Neoscirula reticulata, Skvarla & Fisher & Dowling, 2011

Skvarla, M. J., Fisher, J. R. & Dowling, A. P. G., 2011, A New Species Of Neoscirula (Acari: Cunaxidae: Coleoscirinae) From The Ozark Highlands (Usa), With A Note On Biogeography, Acarologia 51 (3), pp. 283-293 : 289

Key to adult Neoscirula

This key has been updated from Mejía-Recamier and Palacios-Vargas (2007) to include N. reticulata sp. nov., N. vitulus Barilo , N. laboensis Corpuz- Raros, N. taclobanensis Corpuz-Raros , N. flechtmanni Den Heyer and Castro , N. oliveirai Den Heyer and Castro , and N. queirozi Den Heyer and Castro , as well as known localities for all species. Unless otherwise noted, setae are simple.

1 Coxal plates I-II fused to form a sternal shield.. 2

— Coxal plates I-II widely separated............. 6

2 Cheliceral seta present..........................3

— Cheliceral seta absent......................... 5 3 Palp basifemoral dorsal seta spine-like ( Fig. 5a ); Luzon Is., Philippines................ N. makilingica — Palp basifemoral dorsal seta simple ( Fig. 5 a’).. 4

Figures

FIGURE 5: Explanatory figures for key. Illustrations of specific species are noted parenthetically. a – Palpal basifemoral seta spine-like. a’ – Palpal basifemoral seta simple. b – Propodosomal shield with polygonal subcuticular sculpturing. b’ – Propodosomal shield without polygonal subcuticular sculpturing. c – Posteromedial portion of sternal shield V-shaped (N. aspirasi). c’ – Posteromedial portion of sternal shield rounded (N. ogawai). d – Palpal genua with hook-like apophysis (N. natalensis). d’ – Palpal genua without hook-like apophysis. e – Palpal tibiotarsal claw with tooth, appearing bifid. e’ – Palpal tibiotarsal claw without tooth. f – Palpal tibiotarsi with tubercle (setae removed to highlight tubercle). f’ – Palpal tibiotarsi without tubercle (N. oliveirai). g – Hypognathum with ventro-apical shield-like process (N. luxtoni). g’ – Hypognathum without ventro-apical shield-like process. h – Chelicerae tapering to digit gradually (N. bidens). h’ – Chelicerae tapering to digit suddenly (N. flechtmanni). i – Propodosomal shield with polygonal subcuticular sculpturing (N. saitoi). i’ – Propodosomal shield without polygonal subcuticular sculpturing. j – Subcapitulum with row of basal polygonal subcutiuclar sculpturing. j’ – Subcapitulum without row of basal polygonal subcutiuclar sculpturing.