Neosteneotarsonemus, Tseng & Lo, 1980

Lin, Jian-Zhen & Zhang, Zhi-Qiang, 2005, New Zealand species of Steneotarsonemus Beer (Acari: Tarsonemidae), Zootaxa 1028 (1), pp. 1-22 : 3

Key to world species of S. ( Neosteneotarsonemus ) (females)

1 Coxal setae 2a close to inner end of apodeme 2 ........................................................... 2

­ Coxal setae 2a well behind inner end of apodeme 2..................................................... 3

2 Apodeme 2 connected with prosternal apodeme.............. S. (N.) kerguelenensis (Fain)

­ Apodeme 2 not united with prosternal apodeme........................................................... 4

3 Setae c 2 shorter than setae c 1 ............................................. S. (N.) trisetus Lin & Zhang

­ Setae c 2 longer than or as long as setae c 1 ................................... S. (N.) ramus sp. nov.

4 Scapular setae thickened ............................................................................................... 5

­ Scapular setae not thickened, sejugal apodeme present......... S. (N.) arcticus Lindquist

5 Sejugal apodeme absent ................................................... S. (N.) mirabilis Tseng & Lo

­ Sejugal apodeme with only lateral remnant on each side S. (N.) guangzensis Lin et al.