Notophthiracarus
Creators: name: Liu, Dong
name: Zhang, Zhi-Qiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Phthiracaridae
Notophthiracarus

description: Key to species of Notophthiracarus reported from New Zealand
1 16 pairs of notogastral setae present........................................ N. comatus Niedbała, 2000
- 15 pairs of notogastral setae present............................................................. 2
2 Notogaster with anterior cowl............................................ N. tripartitus Niedbała, 1989
- Notogaster without anterior cowl............................................................... 3
3 Prodorsum with strong and crown-like median crista............................................... 4
- Notogaster without strong and crown-like median crista............................................ 6
4 Notogastral setae phylliform........................................... N. perlucundus Niedbała, 2000
- Notogastral setae not phylliform................................................................ 5
5 Lamellar and rostral setae thin and smooth; setae v’ on femora I absent................... N. whakau sp. nov.
- Lamellar and rostral setae thin and smooth; setae v’ on femora I present........ N. unicarinatus Niedbała, 2000
6 All setae of anoadanal plates minute............................................................. 7
- Not all setae of anoadanal plates minute.......................................................... 8
7 Lateral carinae present; in> ex> ro .......................................... N. brachys Niedbała, 2006
- Lateral carinae absent; ex> ro> in ............................................ N. atratus Niedbała, 2000
8 Two vestigial adanal setae present.............................................................. 9
- No vestigial adanal setae present.............................................................. 10
9 Setae ad 2 and ad 3 vestigial................................................. N. australis Ramsay, 1966
- Setae ad 1 and ad 2 vestigial.............................................. N. caliginosus Niedbała, 1989
10 Exobothridial setae vestigial.................................................................. 11
- Exobothridial setae present................................................................... 12
11 Lamellar setae vestigial; notogastral setae more or less similar in length........... N. repostus Niedbała, 1989
- Lamellar setae not vestigial; notogastral setae heterotrichy in length.................. N. ater Niedbała, 2000
12 Setae d on femora I forked distally............................................................. 13
- Setae d on femora I not forked distally.......................................................... 15
13 Prodorsum with median crista........................................ N. paracapillatus Niedbała, 2006
- Prodorsum without median crista.............................................................. 14
14 Dorsal region of sigillar fields strong and bifurcate anteriorly; posterior furrows present.......................................................................................... N. quietus Niedbała, 1989
- Dorsal region of sigillar fields weak and not bifurcate anteriorly; posterior furrows absent..................................................................................... N. rotoitiensis Niedbała, 2006
15 Lateral carinae present...................................................................... 16
- Lateral carinae absent....................................................................... 18
16 Interlamellar setae short and fine, slightly longer than lamellar setae............ N. conspicuus Niedbała, 1989
- Interlamellar setae long and thick, more than twice longer than lamellar setae........................... 17
17 Lamellar setae minute, much shorter than interlamellar setae; setae ad 3 thin and minute, similar to genital setae................................................................. N. incomparabilis Niedbała, 2000
- Lamellar setae longer, about 1/3 long of interlamellar setae; setae ad 3 thicker and longer than genital setae......................................................................... N. uncinulus Niedbała, 2000
18 Notogastral setae heterotrichy in length..................................... N. fecundus Niedbała, 2000
- Notogastral setae more or less similar in length................................................... 19
19 Notogastral setae flagellate............................................ N. bonangensis Niedbała, 2006
- Notogastral setae not flagellate................................................................ 20
20 Notogastral setae short (c 1 /c 1– d 1<0.5), spiniform and rough......................................... 21
- Notogastral setae long (c 1/ c 1– d 1>0.5), thick and spinose............................................ 22
21 Interlamellar setae long, almost 4 times longer than lamellar setae................. N. aquilus Niedbała, 2000
- Interlamellar setae not so long, slightly longer than lamellar setae................. N. maurus Niedbała, 2000
22 Setae ad 3 thicker and longer than genital setae.................................... N. matatatipu sp. nov.
- Setae ad 3 thin and minute, similar to genital setae................................................. 23
23 Pedicel of sensilli longer than head; setae ps 4 situated anterior to setae ad 1.......... N. claviger Niedbała, 1993
- Pedicel of sensilli shorter than head; setae ps 4 situated posterior to setae ad 1.............. N. dugdalei sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Liu, Dong & Zhang, Zhi-Qiang, 2013, The genus Notophthiracarus of New Zealand (Acari: Oribatida: Phthiracaridae): three new species and a key to 24 described species, pp. 392-400 in Zootaxa 3682 (2) on page 399, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/217145