Anthoseius De Leon

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Subgenus Anthoseius De Leon

Anthoseius De Leon, 1959b: 258 .

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

Neoseiulus .— 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, synonymy by Chant & McMurtry,1994.

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

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

Typhlodromus rhenanus group, Chant, 1959b: 62 (in part).

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

Type species: Anthoseius hebetis De Leon, 1959 .

Dignosis. The species in this subgenus are characterised by the presence of seta S5. There are two dorsal setal patterns: 12A: 8A and 12A: 7B. There are three female caudoventral patterns: JV: ZV; JV3: ZV and JV4: ZV.Setae z3, s6, J2, S2, S5, R1, JV2 and ZV3 present; setae z6, J1, Z1, and Z3 absent, seta S4 absent on one species, present in all others; seta JV4 absent in one species, present in all others. There is considerable variation in other major characters ( Chant & Mcmurtry, 1994).