Rafapicobia, Skoracki., 2011

Skoracki, Maciej, Sikora, Bozena & Spicer, Greg S., 2016, A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae), Zootaxa 4113 (1), pp. 1-95 : 93

Key to species of the genus Rafapicobia

(Females)

1. Setae ve situated distinctly posteromedial to setae vi .......... R. brotogeris Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000 comb. nov.

- Setae ve situated posterior or posterolateral to setae vi, both setae in close proximity............................... 2

2. Setae ag2 45–60 long................................................................................. 3

- Setae ag2 10–20 long................................................................................. 4

3. Each lateral branch of peritremes with 4–5 well visible chambers. Length ratios of setae vi: si and f1: f2 1:3 and 1:1.5 respectively. Genital plate absent.......................................................... R. zirnitra Skoracki, 2011

- Each lateral branch of peritremes with ill-visible chambers. Length ratios of setae vi: si and f1: f2 1:5–5.6 and 1:5 respectively. Genital plate present............................................. R. toxostoma Sikora, Fajfer and Skoracki, 2011

4. Two longitudinal agenital plates present.................................................................. 5

- Agenital plates absent................................................................................. 6

5. Agenital plates punctate. Two hysteronotal shields present. Length of setae h1 65–70................................................................................................. R. thamnophili Glowska and Schmidt, 2014

- Agenital plates apunctate. Hysteronotal shields absent. Length of setae h1 7–10.................................................................................................. R. lepidocolaptesi Skoracki and Solarczyk, 2012

6. Hysteronotal shields present............................................................................ 7

- Hysteronotal shields absent............................................................................ 8

7. Length ratios of setae f1: f2 and f1: h1 1:4.8–5.5 and 2:1................ R. dendrocolaptesi Skoracki and Solarczyk, 2012

- Length ratios of setae f1: f2 and f1: h1 1:1 and 1:2–3.5........................ R. milenskyi Glowska and Schmidt, 2014

8. Lenght ratios of setae f1: f2 and f1: h1 1:5 and 1:1 respectively. Coxal fields III and IV punctate............................................................................. R. melzeri Skoracki, Unsoeld, Skorupski and Kavetska, 2014

- Lenght ratios of setae f1: f2 and f1: h1 1:2.2–2.3 and 2:1 respectively. Coxal fields III and IV punctate....................................................................... R. ramphastos Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000 comb. nov.