Neophyllobius, Berlese, 1886

Paredes-León, Ricardo, Corona-López, Angélica María, Flores-Palacios, Alejandro & Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo, 2016, Camerobiid mites (Acariformes: Raphignathina: Camerobiidae) inhabiting epiphytic bromeliads and soil litter of tropical dry forest with analysis of setal homology in the genus Neophyllobius, European Journal of Taxonomy 202, pp. 1-25 : 20-21

Key to the species of the genus Neophyllobius in Mexico

Based on females, updated from De Leon (1958).

1. Dorsal setae c1, d1, e1 and f1 not reaching setae immediately behind ............................................... ....................................................................................... Neophyllobius mexicanus McGregor, 1950

– At least one of these dorsal setae c1, d1, e1 and f1 reaching or extending beyond the seta immediately behind ................................................................................................................................................ 2

2. Femur II with four setae .................................................................. N. quadrisetosus De Leon, 1958 – Femur II with three setae ................................................................................................................... 3

3. Femur III with three setae....................................................................... N. trisetosus De Leon, 1958 – Femur III with two setae.................................................................................................................... 4

4. Seta d on genu IV longer than or about as long as tibia .................................................................... 5 – Seta d of genu IV distinctly shorter than tibia IV............................................................................ 10

5. Setae d of genua III–IV extending beyond ends of respective legs................................................... 6 – Setae d of genua III–IV not extending beyond ends of respective legs............................................. 8

6. Femur I with long setae, about ¼ of podomere length; setae l’ on femur I positioned before setae d; dorsal idiosomal setae pdx and c1 grouped on a small and finely striated platelet ............................. ...................................................................................................... Neophyllobius tescalicola sp. nov.

– Femur I with short setae, about 1⁄6 of podomere length; setae l’ and d on femur I positioned horizontally nearly at same level; dorsal idiosomal setae pdx and c1 not joined on a platelet ............................. 7

7. Length of dorsal setae c1 and d1 same as distance between setae c1–d1 and d1–e1 respectively; setae e1 longest of dorsal setae; setae d and l’ on palpal femur, weakly spinose.... N. farrieri De Leon, 1958

– Dorsal setae c1 and d1 distinctly longer than distance between setae c1–d1 and d1–e1 respectively; setae d1 longest of dorsal setae; setae d and l’ on palpal femur, heavily spinose ............................... .............................................................................................................. Neophyllobius cibyci sp. nov.

8. Seta d of genu III distinctly shorter than tibia III .................................... N. inequalis De Leon, 1958 – Seta d of genu III longer than or about as long as tibia III ................................................................ 9

9. Seta d on genu II shorter than tibia II, seta of genu III about as long as tibia III ................................ .................................................................................................................... N. equalis De Leon, 1958 – Setae d on genua II and III distinctly longer than respective tibiae... N. consobrinus De Leon, 1958

10. Striae of dorsum consisting chiefly of broken striae; posterior margins of femora I–IV, highly serrulate....................................................................................................... N. lobatus De Leon, 1958

– Striae of dorsum consisting chiefly of unbroken striae; posterior margins of femora, not highly serrulate.............................................................................................................................................11

11. Dorsal setae d1 more than half as long as width of body; seta d on genu III about two-thirds as long as tibia III..................................................................................................... N. deleoni Bolland, 1991

– Dorsal setae d1 less than half as long as width of body; seta d on genu III about one-half (or less) as long as tibia III................................................................................................................................. 12

12. Seta d on genu II distinctly longer than genu II............................................................................... 13 – Seta of genu II about as long as or shorter than genu II .................................................................. 15

13. Seta d on genu II nearly as long as seta of genu III and about half as long as seta of genu IV....... 14 – Seta d on genu II about half as long as seta of genu III and about one-third as long as seta d on genu IV .................................................................................................... N. longulus De Leon, 1958

14. Dorsal setae c1 as long as setae d1; setae v” on femora I–II distinctly in front of v’ .......................... ................................................................................................ Neophyllobius tepoztlanensis sp. nov. – Dorsal setae c1 about half as long as setae d1; setae v on femora I–II positioned horizontally on nearly same level ................................................................................. N. marginatus De Leon, 1958

15. Genual setae coarse, setiform, distinctly spinose ................................... N. curtipilus De Leon, 1958 – Genual setae linear (seta of genu II is slightly obovate), very faintly spinose .................................... .................................................................................................................. N. spatulus De Leon, 1958