Leptus

Saboori, Alireza, Hakimitabar, Masoud, Khademi, Narjes, Masoumi, Hamidreza & Katouzian, Ahmad-Reza, 2019, Corrections and additions to Leptus Latreille (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae) of the world: revised classification and keys, Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (2), pp. 209-212 : 210-211

Key to species of meloidarum species subgroup

1. Ti III/AW> 2 ................................................................................................................................. 2

– Ti III/AW <1.80 ............................................................................................................................ 4 2. Ti III/AW> 2.50 .......................................................................................... L. (L.) clarki Australia

– Ti III/AW <2.40 ............................................................................................................................ 3

3. L> 120, PL> 70 ....................................................................................................... L. (L.) mariae Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic [N], Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands

– L <100, PL <50 ....................................................................................... L. (L.) tindalei Australia

4. L> 90 ............................................................................................................................................. 5

– L <80 ........................................................................................................ L. (L.) baudini Australia

5. W 126–133, PSens 68–75, ASens 42–45 ............. L. (L.) meloidarum Bulgaria, Italy, Kyrgyzstan

– W 112–115, PSens 41–45, ASens 28–32 ................................................. L. (L.) clelandi Australia