Decapauropus

Qian, Changyuan, Dong, Yan, Guo, Hua, Chu, Kelin & Sun, Hongying, 2013, Pauropods (Myriapoda: Pauropoda) from eastern China, descriptions of three new species and revision of Pauropus bifurcus Zhang & Chen, 1988, Zootaxa 3608 (2), pp. 116-126 : 125

Key to species of Decapauropus found in eastern China

(including Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang province)

1. Head cuticle granulate.................................................................................. 2

- Head cuticle glabrous.................................................................................. 3

2. Antennal 4th segment with 4 setae.................................................... infurcatus Hagino Y., 1991

- Antennal 4th segment with 5 setae............................................. disphaeroides Shen and Song, 2007

3. Antennal 4th segment with 5 setae......................................................................... 4

- Antennal 4th segment with 4 setae......................................................................... 5

4. st glabrous....................................................................... leptotarsus Scheller, 2004

- st with pubescence or striate..................................................... apicalis Gai and Scheller, 2007

5. st glabrous........................................................................................... 6

- st with pubescence or striate............................................................................. 7

6. Anal plate with one pair of appendages.................................................................... 8

- Anal plate with two pairs of appendages................................................................... 9

7. Anal plate with appendages............................................................................. 10

- Anal plate without appendages.............................................. pilosisphaerus Zhang and Chen, 1988

8. Anal plate lateral margin with an incision.................................................................. 11

- Anal plate lateral margin round..................................................... bidrepanoides Qian sp. nov.

9. Anal plate subrectangle.................................................................. ribauti Remy, 1937

- Anal plate linguiform............................................................... mahcicus Scheller, 1982

10. Appendages of anal plate with pubescence or striate......................................................... 12

- Appendages of anal plate glabrous........................................... ovalapendicis Zhang and Chen, 1988

11. Anal plate with V–shaped posterior incision................................. bifurcodicoccus Qian and Dong sp. nov.

- Anal plate with U–shaped posterior incision................................. duomamillatus Qian and Dong sp. nov.

12. Anal plate with pubescence.................................................... crassescens Shen and Song, 2007

- Anal plate glabrous................................................................................... 13

13. Anal plate linguiform............................................................. suppeditatus Scheller, 2005

- Anal plate subcircular............................................................... phakoides Scheller, 2005