Pavania Lombardini 1949
Creators: name: Khaustov, Alexander A.
name: Frolov, Andrey V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Acari
Dolichocybidae
Pavania

description: Key to world species of Pavania (based on Khaustov & Frolov 2020b)
1. Setae sc1 absent ……………………………………………………………………………….… 2
– Setae sc1 present …..…………………………………………………………………………….. 9
2. Setae 2b present ...……………………………………………………………………………..… 5
– Setae 2b absent ..……………………………………………………………………………….… 3
3. Setae 1c present, seta d of femur IV absent …………...……………………………………….... 4
– Setae 1c absent, seta d of femur IV present ….... P. neotropica Khaustov & Frolov, 2017 (Brazil)
4. Seta d of femur III present; setae d pointed, distinctly longer than c2 ……………………………. ………………………………...…… P. semireducta Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a (French Guiana)
– Seta d of femur III absent; setae d blunt-tipped, distinctly shorter than c2 ……………………… ……………………………...…...… P. brevicaudata Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a (French Guiana)
5. Seta d absent on each femora III and IV ………………………………………………………… 6
– Seta d present on each femora III and IV ….………………………………………………….… 7
6. All dorsal setae blunt-tipped; setae c2 only slightly longer than c1 ………………………………. ……………………………………...….… P. pusilla Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a (French Guiana)
– Setae sc2, c2 and d pointed; setae c2 about three times longer than c1 …………………………… ………………….……………...…. P. hansreiaphila Khaustov & Frolov, 2020a (French Guiana)
7. Setae v1 shorter than distance between their bases; setae cha less than three times longer than chb; setae e never longer than f; setae h2 at most seven times longer than h1 …………...……… 8
– Setae v1 longer than distance between their bases; setae cha three times longer than chb; setae e longer than f; setae h2 15 times longer than h1 …………………………………………………… …………………………………………..… P. gymnopleuri Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)
8. Genu I with one seta (v’); dorsal idiosomal setae smooth; setae c1 longer than c2; setae c1 and d pointed …………………………...……… P. sabzevarensis Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)
– Genu I with two setae (v’, l’); dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed; setae c2 longer than c1; setae c1 and d distinctly blunt-tipped ….…... P. onthophagi Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)
9. Setae sc1 capitate ……………………...……………………………………………………….. 10
– Setae sc1 seta-like …………………...……… P. setiformis Loghmani & Hajiqanbar, 2013 (Iran)
10. Setae (u) and (pv) of tarsus I not lanceolate ……………………...…………………………... 14
– Setae (u) and (pv) of tarsus I lanceolate ……………………...………………………………. 11
11. Seta pv” of tarsus III lanceolate …………………………...……………………………….… 12
– Seta pv” of tarsus III not modified ……...………………………………………………….… 13
12. Seta tc” of tarsus II lanceolate, setae c2 distinctly longer than c1 ………………………………. ………………………………………….… P. lanceolata Bahramian & Hajiqanbar, 2015 (Iran)
– Seta tc” of tarsus II not modified, setae c1 distinctly longer than c2.…………………………… …………………………………………………... P. foliata Khaustov & Frolov, 2020b (Russia)
13. Setae c1, c2 and d pointed; setae 2c distinctly longer than 2a …………...……………………… ..……………...……………… P. kermaniensis Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 (Iran)
– Setae c1, c2 and d blunt-tipped; setae 2c and 2a subequal ………………………………………. …………………………... P. scarabaeophilus Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 (Iran)
14. Coxal fields II with 3 pairs of setae ………………………………...………………………… 15
– Coxal fields II with 2 pairs of setae ................................. P. equisetosa Mahunka, 1975 (Ghana)
15. Empodium on tarsi II-IV small, not exceeding beyond tips of claws ……...………………… 16
– Empodium on tarsi II-IV large, exceeding beyond tips of claws ………….…………………. 17
16. Seta pv’ on tarsi III and IV thickened, spiniform and blunt-tipped, solenidia on tibiae III and IV absent ………………………………….……………… P. protracta Sevastianov, 1980 (Russia)
– Seta pv’ on tarsi III and IV simple, solenidia on tibiae III and IV present ………………………. ……………………………...……….…. P. tahanae Sevastianov and Abo-Korah, 1985 (Egypt)
17. Setae h2 less than 3.5 times longer than h1 …...……………………………………………… 18
– Setae h2 more than 3.5 times longer than h1 …...……………………………………………. 24
18. Setae c1 never reaching beyond bases of setae f; setae c1 shorter than h2; setae d shorter than h2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………... 19
– Setae c1 reaching beyond bases of setae f; setae c1 longer than h2; setae d and h2 subequal …... ……………………………………………….………….. P. perhirsuta Mahunka, 1973 (Ghana)
19. Setae sc2 subequal to distance between their bases ……………...…………………………... 21
– Setae sc2 distinctly longer than distance between their bases ………………………………... 20
20. Setae h2 more than twice longer than h1; posterior margins of tergites C, D, and EF with distinct tooth-shaped projections ………………………….... P. luisiae Mahunka, 1974 (Ghana)
– Setae h2 less than twice longer than h1; posterior margins of tergites C, D, and EF with very weak projections ………… P. megasolenidia Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 (Iran)
21. Setae c1, d, e and f blunt-tipped ……………………...………………………………………. 22
– Setae c1, d, e and f pointed …………………...… P. bembidii Khaustov, 2005 (Russia: Crimea)
22. Tips of setae h2 club-shaped, solenidion ω1 6–7 in length ……...…………………………… 23
– Tips of setae h2 pointed, solenidion ω1 11–12 in length ………………………………………... ………….… P. carabidophila Khaustov, 2005 (Russia: Krasnodarskiy Kray, Primorskiy Kray)
23. Setae c2 pointed; trochanter I with three tooth-like projections; solenidion φ2 with attenuate tip …………………………………………… P. africana Khaustov & Frolov, 2018 (South Africa)
– Setae c2 blunt-tipped; trochanter I with four tooth-like projections; solenidion φ2 with rounded tip …………………………………………………………………….… P. neoafricana sp. nov.
