Niglarobia species

Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840, Zootaxa 2840 (1), pp. 1-414 : 290

Key to Niglarobia species

(Females)

1. Claws of legs III and IV with basal angle.................................................................. 2

– Claws of legs III and IV without basal angle............................................................... 4

2. Setae f2 no more than 3 times longer than f1 ....................................... N. trouessarti (Oudemans, 1904)

– Setae f2 at least 6 times longer than f1 .................................................................... 3

3. Setae e2 approximately 1.3 times longer than d2 ......................................... N. ereuneti Kethley, 1970

– Setae d2 and e2 subequal in length................................................. N. helleri (Oudemans, 1904)

4. Hysteronotal shield present and fused to pygidial shield. Length ratio of setae g1: ag1: ag2 1:5:3.8................................................................................. N. cursoriae Skoracki, Dabert and Schmaschke, 2006

– Hysteronotal shield absent. Length ratio of setae g1: ag1: ag2 1:3:2......... N. rhinoptili Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000