Neoaulonastus

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.4.5
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8906BB9F-97C0-483E-9359-75FED91BDE09
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6164102
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/072887C2-3678-FFED-FF47-2F9BFA60FC98
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Neoaulonastus
status

Based on Skoracki, 2011 (Females)

1. Setae f1 and f2 subequal in length.................................... N. chrysocolaptes Skoracki View in CoL and OConnor, 2010

- Setae f2 distinctly longer than setae f1 .................................................................... 2

2. Propodonotal shield absent....................................... N. zosterops Skoracki, Antczak and Riegert, 2009 View in CoL

- Propodonotal shield present............................................................................. 3

3. Setae f2 6–8 times longer than f1 .................................................... N. riparius Skoracki, 2011 View in CoL

- Setae f2 2–5 times longer than f1 ........................................................................ 4

4. Setae c1 5–9 times longer than d1 ......................................................................... 5

- Setae c1 1.7–2.6 times longer than d1 ..................................................................... 8

5. Hysteronotal shield present, not fused to pygidial shield................................... N. picidus Skoracki, 2011 View in CoL

- Hysteronotal shield absent............................................................................. 6

6. Setae d1 and d2 subequal in length....................................................... N. granatina View in CoL sp. nov.

- Setae d2 2–3.5 times longer than d1 ...................................................................... 7

7. Setae c1 twice as long as d2. Length ratio of setae f1: f2 1:4–5.................................. N. tanzanicus View in CoL sp. nov.

- Setae c1 4 times longer than d2. Length ratio of setae f1: f2 1:3.................................... N. quelea View in CoL sp. nov.

8. Aggenital setae ag1 and ag2 subequal in length........................................ N. caligatus Skoracki, 2011 View in CoL

- Aggenital setae ag1 significantly longer than ag2 ............................................................ 9

9. Hysteronotal shield absent. Setae ag3 95 long........................................ N. aegithalos Skoracki, 2011 View in CoL

- Hysteronotal shield present. Setae ag3 longer than 110...................................................... 10

10. Length ratio of setae f1: f2 1:3. Length ratio of setae ag1: ag2: ag3 2:1:2.3..................... N. remizus Skoracki, 2011 View in CoL

- Length ratio of setae f1: f2 1:2.3. Length ratio of setae ag1: ag2: ag3 1.3–1.4:1:1.5–1.8........... N. bisetatus (Fritsch, 1958) View in CoL