Favognathus Luxton 1973
Creators: name: Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid
name: Bagheri, Mohammad
name: Damavandian, Mohammad Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Cryptognathidae
Favognathus

description: Key to the females of known species of Favognathus
1. Dorsum with rosette patterns.......................................................................................................... 2
– Dorsum without rosette patterns ................................................................................................... 17
2. Dorsum with one rosette patterns.................................................................................................... 3
– Dorsum with two rosette patterns ................................................................................................... 4
3. Cluster of cells associated with setae c1, trochanter III with one setae ............................................ ......................................................................................................................... F. distinctus Swift
– Cluster of cells associated with setae d 1, trochanter III with two setae ............................................ .................................................................................................................... F. insularis (Luxton)
4. Dorsum evenly punctuated ........................................................ F. erzrumensis Doğan & Ayyildiz
– Dorsum partly or completely reticulated......................................................................................... 5
5. Dorsum partly reticulated................................................................................................................ 6
– Dorsum completely reticulated ....................................................................................................... 9
6. Genu I with 5 setae; femur I with 5 setae......................................................... F. maritimus (Shiba)
– Genu I with 5(+1 κ) setae; femur I with 4 setae ............................................................................... 7
7. Tarsi III–IV with 8(+1 ω) setae; femur II with 2 setae ......................... F. turcicus Koç & Ayyildiz
– Tarsi III–IV with 9(+1 ω) setae; femur II with 3 setae .................................................................... 8
8. Setal formula of tarsi 16-14-10-10 ................................................ F.amygdalus Doğan & Ayyildiz
– Setal formula of tarsi 17-14-10-10 ........................................ F. pongolensis Meyer & Ueckermann
9. Anterior margin of hood denticulated ........................................................................................... 10
– Anterior margin of hood smooth ................................................................................................... 13
10. Genu II with 4 setae; femur I with 3 setae ......................................... F. observabilis (Kuznetsov)
– Genu II with 4(+1 κ) setae; femur I with 4 setae ......................................................................... 11
11. Intercoxal area smooth ................................................................ F. esfahaniensis Khanjani et al.
– Intercoxal area striated ............................................................................................................... 12
12. All reticulation cells of dorsal shield with pores and short striae; rosette patterns consist of 6–8 cells ...................................................................... F. hyrcanensis Shirinbeik Mohajer & Bagheri
– Medial reticulation cells of dorsal shield with pores; rosette patterns consist of 2–5 cells ........... .......................................................................................................... F. guilanicus Khanjani et al.
13. Genu II without famulus κ .......................................................................................................... 14
– Genu II with famulus κ .............................................................................................................. 15
14. Intercoxal area with nonporous areas rest of venter covered with evenly distributed pores; prosternal apron with 16 foveolae............................................ F. texasensis (McDaniel & Bolen)
– Intercoxal area finely striated with few punctations, reticulations posterior to coxae IV; prosternal apron with 12 foveolae ........................................................................ F. luxtoni Koç & Ayyildiz
15. Setal formula of tarsi 16-14-12-8............................................... F. pictus (Summers & Chaudhri)
– Setal formula of tarsi not as above.............................................................................................. 16
16. Setal formula of tarsi 16-12-10-10................................................................... F. bafranus Doğan
– Setal formula of tarsi 17-14-10-10.......................................................... F. distortus (Kuznetzov)
17. Dorsum evenly punctuated ........................................................................................................ 18
– Dorsum partly or completely reticulated .................................................................................... 27
18. Anterior margin of hood wavelike....................................... F. dakotaensis (Mc Daniel & Bolen)
– Anterior margin of hood denticulated or smooth........................................................................ 19
19. Anterior margin of hood denticulated......................................................................................... 20
– Anterior margin of hood smooth................................................................................................. 23
20. Ventral shield partly reticulated...................................................................... F. izmirensis Akyol
– Ventral shield punctuated or striated .......................................................................................... 21
21. Prosternal apron with 10 dimples ............................................................ F. denticulatus (Luxton)
