Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg
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Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg
Paragigagnathus Amitai & Grinberg, 1971: 327; Chant & McMurtry, 2003a: 39; Moraes et al., 2004: 158. Afrogigagnathus Yousef, 1974: 381 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a).
Amblyseius (Pamiroseius), Karg, 1983: 313. (Chant & McMurtry 2003a).
Ansaria Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1979: 63 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a). Pamiroseius Wainstein, 1973: 954 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a).
Phytocerus Amitai & Swirski, 1978: 124 (synonymy, Chant & McMurtry 2003a).
Key characteristics of species in this genus are: dorsal shield strongly sclerotized, often strongly ornamented; idiosomal setal pattern 10A:9B/JV-3:ZV; peritreme reaching or almost reaching level of j1; sternal shield as long as wide, with posterior margin variable, ST3 inserted on or off the shield; genital shield with posterior margin truncate; ventrianal shield much longer than wide, usually sole-shaped, with 2 or 3 pairs of preanal setae, with seta JV2 well posterior to JV1; seta ZV2 close to longitudinal line between bases of JV1 and JV2; spermatheca with atrium usually bulbous and calyx cup-, dish-or funnel-shaped; fixed cheliceral digit with 1 – 3 apical teeth; primary metapodal shield usually long, narrow; legs without macrosetae or with a single macroseta on basitarsus IV.
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.179339 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFEAFF8CFFE0574E2878FFC3FFC6FFA7 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03D387F4FFF2575C28EFFF54FE61FD5B (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/119377234 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/48880/taxon/03D387F4FFF2575C28EFFF54FE61FD5B.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Phytoseiidae
- Genus
- Paragigagnathus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Mesostigmata
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Amitai & Grinberg
- Taxon rank
- genus
References
- Amitai, S. & Grinberg, T. (1971) Description of a new phytoseiid genus and species (Acarina: Mesostigmata) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology, Israel, 6, 327 - 335.
- Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2003 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part I. Neoseiulini new tribe. International Journal of Acarology, USA, 29 (1), 3 - 46.
- Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A., Denmark, H. A., Campos, C. B. (2004) A revised catalog of the mite family Phytoseiidae. Zootaxa, New Zealand, 434, 1 - 494.
- Yousef, A. T. A. (1974) A new genus of the family Phytoseiidae (Acarina: Parasitoidea). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique d'Egypte, Egypt, 58, 381 - 383.
- Karg, W. (1983) Systematische untersuchung der Gattungen und Untergattungen der Raubmilbenfamilie Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916, mit der beschreibung von 8 neuen Arten. Mitteilungen Zoologisches Museum in Berlin, Germany, 59 (2) 293 - 328.
- Chaudhri, W. M., Akbar, S. & Rasool, A. (1979) Studies on the predatory leaf inhabiting mites of Pakistan. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 243 pp.
- Wainstein, B. A. (1973) New genus and species of Phytoseiidae (Parasitiformes) [in Russian]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, Russia, 52, 953 - 955.
- Amitai, S. & Swirski, E. (1978) A new genus and new records of phytoseiid mites (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology, Israel, 12, 123 - 143.