Key to species of Neopantopsalis

Because of its uncertain status (see below) N. continentalis (Roewer 1923) is omitted from the following key.

1 Propeltidium unarmed or with very few denticles on apices of lateral mounds only................................................... 2

- Propeltidium with numerous denticles ......................................................................................................................... 3

2 Median propeltidial area of dorsal prosomal plate with broad white ‘mask’ ................................... N. pentheter n. sp.

- Only ocularium white, remainder of dorsal prosomal plate dark brown .................................................. N. psile n. sp.

3 Propeltidium with few, large denticles (Fig. 4); femur II not pseudoarticulated ........ N. quasimodo n. sp. (complex).

- Propeltidium with numerous small denticles (Fig. 33); femur II pseudoarticulated .................................................... 4

4 Ocularium slightly rugose; lateral mounds on dorsal promal plate rounded in lateral view; proventral spines on femur I short ......................................................................................................................... N. camelus (Forster 1949) .

- Ocularium strongly rugose; lateral mounds on dorsal prosomal plate angular in lateral view; proventral spines on femur I long.............................................................................................................................. N. thaumatopoios n. sp.