The Genus Galendromus Muma, 1961 (Acarina: Phytoseiidae)

Abstract

The genus Galendromus Muma, 1961 was erected for those species of phytoseiids in which the females have six pairs of (D) dorsal setae, two pairs of (M) median setae, nine pairs of simple or weakly plumose (L) lateral setae (five anterior to D4), one pair of (S) scapular setae on the interscutal membrane, two pairs of sternal setae, four pairs of preanal, ventrianal setae and the fourth leg with no or only one macroseta on the fourth basitarsus. Typhlodromus floridanus Muma, 1955 was designated as the type and ten other species were cited as belonging in the genus. At the same time, three species groups within the genus were characterized, one with plumose subequal dorsal and lateral setae, one with simple dorsal setae distinctly smaller than simple lateral setae, and one with tiny, simple dorsal setae and plumose lateral setae.