Key to world species of Pavania (based on Hajiqanbar & Khaustov 2010)

1. Setae sc 1 absent.......................................................................................2

- Setae sc 1 present...................................................................................... 5

2. Setae 1 c and 2 c present................................................................................. 3

- Setae 1 c and 2 c absent........................................................... P. neotropica sp. nov. (Brazil)

3. Setae v 1 shorter than distance between their bases; setae cha less than three times longer than chb; setae e never longer than f; setae h 2 at most seven times longer than h 1..................................................................4

- Setae v 1 longer than distance between their bases; setae cha three times longer than chb; setae e longer than f; setae h 2 15 times longer than h 1............................................... P. gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar and Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)

4. Genu I with one seta (v’); dorsal idiosomal setae smooth; setae c 1 longer than c 2; setae c 1 and d pointed............................................................................ P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar and Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)

- Genu I with two setae (v’, l’); dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed; setae c 2 longer than c 1; setae c 1 and d distinctly blunt- ended..................................................... P. onthophagi Hajiqanbar and Hajiqanbar, 2010 (Iran)

5. Setae sc 1 capitate......................................................................................6

- Setae sc 1 seta-like............................................. P. setiformis Loghmani and Hajiqanbar, 2013 (Iran)

6. Setae (u) and (pv) of tarsus I not lanceolate.................................................................7

- Setae (u) and (pv) of tarsus I lanceolate.......................... P. lanceolata Bahramian and Hajiqanbar, 2015 (Iran)

7. Setae h 2 less than 3.5 times longer than h 1..................................................................8

- Setae h 2 more than 3.5 times longer than h 1................................................................ 1 5

8. Setae c 1 never reaching beyond bases of setae f; setae c 1 shorter than h 2; setae d shorter than h 2............................................. 9

- Setae c 1 reaching beyond bases of setae f; setae c 1 longer than h 2; setae d and h 2 subequal.................................................................................................... P. perhirsuta Mahunka, 1973 (Ghana)

9. Setae h 1 longer than or subequal to d, e and f............................................................... 10

- Setae h 1 shorter than d, e and f ..........................................................................14

10. Setae h 1 shorter than sc 2; setae sc 2 longer than or subequal to distance between their bases; seta f inserted posteriorly to seta e. ................................................................................................... 11

- Setae h 1 longer than sc 2; setae sc 2 distinctly shorter than distance between their bases; seta e inserted at the same level as seta f...................................................................... P. equisetosa Mahunka, 1975 (Ghana)

11. Setae sc 2 distinctly longer than distance between their bases; setae sc 2 reaching beyond bases of setae c 1............................. 12

- Setae sc 2 subequal to distance between their bases; setae sc 2 never reaching beyond bases of setae c 1...................13

12. Setae c 1 longer than c 2; setae h 1 longer than e; setae h 1 and v 1 subequal...... P. riparia Sevastianov, 1980 (Ukraine, Slovakia)

- Setae c 2 longer than c 1; setae h 1 and e subequal; setae h 1 longer than v 1. ................ P. luisiae Mahunka, 1974 (Ghana)

13. Setae c 1, d, e and f blunt-ended; setae v 1 reaching beyond bases of setae cha .......................................................................................... P. carabidophila Khaustov, 2005 (Russia: Krasnodarskiy Kray)

- Setae c 1, d, e and f pointed; setae v 1 never reaching beyond bases of setae cha........................................................................................................ P. bembidii Khaustov, 2005 (Russia: Crimea)

14. Setae h 2 more than twice as long as h 1; setae e and f subequal and both longer than d; setae f distinctly longer than c 1......................................................................... P. tahanae Sevastianov and Abo-Korah, 1985 (Egypt)

- Setae h 2 less than twice as long as h 1; setae e and d subequal and both longer than f; setae c 1 and f subequal..................................................................... P. protracta Sevastianov, 1980 (Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran)

15. Setae h 2 more than six times longer than h 1................................................................. 1 6

- Setae h 2 less than six times longer than h 1..................................................................19

16. Setae sc 2 less than 2.5 times longer than v 1; setae f less than twice as long as e; setae e shorter than v 1. .................17

- Setae sc 2 at least 3.5 times longer than v 1; setae f more than twice as long as e; setae e longer than v 1. ........................................................................................... P. endroedyi Mahunka, 1975 (Ghana)

17. Setae sc 2 more than twice as long as v 1; setae f and d subequal; setae c 1 never reaching beyond posterior border of tergite C......................................................................................................18

- Setae sc 2 less than twice as long as v 1; setae f longer than d; setae c 1 reaching beyond posterior border of tergite C................................................................................ P. brasiliensis Mahunka, 1970 (Brazil)

18. Setae 2 a as long as 2 c and both longer than c 1, d and f; setae m protruding beyond anterior border of gnathosoma........................................................................ P. elongata Hajiqanbar and Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)

- Setae 2 a longer than 2 c and both shorter than c 1, d and f; setae m never protruding beyond anterior border of gnathosoma............................................................................. P. simplex Mahunka, 1973 (Ghana)

19. Setae f more than twice as long as e; setae e and h 1 subequal; setae on coxal fields II not subequal.....................20

- Setae e and f subequal; setae e longer than h 1; setae on coxal fields II subequal................................................................................................ P. tadjikistanica Sevastianov, 1980 (Tadjikistan, Iran)

20. Most dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed and blunt-ended; setae c 1 longer than c 2; setae sc 2 less than twice as long as c 1.................................................................. P. kamalii Hajiqanbar and Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)

- Dorsal idiosomal setae smooth and pointed; setae c 2 longer than c 1; setae sc 2 more than twice as long as c 1.................................................................................. P. fusiformis Lombardini, 1949 (Italy, Iran)