Neoseiulus Hughes

Stathakis, Theodoros I., Kapaxidi, Eleftheria V. & Papadoulis, Georgios Th., 2013, Two new species of the genus Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Greece with re-description of Neoseiulus leucophaeus (Athias-Henriot), Zootaxa 3681 (5), pp. 563-572 : 570-571

Key to species of the genus Neoseiulus Hughes in Greece based on adult females

1. Genu II with nine setae........................................ N. karandinosi Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi

- Genu II with less than nine setae.......................................................................... 2

2. Genu II with eight setae................................................................................ 3

- Genu II with seven setae................................................................................ 9

3. Setae ZV3 absent............................................................. N. leucophaeus (Athias-Henriot)

- Setae ZV3 present.................................................................................... 4

4. Movable digit of chelicerae with one tooth.................................................................. 5

- Movable digit of chelicerae without teeth.................................................................. 8

5. Spermatheca with atrium forked.......................................................................... 6

- Spermatheca with atrium not forked....................................................................... 7

6. Calyx V-shaped; atrium enlarged, deeply forked at juncture with major duct, joined to calyx by a stalk.................................................................................................... N. neomarginatus n. sp.

- Calyx cup shaped; atrium not deeply forked................................................... N. elisiensis n. sp.

7. Calyx bell shaped with atrium separated from calyx...................................... N. cucumeris (Oudemans)

- Calyx “bendable vase” shaped with atrium incorporated with calyx..... N. agrafioticus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi

8. Neck of spermatheca much shorter than calyx............................ N. makedonicus (Papadoulis & Emmanouel)

- Neck of spermatheca subequal to calyx.................................................... N. zwoelferi (Dosse)

9. Female ventrianal shield long, narrow (L/W ratio ≈ 2:1)............... N. parapopuli Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi

- Female ventrianal shield not long, narrow (L/W <ratio 2:1)................................................... 10

10. Movable digit of chelicerae with three teeth................................................................ 11

- Movable digit of chelicerae with one tooth or without teeth................................................... 13

11. Spermatheca with atrium forked, atrium appearing thick-walled, vacuolated.................................................................................................. N. roumelioticus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi

- Spermatheca with atrium not deeply forked, not appearing thick-walled, vacuolated................................ 12

12. Fixed digit of chelicerae with ten teeth; setae J2 shorter than S5......... N. aristotelisi Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi

- Fixed digit of chelicerae with less than six teeth; setae J2 longer than........................ N. californicus (McGregor)

13. Movable digit of chelicerae without teeth....................................... N. cinctutus (Livshitz & Kuznetsov)

- Movable digit of chelicerae with one tooth................................................................ 14

14. Setae S4 and S5 serrated; setae Z4 shorter than S5......................................... N. bicaudus (Wainstein)

- Setae S4 and S5 smooth; setae Z4 longer than S5.......................................................... 15

15. Calyx “bendable vase” shaped.......................................................................... 16

- Calyx not as above.................................................................................. 17

16. Setae Z5 shorter than macroseta on basitarsus IV................ N. pseudotauricus Papadoulis, Emmanouel & Kapaxidi

- Setae Z5 longer than macroseta on basitarsus IV................................. N. tauricus (Livshitz & Kuznetsov)

17. Calyx of spermatheca tubular; atrium approximately as wide as apex of calyx....................... N. barkeri (Hughes)

- Calyx of spermatheca not tubular; atrium narrower than apex of calyx.......................................... 18

18. Dorsal shield with four pairs of solenostomes; setae Z5 subequal to setae JV5....................... N. agrestris (Karg)

- Dorsal shield with seven pairs of solenostomes; setae Z5 longer than setae JV5.................................... 19

19. Neck of spermatheca subequal to calyx................................................ N. marginatus (Wainstein)

- Neck of spermatheca much shorter than calyx............................................. N. alpinus (Schweizer)