A new species of Brevipalpus Donnadieu (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) and key to the Egyptian species Author Halawa, Alaa M. Author Fawzy, Magdy M. text Zootaxa 2014 3755 1 87 95 journal article 36911 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.1.4 8653d323-47e2-407a-8df3-8068633362a3 1175-5326 285474 E2FD3D3D-595D-4ABA-98EE-2088EE186F72 Key to the Egyptian species of Brevipalpus . Females 1. Hysterosoma with 6 pairs of dorso-lateral setae............................................................. 2 - Hysterosoma with 7 pairs of dorso-lateral setae............................................................. 3 2. Tarsus II with 1 solenidion.................................................... B. obovatus Donnadieu ( Fig.3 A) - Tarsus II with 2 solenidia..................................................... B . phoenicis (Geijskes) ( Fig.3 B) 3. Tarsus II with 1 solenidion............................................................................. 4 - Tarsus II with 2 solenidia; propodosoma with irregular striae medio-dorsally, reticulated elements occur medio-laterally.............................................................................. B. californicus (Banks) ( Fig. 4 A) 4. Hysterosomal dorsum with large vase (urn) shaped pattern, with small v-shaped extension posteriorly.............................................................................................. B . noranae n. sp. ( Figs. 1 and 2 ) - Hysterosomal dorsum without vase shape pattern............................................................ 5 5. Rostrum elongate, extending to the distal end of genu I; reticulate pattern covers almost entire surface of propodosoma and hysterosoma..................................................................... B. olearius Sayed ( Fig.4 B) - Rostrum not elongate, extending to middle of femur I; propodosoma with reticulate pattern medio-laterally and irregular striae medio-dorsally................................................................ B. lewisi McGregor ( Fig. 4 C)