Typhlodromus Scheuten

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Genus Typhlodromus Scheuten

Typhlodromus Schuten, 1857: 111 .

Kampinodromus Nesbitt, 1951: 52 (in part). Type species: Typhlodromus elongatus Oudemans, 1930 , by original designation, synonymy by Chant & McMurtry, 1994.

Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) Scheuten, Chant, 1957c: 528 . (in part).

Anthoseius De Leon, 1959b: 258 . Type species: Anthoseius hebetis De Leon, 1959b , by original designation.

Amblydromella Muma, 1961: 294 . Type species: Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) fleschneri Chant, 1960 , by original designation.

Neoseiulus Hughes, Muma, 1961: 295 (in part). Type species: Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, 1948 , by original designation.

Clavidromus Muma, 1961: 296 . Type species: Kampimodromus transvaalensis Nesbitt, 1951 , by original designation.

Typhlodromella Muma, 1961: 299 Type species: Seiulus rhenanus Oudemans, 1905 , by original designation.

Chanteius (Colchodromus) Wainstein, 1962a: 19 . Type species: Typhlodromus rarus Wainstein, 1961 , by original designation, synonymy by Chant & McMurtry, 1994.

Typhlodromus (Neoseiulus) Hughes, Wainstein, 1962a: 21 . (in part).

Mumaseius De Leon, 1965b: 23 . Type species: Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) singularis Chant, 1957a , by original designation.

Orientiseius Muma & Denmark, 1968: 238 . Type species: Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) rickeri Chant, 1960 , by original designation.

Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) De Leon, Van der Merwe, 1968: 20 .

Indodromus Ghai & Menon, 1969: 348 . Type species: Indodromus meerutensis Ghai & Menon, 1969 , by original designation, Chant & McMurtry, 1994.

Wainsteinus Arutunjan, 1969: 180. Type species: Typhlodromus leptodactylus Wainstein 1961 , by original designation.

Anthoseius (Anthoseius) .— Wainstein, 1972: 1477.

Anthoseius (Amblydromellus) Muma, Wainstein, 1972: 1477 .

Anthoseius (Indodromus) Ghai & Menon, Wainstein, 1972: 1478 .

Anthoseius (Aphanoseius) Wainstein, 1972: 1478 . Type species: Anthoseius (Aphanoseius) verrucosus Wainstein, 1972 , by original designation.

Berethria Tuttle & Muma, 1973: 35 . Type species: Berethria arizonica Tuttle & Muma, 1973 , by monotypy, Chant & McMurtry,1994.

Vittoseius Kolodochka, 1988: 42 . Type species: Vittoseius povtari Kolodochka, 1988 , by original designation, Chant & McMurtry,1994.

Typhlodromu s (Trionus) Denmark, 1992: 32. Type species: Typhlodromus magdalenae Pritchard & Baker, 1962 , by original designation.

Typhlodromus (Oudemanus) Denmark, 1992: 34 . Type species: Typhlodromus longipalpus Swirski & Ragusa, 1976 , by original designation.

Anthoseius (Litoseius) Kolodochka, 1992: 22–24 . Type species: Anthoseius (Litoseius) spectatus Kolodochka, 1992 , by original designation, Chant & McMurtry, 1994.

Typhlodromus rhenanus group, Chant, 1959b: 62.

Typhlodromus barkeri group, Chant, 1959b: 60 (in part).

Type species: Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten, 1857

Diagnosis. There are three dorsal setal patterns in this Genus 12A: 8A; 12A: 7A and 12A: 7B. The female have caudoventral pattern JV: ZV or JV3: ZV or JV4: ZV, with from 33 to 35 pairs of idiosomal setae in total. There is a considerable variation in other major characters: morphology of dorsal setae, cheliceral dentition, presence of macrosetae on legs and the spermathecal shape ( Chant & McMurtry, 1994).