Neosyringophilopsis, Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, 2005

Skoracki, Maciej & Sikora, 2005, Neosyringophilopsis, a new genus of the subfamily Syringophilinae (Acari: Syringophilidae), Zootaxa 1052, pp. 21-28 : 27

Key to the females of Neosyringophilopsis gen. nov.

1. Setae d4 and l4 subequal in length ............................................................ N. acanthizus

­ Setae d4 shorter than l4 ................................................................................................. 2

2. Total body length more than 650; setae g2 longer than 65 ........................................... 3

­ Total body length less than 600; setae g2 shorter than 50 ............................................ 5

3. Length ratio of setae d4:l4 1:1.4–1.6 ............................................................................ 4

­ Length ratio of setae d4:l4 1:2.3 ............................................................. N. phylloscopi

4. Length ratio of setae vi:ve:sci 1:1:1, total body length 800–840 ................ N. garrulaxi

­ Length ratio of setae vi:ve:sci 1:2:3–3.5, total body length 655–690 ....... N. locustellus

5. Length of setae g2 25, length ratio of setae d4:l4 1:3.5, pygidial shield weakly sclero­ tized with indistinct anterior margin ......................................................... N. troglodytis

­ Length of setae g2 45, length ratio of setae d4:l4 1:2, pygidial shield well sclerotized with straight anterior margin ........................................................................ N. aegithali