Spelaeobochica, Mahnert, 2001

Viana, Ana Clara M. & Ferreira, Rodrigo L., 2020, Spelaeobochica mahnerti, a new cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion from Brazil (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Bochicidae), with comments on the troglomorphism of the Brazilian bochicid species, Zootaxa 4731 (1), pp. 134-144 : 140

Key to species of Spelaeobochica (modified from Viana et al., 2018)

1 With two tiny, lateroventral tubercles on each side of carapace; pedipalps: femur 4.1–4.2 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel 4.1–4.2 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella 3.8 times longer than broad................ S. allodentatus

- Without tubercles on each side of carapace; pedipalps: femur> 4.2 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel> 4.2 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella> 3.8 times longer than broad........................................... 2

2 Rallum of 3 dentate blades, trichobothrium ib far distad from the middle of the chelal hand (near the base of the fixed finger)..................................................................................... S. mahnerti sp. n.

- Rallum of 4–6 dentate blades, trichobothrium ib slightly distal to the middle of the chelal hand....................... 3

3 Rallum of 6 dentate blades; pedipalps: hand without a tooth-like protuberance on paraxial side near base of fixed finger, femur and patella without tooth-like protuberances, femur 12.5–13.3 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella 9.4–9.5 times longer than broad…......................................................................... S. muchmorei

- Rallum of 4 dentate blades; pedipalps: hand with a tooth-like protuberance on paraxial side near base of fixed finger, femur and patella with small tooth-like protuberances, femur 7.8–12.0 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella 4.2–8.6 times longer than broad…......................................................................................... 4

4 Pedipalps: femur 7.8–8.3 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel 6.1–6.9 times longer than broad, trichobothrium est proximal with respect to st on movable finger, isb in basal position much nearer to esb than to level of sb; leg IV: femur+patella 4.2–6.2 times longer than broad…................................................................... S. iuiu

- Pedipalps: femur 11.2–12.0 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel 7.9–8.9 times longer than broad, trichobothrium est distal with respect to st on movable finger, isb in a position much nearer to level of sb than to esb; leg IV: femur+patella 8.0–8.6 times longer than broad…....................................................................... S. goliath