Stigmaeus Koch, 1836

Irani-Nejad, Karim Haddad, Bagheri, Mohammad, Khanjani, Mohammad, Kamali, Karim & Saboori, Alireza, 2006, A new species of Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from Northwest of Iran, Zootaxa 1354, pp. 57-61 : 58

Stigmaeus Koch, 1836

Type species: Stigmaeus cruentus Koch, 1836

Diagnosis. Members of the genus Stigmaeus are recognized by having free chelicerae and 10–16 dorsal idiosomal shields (5 in S. elongates ) mostly dimpled or reticulated, prodorsum bears 4 pairs of setae on single or a large median and a pair of lateral shields; opisthosoma consists of an unpaired median shield bearing 2 or 3 pairs of setae and unpaired or paired suranal shield and 3 or 6 pairs of smaller shields; median shield distinct, indistinct or absent; dorsum with 13–14 pairs of setae; terminal eupathidium on palptarsus trifid or rod-like.