A review of the subfamily Picobiinae Johnston and Kethley, 1973 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Syringophilidae)
Author
Skoracki, Maciej
Author
Sikora, Bozena
Author
Spicer, Greg S.
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Zootaxa
2016
2016-05-19
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Key to species of the genus
Rafapicobia
(Females)
1. Setae
ve
situated distinctly posteromedial to setae
vi
..........
R. brotogeris
Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000
comb. nov.
- Setae
ve
situated posterior or posterolateral to setae
vi
, both setae in close proximity............................... 2
2. Setae
ag2
45–60 long................................................................................. 3
- Setae
ag2
10–20 long................................................................................. 4
3. Each lateral branch of peritremes with 4–5 well visible chambers. Length ratios of setae
vi
:
si
and
f1
:
f2
1:3 and 1:1.5 respectively. Genital plate absent..........................................................
R. zirnitra
Skoracki, 2011
- Each lateral branch of peritremes with ill-visible chambers. Length ratios of setae
vi
:
si
and
f1
:
f2
1:5–5.6 and 1:5 respectively. Genital plate present.............................................
R. toxostoma
Sikora, Fajfer and Skoracki, 2011
4. Two longitudinal agenital plates present.................................................................. 5
- Agenital plates absent................................................................................. 6
5. Agenital plates punctate. Two hysteronotal shields present. Length of setae
h1
65–70.................................................................................................
R. thamnophili
Glowska and Schmidt, 2014
- Agenital plates apunctate. Hysteronotal shields absent. Length of setae
h1
7–10..................................................................................................
R. lepidocolaptesi
Skoracki and Solarczyk, 2012
6. Hysteronotal shields present............................................................................ 7
- Hysteronotal shields absent............................................................................ 8
7. Length ratios of setae
f1
:
f2
and
f1
:
h1
1:4.8–5.5 and 2:1................
R. dendrocolaptesi
Skoracki and Solarczyk, 2012
- Length ratios of setae
f1
:
f2
and
f1
:
h1
1:1 and 1:2–3.5........................
R. milenskyi
Glowska and Schmidt, 2014
8. Lenght ratios of setae
f1
:
f2
and
f1
:
h1
1:5 and 1:1 respectively. Coxal fields III and IV punctate.............................................................................
R. melzeri
Skoracki, Unsoeld, Skorupski and Kavetska, 2014
- Lenght ratios of setae
f1
:
f2
and
f1
:
h1
1:2.2–2.3 and 2:1 respectively. Coxal fields III and IV punctate.......................................................................
R. ramphastos
Fain, Bochkov and Mironov, 2000
comb. nov.