Troglotayosicus, LOURENCO, 1981, Lourenco, 1981

Moreno-González, Jairo A., Luna-Sarmiento, David A. & Prendini, Lorenzo, 2024, Phylogeny of the Troglomorphic Scorpion Genus Troglotayosicus (Scorpiones: Troglotayosicidae) with Description of a New Species from Colombia, American Museum Novitates 2024 (4011), pp. 1-40 : 10-11

KEY TO IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPECIES OF TROGLOTAYOsicus LOURENÇO, 1981

1. Lateral eyespot absent (g. 5C, F); pedipalp chela trichobothrium e 8 (Et 4) situated distal to trichobothrium m 4 (dsb) (gs. 8C, D, 9D) and trichobothrium i 3 (it) situated midway between trichobothrium i 4 (ib) and base of xed nger (gs. 8G, H, 9H)............ T. akaido , sp. nov.

– Lateral eyespot present ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2021: 7, g. 4B); pedipalp chela trichobothrium e 8 (Et 4) situated proximal to trichobothrium m 4 (dsb) ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2021: 12, 13, gs. 8B, 9B) and trichobothrium i 3 (it) situated closer to base of xed nger than to trichobothrium i 4 (ib) ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2021: 12, 13, gs. 8B, 9D)..........................................2

2. Telson LIM, VSM and VL carinae present, complete ( Ochoa et al., 2010: 13, g. 10D–F)......3

– Telson LIM carinae absent; VSM and VL carinae vestigial, reduced to few granules at anteroventral margin of segment ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2012: 73, gs. 23, 24)............................5

3. Pedipalp patella trichobothrium V 1 situated distal to trichobothrium esb 1 ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2021: 11, g. 7C–H); leg III basitarsus, proventral row of macrosetae and leg IV basitarsus, retroventral row of macrosetae present............................................... T. ballvei

– Pedipalp patella trichobothrium V 1 aligned with trichobothrium esb 1 ( Ochoa et al., 2010: 10, g. 7B, D, F); leg III basitarsus, proventral row of macrosetae and leg IV basitarsus, retroventral row of macrosetae absent..................................................................4

4. Leg III basitarsus, retroventral row of macrosetae present (obsolete, represented by one or two macrosetae), telotarsus ventral macrosetae arranged into pair of distinct ventrosubmedian rows; metasomal segment III with VSM and VL carinae sparsely granular ( Ochoa et al., 2010: 12, 13, gs. 9C, 10C)............................................................. T. humiculum – Leg III basitarsus, retroventral row of macrosetae absent, telotarsus ventral macrosetae irregularly arranged; metasomal segment III ventral surface acarinate, smooth................. T. vachoni

5. Lateral eyespot similar in size to PDMi ocellus ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017: 574, g. 3B); pedipalp patella trichobothrium V 1 situated distal to trichobothrium esb 1 ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017: 578, g. 7A–C); metasomal segment V with VM carina restricted to posterior two-thirds of segment ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017: 579, g. 8E)....................................... T. meijdeni

– Lateral eyespot smaller than PDMi ocellus; pedipalp patella trichobothrium V 1 aligned with trichobothrium esb 1 ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2012: 71, gs. 19–21); metasomal segment V with VM carina complete......................................................................6

6. Surfaces densely setose ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2012: 71, gs. 8–11); pedipalp chela trichobothrium D 1 (Db) situated proximally on manus, slightly distal to trichobothrium Eb 3 ( Botero-Trujillo et al., 2012: 71, g. 14); leg I basitarsus, retroventral row of macrosetae present............ T. hirsutus

– Surfaces moderately setose ( Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020: 615, g. 2A, B); pedipalp chela trichobothrium D 1 (Db) situated submedially on manus, approximately midway between trichobothria Eb 3 and d 8 (db) ( Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020: 616, g. 5A); leg I basitarsus, retroventral row of macrosetae absent............................................................ T. muranunkae