24. Setae h2 more than six times longer than h1 ……………………………………………….… 25
– Setae h2 less than six times longer than h1 ……………………………………………...…… 29
25. Setae sc2 less than 2.5 times longer than v1; setae f less than twice as long as e; setae e shorter than v1 ........................................................................................................................................ 26
– Setae sc2 at least 3.5 times longer than v1; setae f more than twice as long as e; setae e longer than v1 ……………………………………………….….. P. endroedyi Mahunka, 1975 (Ghana)
26. Setae sc2 more than twice as long as v1; setae f and d subequal; setae c1 never reaching beyond posterior border of tergite C ………………………………………………….…………….… 27
– Setae sc2 less than twice as long as v1; setae f longer than d; setae c1 reaching beyond posterior border of tergite C ……………………………………. P. brasiliensis Mahunka, 1970b (Brazil)
27. Setae 2a as long as 2c and both longer than c1, d and f; setae m protruding beyond anterior border of gnathosoma ……………………...... P. elongata Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)
– Setae 2a longer than 2c and both shorter than c1, d and f; setae m never protruding beyond anterior border of gnathosoma ………………………………...……………………………... 28
28. Setae c1, d and f subequal and shorter than c2 …………………………………………………... …………………………………….……...…. P. gazellatris Katlav & Seeman, 2020 (Australia)
– Setae c1, d, f and c2 subequal ………………….………….. P. simplex Mahunka, 1973 (Ghana)
29. Empodium on tarsus I with rounded anterior margin; solenidia on tibiae III and IV absent .... 30
– Empodium on tarsus I with 3 lobes; tibiae III and IV with tiny solenidion ………………..……. ………………………………..... P. magowskii Hajiqanbar, Khaustov & Mortazavi, 2019 (Iran)
30. Setae f distinctly longer than e; setae e and h1 subequal ………...…………………………… 31
– Setae e and f subequal; setae e longer than h1 …………………………………………………… …………………………………………. P. tadjikistanica Sevastianov, 1980 (Tadjikistan, Iran)
31. Setae 2c subequal with 2a ………………………………………………………...………….. 34
– Setae 2c about two times longer than 2a ……………………………………………………... 32
32. Seta l” on tibia II setiform; trochanter I with 4-5 tooth-like projections ……………...……... 33
– Seta l” on tibia II spiniform; trochanter I with 1 tooth-like projection ………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….…… P. madagascariensis sp. nov.
33. Setae c1 distinctly longer than c2; setae chb blunt-tipped ………………………………………. ………………………………………….…… P. riparia Sevastianov, 1980 (Ukraine, Slovakia)
– Setae c1 and c2 subequal; setae chb pointed …………………………………..………………… ………………………………………..… P. copridis Khaustov & Frolov, 2020 (Borneo island)
34. Setae f more than two times longer than e ………………………………...………………..… 34
– Setae f less than 1.5 times longer than e ……….………………………………………………… ……………………….…. P. khiavensis Sobhi & Hajiqanbar, 2017 (in Sobhi et al. 2017) (Iran)
35. Most dorsal idiosomal setae weakly barbed and blunt-tipped; setae c1 longer than c2; setae sc2 less than twice as long as c1 … …………...…... P. kamalii Hajiqanbar & Khaustov, 2010 (Iran)
– Dorsal idiosomal setae smooth and pointed; setae c2 longer than c1; setae sc2 more than twice as long as c1 …………………….………………… P. fusiformis Lombardini, 1949 (Italy, Iran)
description: Published as part of Khaustov, Alexander A. & Frolov, Andrey V., 2022, Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar, pp. 545-558 in Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (4) on pages 553-555, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v11i4.76531, http://zenodo.org/record/7446859