Spinturnix, von Heyden, 1826

Dundarova, Heliana, Orlova, Maria, Anisimov, Nikolay, Baskakova, Svetlana, Shakula, Georgiy, Shakula, Fedor, Shakula, Stepan & Amirekul, Kudaibergen, 2022, A new species of Spinturnix (Acari: Spinturnicidae) from the Turkestani longeared bat Otonycteris leucophaea (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Kazakhstan, Zootaxa 5222 (5), pp. 443-456 : 451

Key to species of the genus Spinturnix of Kazakhstan and adjacent countries

Females

1. Dorsal opisthosoma without setae.................................... S. otonycterisi Dundarova & Orlova , sp. nov.

- Dorsal opisthosoma with four or more pairs of setae......................................................... 2

2. With four pairs of dorsal setae posterior to stigmata.................................... S. kolenatii Oudemans, 1910

- With more than 20 pairs of dorsal setae posterior to stigmata.................................................. 3

3. Dorsal opisthosoma with 20–40 pairs of setae, anterior and posterior ends of dorsal shield with a large rounded projection................................................................................ S. acuminata ( Koch, 1836)

- Dorsal opisthosoma with 40 or more pairs of setae, dorsal shield oval, without projections........................... 4

4. Dorsal opisthosoma with 45–65 pairs of setae, genital setae not on genital shield............... S. myoti ( Kolenati, 1856)

- Dorsal opisthosoma with 40–45 pairs of setae, genital setae on genital shield............... S. mystacina ( Kolenati, 1857)