Euphthiracarus

Liu, Dong, Wu, Donghui & Chen, Jun, 2011, Species of Euphthiracarus (Acari: Oribatida: Euphthiracaridae) from China, Zootaxa 2752, pp. 45-61 : 60

Key to known species of Euphthiracarus from China

1 Median carina present.................................................................................. 2

- Median carina absent................................................................................... 3

2 Length of notogastral setae heterotrichous; sensilli with rounded head........................... E. flagellatus sp. nov.

- Length of notogastral setae not heterotrichous; sensilli setiform, without dilated head................ E. carinatus sp. nov.

3 Prodorsum with one pair of lateral carinae................................................... E. longulus sp. nov.

- Prodorsum with two pairs of lateral carinae................................................................. 4

4 Sensilli with dilated head................................................................ E. dilatatus sp. nov.

- Sensilli without dilated head............................................................................. 5

5 Aggenital setae nearly equally long......................................................... E. foveolatus Aoki

- Aggenital seta ag2 much longer than ag1 .................................................................... 6

6 Length of notogastral setae heterotrichous; c1, c2, c3 and c p flagellate in distal half................... E. longisetus sp. nov.

- Length of notogastral setae not heterotrichous; c1, c2, c3 and c p not flagellate in distal half.............................7

7 Rostral setae short and robust, not flagellate at distal end........................................ E. aequalis sp. nov.

- Rostral setae thin and relatively long, flagellate at distal end................................... E. cribarius (Berlese)