Trichoribates, Berlese, 1910

Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. & Ermilov, Sergey G., 2019, Trichoribates sidorchukae sp. nov. (Acari, Oribatida, Ceratozetidae) from tropical montane Ecuador, with revised generic diagnosis, Zootaxa 4647 (1), pp. 348-361 : 359

Key to adult Trichoribates species from the Neotropical region

1. Lamellar cusp longer than length of lamella (excluding cusp), with outer tooth present, medial tooth absent; notogastral porose area Aa rounded; rostrum rounded; body length 464–614..................................... T. sidorchukae sp. nov.

- Lamellar cusp shorter than half length of lamella (excluding cusp); medial and lateral teeth present, or cusps rounded distally; notogastral porose area Aa rounded or oval; rostrum rounded or serrate.......................................... 2

2. Notogastral porose area Aa oval; rostrum rounded; distance h 1 -h 1 less than length h 1; body length 620.................................................................................................. T. hammerae Subías, 2010

- Notogastral porose area Aa rounded; rostrum serrate; distance h 1 -h 1 greater than length h 1; body length 440–473.............................................................................. T. serratus C. & C., jr. Pérez-Íñigo, 1993