Pomerantziidae, Baker, 1949

Lotfollahi, Parisa, 2017, First record of the family Pomerantziidae (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Middle East, with recording of two species for the first time from Asia, Persian Journal of Acarology 6 (4), pp. 259-267 : 260

Key to adult females of known genera and species of the family Pomerantziidae

1. Each peritreme with 6–8 chambers, c2 anterior to c1, ventrolateral shields fused with coxae III, coxa IV with 3 setae, genu I with 10(1) setae, genu IV with 6 setae ................................................... ...................................................... Apomerantzia Fan & Chen, 2005 ............................................. 2

– Each peritreme with 3–5 chambers, c2 posterior to c1, ventrolateral shields separate from coxae III, coxa IV with 4 setae, genu I with 12(1) setae, genu IV with 5 setae ……………..……………….…………………………..…... Pomerantzia Baker, 1949 ……………………………………..... 3

2. Striae between shields F and H narrow, tarsus I with 19(8) setae ................ A. kethleyi ( Price, 1975)

– Striae between shields F and H broad, tarsus I with 19(6) setae .................. A. prolata ( Price, 1971)

3. Tarsi II and IV each with 12 setae ........................................ P. philippina Bochkov & Walter, 2007

– Tarsi II and IV each with 11 setae....................................................................................................4

4. Tibia IV with 8(1) setae ............................................................................... P. charlesi Baker, 1949

– Tibia IV with 9(1) setae .................................................................................................................. 5

5. Tarsus I with 19(8) setae .............................................................................. P. benhami Price, 1974

– Tarsus I with 18(8) setae .............................................................. P. subterranea Fan & Chen, 2005