Notogalumna, Sellnick, 1959

Villagomez, Fernando, Palacios-Vargas, José G. & Páez, Jair, 2021, A new species of Notogalumna from the canopy and another new edaphic species of Galumnopsis (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnoidea) from the tropical rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, Zootaxa 5020 (1), pp. 171-183 : 176

Key for the known species of Notogalumna *

1 Four pairs of notogastric porose areas..................................................................... 2

1’ Three pairs of notogastric porose areas.................................................................... 4

2 Dorsosejugal suture complete, seta in longer than other prodorsal setae.............. N. hexagona ( Balogh, 1960) . Angola

2’ Dorsosejugal suture interrupted or absent, seta in minute or lacking............................................. 3

3 Seta in absent, lamellar setae longer than rostral, with conspicuous projection behind pteromophs............................................................................................... N. floridae ( Jacot, 1929) . U.S.A.

3’ Seta in present but minute, lamellar setae shorter than rostral, without conspicuous projection behind pteromophs................................................................................... N. rickiglesiasi sp. nov. Mexico

4 Presence of a paired porose area postanalis................................................................ 5

4’ Without the presence of a paired porose area postanalis....................................................... 7

5 Setae in inserted between lamellar ridges......... N. lagunaensis Ermilov y Corpuz-Raros, 2015 . Philippines and Vietnam

5’ Seta in inserted between lamellar and sublamellar lines....................................................... 6

6 Lamellar line interrupted, A1 surrounded by three alveoli............ N. foveolata Balakrishnan, 1989 . India and Vietnam

6’ Lamellar line continuous, A1 surrounded by two alveoli...................... N. nortoni Ramani and Haq, 1990 . India

7 Seta ad 3 above anal plate, genital chaetotaxy in 2–4 formulae, notogaster smooth.......................................................................................... N. praetiosa Sellnick, 1959 . Polynesia, India and Borneo

7’ Seta ad 3 lateral to anal plate, genital chaetotaxy in 3–3 formulae, notogaster foveolated................................................................................................... N. africana Mahunka, 1988 . Tanzania