Glossiphonia, Johnson, 1816

Grosser, Clemens, Pešić, Vladimir, Berlajolli, Violeta & Gligorović, Bogić, 2016, Glossiphonia balcanica n. sp. and Dina prokletijaca n. sp. (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae, Erpobdellidae) - two new leeches from Montenegro and Kosovo, Ecologica Montenegrina 8, pp. 17-26 : 21

Key to the Glossiphonia -species from the Western Balkans.

1 Dorsal surface smooth, without visible papillae; dark paramedian stripes interrupted iregularly ............................................................... Glossiphonia concolor (Apathy, 1888)

- Dorsal surface with well visible papillae; dark paramedian stripes various….. ............... 2

2 Dorsal surface rough, with numerous very small, not prominent papillae; dark paramedian stripes absent; usually four fused eyes ............................................................ .............................................................................. Glossiphonia paludosa (Carena, 1824)

- Prominent papillae at least in two paramedian rows on annulus a2; two dark paramedian stripes present; eyes various ............................................................................................ 3

3 Prominent papillae only in two paramedian rows; dark paramedian stripes continious or interrupted by papillae on annulus a2; six distinct eyes ....... Glossiphonia balcanica n. sp

- Prominent papillae in more rows; dark paramedian stripes and eyes various ................. 4

4 Prominent papillae only on annulus a2 of midbody somites; a yellow spotted sideband present; dark paramedian stripes always interrupted on annulus a2; six distinct eyes ....... ....................................................................... Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758)

- Prominent papillae on two annuli (a2, a3) of midbody somites; a yellow spotted sideband absent: dark paramedian stripes usually not interrupted; usually four fused eyes ................................................................................... Glossiphonia nebulosa Kalbe, 1964