Lathriopyga

Buşmachiu, Galina, Deharveng, Louis & Weiner, Wanda Maria, 2010, A new species of the genus Lathriopyga Caroli, 1912 (Collembola, Neanuridae, Neanurinae) from the Republic of Moldova, Zootaxa 2639, pp. 53-58 : 56-57

Key to species of Lathriopyga

1 Di and De tubercles fused on Th. I .............................................................................................................................. 2

- Di and De tubercles separate on Th. I........................................................................................................................... 3

2 Di tubercles on Abd. V with Di 1 as long macrochaeta, Di 2 as microchaeta, Di 3 absent, Oca absent ........................... ...................................................................................... L. bulgarica Smolis, Skarżyński & Pomorski, 2004; Bulgaria

- Di tubercles on Abd. V with Di 1 as long macrochaeta, Di 2 and Di 3 as short macrochaetae; Oca as microchaeta ....... ........................................................................................................................ L. nistru sp. nov.; Republic of Moldova

3 Di separate on Abd. IV, Ant. I with 8 chaetae .................................................... L. montana Deharveng, 1985 ; France

- Di fused axially on Abd. IV......................................................................................................................................... 4

4 Chaetotaxy of lateral tubercles very reduced, 2,2/1,1,1,1 from Th. II to Abd. IV ......................................................... ................................................................................................. L. krizevacensis Barra, 1993 ; Bosnia and Herzegovina

- Chaetotaxy of lateral tubercles at least 3,3/3,3,4,5 from Th. II to Abd. IV .................................................................. 5

5 Body colour white, ocelli inconspicuous or absent .............................. L. belisaria Cassagnau & Peja, 1979 ; Greece

- Body colour blue or dark blue, 2+2 conspicuous ocelli .............................................................................................. 6

6 Dorsal macrochaetae very thick, bent, cylindrical, Dl on head with 3 chaetae ............................................................. ......................................................................................................... L. willemi Deharveng, 1985 ; Greece (Lesbos Is.)

- Dorsal macrochaeta thickened, subcylindrical to fusiform. Dl on head with 6 chaetae ............................................ 7

7 Granular areas on Af tubercle of head absent......................................... L. hellenica Ellis, 1974 ; Greece (Rhodes Is.)

- Four granular areas on Af tubercle of head ................................................................................................................. 8

8 Mandible tridentate .......................................................................... L. microchaeta Cassagnau & Peja, 1979 ; Greece

- Mandible with at least five teeth.................................................................................................................................. 9

9 Maxilla styliform ............................................................................... L. longiseta Caroli, 1912 ; south-western Europe

- Maxilla made of several lamellae, including one tridentate apically and one ciliated .................................................. ............................................................................................................. L. primigenia Cassagnau & Peja, 1979; Greece