Pavania, Lombardini, 1949

Khaustov, Alexander A. & Frolov, Andrey V., 2022, Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar, Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4), pp. 545-558 : 553-555

Key to world species of Pavania (based on Khaustov & Frolov 2020b)

1. Setae sc1 absent ……………………………………………………………………………….… 2

– Setae sc1 present …..…………………………………………………………………………….. 9

2. Setae 2b present ...……………………………………………………………………………..… 5

– Setae 2b absent ..……………………………………………………………………………….… 3

3. Setae 1c present, seta d of femur IV absent …………...……………………………………….... 4

– Setae 1c absent, seta d of femur IV present ….... P. neotropica Khaustov & Frolov, 2017 ( Brazil)

4. Seta d of femur III present; setae d pointed, distinctly longer than c2 ……………………………. ………………………………...…… P. semireducta Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a ( French Guiana)

– Seta d of femur III absent; setae d blunt-tipped, distinctly shorter than c2 ……………………… ……………………………...…...… P. brevicaudata Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a ( French Guiana)

5. Seta d absent on each femora III and IV ………………………………………………………… 6

– Seta d present on each femora III and IV ….………………………………………………….… 7

6. All dorsal setae blunt-tipped; setae c2 only slightly longer than c1 ………………………………. ……………………………………...….… P. pusilla Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a ( French Guiana)

– Setae sc2, c2 and d pointed; setae c2 about three times longer than c1 …………………………… ………………….……………...…. P. hansreiaphila Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a ( French Guiana)

7. Setae v1 shorter than distance between their bases; setae cha less than three times longer than chb; setae e never longer than f; setae h2 at most seven times longer than h1 …………...……… 8

– Setae v1 longer than distance between their bases; setae cha three times longer than chb; setae e longer than f; setae h2 15 times longer than h1 …………………………………………………… …………………………………………..… P. gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 ( Iran)

8. Genu I with one seta (v’); dorsal idiosomal setae smooth; setae c1 longer than c2; setae c1 and d pointed …………………………...……… P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 ( Iran)

– Genu I with two setae (v’, l’); dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed; setae c2 longer than c1; setae c1 and d distinctly blunt-tipped ….…... P. onthophagi Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 ( Iran)

9. Setae sc1 capitate ……………………...……………………………………………………….. 10

– Setae sc1 seta-like …………………...……… P. setiformis Loghmani & Hajiqanbar, 2013 ( Iran)

10. Setae (u) and (pv) of tarsus I not lanceolate ……………………...…………………………... 14

– Setae (u) and (pv) of tarsus I lanceolate ……………………...………………………………. 11

11. Seta pv” of tarsus III lanceolate …………………………...……………………………….… 12

– Seta pv” of tarsus III not modified ……...………………………………………………….… 13

12. Seta tc” of tarsus II lanceolate, setae c2 distinctly longer than c1 ………………………………. ………………………………………….… P. lanceolata Bahramian & Hajiqanbar, 2015 ( Iran)

– Seta tc” of tarsus II not modified, setae c1 distinctly longer than c2.…………………………… …………………………………………………... P. foliata Khaustov & Frolov, 2020b ( Russia)

13. Setae c1, c2 and d pointed; setae 2c distinctly longer than 2a …………...……………………… ..……………...……………… P. kermaniensis Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 ( Iran)

– Setae c1, c2 and d blunt-tipped; setae 2c and 2a subequal ………………………………………. …………………………... P. scarabaeophilus Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 ( Iran)

14. Coxal fields II with 3 pairs of setae ………………………………...………………………… 15

– Coxal fields II with 2 pairs of setae ................................. P. equisetosa Mahunka, 1975 ( Ghana)

15. Empodium on tarsi II-IV small, not exceeding beyond tips of claws ……...………………… 16

– Empodium on tarsi II-IV large, exceeding beyond tips of claws ………….…………………. 17

16. Seta pv’ on tarsi III and IV thickened, spiniform and blunt-tipped, solenidia on tibiae III and IV absent ………………………………….……………… P. protracta Sevastianov, 1980 ( Russia)

– Seta pv’ on tarsi III and IV simple, solenidia on tibiae III and IV present ………………………. ……………………………...……….…. P. tahanae Sevastianov and Abo-Korah, 1985 ( Egypt)

17. Setae h2 less than 3.5 times longer than h1 …...……………………………………………… 18

– Setae h2 more than 3.5 times longer than h1 …...……………………………………………. 24

18. Setae c1 never reaching beyond bases of setae f; setae c1 shorter than h2; setae d shorter than h2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………... 19

– Setae c1 reaching beyond bases of setae f; setae c1 longer than h2; setae d and h2 subequal …... ……………………………………………….………….. P. perhirsuta Mahunka, 1973 ( Ghana)

