Erythraeus (Erythraeus)

Khanjani, Mohammad, Mirmoayedi, Ali-Naghi, Fayaz, Bahman Asali & Sharifian, Tahereh, 2012, Two new larval species of the genus Erythraeus (Erythraeus) (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 3479, pp. 52-68 : 63

Key to Iranian species Erythraeus (Erythraeus)

1. Ti I with 14 setae...................................................................................... 2

- Ti I with 15 setae...................................................................................... 4

2. Ti II with 14 setae, Ta II with 1 e, Ta I–III without x........................ E. (E.) sabrinae Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996

- Ti II with 15 setae, Ta II without e, a I–III with 2–2– 1 x. ...................................................... 3

3. Palp tarsus with 7 setae, Ta I–III with 24–21–21 setae, fD 62, fV 24, NDV 86, Ti II with 1 j ............................................................................................. E. (E.) shojaii Saboori & Babolmorad, 2000

- Palp tarsus with 8 setae, Ta I–III with 27–24–24 setae, fD 35, fV 14, NDV 49, Ti II with 2 j ..... E. (E.) chrysoperlae sp. nov.

4. Ta I–III without x, Ta I without e...................................... E. (E.) akbariani Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996

- Ta I–III with 2–2–1 or 2–1– 1 x, Ta I with 1 e ............................................................... 5

5. Palp tarsus with 7 setae, Ti II with 1 k......................................... E. (E.) mirabi Khanjani et al., 2007

- Palp tarsus with 8 setae, Ti II without k .................................................................... 6

6. Ta I–II without Cp x, fD 79, fV 26, NDV 105............................. E. (E.) hypertrichotus Saboori et al., 2004a

- Ta I–II with 1 Cp x, fD 60, 57, fV 27, 16, NDV 76, 84........................................................ 7

7. Ta I–III with 27–23–24, fV 16, Ti III 288 mm, IP 2493–2592 .................................. E. (E.) populi sp. nov.

- Ta I–III with 23–21–23, fV 27, Ti III 310–315 mm, IP 2644–2702 ............... E. (E.) garmsaricus Saboori et al., 2004a