Epicrius

Án, Peter Ma Ò, 2008, The family Epicriidae in Slovakia: annotated faunal synopsis and description of a new species of Epicrius (Acari, Mesostigmata, Epicriidae), Zootaxa 1880, pp. 48-68 : 64

Key to adults of the genus Epicrius recorded in Slovakia

1. Dorsocentral setae of medial row almost uniform and subequal in length; male opisthogaster with separate ventral shield bearing two pairs of ventral setae, or with ventrianal shield bearing two pairs of pre-anal setae.............................................................................................................................................................2

- Dorsocentral setae of medial row conspicuously heterogeneous in thickness and length; male without ventral shield in opisthogaster, anal shield free and with at most one pair of pre-anal setae, or completely fused to dorsal shield overlapping ventrally................................................................................................4

2. Hypertrophied glandular structure and dorsal seta S3 not separated by the transversal rows of sculptural nodules; male ventral shield absent; male with ventrianal shield bearing two pairs of pre-anal setae ......... ................................................................................................................ Epicrius sophiae Bregetova, 1977

- Hypertrophied glandular structure and dorsal seta S3 separated by the transversal rows of nodules; male ventral shield well developed, with two pairs of ventral setae; male with anal shield bearing one pair of pre-anal setae...............................................................................................................................................3

3. Ventral shields and opisthogastric cuticle densely granulated on surface; male ventral shield small and narrower than posterior margin of sternogenital shield ....................... Epicrius monticola Bregetova, 1977

- Ventral shields and opisthogastric cuticle smooth on surface; male ventral shield large and wider than posterior margin of sternogenital shield ...................................................... Epicrius tauricus Bregetova, 1977

4. Podonotal setae j2 well developed, longer or subequal to vertical setae j1.................................................5

- Podonotal setae j2 strongly reduced in length, markedly shorter than vertical setae j1..............................6

5. Opisthonotal setae J3 one of the longest dorsocentral setae, several times longer than J2; sternal shield with two pairs of setae ................................................................................. Epicrius mollis ( Kramer, 1876)

- Opisthonotal setae J3 one of the shortest dorsocentral setae, subequal with J2; sternal shield with three pairs of setae ........................................................................................................... Epicrius simoni sp. nov.

6. Podonotal setae j4 and j5 not strongly elongated, subequal in length or j4 slightly shorter than j5; opisthogastric cuticle with one pair of ventral setae .............................................. Epicrius bureschi Balogh, 1958

- Podonotal setae j4 one of the longest dorsocentral setae, several times longer than j5; opisthogastric cuticle with three pairs of ventral setae.............................................................................................................7

7. Dorsolateral setae z6, Z2, and S3 longer and distinctly exceeding beyond the area enclosed by sculptural nodules; setae z6, Z2, and S3 longer than j2, j3, and j5; male anal shield free ............................................. ................................................................................................. Epicrius schusteri Błaszak & Alberti, 1989

- Dorsolateral setae z6, Z2, and S3 shorter and never exceeding beyond the area enclosed by sculptural nodules; setae z6, Z2, S3, j2, and j3 shorter than j5; male anal shield fused to dorsal shield overlapping ventrally ................................................................................................................. Epicrius resinae Karg, 1971