Amblyseius
Creators: name: Kar, Anamika
name: Karmakar, Krishna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Phytoseiidae
Amblyseius

description: Key to the species of Amblyseius described or reported from India.
1. Ventrianal shield vase-shaped............................................................................ 2
- Ventrianal shield not vase-shaped....................................................................... 12
2. Spermatheca with calyx elongate, tubular.................................................................. 3
- Spermatheca with calyx dish, cup or bell-shaped............................................................ 6
3. StIV longer than 200............................................. A. conulus Karmakar, Bhowmik & Sherpa, 2017
- StIV shorter than 200.................................................................................. 4
4. Calyx wider at the base of vesicle................................................... A. herbicolus (Chant, 1959)
- Calyx not wider at the base of vesicle..................................................................... 5
5. JV5 longer 50–60................................................................ A. largoensis (Muma, 1955)
- JV5 shorter 20–30................................................. A. rubiae Chinniah & Mohanasundaram, 2001
6. Dorsum reticulated.................................................................................... 7
- Dorsum smooth...................................................................................... 8
7. Spermatheca dish-shaped............................................................. A. sijiensis Gupta, 1986 - Spermatheca cup-shaped.......................................................... A. hapoliensis Gupta, 1986
8. Z4 and Z5 serrated................................................................ A. cucurbitae Rather, 1985
- Z4 and Z5 smooth..................................................................................... 9
9. Movable digit toothless............................................................................... 10
- Movable digit with teeth............................................................................... 11
10. Spermatheca bell-shaped............................................................. A. indirae Gupta, 1985 a
- Spermatheca ‘v’-shaped............................................. A. kundurukkae Anithalatha & Ramani, 2004
11. Seta s4 short 40–50.................................................................. A. jarooa Gupta, 1977a
- Seta s4 long 105–110.................................. A. coffeae Sadanandan, 2006 (not A. coffeae De Leon, 1961).
12. Seta z4 long, as long as 2/3 distance between bases of z4 and s4 ............................................... 13
- Seta z4 short, not as long as 2/3 distance between bases of z4 and s4 ............................................ 14
13. z4 longer than z2 ................................................................. A. fraterculus Berlese, 1916
- z4 and z2 are equal length............................................ A. mulberricus Sadanandan & Ramani, 2007
14. Z5 exceptionally long 528.................................................... A. koothallensis Anithalatha, 2005
- Z5 shorter than 500................................................................................... 15
15. Dorsum having notch at the level of R1 ................................. A. excelsus Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979
- Dorsum without notch at the level of R1 .................................................................. 16
16. Tibia of leg IV without macrosetae................................................. A. rangatensis Gupta, 1977a
- Tibia of leg IV with macrosetae......................................................................... 17
17. Spermatheca with calyx annulated or spiny................................................................ 18
- Spermatheca with calyx not annulated.................................................................... 20
18. Calyx capsule like with spiny outer surface....................... A. parbatabasii Karmakar, Bhowmik & Sherpa, 2017
- Calyx not capsule like but with annulated stalk............................................................. 19
19. StiIV and StIV equal in length........................................................... A. kulini Gupta, 1978c
- StiIV shorter than StIV ............................................................. A. meghalayensis sp. nov.
20. Spermatheca with calyx swollen basally.................................................................. 21
- Spermatheca with calyx not swollen basally............................................................... 24
21. Calyx bell-shaped with bean-shaped atrium............................................ A. crotolariae Gupta, 1977c
- Calyx swollen basally then narrowing and finally flaring distally............................................... 22
22. Calyx with tubular base, followed by a constriction and afterwards with divergent arms distally......... A. azaliae sp. nov.
- Calyx tubular but not constricted........................................................................ 23
23. Calyx flared at the atrium.................................................. A. raoiellus Denmark & Muma, 1989
- Calyx straight not flared at atrium..................................................... A. orientalis Ehara, 1959
24. Spermatheca with calyx dish, disc, cup, bell or V-shaped..................................................... 25
- Spermatheca with calyx saccular or tubular................................................................ 33
25. j1 longer than j3 ............................................................... A. manipurensis Gupta, 1978c
- j1 shorter than j3 ..................................................................................... 26
26. Spermatheca disc or cup-shaped........................................................................ 27
- Spermatheca ‘V’-shaped.............................................................................. 30
27. Spermatheca disc-shaped....................................................... A. neocrotolariae Gupta, 1978b
- Spermatheca cup-shaped.............................................................................. 28
28. j1 and j3 equal in length................................................................ A. rosica Gupta, 1992
- j1 shorter than j3 ..................................................................................... 29
29. Z4 always reaches base of Z5 ......................................................... A. neorykei Gupta, 1977c
- Z4 does not reach the base of Z5 ...................................................... A. shoreae Gupta, 1977c
30. Dorsum reticulated................................................................................... 31
- Dorsum smooth..................................................................................... 32
31. Z5 longer 200–250, smooth, SgeIV longer 140–150, movable digit with single tooth.................................................................................................... A. mohanasundarami Anithalatha (2005)
- Z5 shorter 80–100, serrated, SgeIV shorter 50–60, movable digit with three teeth................ A. eujeniae Gupta, 1977a
32. SgeIV longer 100–110........................................... A. apocynae Chinniah & Mohanasundaram, 2001
- SgeIV shorter 70–80.............................................................. A. paraarealis Muma, 1967
33. Calyx tubular....................................................................................... 34
- Calyx saccular...................................................................................... 42
34. Dorsum smooth anteriorly but rugose posteriorly............ A. channabasavannai Gupta & Daniel, 1978 in Gupta, 1978b
- Dorsum smooth..................................................................................... 35
35. Calyx of spermatheca very short................................ A. brachycalyx Karmakar, Bhowmik &Sherpa, 2017
- Calyx of spermatheca elongated......................................................................... 36
36. All the three macrosetae of leg IV equal in length........................................ A. mcmurtryi Muma, 1967
- All the three macrosetae of leg IV not equal in length........................................................ 37
37. Movable digit toothless............................................. A. malabarensis Anithalatha & Ramani, 2004
- Movable digit with tooth.............................................................................. 38
38. Z4 serrated......................................................................................... 39
- Z4 smooth.......................................................................................... 40
39. Calyx elongated flared at atrium, movable digit with five backwardly directed teeth............................................................................................ A. bengalensis Karmakar, Bhowmik & Sherpa, 2017
- Calyx elongated not flared at atrium, movable digit with four backwardly directed teeth........................................................................................... A. dahliae Karmakar, Bhowmik & Sherpa, 2017
40. StiIV and StIV equal in length........................................................................... 41
- StiIV longer than StIV ............................................................... A. aerialis (Muma, 1955)
41. Fixed digit of chelicerae with twelve teeth & movable with four teeth........................ A. adhatodae Muma, 1967
- Fixed digit of chelicerae with ten to eleven teeth and movable with one tooth....... A. metaliensis Karmakar & Gupta, 2014
42. Ventrianal shield reticulated..................................................... A. muraleedharani Gupta, 1986
- Ventrianal shield smooth.............................................................................. 43
43. Posterior margin of sternal shield wavy............................................... A. guajavae Gupta, 1978c
- Posterior margin of sternal shield almost straight................ A. pseudoorientalis Chinniah & Mohanasundaram, 2001
description: Published as part of Kar, Anamika & Karmakar, Krishna, 2021, Description of eleven new species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Meghalaya state, north eastern India, pp. 301-354 in Zootaxa 5068 (3) on pages 311-313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5068.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5706882