Neopronematus, Panou, Emmanouel & Kazmierski, 2000

Ahmad-Hosseini, Mohammad, Khanjani, Mohammad & Karamian, Roya, 2017, A new species of Neopronematus and a re-description of Pronematus rykei Meyer & Rodrigues (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 4337 (4), pp. 493-508 : 499

Key to the world species of the genus Neopronematus (females)

1. Dorsal idiosomal setae nude; setae ag3 simple...................... N. aegeae Panou, Emmanouel & Kaźmierski, 2000 .

- Dorsal idiosomal setae serrate; setae ag3 bifurcate........................................................... 2

2. Tarsal solenidion ωI long (about as long as half–length of tarsus I).............................................. 3

- Tarsal solenidion ωI short (three times shorter than length of tarsus I)........................................... 4

3. Dorsal idiosomal setae slender, spindle–like; setae ex shorter than ro and la; solenidion ωI slightly shorter than half length of tarsus I........................................................................ N. rapidus Kuznetzov, 1972 .

- Dorsal idiosomal setae whip–like; setae ex longer than ro and la; solenidion ωI approximately as long as or slightly longer than half length of tarsus I......................................... N. lundqvisti Sadeghi, Łaniecka & Kaźmierski, 2012 .

4. Dorsal idiosomal setae short (for example: setae ro, la, c1, c2, d 1 11–12 µm long); setae d1 shorter than half distance d1–e1 ................................................................................ N. neglectus Kuznetzov, 1972 .

- Dorsal idiosomal setae long (for example: setae ro, la, c1, c2, d 1 20–22 µm long); setae d1 longer than half distance d1–e1 ... 5

5. Famulus κ longer than solenidion φ ...................................................................... 6

- Famulus κ as long as or shorter than solenidion φ ........................................................... 7

6. Famulus κ twice as long as φ; palp tarsus longer than cheliceral stiletto................................................................................................. N. sepasgosariani Sadeghi, Łaniecka & Kaźmierski, 2012

- Famulus κ one and a half times longer than solenidion φ; palp tarsus shorter than cheliceral stiletto.................................................................................... N. iranensis Ahmadhoseini & Khanjani sp. nov.

7. Famulus κ slightly shorter than solenidion φ; solenidion ωI three times shorter than tarsus length; ag1 shorter than ag4 ............................................................................ N. solani Laniecka & Kazmierski, 2013 .

- Famulus κ as long as solenidion φ; solenidion ωI six times shorter than tarsus length; ag1 longer than ag4 ............................................................... N. kamalii Darbemamieh, Hajiqanbar, Khanjani & Kaźmierski, 2015 .