Proprioseiopsis

De Moraes, Gilberto J., Zannou, Ignace D., Ueckermann, Eddie A., Oliveira, Anibal R., Hanna, Rachid & Yaninek, John S., 2007, Species of the subtribes Arrenoseiina and Proprioseiopsina (Tribe Amblyseiini) and the tribe Typhlodromipsini (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 1448 (1), pp. 1-39 : 21-22

Key to the species of Proprioseiopsis treated in this paper

1 Seta S4 absent ................................................................................................................... P. atrichos n. sp.

- Seta S4 present............................................................................................................................................. 2

2 Calyx of spermatheca disc or cup-shaped, at most as long as its diameter ................................................. 3

- Calyx of spermatheca not disc or cup-shaped, at least 1.6 times as long as its diameter ............................ 5

3 Setae z2 and z4 shorter than the distance between their bases and bases of setae next behind; sternal shield reticulate .................................................................................................................. P. mexicanus (Garman)

- Setae z2 and z4 at least as long as the distance between their bases and bases of setae next behind; sternal shield smooth, at most with some rare lateral striae.................................................................................... 4

4 Setae z4, Z4, Z5, s4 and Jv5 serrate; ventrianal shield subtriangular, reticulate, about as long as wide at level of Zv2 ................................................................................................................... P. bremaensis n. sp.

- Setae z4, Z4, Z5, s4 and Jv5 smooth; ventrianal shield smooth, pentagonal, distinctly longer than wide ... ................................................................................................................................. P. brachydactylus n. sp.

5 Calyx of spermatheca trumpet-shaped, with the base distinctly narrower than diameter of atrium.............. .......................................................................................................................... P. pascuus (Van der Merwe)

- Calyx of spermatheca saccular, with the base distinctly wider than diameter of atrium............................. 6

6 Central region of sternal shield reticulate; lateral region of genital shield striate ......... P. ovatus (Garman)

- Central region of sternal shield and whole genital shield smooth .............................................................. 7

7 Setae Z5 longer than distance between their bases .................................................... P. messor (Wainstein)

- Setae Z5 shorter than distance between their bases.................................................................................... 8

8 Seta z2 as long as z4; s4 at most as long as distance between its base and the base of z4............................ ......................................................................................................................... P.chilosus (Van der Merwe)

- Seta z2 ca. 1.6 times as long as z4; s4 ca. 1.5 times as long as distance between its base and the base of z4 ....................................................................................................................... P. eurynotus (Van der Merwe)