Key to species of the genus Scolotydaeus

1. Setae sci distinctly longer than sce, setae c 1, d, e and f 1 short, distinctly shorter than distances between their bases........ 2

- Setae sci and sce subequal, setae c 1, d, e and f 1 long, subequal or slightly shorter than distances between their bases............................................................................. S. alexanderi (Baker, 1949) comb. nov.

2. Setae f 2 and h 2 long, whip-like, distinctly longer than distance between setae f 1- f 2 and h 1- h 2, respectively................. 3

- Setae f 2 and h 2 relatively short, not whip-like, distinctly shorter than distance between setae f 1- f 2 and h 1- h 2, respectively....................................................................................... S. bacillus Berlese, 1910

3. Genu IV with three setae.............................................................................. 4

- Genu IV with two setae................................................................................ 5

4. Adults with d and l’ of tibia I eupathidia, tibia I with eight setae and solenidion........................................................................................................ S. lootsi (Theron et al., 1969) comb. nov.

- Adults with setae d and l’ of tibia I not eupathidion-like, tibia I with seven setae and solenidion.................................................................................................... S. corticicola Flechtmann, 1992

5. Tarsus III with five setae, empodium on tarsi II-IV much shorter than tarsal claws................................. 6

- Tarsus III with four setae (p” absent), empodium on tarsi II-IV as long as tarsal claws................................................................................................... S. tauricus (Kuznetsov, 1973) comb. nov.

6. Adults with seta d of tibia I eupathidion-like, palptarsus with three eupathidia..................... S. uralensis sp. nov.

- Adults with seta d of tibia I simple, not eupathidion-like, palptarsus with two eupathidia.... S. anatolicus Dönel et al., 2012