Apoplophora
Creators: name: Liu, Dong
name: Chen, Jun
name: Qiao, Gexia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Mesoplophoridae
Apoplophora

description: Key to species of Apoplophora
1 Prodorsal setae smooth, exobothridial seta shorter than diameter of bothridium............................ A. ornata Niedbała
- Prodorsal setae barbed, exobothridial seta longer than diameter of bothridium .......................................................... 2
2 Lateral carinae of prodorsum present ........................................................................................................................... 3
- Lateral carinae of prodorsum absent............................................................................................................................. 4
3 Seta c3 fine, smooth and shorter than other notogastral setae......................................................... A. malaya Mahunka
- Seta c3 covered with barbs and similar in shape to other notogastral setae................................... A. cristata Mahunka
4 Sensillus smooth ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
- Sensillus barbed ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
5 Seta c3 fine, smooth and shorter than other notogastral setae ................................................ A. solomonensis Niedbała
- Seta c3 covered with barbs and similar in shape to other notogastral setae ..................................... A. serrata Niedbała
6 Setae series h rough or barbed ......................................................................................................................................7
- Setae series h smooth or only posterior pair barbed ..................................................................................................... 9
7 Seta c3 fine, smooth and shorter than other notogastral setae ........................................................... A. dentata sp. nov.
- Seta c3 covered with barbs and similar in shape to other notogastral setae .................................................................. 8
8 Rostral seta thicker than other prodorsal setae, six pairs of ventral setae present ....................... A. phalerata Niedbała
- Interlamellar seta thicker than other prodorsal setae, five pairs of ventral setae present .................. A. kapiti Niedbała
9 All dorsal setae short, distance between prodorsal setae always greater than their length ............ A. spinosa Mahunka
- All dorsal setae long, distance between prodorsal setae smaller than their length..................................................... 10
10 Seta c3 fine, smooth and shorter than other notogastral setae..................................................................................... 11
- Seta c3 covered with barbs and similar in shape to other notogastral setae ................................................................ 12
11 Prodorsum with distinct longitudinal striations; ventral plate with densely punctate region......................................... ..................................................................................................................................... A. aokii Mondal, Kundu & Roy
- Prodorsum without longitudinal striations, and ventral plate without densely punctate region..................................... ................................................................................................................................................ A. heterotricha Mahunka
12 “Ano-adanal” seta smooth .......................................................................................................... A. sarawaki Niedbała
- “Ano-adanal” seta barbed or rough ........................................................................................................................... 13
13 Setae series h smooth.................................................................................................................................................. 14
- Posterior pair of setae series h barbed ....................................................................................... A. marcuardi Mahunka
14 Surface of notogaster with arrangement of triangular elements; tritonymph with two pairs of ventral setae and two pairs of genital setae ...................................................................................................................... A. triquetra Niedbała
- Surface of notogaster without arrangement of triangular elements; tritonymph with three pairs of ventral setae and three pairs of genital setae ......................................................................................................... A. pantotrema (Berlese)
description: Published as part of Liu, Dong, Chen, Jun & Qiao, Gexia, 2009, Review of Apoplophora (Acari: Oribatida: Mesoplophoridae), with the description of a new species from China, pp. 49-61 in Zootaxa 2051 on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186582