Neoscirula
Creators: name: Mejía-Recamier, Blanca E.
name: Palacios-Vargas, José G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Cunaxidae
Neoscirula

description: Key to the species of Neoscirula from the world
1 Coxal plates I–II fused medially in one sternal plate....................................................................................2
- Coxal plates I–II widely separated, not fused medially................................................................................5
2 Dorsal propodosomal plate oval surface with granulate and fine papillae; cheliceral setae absent; coxae II with 4 setae ...................................................................................................................... N. baloghi sp. nov.
- Dorsal propodosomal plate not oval surface finely or roughly granulate; cheliceral setae present; coxae II with 3 setae...................................................................................................................................................3
3 Dorsal seta of palpal basifemora thick pine-like; propodosomal plate subcircular ................ N. makilingica
- Dorsal seta of palpal basifemora simple; dorsum with propodosomal plate ovular or trapezoidal..............4
4 Apical seta on inner margin of palpal tibiotarsi claw-like; propodosomal plate ovular and without subcu- ticular cells; coxal plates I–II fused medially to form one sternal plate with posteromedial portion rounded; ventrally with 4 pairs of simple setae between coxae III–IV ......................................... N. ogawai
- Apical seta on inner margin of palp tibiotarsi simple; propodosomal plate trapezoidal with subcuticular cells; coxal plates I–II fused medially to form one sternal plate with posteromedial portion V-shaped; ventrally with 6 pairs of simple setae between coxae III–IV ....................................................... N.aspirasi
5 Palpal genua with hooklike apophysis ...................................................................................... N. natalensis
- Palpal genua without hooklike apophysis.....................................................................................................6
6 Palpal tibiotarsi claw with a tooth on mesal margin, of bifid appearance....................................................7
- Palpal tibiotarsi claw without a tooth on mesal margin, simple...................................................................9
7 Funnel–shaped hypostome short and thickly conical; palpal tibiotarsi with 1 simple setae; propodosomal plate round and with verrucate integument; cheliceral setae very short ........................... N. aliciae sp. nov.
- Funnel–shaped hypostome short and narrowly conical; palp tibiotarsi with 1 clawlike setae; propodoso- mal plate trapezoidal and with finely granulate integument; cheliceral setae long......................................8
8 Setae c1 shorter (0.25) than d and e; basifemora II with 6 setae; telofemora I–II 5-5 simple setae; tarsi I with 23 simple setae ....................................................................................................................... N. bidens
- Setae c1 subequal to d and e; basifemora II with 4 setae; telofemora I–II 4-4 setae; tarsi I with 24 simple setae ................................................................................................................................................ N. luxtoni
9 Palp basifemora with dorsomedial seta thick, spine-like............................................................................10
- Palp basifemora with dorsomedial seta simple...........................................................................................13
10 Hypostome, apical plate-like process present; chelicera with a long, blunt seta. Known from male only .... .................................................................................................................................. N. hoffmannae sp. nov.
- Hypostome, apical plate-like process absent; chelicera with a simple seta...............................................11
11 Distal funnel–shaped hypostome long and narrowly conical; telofemora I–II with 4-4 setae .. N. proctorae
- Distal funnel–shaped hypostome short and stoutly conical; telofemora I–II with 5-5 setae......................12
12 Propodosomal plate with 6 subcuticular cells on each row .............................................................. N. saitoi
- Propodosomal plate without subcuticular cells ................................................................................ N. sevidi
13 Coxal plates I–II without subcuticular cells...............................................................................................14
- Coxal plates I–II with subcuticular cells.................................................................................................... 16
14 Propodosomal plate without subcuticular cells .......................................................................... N. imperata
- Propodosomal plate with subcuticular cells...............................................................................................15
15 Hypostome with basal reticulations; ventrally with 7 pairs of simple setae between coxae III–IV............... ........................................................................................................................................................ N. theroni
- Hypostoma without basal reticulations, ventrally with 6 pairs of simple setae between coxae III–IV.......... ................................................................................................................................................... N. abraensis
16 Propodosomal plate with rows of subcuticular cells..................................................................................17
- Propodosomal plate without rows of subcuticular cells.............................................................................18
17 Propodosomal plate with 6 subcuticular cells on each row; setae h1 absent; setae hg1 bent; distal hypos- tome long and narrowly ........................................................................................................... N. kenworthyi
- Propodosomal plate with 7 subcuticular cells on each row; setae h1 present; seta hg1 not bent; distal hypos- tome short and stoutly ............................................................................................................. N. puntinglupa
18. Hypostome setae hg1 no more than two times as long as setae hg2-4; coxae II with 3 setae, telofemora I-II with 4-4 setae ................................................................................................................................ N. delareyi
- Hypostome setae hg1 more than two times as long as setae hg2-4; coxae II with 4 setae, telofemora I-II with 5-5 setae .............................................................................................................................. N. miaofengensis
description: Published as part of Mejía-Recamier, Blanca E. & Palacios-Vargas, José G., 2007, Three new species of Neoscirula (Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from a Tropical dry forest in Jalisco, Mexico, pp. 17-31 in Zootaxa 1545 on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.177981