Otopheidomeninae Treat, 1955

Prasad, V., Guanilo, A. D., Grados, J. & Prassad, I., 2011, A New Species Of Prasadiseius Wainstein, 1970 (Acari: Otopheidomenidae) From Hawk Moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) In Peru, Acarologia 51 (1), pp. 99-125 : 109

Subfamily Otopheidomeninae Treat, 1955

Otopheidomeninae Treat, 1955: 556 , type genus: Otopheidomenis Treat , by original designation.

Diagnosis — Dorsal shield entire ( O. ascalaphae ) or incised laterally (females of all remaining species except P. pholusis in which the dorsal shield of the male is divided into 2 separate shields). Dorsal shield with 14 or fewer pairs of setae. Tritosternum absent ( Noctuiseius spp. and Prasadiseius spp. ) or vestigial ( Otopheidomenis spp. ). Metasternal setae (ST4) absent. Genital (= epigynial) shield rounded posteriorly and with or without genital setae. Ventrianal shield present by anal shield having only 3 anal setae (PA, PST) surrounding the anus. One or 3 pairs of setae present in between genital shield and anal shield or lateral to anal shield. Metapodal plates absent (in all species except O. zalelestes ). Movable digit of chelicera with 3 – 13 teeth. Palp trochanter without seta (except in O. ascalaphae with 1 seta). Spermatheca tubular (except in N. batoridgi which is cup-shaped). Males with specialized seta on venter of femur II in several species (e.g. Prasadiseius ). No macrosetae on tibia or tarsus of legs I – IV (except O. ascalaphae with 4 large setae on the dorsum of tarsus IV). Parasites of noctuid and sphingid moths.