Mesotritia

Liu, Dong & Chen, Jun, 2010, A review of Mesotritia (Acari: Oribatida: Oribotritiidae) in China, with descriptions of two new species and a checklist of known taxa, Zootaxa 2479, pp. 39-58 : 56

Key to species of Mesotritia reported from China

1 Anal plates with one pair of setae................................................................................................................................. 2

- Anal plates with two pairs of setae .................................................................................................... M. nuda (Berlese)

2 Rostral setae located near or on same level of interlamellar setae ............................................................................... 3

- Rostral setae located located on same level of lamellar setae .......................................................... M. okuyamai Aoki

3 Lateral margin of prodorsum serrate; mutual distance between interlamellar setae shorter than that between lamellar setae.................................................................................................................................................. M. serrata sp. nov.

- Lateral margin of prodorsum not serrate; mutual distance between interlamellar setae longer than that between lamellar setae................................................................................................................................................................. 4

4 Prodorsum with two median carinae; lyrifissures iad situated posterior to anal setae. .............. M. bicarinata sp. nov.

- Prodorsum without median carinae; lyrifissures iad situated anterior to anal setae........................ M. maerkeli Sheals