Lasiochernes Beier, 1932

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Genus Lasiochernes Beier, 1932

Type species: Chelifer (Trachychernes) pilosus Ellingsen, 1910 , by original designation.

Key to the species of the genus Lasiochernes

The key requires no morphometric measurements and is based on males only:

1 Trichobothrium isb situated midway between ist and it, or slightly closer to ist ................................................................................2

Trichobothrium isb much closer to it than to ist; greatly thickened pedipalpal femur which is densely pilose on prolateral face ................................................................................................................................................................... L. jonicus (Beier, 1929) [ Greece]

2 Pedipalpal femur and trochanter with numerous short setae on prolateral face.................................................................................. ...................................................................................................................... L. punctiger Beier, 1959 [ Democratic Republic of Congo]

Pedipalpal femur and trochanter without numerous short setae on prolateral face .........................................................................3

3 Pedipalpal femur with at least some long setae.........................................................................................................................................4

Pedipalpal femur without long setae........................................................................................................................................................ 12

4 Pedipalpal patella with some longer setae .................................................................................................................................................5

Pedipalpal patella without longer setae on prolateral face................................................................................................................... 11

5 All pedipalpal segments with numerous setae, uniformly arranged........................... L. turcicus Beier, 1949 [ Turkey and Israel]

At least one pedipalpal segment without numerous setae .....................................................................................................................6

6 Chelal hand with at least some long setae .................................................................................................................................................7

Chelal hand without long setae ................................................................................................................................................................ 10

7 Chelal hand with numerous long setae ......................................................................................................................................................8

Chelal hand with long setae restricted to base of chelal hand ...............................................................................................................9

8 Pedipalpal segments more densely setose ................................................................................................. L. siculus Beier, 1961 [ Italy]

Pedipalpal segments less densely setose............................................................................................... L. villosus Beier, 1957 [ Turkey]

9 Chelal hand with long setae restricted to prolateral base of chelal hand.................................. L. anatolicus Beier, 1963 [Turkey]

Chelal hand with long setae restricted to retrolateral base of chelal hand .................... L. graecus Beier, 1963 [Albania, Greece]

10 Chelal hand with moderately dense setation .................................... L. pilosus (Ellingsen, 1910) [Central and Western Europe]

Chelal hand with sparse setation ............................................................. L. congicus Beier, 1959 [Democratic Republic of Congo]

11 Pedipalpal femur with long setae on basal half of prolateral face ................................ L. marinae sp. nov. [Čočina jama, Croatia]

Pedipalpal femur without long setae on basal half of prolateral face.................................................. L. pavlekae sp. nov. [Croatia]

12 Chelal hand with long setae on prolateral face ..................................................................... L. cretonatus Henderickx 1998 [Crete]

Chelal hand without long setae on prolateral face .............................................................. L. jalzici sp. nov. [Vilina špilja, Croatia]