Hoplocheylus

Key to species of the genus Hoplocheylus (incomplete described H. aethiopicus (Cooreman, 1951) is not included) 1. Tarsus I with 2 solenidia, genua II–IV with 4 - 4-5 setae, respectively. 2 - Tarsus I with 1 solenidion, genua II–IV with 3 - 3 - 2 setae, respectively. H. arnoldii Livshits and Mitrofa...

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Main Author: Khaustov, Alexander A.
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Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6110369
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Summary:Key to species of the genus Hoplocheylus (incomplete described H. aethiopicus (Cooreman, 1951) is not included) 1. Tarsus I with 2 solenidia, genua II–IV with 4 - 4-5 setae, respectively. 2 - Tarsus I with 1 solenidion, genua II–IV with 3 - 3 - 2 setae, respectively. H. arnoldii Livshits and Mitrofanov, 1973. Russia (Crimean peninsula) 2. Solenidion on tibia IV present. 3 - Solenidion on tibia IV absent. 6 3. Hysterosoma with 1 midsternal plate between coxal fields II and III. 4 - Hysterosoma with 3 midsternal plates between coxal fields II and III. H. johnstoni Atyeo and Baker, 1964. North America 4. Setae f distinctly longer than e. 5 - Setae e and f subequal. P. longispinus Atyeo and Baker, 1964. North America 5. Setae f very long, more than 2 times longer than e and reaching beyond posterior margin of body, solenidion on tarsus II very long, reaching tips of claws. H. atomarius (Berlese, 1913). Southern Europe, North America - Setae f much shorter, about 1.5 times longer than e and not reaching posterior margin of body, solenidion on tarsus II reaching only tip of tarsus. H. americanus Delfinado and Baker, 1974. North America 6. Solenidion ω 1 distinctly longer than ω 2. 7 - Solenidion ω 1 distinctly shorter than ω 2. H. sogdianicus Barilo and Sharipov, 1987. Middle Asia (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) 7. Setae 4 a and ag 1 situated on plates. 8 - Setae 4 a and ag 1 situated on soft striated cuticle. H. fereshtae Amin, Khanjani and Ueckermann, 2014. Middle Asia (Iran) 8. Solenidion ω 1 not reaching beyond tip of tarsus, tarsus I with 13 setae … H. pickardi Smiley and Moser 1968. North America - Solenidion ω 1 distinctly reaching beyond tip of tarsus, tarsus I with 14 setae. H. magnificus Khaustov sp. nov. Western Siberia (Russia) Published as part of Khaustov, Alexander A., 2015, To systematics of the mite genus Hoplocheylus (Acariformes: Tarsocheylidae), pp. 277-299 in Zootaxa 3957 (3) on page 294, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/232252