Notallus species

Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2019, A new species of Notallus (Acari: Eriophyidae) on Lamiaceae from Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (2), pp. 117-124 : 122

Key of the known Notallus species worldwide

1. Prodorsal shield smooth; empodium simple 7-rayed ……………...……..…...……. N. pterocaryae

– Prodorsal shield ornamented; empodium simple 4-rayed ………...………....……………..…….. 2

2. Prodorsal shield design almost obscure: without median line, stronger admedian lines converging at rear shield center, lateral lines converging from dorsal tubercles.………...…………….. N. nerii

– Prodorsal shield design almost distinct with short median line, admedian lines extended on more than basal third of prodorsal shield not converge at rear shield center ........................................... 3

3. Prodorsal shield with a faint short median line on posterior ¼ of prodorsal shield not connected to complete admedian lines ............................................................................................… N. pestehae

– Prodorsal shield with a distinct short median line on posterior ⅓ of prodorsal shield connected to admedian lines by a pair of transverse lines one at near the base and one at the end of median line …………………………………………………………………....…....…. N. phlomicosae sp. nov.