Proprioseiopsis Muma

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 : 10

Proprioseiopsis Muma

Proprioseiopsis Muma, 1961: 277 (in part, type species only); Moraes et al., 2004: 170; Chant & McMurtry, 2005a: 9. Phytoseiulella Muma, 1961: 276 (in part, type species only).

Amblyseiulus Muma, 1961: 278 (in part, type species only).

Amblyseius (Pavlovskeius) Wainstein, 1962: 12 (in part, type species only).

Amblyseius (Skironodromus) Wainstein, 1962: 12 (in part, type species only).

Amblyseius (Proprioseiopsis), Van der Merwe, 1968: 161 .

Iphiseius (Phytoseiulella), Van der Merwe, 1968: 109 .

Noeledius Muma & Denmark, 1968: 232 (in part, type species only).

Proprioseiopsis (Amblyseiulus) Karg, 1983: 303 .

Proprioseiopsis (Patinoseius) Karg, 1983: 303 .

Proprioseiopsis (Proprioseiopsis) Karg, 1983: 303 (in part).

Proprioseiopsis (Skironodromus) Karg, 1983: 303 .

Proprioseiopsis (Tuboseius) Karg, 1983: 303 .

Stable characters mentioned by Chant & McMurtry (2005a) for species of this genus are: female idiosomal setal pattern 10A:8E/JV-3:ZV (J2 absent), except Proprioseiopsis atrichos n. sp, in which this pattern is: 10A:7E/JV-3:ZV (S4 absent); peritreme extending forward to level of j1; sternal shield with 3 pairs of sternal setae; 2 pairs of metapodal shields; 3 pairs of preanal setae and a pair of preanal pores. Males with 3 to 6 pairs of preanal setae.

Nine species of this genus are reported in this paper. They have tan to brown color and setae r3 and R1 inserted on interscutal membrane.