Ueckermannseius Chant & McMurtry

De Moraes, G. J., Zannou, I. D., Oliveira, A. R., Yaninek, J. S. & Hanna, R., 2006, Phytoseiid mites of the subtribes Typhlodromalina and Euseiina (Acari: Phytoseiidae: Euseiini) from sub­Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1114, pp. 1-52 : 25

Genus Ueckermannseius Chant & McMurtry

Ueckermannia Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 201

Ueckermannseius Chant & McMurtry, 2005b: 337 (replacement name for Ueckermannia ) Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) Muma, 1961: 288 (part)

Typhlodromalus, De Leon, 1966: 87 (part)

Type species— Amblyseius (Amblyseius) munsteriensis Merwe, 1965: 67

The species reported subsequently under this genus fit its original description generally well, except for the relative lengths of s4 and Z 5 in some of the species. While in the original description of this genus it was mentioned that s4 and Z5 are not greatly longer than other dorsolateral setae, most of the new species described here have Z5 2 to 3 times longer than most other dorsolateral setae. Discussions with the authors of Ueckermannseius led to the conclusion that the latter species should be included in that genus. The original diagnosis of the genus is hereby modified to account for the fact that some species of Ueckermannseius have setae s4 and Z5 longer than other dorsolateral setae.