Fedrizzia
Creators: name: Seeman, Owen D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Fedrizziidae
Fedrizzia

description: Key to adult male Fedrizzia
1. Femur III and IV with large lamellae, seta pv1 thickened. Pedofossae III present. Exopodal patterning between CxII–III striped. Idiosoma 1260 long. Papua New Guinea ............ Fedrizzia scutata (Womersley)
- Femur III and IV without large lamellae, sometimes small distal lamella present, seta pv1 not significantly thickened. Pedofossae III absent. Exopodal patterning between CxII–III spotted...................................... 2
2. Femur III and IV with small distal lamellae (Fig. 16 b)............................................................................... 3
- Femur III and IV without lamellae (Fig. 16 a) ............................................................................................. 4
3. Sternoventral shield reticulate. Seta h1 with bulbous base. Idiosoma 1160 long. Thailand. (Figs 33–34) ... ............................................................................................................................ Fedrizzia gilloglyi sp. nov.
- Sternoventral shield smooth. Seta h1 blade-like, base not bulbous (Fig. 1). Idiosoma 720 long. Australia: Southeast Queensland ................................................................................ Fedrizzia oudemansi Womersley
4. Sternoventral shield lineate-reticulate, smooth medially (Fig. 17 b)............................................................ 5
- Sternoventral shield with mesh-like pattern laterally and sometimes postero-medially (Fig. 17 a) ............ 7
5. Sternoventral shield without suture behind genital opening, intercoxal region smooth (Fig. 19 b). Idiosoma 1000 –1030 long. Australia: Southeast Queensland. (Figs. 35–36) ................. Fedrizzia parvipilus sp. nov.
- Sternoventral shield with suture behind genital opening demarking smooth (anterior) and reticulate (pos- terior) regions (Fig. 19 a).............................................................................................................................. 6
6. Sternal setae st2-3 <10 long. Idiosoma 750–880 long. Papua New Guinea .... Fedrizzia carabi Womersley
- Sternal setae st2-3> 15 long. Idiosoma 760 long. Indonesia: Buru .............. Fedrizzia strandi (Oudemans)
7. Suture behind genital opening well separated from genital opening, at level of Cx III–IV. Idiosoma 900 long. Australia: Queensland ........................................................................... Fedrizzia grossipes Canestrini
- Suture behind genital opening close to genital opening, at level of mid CxIII. Idiosoma> 900 ................ 8
8. Ventrianal shield with mesh-like reticulation medially, excepting small bare patches ............................... 9
- Ventrianal shield without mesh-like reticulation medially, lineate-reticulate instead ............................... 10
9. Ventral shield without smooth area between, or just posterior of, Cx IV. Idiosoma 1160 –1260 long. Australia: Southeast Queensland ...................................................................................... F. sellnicki Womersley
- Ventral shield with small, medial smooth area between, or just posterior of, Cx IV Idiosoma 1020 –1050 long. Australia: Southeast Queensland. (Figs 22–26) .................................. Fedrizzia abradoalves sp. nov.
10. Ventrianal shield 127 long, 260 wide. Idiosoma 930 long. Australia: Northeast Queensland ...................... ....................................................................................................................... Fedrizzia derricki Womersley
- Ventrianal shield 139 long, 406 wide. Idiosoma 905 long. Australia: Southeast, Northeast Queensland..... ............................................................................................................... Fedrizzia bornemisszai Womersley
description: Published as part of Seeman, Owen D., 2007, Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea), pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 1480 on pages 9-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176844