Marantelophus, Haitlinger, 2011

Kohansal, Mahnaz, Ramroodi, Sara, Noei, Javad & Rakhshani, Ehsan, 2023, New data on Marantelophus iranicus and Empitrombium makolae (Acari: Erythraeidae, Microtrombidiidae), Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (1), pp. 67-79 : 74

Key to the larval species of Marantelophus of the world [after Xu et al. (2017)]

1. bs and PaScFev bifurcate, palpal tibial claw simple .................................................................... 2

– bs and PaScFev entire (not bifurcate), palpal tibial claw simple or bifurcate ............................. 3

2. W 199–112, PL 111–124, fD 50–60, four setae between coxae I and II, IP 1912–2131 ............... ............................................................................................. M. dubifurcatus Xu, Yi and Jin, 2017

– W 66, PL 83, fD 30, IP 5573, six setae between coxae I and II ........... M. trifarius ( Shiba, 1976)

3. PL 97, palpal tibial claw bifurcate ........................................... M. miyatakei ( Kawashima, 1958)

– PL <82, palpal tibial claw simple or bifurcate ............................................................................ 4

4. fn BFe 3-4-4 or 4-4-4.................................................................................................................... 5

– fn BFe 5-5-5................................................................................................................................ 10

5. fn BFe 3-4-4.................................................................. M. ostovani ( Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996)

– fn BFe 4-4-4.................................................................................................................................. 6

6. fn TFe 5-5-5, six setae between coxae I and II, palpal tibial claw simple ..................................... ....................................................................................................... M. emanueli ( Haitlinger, 2010)

– fn TFe otherwise, four setae between coxae I and II, palpal tibial claw simple or bifurcate ....... 7

7. fn TFe 7-5-5, ................................................................................................................................. 8

– fn TFe otherwise ........................................................................................................................... 9

8. PL 82, AL 58, palpal tibial claw simple, fD 96 ................................. M. alaperti Haitlinger, 2011

– PL 32–36, AL 30–34, palpal tibial claw bifurcate, fD 63................... M. ainae ( Haitlinger, 2002)

9. fn TFe 8-5-5, PL 74, AL 56, Ti I with 12 normal setae, fD 148 .................................................... ..................................................................................... M. hieronimi ( Haitlinger & Łupicki, 2013)

– fn TFe 8-(6 or 7)-6, PL 30–42, AL 22–30, Ti I with 15 normal setae, fD 46–62........................... ...................................................................................................... M. rudaensis ( Haitlinger, 1986)

10. SD 83, W 86, PL 67, AL 54, Ti III 140, Ti I with 14 normal setae ............................................... .................................................................................. M. haitlingeri ( Goldarazena & Zhang, 1997)

– SD <65, W <70, PL <49, AL <40, Ti III <122, Ti I with 13 normal setae............................ 11

11. ISD 49–57, fD 160 .............................................. M. multisetosus ( Zhang & Goldarazena, 1996)

– ISD <42, fD <134 ..................................................... M. iranicus * ( Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996)