– Prosternal apron with more than 10 dimples .............................................................................. 22
22. Prosternal apron with 16–18 dimples ................................. F. ochraceus (Summers & Chaudhri)
– Prosternal apron with 25 dimples ................................................................... F. magnus (Luxton)
23. Femur I with 3 setae.................................................................................... F. leopardus (Luxton)
– Femur I with 4 setae.................................................................................................................... 24
24. Tarsi I with 13(+2 ω) setae .................................................................... F. kamili Donel & Doğan
– Tarsi I with 15(+2 ω) setae .......................................................................................................... 25
25. Tarsi II with 11(+2 ω) setae ............................ F. kazemii Mohammad Doustaresharaf & Bagheri
– Tarsi II with 12(+2 ω) setae......................................................................................................... 26
26. Prosternal apron with 14–18 dimples ...................................................... F. orbiculatus (Livshitz)
– Prosternal apron with 17–19 dimples .................................................................... F. cypselus Fan
27. Dorsum completely reticulated ................................................................................................... 28
– Dorsum partly reticulated ........................................................................................................... 30
28. Addorsal setae tc on tarsus II dissimilar ....................................................... F. rugosus (Livshitz)
– Addorsal setae tc on tarsus II similar .......................................................................................... 29
29. Anterior margin of hood denticulated; dorsal shield with faint reticulations and striate................ ..................................................................................................... F. favus (Summers & Chaudhri)
– Anterior margin of hood smooth; dorsal shield with strong reticulations and striate..................... ............................................................................................................................ F. gersoni Luxton
30. Anterior margin of hood denticulated......................................................................................... 31
– Anterior margin of hood smooth................................................................................................. 34
31. Genu II with 4(+1 κ) setae ..................................................................... F. alvandii Khanjani et al.
– Genu II with 5(+1 κ) setae ........................................................................................................... 32
32. Setal formula of tarsi 16-13-10-10............................................................................. F. goffi Swift
– Setal formula of tarsi not as above.............................................................................................. 33
33. Setal formula of tarsi 15-14-10-9........................................ F. dama (Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool)
– Setal formula of tarsi 17-14-10-10........................................................ F. farshchiani Jafari et al.
34. Hood wider than long ...................................................................... F. barrasi (Smiley & Moser)
– Hood longer than wide................................................................................................................ 35
35. Trochanter IV without setae ............................................................................... F. variabilis Swif
– Trochanter IV with one setae ...................................................................................................... 36
36. Genu II without famulus κ .......................................................................................................... 37
– Genu II with famulus κ .............................................................................................................. 38
37. Tarsi II with 11(+2 ω) setae ................................................... F. latibarrus Meyer & Ueckermann
– Tarsi II with 12(+2 ω) setae........................................................ F. cucurbitellus (Meyer & Ryke)
38. Femur I with 3 setae....................................................................................... F. cucurbita Berlese
– Femur I with 4 setae.................................................................................................................... 39
39. Sternocoxal area with a pair of angular condyles ........................................... F. cordylus Luxton
– Sternocoxal area without angular condyles ................................................................................ 40
40. Setal formula of tarsi 17-14-10-10......................................... F. mirazii Khanjani & Ueckermann
– Setal formula of tarsi not as above.............................................................................................. 41
41. Genu IV with 2 setae; prosternal apron with 20 dimples................................................................ ............................................................................................................ F. naghii Hassanzadeh et al.
– Genu IV with 3 setae; prosternal apron with 14 dimples................................................................ ......................................................................................................... F. acaciae Doğan & Ayyildiz
description: Published as part of Paktinat-Saeij, Saeid, Bagheri, Mohammad & Damavandian, Mohammad Reza, 2020, Redescription of Favognathus insularis (Luxton) (Acari: Trombidiformes: Cryptognathidae) from Brazil, with a key to the world species of Favognathus, pp. 13-21 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (1) on pages 17-19, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i1.58009, http://zenodo.org/record/3762742