19. Setae sc2 subequal to distance between their bases ……………...…………………………... 21

– Setae sc2 distinctly longer than distance between their bases ………………………………... 20

20. Setae h2 more than twice longer than h1; posterior margins of tergites C, D, and EF with distinct tooth-shaped projections ………………………….... P. luisiae Mahunka, 1974 ( Ghana)

– Setae h2 less than twice longer than h1; posterior margins of tergites C, D, and EF with very weak projections ………… P. megasolenidia Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 ( Iran)

21. Setae c1, d, e and f blunt-tipped ……………………...………………………………………. 22

– Setae c1, d, e and f pointed …………………...… P. bembidii Khaustov, 2005 ( Russia: Crimea)

22. Tips of setae h2 club-shaped, solenidion ω1 6–7 in length ……...…………………………… 23

– Tips of setae h2 pointed, solenidion ω1 11–12 in length ………………………………………... ………….… P. carabidophila Khaustov, 2005 ( Russia: Krasnodarskiy Kray, Primorskiy Kray)

23. Setae c2 pointed; trochanter I with three tooth-like projections; solenidion φ2 with attenuate tip …………………………………………… P. africana Khaustov & Frolov, 2018 ( South Africa)

– Setae c2 blunt-tipped; trochanter I with four tooth-like projections; solenidion φ2 with rounded tip …………………………………………………………………….… P. neoafricana sp. nov.

24. Setae h2 more than six times longer than h1 ……………………………………………….… 25

– Setae h2 less than six times longer than h1 ……………………………………………...…… 29

25. Setae sc2 less than 2.5 times longer than v1; setae f less than twice as long as e; setae e shorter than v1 ........................................................................................................................................ 26

– Setae sc2 at least 3.5 times longer than v1; setae f more than twice as long as e; setae e longer than v1 ……………………………………………….….. P. endroedyi Mahunka, 1975 ( Ghana)

26. Setae sc2 more than twice as long as v1; setae f and d subequal; setae c1 never reaching beyond posterior border of tergite C ………………………………………………….…………….… 27

– Setae sc2 less than twice as long as v1; setae f longer than d; setae c1 reaching beyond posterior border of tergite C ……………………………………. P. brasiliensis Mahunka, 1970b ( Brazil)

27. Setae 2a as long as 2c and both longer than c1, d and f; setae m protruding beyond anterior border of gnathosoma ……………………...... P. elongata Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 ( Iran)

– Setae 2a longer than 2c and both shorter than c1, d and f; setae m never protruding beyond anterior border of gnathosoma ………………………………...……………………………... 28

28. Setae c1, d and f subequal and shorter than c2 …………………………………………………... …………………………………….……...…. P. gazellatris Katlav & Seeman, 2020 ( Australia)

– Setae c1, d, f and c2 subequal ………………….………….. P. simplex Mahunka, 1973 ( Ghana)

29. Empodium on tarsus I with rounded anterior margin; solenidia on tibiae III and IV absent .... 30

– Empodium on tarsus I with 3 lobes; tibiae III and IV with tiny solenidion ………………..……. ………………………………..... P. magowskii Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 ( Iran)

30. Setae f distinctly longer than e; setae e and h1 subequal ………...…………………………… 31

– Setae e and f subequal; setae e longer than h1 …………………………………………………… …………………………………………. P. tadjikistanica Sevastianov, 1980 ( Tadjikistan, Iran)

31. Setae 2c subequal with 2a ………………………………………………………...………….. 34

– Setae 2c about two times longer than 2a ……………………………………………………... 32

32. Seta l” on tibia II setiform; trochanter I with 4-5 tooth-like projections ……………...……... 33

– Seta l” on tibia II spiniform; trochanter I with 1 tooth-like projection ………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….…… P. madagascariensis sp. nov.

33. Setae c1 distinctly longer than c2; setae chb blunt-tipped ………………………………………. ………………………………………….…… P. riparia Sevastianov, 1980 ( Ukraine, Slovakia)

– Setae c1 and c2 subequal; setae chb pointed …………………………………..………………… ………………………………………..… P. copridis Khaustov & Frolov, 2020 (Borneo island)

34. Setae f more than two times longer than e ………………………………...………………..… 34

– Setae f less than 1.5 times longer than e ……….………………………………………………… ……………………….…. P. khiavensis Sobhi & Hajiqanbar, 2017 (in Sobhi et al. 2017) ( Iran)

35. Most dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed and blunt-tipped; setae c1 longer than c2; setae sc2 less than twice as long as c1 … …………...…... P. kamalii Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 ( Iran)

– Dorsal idiosomal setae smooth and pointed; setae c2 longer than c1; setae sc2 more than twice as long as c1 …………………….………………… P. fusiformis Lombardini, 1949 ( Italy, Iran)