Key to species of the genus Columbiphilus

(Females)

1. Setae h1 and h2 long and subequal in length........................... C. khushalkhani Kivganov and Sharafat, 1995

- Setae h1 distinctly shorter that setae h2 ................................................................... 2

2. Setae f1 distinctly longer than f2 ........................................................................ 3

- Setae f1 shorter than f2.............................................. C. pteroclesi (Skoracki and OConnor, 2010)

3. Hypostomal apex tapering. Genital and pseudanal setae as microsetae....... C. odontophoridus Skoracki and Sikora, 2011

- Hypostomal apex bumpy. Genital and pseudanal setae moderately long, setiform.................................................................................................. C. alectoris (Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000)