Aulobia Kethley, 1970

Skoracki, Maciej, Hendricks, Sarah A. & Spicer, Greg S., 2010, Systematics of the ectoparasitic quill mites of the genus Aulobia Kethley, 1970 (Acari: Syringophilidae) with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 2399, pp. 31-41 : 40

Key to the species of the genus Aulobia Kethley, 1970 .

(females)

1. Propodonotal setae vi and si subequal in length. Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield ..................................... ........................................................................................................................................... A. dendroicae ( Clark, 1964)

- Propodonotal setae si 1.5 times longer than vi. Hysteronotal shield not fused to pygidial shield ............................... 2

2. Each longitudinal branch of peritremes has 18–20 chambers, aggenital setae ag2 no longer than 90 .......................... ......................................................................................................................................................... A. cardueli sp. nov.

- Each longitudinal branch of peritremes has no more than 12 chambers, aggenital setae ag2 longer than 120 ......... 3

3. Setae f1 longer than 90 ........................................................................................... A. virens Skoracki et Dabert, 2001

- Setae f1 shorter than 60 ............................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Length of setae si 95–105 ........................................................................... A. nectariniae Skoracki et Glowska, 2008

- Length of setae si 150–230 .......................................................................................................................................... 5

5. Length of setae vi 45 –50. Infracapitulum densely punctate ........................................................................................ 6

- Length of setae vi 65 –85. Infracapitulum sparsely punctate or apunctate.................................................................... 7

6. Total body length 985–1030, each branch of peritremes with 13–15 chambers A. sylviae Bochkov et Mironov, 1998

- Total body length 877, each branch of peritremes with 7 chambers ............. A. sylviettae Fain et al. 2000 comb. nov.

7. Hysteronotal shield weakly visible, posterior band not reaching bases of setae e ......................................................... ...................................................................................................................... A. erythroptera Skoracki et Dabert, 2001

- Hysteronotal shield well visible, posterior margin reaching bases of setae e ............................................................. 8

8. Length ratio of setae ag3:f2 1:1. Hysteronotal shield apunctate ........................ A. cisticolae Skoracki et Sikora, 2003

- Length ratio of setae ag3:f2 1:1.6. Hysteronotal shield punctate ................. A. anthreptes Skoracki et Glowska, 2008.