shield divided; seta s6 present, not on shield........................................................... 2</p> <p>- Dorsal shield undivided; seta s6 absent, if present then on shield................................................ 6</p> <p> 2. Seta J1 present; two pairs of sternal seta on shield and two pairs on integument; one pair of pre-anal setae............................................................................................... <i>H</i>. <i>womersleyi</i> Evans, 1963</p> <p>- Seta J1 absent; sternal setae and position varying; one or two pairs of pre-anal setae................................. 3</p> <p> 3. Two pairs of setae on sternal shield, two pairs of sternal setae in integument; two pairs of pre-anal setae.................................................................................................... <i>H</i>. <i>antilleus</i> Treat, 1965</p> <p>- Sternal setae not as above; one pair of pre-anal setae.......................................................... 4</p> <p> 4. One pair of sternal setae on shield and two pairs on integument, fourth pair absent; macrosetae on genu III and IV with spatu- late/bulbose endings................................................................... <i>H</i>. <i>adleri</i> Costa, 1968</p> <p>- Four pairs of sternal setae present, one pair on shield and three pairs on integument................................. 5</p> <p> 5. Macrosetae of legs spine like; all dorsal setae simple................................ <i>H</i>. <i>indicus</i> (Krantz & Khot, 1962)</p> <p> - All macrosetae and dorsal setae j6, s6 and Z5 with spatulate/bulbose endings................... <i>H</i>. <i>vikrami</i> Menon <b>n. sp.</b></p> <p> 6. Seta s6 absent; J1 absent; sternal shield distinct with one pair of sternal setae on shield and three pairs on integument; two pairs of pre-anal setae; anus terminal........................................................ <i>H</i>. <i>parvulus</i> Treat, 1965</p> <p>- Seta s6 present on dorsal shield; J1 absent; sternal shield indistinct posteriorly, first pair of sternal seta on shield, second, third and fourth pairs surrounded by striated cuticle; one or two pairs of pre-anal setae; anus ventral........................ 7</p> <p> 7. Two pairs of pre-anal setae; three pairs of capitular setae.................................... <i>H</i>. <i>ageneius</i> Treat, 1965</p> <p> - One pair of pre-anal setae; four pairs of capitular setae.................................... <i>H</i>. <i>sabbaticus</i> Treat, 1965 Macrosetae genu III, IV, setae with <i>pd</i> 1 of femur and genu femur I, genu I & II, <i>pd</i> 1 of femur and</p>Published as part of <i>Menon, Pratibha, Joshi, Sushila & Hussain, Mohammad, 2011, A new species of Hemipteroseius (Acari: Otopheidomenidae) parasitic on Dysdercus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) in India, pp. 53-63 in Zootaxa 2800</i> on pages 59-60, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/208025">10.5281/zenodo.208025</a&gt