Key to the Turkish species of Neoseiulus Hughes

*According to Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (2014), Neoseiulus sharonensis (Rivnay & Swirski) is senior synonym of N. knappi Zannou, Moraes, Ueckermann & Oliveira according to Abo-Shnaf & Moraes (2014).

1. Seta Z4 longer than seta Z5....................................................... N. ornatus (Athias-Henriot)

- Seta Z4 shorter than seta Z5............................................................................ 2

2. Spermatheca with atrium forked at juncture with major duct, or atrium appearing thick-walled, vacuolated............. 3

- Spermatheca with atrium neither forked at juncture with major duct nor appearing thick-walled, vacuolated............. 8

3. Genu II with eight setae................................................................................ 4

- Genu II with seven setae............................................................................... 5

4. Atrium connected to calyx with a long neck........................ N. neomarginatus Stathakis, Kapaxidi & Papadoulis

- Atrium connected to calyx with a very short neck.................................. N. sekeroglui Döker & Stathakis

5. Seta Z5 shorter than 40 µm................................................................ N. agrestis (Karg)

- Seta Z5 longer than 40 µm............................................................................. 6

6. Atrium directly connected to calyx without a neck; distance between pre-anal solenostomes 1/3 distance between setae JV2....................................................................................... N. barkeri Hughes

- Atrium connected to calyx with a neck; distance between pre-anal solenostomes more than half the distance between setae JV2.................................................................................................... 7

7. Dorsal shield reticulated; calyx longer, about 2/3 length of calyx plus neck plus atrium............. N. alpinus (Schweizer)

- Dorsal shield smooth with anterolateral striae; calyx shorter, about 1/2 length of calyx plus neck plus atrium.............................................................................................. N. marginatus (Wainstein)

8. Movable digit of chelicera smooth........................................................ N. zwoelferi (Dosse)

- Movable digit of chelicera with teeth..................................................................... 9

9. Movable digit of chelicera with more than one tooth........................................................ 10

- Movable digit of chelicera with only one tooth............................................................ 12

10. Movable digit of chelicera with two teeth................................................. N. umbraticus (Chant)

- Movable digit of chelicera with three teeth................................................................ 11

11. Both setae r1 and R3 longer than 40 µm................................ Neoseiulus sharonensis (Rivnay & Swirski) *

- Both setae r1 and R3 shorter than 40 µm............................................. N. californicus (McGregor)

12. Spermatheca with a short neck between calyx and atrium................................... N. bicaudus (Wainstein)

- Spermatheca without a neck between calyx and atrium..................................................... 13

13. Macroseta of basitarsus IV longer than the distance between its base and the dorsal slit organ.... N. cucumeris (Oudemans)

- Macroseta of basitarsus IV shorter than the distance between its base and the dorsal slit organ....................... 14

14. Seta S2 subequal to Z4; seta S2 reaches the insertion of S4; calyx of spermatheca short, L:W 1:1..................................................................................................... N. insularis (Athias-Henriot)

- Seta S2 shorter than Z4; seta S2 not reaches the insertion of S4; calyx of spermatheca longer, L:W> 3:1.................................................................................................... N. astutus (Beglyarov)