Key to species of Paracrobeles (emended after Abolafia et al. 2014;
when using the key, please also consult Table 2 for additional diagnostic information)
1. Spicules less than 40 µm long ........................................................................................................... 2
– Spicules more than 40 µm long, primary axils with single guarding process................................... 4
2. Vulva at 58–60% of body length ................................................................. P. laterellus Heyns, 1968
– Vulva at 60–71% of body length, primary axils with two guarding processes ................................. 3
3. Metastegostom tooth absent ........................ P. mojavicus Taylor, Baldwin & Mundo-Ocampo, 2004
– Metastegostom tooth present, anteriorly directed ....................................... P. kelsodunensis sp. nov.
4. Lips with three tines (including the ones in secondary axils); postvulval sac not swollen ................. .............................................................. P. deserticola Abolafia, Divsalar, Panahi & Shokoohi, 2014
– Lips with four tines (including the ones in secondary axils); postvulval sac swollen ........................ ........................................................................................... P. psammophilus Navarro & Lluch, 1999