Neosyringophilopsis species

Skoracki, Maciej, 2011, Quill mites (Acari: Syringophilidae) of the Palaearctic region 2840, Zootaxa 2840 (1), pp. 1-414 : 221

Key to Neosyringophilopsis species

(Females)

1. Setae vi, ve and si subequal in length..................................................................... 2

– Setae ve longer than vi, setae si longer than ve ...................................... N. locustellus (Skoracki, 2004)

2. Setae f1 and f2 subequal in length........................................ N. acanthizus Skoracki and Sikora, 2005

– Setae f1 distinctly shorter than f2 ........................................................................ 3

3. Hysteronotal shield absent....................................................... N. lonchurus Skoracki, 2008

– Hysteronotal shield present............................................................................ 4

4. Hysteronotal shield divided longitudinally................................................................. 5

– Hysteronotal shield not divided longitudinally............................................................. 6

5. Propodonotal shield divided longitudinally. Aggenital setae ag2 distinctly shorter than ag1 and ag3 ................................................................................................... N. troglodytis ( Fritsch, 1958)

– Propodonotal shield not divided longitudinally but deeply concave on anterior margin. Aggenital setae ag1–3 subequal in length.................................................... N. garrulaxi ( Bochkov, Mironov and Skoracki, 2001)

6. Hysteronotal shield entire not fused to pygidial shield. Each medial and lateral branch of peritremes with 6–8 and 9–12 chambers respectively.......................................... N. phylloscopi ( Bochkov, Mironov and Skoracki, 2001)

– Hysteronotal shield fused to pygidial shield. Each medial and lateral branch of peritremes with 3–5 and 7–8 chambers respectively.......................................... N. aegithali ( Bochkov, Mironov and Skoracki, 2001) emend. nov.