Hemipteroseius

Menon, Pratibha, Joshi, Sushila & Hussain, Mohammad, 2011, A new species of Hemipteroseius (Acari: Otopheidomenidae) parasitic on Dysdercus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) in India, Zootaxa 2800, pp. 53-63 : 59-60

Key to species of Hemipteroseius

1. Dorsal shield divided; seta s6 present, not on shield........................................................... 2

- Dorsal shield undivided; seta s6 absent, if present then on shield................................................ 6

2. Seta J1 present; two pairs of sternal seta on shield and two pairs on integument; one pair of pre-anal setae............................................................................................... H. womersleyi Evans, 1963

- Seta J1 absent; sternal setae and position varying; one or two pairs of pre-anal setae................................. 3

3. Two pairs of setae on sternal shield, two pairs of sternal setae in integument; two pairs of pre-anal setae.................................................................................................... H. antilleus Treat, 1965

- Sternal setae not as above; one pair of pre-anal setae.......................................................... 4

4. One pair of sternal setae on shield and two pairs on integument, fourth pair absent; macrosetae on genu III and IV with spatu- late/bulbose endings................................................................... H. adleri Costa, 1968

- Four pairs of sternal setae present, one pair on shield and three pairs on integument................................. 5

5. Macrosetae of legs spine like; all dorsal setae simple................................ H. indicus ( Krantz & Khot, 1962)

- All macrosetae and dorsal setae j6, s6 and Z5 with spatulate/bulbose endings................... H. vikrami Menon n. sp.

6. Seta s6 absent; J1 absent; sternal shield distinct with one pair of sternal setae on shield and three pairs on integument; two pairs of pre-anal setae; anus terminal........................................................ H. parvulus Treat, 1965

- Seta s6 present on dorsal shield; J1 absent; sternal shield indistinct posteriorly, first pair of sternal seta on shield, second, third and fourth pairs surrounded by striated cuticle; one or two pairs of pre-anal setae; anus ventral........................ 7

7. Two pairs of pre-anal setae; three pairs of capitular setae.................................... H. ageneius Treat, 1965

- One pair of pre-anal setae; four pairs of capitular setae.................................... H. sabbaticus Treat, 1965 Macrosetae genu III, IV, setae with pd 1 of femur and genu femur I, genu I & II, pd 1 of femur and