Cyta
Creators: name: Eghbalian, Amir Hossein
name: Khanjani, Mohammad
name: Safaralizadeh, Mohammad Hassan
name: Ueckermann, Rd. A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Bdellidae
Cyta

description: Key to the adult Cyta of the world
(Modified from Hernandes et al. 2011; three poorly/not illustrated species are not included into the key: Cyta grandjeani Gomelauri 1963, C. flava Mihelčič 1958, and C. veneta (Lombardini 1960)).
1. Coxae and subcapitulum with reticulations.................................... C. reticulata Soliman & Zaher, 1975
- Coxae and subcapitulum without reticulations............................................................. 2
2. Prodorsal setae vi, ve and sci longitudinally aligned.......................................................... 3
- Prodorsal setae vi, ve and sci not longitudinally aligned....................................................... 6
3. Dorsal setae serrate.............................................................. C. murrayi den Heyer, 1981
- Dorsal setae smooth.................................................................................. 4
4. Palp basifemur with seven setae............................................. C. longiseta Wallace & Mahon, 1972
- Palp basifemur with four setae........................................................................... 5
5. Tarsi I and II each with a proximal microseta; prodorsal striae faint and finely broken............... C. spuria Atyeo, 1960
- Tarsi I and II without microsetae; prodorsal striae strong and continuous.................. C. troglodyta Hernandes 2011
6. Tibia I and tarsus III without trichobothria................................................................ 7
- Tibia I and tarsus III each with a trichobothrium............................................................. 8
7. Coxa IV with 2 setae; basifemora III–IV with 7–4 setae............................... C. latirostris (Hermann, 1804)
- Coxa IV with 3 setae; basifemora III–IV with 5–3 setae................................... C. kurdistanicus sp. nov.
8. Prodorsum setae vi and sce (prodorsal trichobothria) longitudinally aligned, forming a square or rectangle............... 9
- Prodorsum setae vi and sce not longitudinally aligned, setae sce clearly further apart as vi, forming a wide-based trapezium..................................................................................................... 10
9. Eyes absent; posterior trichobothria (sce) spatulate.................................. C. magdalenae den Heyer, 1981
- Eyes present; posterior trichobothria setiform.......................................... C. brevipalpa Ewing, 1909
10. Integument heavily sclerotized (dark) and purple............................................................ 11
- Integument lightly sclerotized and not purple............................................................... 12
11. Propodosomal striae sparsely broken; trochanter I with 2 setae............................................................................... C. coerulipes (Dugès, 1834) … (including subspecies C. c. quadrisetosus den Heyer, 1981)
- Propodosomal striae continuous; trochanter I with 1 seta......................................... C. leiliae sp. nov.
12. Prodorsum setae sci reaching to bases of ve and sce................................. C. kauaiensis Swift & Goff, 1987
- Prodorsum setae sci only reaching half way to bases of ve and sce......................... C. americana (Banks, 1907)
description: Published as part of Eghbalian, Amir Hossein, Khanjani, Mohammad, Safaralizadeh, Mohammad Hassan & Ueckermann, Rd. A., 2014, Two new species of Cyta (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdellidae) from Western Iran, pp. 567-575 in Zootaxa 3847 (4) on page 568, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/229350