Key to the species of Brueelia (Painjunirmus) Ansari, 1947

Note that the species Br. (Painjunirmus) parva (Mey, 2017) is not included in this key, as the original description, illustration and photos are inadequate to compare it with other species in this subgenus, and its relationship to Br. ( Painjunirmus) is unclear.

1. Male tergopleurite III with aps (Fig. 9); proximal mesosome wider than long (Fig. 14); female vulval margin with more than 5 vss (Fig. 16) ..................................................................................... ........................................................................ Brueelia (Painjunirmus) brevipennis (Ansari, 1956)

– Male tergopleurite III without aps; proximal mesosome longer than wide; female vulval margin with 5 vss or fewer .................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Male tergopleurite V with at least 1 tps (Fig. 17); proximal mesosome elongated, pointed (Fig. 22) ............................................................................... Brueelia (Painjunirmus) pengya (Ansari, 1947) .

– Male tergopleurite V without tps; proximal mesosome more or less rectangular ............................ 3

3. Sternal plates with lateral extensions, more prominent in male (Fig. 1) than in female (Fig. 2); vulval margin with median bulge (Fig. 8) ....................... Brueelia (Painjunirmus) chilchil (Ansari, 1955)

– Sternal plates without lateral extensions (but may have concave lateral margins); vulval margin gently rounded .................................................................................................................................. 4

4. Male abdominal segments III–V with 2 ps on each side (Fig. 33); shape of male mesosome as in Fig. 38; shape of female subgenital plate as in Fig. 40 ....................................................................... .............................................................................. Brueelia (Painjunirmus) magnini (Ansari, 1956)

– Male abdominal segments III–V with 3 ps on each side (Fig. 25); shape of male mesosome as in Fig. 30; shape of female subgenital plate as in Fig. 32 ......... Brueelia (Painjunirmus) alba sp. nov.