Diptilomiopus

Wang, Guo-Quan, Wei, Sui-Gai & Yang, Ding, 2009, Five new species of the genus Diptilomiopus Nalepa, 1916 from China (Acari: Diptilomiopidae: Diptilomiopinae), Zootaxa 2107, pp. 53-64 : 54

Key to the species of Diptilomiopus from China

1. Prodorsal shield tubercles present................................................................................................................................. 2

- Prodorsal shield tubercles absent................................................................................................................................ 15

2. Tarsal solenidion tapered .............................................................................................................................................. 3

- Tarsal solenidion knobbed ............................................................................................................................................ 4

3. Prodorsal shield with 2 cell rows..................................................... Diptilomiopus japonicus ( Kuang and Luo, 2005)

- Prodorsal shield with 3 cell rows............................................................. Diptilomiopus averrhoae Wei & Feng, 1999

4. Dorsal annuli with microtubercles................................................................................................................................ 5

- Dorsal annuli smooth .................................................................................................................................................... 7

5. Empodium 6-rayed ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

- Empodium 9-rayed ........................................................................................... Diptilomiopus loropetali Kuang, 1986

6. Coxae with lines........................................................................................... Diptilomiopus malloti Wei & Feng, 1999

- Coxae smooth ........................................................................................... Diptilomiopus decem Huang & Wang, 2009

7. Coxae smooth ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

- Coxae with granules or lines....................................................................................................................................... 10

8. Accessory setae absent ................................................................... Diptilomiopus acronychia Chen, Wei & Qin, 2004

- Accessory setae present ................................................................................................................................................ 9

9. Empodium 9-rayed .............................................................................. Diptilomiopus euryae Chen, Wei & Qin, 2003

- Empodium 7-rayed ............................................................................................ Diptilomiopus cumingis Huang, 2001

10. Female coverflap smooth...................................................................................... Diptilomiopus elliptus Huang, 2001

- Female coverflap with granules or lines..................................................................................................................... 11

11. Accessory setae absent...................................................................... Diptilomiopus camarae Mohanasundaram, 1981

- Accessory setae present .............................................................................................................................................. 12

12. Empodium 8-rayed ............................................................................................. Diptilomiopus illicii Wei & Lu, 2001

- Empodium 7-rayed. .................................................................................................................................................... 13

13. Prodorsal shield with median line complete ...................................................... Diptilomiopus ternstroemiae sp. nov.

- Prodorsal shield with median line incomplete............................................................................................................ 14

14. Prodorsal shield with 11 cells; dorsal annuli 48, ventral annuli 61 ................. Diptilomiopus octogonus Huang, 2001

- Prodorsal shield with 18 cells; dorsal annuli 79, ventral annuli 92. ................ Diptilomiopus commuiae Huang, 2001

15. Dorsal opisthosoma with wax............................................................................ Diptilomiopus candidus Huang, 2009

- Dorsal opisthosoma without wax................................................................................................................................ 16

16. Coxae smooth ............................................................................................................................................................. 17

- Coxae with granules or lines....................................................................................................................................... 24

17. Accessory setae present. ............................................................................................................................................. 18

- Accessory setae absent................................................................................................................................................ 20

18. Female coverflap with transverse ridges ...................................................... Diptilomiopus championi ( Huang, 1992)

- Female coverflap smooth............................................................................................................................................ 19

19. Empodium 5-rayed. ........................................................................................... Diptilomiopus perfectus Huang, 2001

- Empodium 8-rayed ......................................................................................... Diptilomiopus hexogonus Huang, 2001

20. Empodium 4-rayed ........................................................................................... Diptilomiopus lobbianus Huang, 2005

- Empodium more than 4-rayed .................................................................................................................................... 21

21. Dorsal annuli with rounded microtubercles............................................................. Diptilomiopus morii Huang, 2001

- Dorsal annuli smooth .................................................................................................................................................. 22

22. Prodorsal shield design median line discontinuous, from basal 1/3 to middle and from basal 2/3 to apex, with a row of 12 cells along anterolateral shield margin, median 5 cells and rear 2 cells..................................................... Diptilo- miopus cuminis Chakrabarti, Ghosh & Das, 1992