Review of the European genera of Eviphididae (Acari: Mesostigmata) and the species occurring in Slovakia 2585 Author Mašán, Peter Author Halliday, Bruce text Zootaxa 2010 2010-08-31 2585 1 122 journal article 1175­5334 Key to European species of the genus Alliphis (males) 1. Posterior dorsal shield with five pairs of J-series setae, with an extra pair present between J2 and J5; length of dorsal shield 413–437 µm ........................................................................................ Alliphis siculus ( Oudemans 1905 ) (p. 33) - Posterior dorsal shield with four pairs of J-series setae, without an extra pair between J2 and J5............................... 2 2. Legs without spurs; peritreme long, anterior end reaching level between setae j2 and z1........................................... 3 - Legs with a spur on femora II and IV (rarely absent from femur IV) ( Figs 42, 43 , 81, 82 ); peritreme shorter, anterior end reaching level between setae z1 and s2.................................................................................................................. 4 3. Peritrematal shields smooth, without sculptural lines; smaller species, length of sterno-genital shield less than 160 µm, width of anal shield less than 70 µm, length of dorsal shield 335–355 µm............................................................. ........................................................................................................................... Alliphis phoreticus Mašán 1994 (p. 32) - Peritrematal shields with a sculptural pattern of two longitudinal lines in posterior part; larger species, length of sterno-genital shield more than 160 µm, width of anal shield more than 75 µm, length of dorsal shield 370–395 µm. ..................................................................................................................................................... Alliphis halleri (p. 26) 4. Peritremes short, anterior ends reaching only slightly beyond setae s2; dorsocentral j-series setae longer: j2-j4 more than 22 µm long; four post-genital sclerites present; length of dorsal shield 350–395 µm ............................................ ............................................................................................................................. Alliphis kargi Arutunian 1991 (p. 29) - Peritreme longer, anterior end reaching almost to seta z1; dorsocentral j-series setae shorter: j2-j4 less than 22 µm long; post-genital sclerites absent; length of dorsal shield 340–405 µm ...... Alliphis necrophilus Christie 1983 (p. 30)