Key to African species of Proteromichaeliini and Bimichaeliini

1. Primary pattern of large lamellae in clumps and in cells (Figs. 92, 134A, B; Uusitalo 2010: Appendix 3). ( Proteromichaelia gen. n.). Only in -area neotrichous; a pair of eyes present (Fig. 90; Uusitalo 2010: Appendix 3)............... P. sila sp. n.

- Cells of primary pattern polygonal; secondary pattern by transversely orientated small lamellae (Figs. 119, 133A, B) ( Laminamichaelia Uusitalo, 2010)............................................................................. 2

2. Additional setae, if present, only on lateral rims of prodorsum, i.e. on soft integument; only one pair of setae on sclerotized in - area (Fig. 105; Uusitalo 2010: fig. 120); two baculiform solenidia on tarsus I (Fig. 113). ( setigera -group). Dorsal setae plumose (Fig. 106); tip of solenidion ω1 bent sideways on tarsus I (Fig. 113); two piliform solenidia on femur I................................................................................. L. shibai nom. nov. (= B. ramosus Shiba, 1976)

- Additional setae inserted all over prodorsum, i.e. on both soft integument and sclerotized parts of area of setae in (Figs. 119, 133A; Uusitalo 2010: fig. 130); three baculiform solenidia on tarsus I (Fig. 125; Uusitalo 2010: fig. 133). ( arbusculosa -group). Anterior pair of sensilla ve branched (Fig. 119); adult more than 500μm in length (Fig. 120); baculiform solenidia distant from each other and piliforms missing on tibia II (Fig. 126); famulus distally on tarsus I (Fig. 125)............. L. furcula sp. n.