Tegonotini, Bagdasarian, 1978

Wei, Suigai, Wang, Guoquan & Qin, Aizhi, 2009, One new genus and four new species of Tegonotini (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Guangxi, South China, Zootaxa 2312, pp. 60-68 : 61

Key to the genera of Tegonotini from China

1. Dorsal opisthosoma with anterior dorsal annuli fused forming a broad plate .............................................................. 2

- Dorsal opisthosoma without anterior dorsal annuli fused, not forming a plate............................................................ 3

2. Dorsal pedipalp genual setae d bifurcated, ventral setae d absent .......................................... Asetidicrothrix gen. nov.

- Dorsal pedipalp genual setae d not bifurcated, ventral setae d present ......... Phyllocoptacus Mohanasundaram, 1984

3. Dorsal annuli 2, 5, 7, 9 and 11 with large spines .................................................. Spinaetergum Hong & Kuang, 1989

- Dorsal annuli not as above............................................................................................................................................ 4

4. Coxae setae 1b absent ........................................................................................................ Parategonotus Kuang, 1991

- Coxae setae 1b present..................................................................................................................................................5

5. Genu II setae absent...................................................................................................................................................... 6

- Genu II setae present..................................................................................................................................................... 7

6. Scapular setae ahead of rear shield margin, tibial setae absent ................................................. Gongella Kuang, 2005

- Scapular setae on rear shield margin, tibial setae present. .............................Neoshevtchenkella Kuang & Zhuo, 1989

7. Scapular setae ahead of rear shield margin .............................................................................. Tegonotus Nalepa, 1890

- Scapular setae on rear shield margin ....................................................................... Shevtchenkella Bagdasarian, 1978