Zaracarus

Khanjani, Mohammad, Mirmoayedi, Ali-Naghi, Nahad, Aboulghasem Rezai & Fayaz, Bahman Asali, 2010, Two new larval species of Erythraeus (Zaracarus) (Acari: Erythraeidae) from western Iran, Zootaxa 2537, pp. 19-32 : 20-21

Key to the species of the subgenus Zaracarus of the world (Larvae)

1. Setal formula of basifemora 2-2-2 ................................................................................................................................ 2

- Setal formula of basifemora 3-3-3 .............................................................................................................................. 11

2. AL≤157, PL ≤ 81 .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

- AL 200–242, PL 100 ......................................................................................................... E. (Z.) eleonorae Haitlinger

3. Opisthogaster with five to seven pairs of setae (fV)..................................................................................................... 4

- Opisthogaster with three pairs of setae (fV) .................................................... E. (Z.) tehranicus Haitlinger & Saboori

4. AL not expanded basally but AM in oblique cuticular sockets.................................................................................... 5

- AL expanded basally and AM in oblique socket .......................................................................................................... 6

5. Tibia I–III 137-140-215 long respectively, fn tibiae I–III 12-14-14 ......................................... E. (Z.) kharrazi Saboori

- Tibia I–III 162-110-136 long respectively, fn tibiae I–III 11-15-15 ...................................... E. (Z.) didonae Haitlinger

6. W ≥ 133, tibia III ≥ 196 ................................................................................................................................................ 7

- W 117, tibia III 162 ......................................................................................... E. (Z.) perciosus Goldarazena & Zhang

7. Tibia I–III 14-15-14 or 15-15-16 .................................................................................................................................. 8

- Tibia I–III 14-15-15 ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

8. AL 127, tibia I–III 14-15-14, tarsus I 25 ................................................................ E. (Z.) iranicus Saboori & Akrami

- AL 150,, tibia I–III 15-15-16, tarsus I 20 ............................................................ E. (Z.) budapestensis Fain & Ripka

9. Sternala 1b ≤ 87, IP 1831-1933, AL ≥ 148................................................................................................................. 10

- Sternala 1b 124, IP 2606, AL 138 ....................................................... E. (Z.) kurdistanensis Khanjani & Ueckermann

10. NDV 58, fn tarsi I–III, 24-21-21, AM 32, S 77 ................................................................ E. (Z.) hamedanicus sp. nov.

- NDV 48 fn tarsi I–III 20-17-22, AM 51, S 85 .......................................................... E. (Z.) ueckermann Saboori et al.

11. Tarsus III ≤ 182, tibia III ≤ 395, genu III 216.............................................................................................................12

- Tarsus III 220, tibia III 463, genu III 245 ............................................................................. E. (Z.) soleimanii sp. nov.

12. Tibia I 310, tibia II 304, PL 104, IP 3852 ............................................................................ E. (Z.) fabiolae Haitlinger

- Tibia I <280, tibia II ≤ 280, PL <80, ≤ IP 3500 ........................................................................................................ 13

13. Opisthogaster with four pairs of setae (fV) ...................................................... E. (Z.) longipedus Saboori & Nowzari

- Opisthogaster with 11 or more setae (fV) ................................................................................................................... 14

14. NVD 68, fD each 54, ISD 78......................................................................................... E. (Z.) kastaniensis Haitlinger

- NVD ≤ 51, fD ≤ 37, ISD ≤ 66 .................................................................................................................................... 15

15. IP = 2710, tibia I with 12–14 setae, tibia III ≥ 356, genu III ≥ 184............................................................................ 16

- IP = 2710, fn tibia I 16, tibia III 304, genu III 157 ................................................................. E. (Z.) lancifer Southcott

16. AL with expanded bases, tarsus I with ≥ 20 setae ...................................................................................................... 17

- AL with smooth and thin bases, tarsus I with 16 setae .................................................. E. (Z.) passidonicus Haitlinger

17. W 127–146, AL 167–192, tarsus II 153–165, tibia II 15. ........................................................................................... 18

- W 160, AL 104, tarsus II 93, tibia II 14 ......................................................................... E. (Z.) sibulginicus Haitlinger

18. fD 31, fV12, AL 167, IP3371, tibia II 15 ...................................................................... E. (Z.) aydinicus Saboori et al.

- fD 26, fV 14, AL192, IP 3112, tibia III 12 ................................................................................ E. (Z.) rajabii Saboori