Iphidonopsis Gwiazdowicz, 2004

Makarova, Olga L., Marchenko, Irina I. & Lindquist, Evert E., 2021, Distribution, habitats, and redescription of the rare mite species Iphidonopsis sculptus Gwiazdowicz, 2004 (Mesostigmata: Ascidae), Zootaxa 4952 (3), pp. 448-464 : 463

Key to species of the genus Iphidonopsis Gwiazdowicz, 2004

1. Gnathotectum with middle process simple, acuminate; female anal shield as long as wide, with anal opening evenly distant from anterior and posterior shield margins; metapodal platelets oval; four postgenital sclerites well formed; setae ZV 1 absent on opisthogaster. Female 494 μm. China.......................................... magnanalis ( Ma & Yin, 1999)

- Gnathotectum with middle process split, 3–5 partite, apically; female anal shield wide, width/length ratio 1.41–1.56; distance between anal opening and anterior shield margin 2–3 times smaller than distance between anal opening and posterior shield margin; metapodal platelets bacilliform or narrowly oval; four postgenital sclerites hardly discernible; ZV 1 present, laterad JV 1 on opisthogaster. Female 484–612 μm. Holarctic..................................... sculptus Gwiazdowicz, 2004