Diplothrombium

Noei, Javad, Saboori, Alireza & Hajizadeh, Jalil, 2014, Two new species and one new record of larvae of the family Johnstonianidae (Acari: Prostigmata) from Iran with a key to species of the genus Diplothrombium, Zootaxa 3785 (2), pp. 241-257 : 256

Key to larvae of the genus Diplothrombium

1. Ge I with 15 solenidia............................................................. D. monoense Newell, 1957

- Ge I with <15 solenidia................................................................................ 2

2. Lateral coxala I (1b) setulose...................................................... D. ludwinae Haitlinger, 1993

- Lateral coxala I (1b) bifurcate............................................................................ 3

3. Coxala II (2b) setulose................................................................................ 4

- Coxala II (2b) bifurcate or simple........................................................................ 6

4. Ta I> 120............................................................... D. creticum Wohltmann et al., 2004

- Ta I<110............................................................................................ 5

5. W 50–64, PL 35–40.................................................. D. sahragardi Noei and Saboori , sp. nov.

- W 71–80, PL 55–59........................................................ D. rackae Wohltmann et al., 2004

6. Coxala II (2b) simple.................................................................................. 7

- Coxala II (2b) bifurcate................................................................................ 9

7. Medial coxala I (1a) on coxa.............................................................................8

- Medial coxala I off coxa......................................................... D. zbigniewi Haitlinger, 2001

8. First and second rows of dorsal idiosomal setae at least with 8 setae....................... D. longipalpe ( Berlese, 1887)

- First and second rows of dorsal idiosomal setae with 6 setae.............................. D. moldavicum Feider, 1959

9. Palpal tibial claw (odontus) entire (simple).............................................. D. newelli Robaux, 1977

- Palpal tibial claw (odontus) bifid....................................................................... 10

10. Number of solenidia on Ge I 5–6, Cheliceral blade with two subterminal teeth...... D. ostovani Noei and Saboori , sp. nov.

- Number of solenidia on Ge I 8, Cheliceral blade with 1 subterminal tooth................... D. cascadense Newell, 1957