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 : 211

Key to species of gifuensis species subgroup

1. L <65 ........................................................................................................... L. (L.) gifuensis Japan

– L> 70 .............................................................................................................................................. 2

2. With four hypostomal setae ............................................................................................................ 3

– With two hypostomal setae ............................................................................................................. 7

3. Ti III/AW <2.30 ............................................................................................................................. 4

– Ti III/AW> 2.40 ............................................................................................................................. 6

4. Anterior border of scutum concave ............................................................ L. (L.) brasilicus Brazil

– Anterior border of scutum nearly staight ....................................................................................... 5

5. Ti III 195, Ti I 170 ...................................................................................... L. (L.) fisheri Australia

– Ti III 117–119, Ti I 105–108 .................................................................... L. (L.) rwandae Rwanda

6. SoTa I ~30, aHy small (14 long) .................................................................. L. (L.) cercopius USA

– SoTa I 62–66, aHy minute (3–4 long) ...................................................... L. (L.) haitlingeri Brazil

7. AL 44, PL 60 ................................................................................................... L. (L.) alberti Brazil

– AL> 70, PL> 80 ..................................................................... L. (L.) admeti Indonesia (Sumatra)