Foveodendrolaelaps

Ma, Li-Ming, Ho, Chyi-Chen & Wang, Shun-Cheng, 2014, Two new species of Digamasellidae from Taiwan (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 3768 (1), pp. 43-58 : 57

Key to species of the subgenus Foveodendrolaelaps of genus Dendrolaelaps (based on adult females primarily)

1. The two V-shaped incisions in the anterior margin of opisthonotal shield each with a transverse covering plate............ 2

- The two V-shaped incisions in the anterior margin of opisthonotal shield without transverse covering plate............... 5

2. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of s1 or beyond s1 .................................................... 3

- Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of s3 and r3 ............... D. (F.) brevipiloides Hirschmann & Wisniewski 1982

3. Peritrematic shield fused with podonotal shield at the level of z1, seta r3 on peritrematic shield.... D. (F.) rectus Karg 1962

- Peritrematic shield restrict to peritreme, not fused with podonotal shield; seta r3 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of podonotal shield, known only from deutonymph............................................................. 4

4. Setae s2, r2 and r4 on podonotal shield; Z5 longer than S5............ D . (F.) brasiliensis Hirschmann & Wisniewski 1984

- Setae s2, r2 and r4 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of podonotal shield; Z5 shorter than S5..................................................................................... D . (F.) samsinaki Hirschmann & Wisniewski 1982

5. Seta Jv1 on ventrianal shield............................................................................ 6

- Seta Jv1 on soft cuticle along anterior margin of ventrianal shield.............................................. 8

6. Seta Zv3 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of ventrianal shield.. D. (F.) stammeriformis Hirschmann & Wisniewski 1982

- Seta Zv3 on ventrianal shield........................................................................... 7

7. Setae s1 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of podonotal shield; r3 on peritrematic shield; S5 slightly shorter than 2.5 times the length of j5; ventrianal shield subrectangular........................................ D. (F.) linjianzheni sp. nov.

- Setae s1 on podonotal shield, r3 on podonotal shield; S5 approximately 4 times the length of j5; ventrianal shield ova................................................................. D. (F.) arenarioides Hirschmann & Wisniewski 1982

8. Setae s2, r2 and r3 on peritrematic shield; R2 and R3 on opisthonothal shield; Jv5 on anal shield................................................................................................ D. (F.) stammeri Hirschmann 1960

- Setae s2, r2 and r3 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of peritrematic shield; R2 and R3 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of opisthonothal shield; Jv5 on soft cuticle along lateral margins of ventrianal shield....... D. (F.) foveolatus (Leitner 1949)