Diptilomiopidae Keifer, 1944

Huang, Kun-Wei & Wang, Chin-Fah, 2009, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Taiwan: thirty-seven species from Yangmingshan, including one new genus and twenty-two new species, Zootaxa 1986, pp. 1-50 : 35-36

Key to species of Diptilomiopidae Keifer, 1944 from Yangmingshan

1 Empodium divided, usually deeply ................................................................................................. Diptilomiopinae ...2 - Empodium entire....................................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptinae ...11

2 Scapular setae absent .................................................................................................................................................... 3

- Scapular setae present .................................................................................................................................................. 7

3 Genua absent from both legs; tibial setae absent .......................................................................................................... 4

- Legs with usual six segments; tibial setae present .............................................. Asetadiptacus phaeostictaus sp. nov.

4 Prodorsal shield design with 12 cells along anterolateral shield margin ...................................................................... 5

- Prodorsal shield design with 10 cells along anterolateral shield margin ........................ Diptilomiopus decem sp. nov.

5 Empodium 4-rayed .................................................................................................... Diptilomiopus candidus sp. nov.

- Empodium not as above............................................................................................................................................... 6

6 Empodium 6-rayed ........................................................................... Diptilomiopus cumminis Chakrabarti et al., 1992

- Empodium 5-rayed ........................................................................................... Diptilomiopus aralioidus Huang, 2006

7 Dorsal opisthosoma with 3 ridges................................................................................................................................ 8

- Dorsal opisthosoma with a weak central ridge ............................................................................................................. 9

8 Prodorsal shield design with admedian lines sub-parallel, connected at base ............ Apodiptacus coniunctus sp. nov.

- Prodorsal shield design with admedian lines sinuous, not connected at base ........ Apodiptacus styracus Huang, 2005

9 Prodorsal shield design smooth .................................................................................................................................. 10

- Prodorsal shield design with ridge .................................................................................. Diptacus acuminatus sp. nov.

10 Empodium 5-rayed ................................................................................................................. Diptacus glaber sp. nov.

- Empodium 7-rayed ..................................................................................................... Diptacus tristylaus Huang, 2001

11 Femoral setae absent on both pairs of legs .......................................................................... Asetacus obscurus sp. nov.

- Femoral setae absent only from legs I .................................................................. Catarhinus palmifolies Huang, 2001