Kampimodromus Nesbitt

Kampimodromus Nesbitt, 1951: 53; Chant & McMurtry, 2003b: 195; Moraes et al., 2004: 93. Paradromus Muma, 1961: 286 (Chant & McMurtry 2003b).

Amblyseius (Kampimodromus) section Kampimodromus, Wainstein, 1962: 14 .

Key characteristics of species in this genus are: dorsal shield usually strongly ornamented; idiosomal setal pattern 10A:8C/JV-3:ZV; S4 absent; setae J2, S2, S5 and JV4 present; lateral dorsal setae medium in length, subequal, slightly thickened; without prominent pores associated with z5; peritreme not extending to level of j1; posterior margin of sternal shield concave; ST3 inserted on or off the sternal shield; posterior margin of genital shield truncate; female ventrianal shield much longer than wide; preanal pores minute; imaginary line connecting ZV2, JV1 and JV2 forming an acute angle; calyx of spermatheca cup-shaped; fixed cheliceral digit with few teeth; legs without macrosetae or with a single macroseta on basitarsus IV.

Both species reported in this paper have peritreme extending to level between z2 and j3.