Neophyllobius species, 1886

Akyol, Mustafa, 2020, A new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Denizli province, Turkey, Acarological Studies 2 (2), pp. 88-93 : 91-92

Key to Neophyllobius species of Turkey

This key is partly modified and updated from Akyol (2013) and Bolland (1991).

1. Tarsus IV with one midventral seta ………...…………….…. 2

- Tarsus IV with two midventral setae ………..……………….. 4

2. Femur IV with two setae ………………………………….……… 3

- Femur IV with one setae ..... N. orhani Doğan and Ayyıldız

3. Tarsus II with 10(+ω) setae .. N. fani Doğan and Ayyıldız

- Tarsus II with 9(+ω) setae …….... N. yunusi Akyol and KoÇ

4. Femur II with three setae ……………………………..…………. 5

- Femur II with four setae ….. N. sultanensis Akyol and KoÇ

5. Distal end of the tibia I with one solenidion …....………... 6 - Distal end of tibia I with two solenidion …………………….…. ……………………………………… N. karabagiensis Akyol and KoÇ

6. Setae c 1 just reaching, or shorter than the distance to bases of e 1 ……………………………………………………………...… 11

- Setae c 1 long, passes at least bases of e 1 ……..….……..……. 7

7. Setae e 1 as long as or shorter than c 1 ………...…………..…. 9

- Setae e 1 longer than c 1 ………………………………………………. 8

8. d 1 longest setae, tarsi II with 9(+ω) setae ………………….… ………………………………………………………… N. izmirensis Akyol

- e 1 longest setae, tarsi II with 10(+ω) setae …………………… …………………………………………………...… N. podocarpi Bolland

9. Setae e 1 shorter than c 1 ……………………………………...….. 10

- Setae e 1 as long as c 1 ………………… N. pathenocissi Bolland

10. d 1 longest setae ……………... N. afyonensis Akyol and KoÇ

- c 1 longest setae …………….…... N. turcicus KoÇ and Ayyıldız

11. Setae d 1 do not reach at all the bases of f 1 ….…………. 18

- Setae d 1 reach or pass bases of f 1 …………………………….. 12

12. Setae e 1 do not reach margin of the dorsum …………. 13

- Setae e 1 reach margin of the dorsum ……………..………… 17

13. Setae e 1 do not pass bases of h 1 ……………………………. 14

- Setae e 1 pass bases of h 1 ……...… N. populus Akyol and KoÇ

14. Setae c 1 pass easily bases of d 1 …………………………..… 16

- Setae c 1 just reach bases of d 1 ……………………………….…. 15

15. First seta on femur I is the shortest ………………………...... …………………………………………… N. demirsoyi Akyol and KoÇ

- Setae on femur I equal in length except for distal setae …. ……………………….. N. persiaensis Khanjani and Ueckermann

16. Setae c 1, d 1, e 1 and f 1 almost subequal length …………….. ……………………………..……..… N. bolvadinensis Akyol and KoÇ

- Setae c 1, d 1, e 1 and f 1 not subequal length ..……………………. ………………………………………………...… N. denizliensis sp. nov.

17. Most distal seta on femur I longer than the third one .... ……………………………………………...…… N. lachishensis Bolland

- Most distal seta on femur I shorter than the third one …... …………………………………………….……….. N. communis Bolland

18. The third seta on femur I longer than 1/2 the length of the fourth ………………………………………………………………… 20

- The third seta on femur I shorter than 1/2 the length of the fourth ………………………………………..…….…………………. 19 19. Setae pdx reaching the marginal side of the dorsum ..….………………………………………………...…… N. lamimani Bolland

- Setae pdx not reaching the marginal side of the dorsum ... ……………………………………... N. olurensis Doğan and Ayyıldız

20. Some dorsacentral setae reach the bases of the next dorsacentral setae and longer than the other dorsacentral setae, i.e. e 1 and f 1, tarsi II with 9(+ω) setae ………………………………………………...…… N. ayvalikensis Akyol

- All dorsacentral setae bases of the next dorsacentral setae …………...………….……………………………………………….. 21

21. Genu I setae not reaching second row of tibia setae ...… ……………………………………………..……….... N. atriplicis Bolland

- Genu I setae reaching or longer than distance to second row of tibia setae…………………………………………..…………... 22

22. Genu II setae not whip-like …………………….………………… ..……................................................. N. ayyildizi KoÇ and Madanlar

- Genu II setae whip-like …………………………………...………. 23

23. Setae pdx shorter than c 1 ………………………………………….. ……………………………………. N. askalensis Doğan and Ayyıldız

- Setae pdx equal in length with c 1 ………………………………….. ……………………………………........... N. quercus UluÇay and KoÇ