Hexabdella
Creators: name: Eghbalian, Amir Hossein
name: Khanjani, Mohammad
name: Safaralizadeh, Mohammad Hassan
name: Ueckermann, Edward A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Bdellidae
Hexabdella

description: Key to adult female Hexabdella of the world (modified from Van der Schyff et al. 2004) and to Neomolgus of Asia (Iran, Japan, Uzbekistan) and the Siberian region of Russia
1. Tibia II without trichobothria, each chelicera with two setae.................. Bdellinae… Hexabdella Van der Schyff …2
- Tibia II with trichobothria, each chelicera with more than 2 setae........... Odontoscirinae … Neomolgus Oudemans …11
2. Opisthosomal setae distally branched...................................................................... 3
- Opisthosomal setae smooth or slightly plumose.............................................................. 5
3. Dorsal striae coarsely to sparsely broken; seta ps1 smooth; coxa IV without macroseta.............................. 4
- Dorsal striae finely broken; seta ps1 branched; coxa IV with a serrated macroseta.............................................................................................. H. denheyeri Van der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann
4. Marginal striae of hysterosoma with lobes, visible as dashed lines............... H. cinquaginta Hernandes, Daud & Feres
- Marginal striae of hysterosoma smooth............................ H. singula Van der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann
5. Eyes present......................................................................................... 6
- Eyes absent................................................. H. maraugia Van der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann
6. Two pairs of eyes present; chelicerae striated............................................................... 7
- One pair of eyes present; chelicerae smooth...................... H. unusoculata Van der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann
7. Palp basifemur with five or six setae...................................................................... 8
- Palp basifemur with four setae........................................................ H. brevitarsis Hernandes
8. Palp basifemur with five setae........................................................................... 9
- Palp basifemur with six setae.......................... H. persiaensis Paktinat Saeej, Bagheri, Saboori & Ueckermann
9. Solenidotaxy of tibiae I–IV 3–2 –1–0..................................................................... 10
- Solenidotaxy of tibiae I– IV 1–1 –1–0............................. H. miranda Van der Schyff, Theron & Ueckermann
10. Coxa II with four setae; basifemura II and IV with seven and fivesetae; genu IV with 4 setae (1 s); fixed digit two thirds the length of movable digit......................................................... H. mexicana (Baker & Balock)
- Coxa II with three setae; basifemura II and IV with eight and four setae; genu IV with five setae (1 s); fixed digit as long as movable digit................................ H. quercusi Eghbalian, Khanjani, Safaralizadeh & Ueckermann sp. nov.
11. Palp genu with four setae..............................................................................12
- Palp genu with ten setae............................................................ N. longipalpus Kuznetsov
12. Palp tibiotarsus with 8–14 setae......................................................................... 13
- Palp tibiotarsus with more than 20 setae....................................................... .. N. littoralis (L.)
13. Chelicerae with 7–11 setae............................................................................. 14
- Chelicerae with 21 setae...................... N. iraniensis Eghbalian, Khanjani, Safaralizadeh & Ueckermann sp. nov.
14. Palp basifemur with four setae.......................................................................... 15
- Palp basifemur with five to seven setae................................................................... 16
15. Palp tibiotarsus with eight setae (including end setae); chelicerae with seven setae........... N. raptor Kuznetsov & Barilo
- Palp tibiotarsus with nine setae (including end setae); chelicerae with eight setae.................... N. pygmaeus Shiba
16. Prodorsum without distinct dorsal shield.................................................................. 17
- Prodorsum with distinct dorsal shield....................................................... N. clypeatus (Thor)
17. Chelicerae with nine setae; palp basifemur with 5–6 setae........................................... N. pallipes (L.)
- Chelicerae with 11 setae; palp basifemur with 7 setae....................................... N. capillatus (Kramer)
description: Published as part of Eghbalian, Amir Hossein, Khanjani, Mohammad, Safaralizadeh, Mohammad Hassan & Ueckermann, Edward A., 2016, New species of Hexabdella and Neomolgus (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdellidae) from Iran, pp. 291-300 in Zootaxa 4072 (2) on page 299, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.2.10, http://zenodo.org/record/260608