Catalogue of the mite family Tydeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) with the world key to the species Author Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da Author Metzelthin, Maicon Henrique Author Silva, Onilda Santos Da Author Ferla, Noeli Juarez text Zootaxa 2016 4135 1 1 68 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4135.1.1 9cfc9ada-6ec3-4487-af1c-fabc55e38263 1175-5326 255684 0A1EB3C1-E4B4-429D-915D-B291EDEAA485 Key to the species of Neoapolorryia El Bagoury & Momen 1. Dorsal idiosomal setae plumose ; cheliceral stilettos slightly shorter than palptarsus; in natural position gnathosoma completely hidden under aspidosoma............................................................................... 2 - Dorsal idiosomal setae lanceolate-serrate; cheliceral stilettos slightly longer than palptarsus; in natural position gnathosoma partially visible from above.............................................................................. 3 2. Dorsal side of idiosoma with thirteen reticulate areas: A ex , A( ro)(la)(bo ), A ex , A c2 , A( c)1 , A c2 , A[ c2 ]0[ e1 ], A[ c2 ]0[ e1 ], A e1 , A( d1 ), A e1 , A( f1 )( f2 ), A( h1 )( h2 ).................................................... N. regia (Kuznetzov, 1973) - Dorsal side of idiosoma with nine reticulate areas: AA, A c2 , A c1 , A c2 , A e1 , A( d1 ), A e1 , A( f1 )( f2 ), A( h1 )( h2 )................................................................................ .. N. kristinae Momen & Lundqvist, 1996 3. Palpal eupathidium (p’ζ) simple, rod-like, with rounded tip; empodial hooks ( om ) absent; no central swellings on A( c1 ) and A( d1 ) regions....................................................... N. aegyptiaca El Bagoury & Momen, 1990 - Palpal eupathidium (p’ζ) narrowed distally, with “T”-shaped tip; empodial hooks ( om ) present; central swellings at least on A( d1 )...............................................................................................4 4. Cross-ties rounded, multiangular, or in shape of thick triangles; tubercles on frames of meshes of reticulum triangular, squareshaped or irregular in shape; meshes between setae c1 similar to the other meshes; reticulate areas absent lateral to setae c2 ; setae d and l’’ on palptarsus simple (not cleft or forked)........................ N. hellenica Panou & Emmanouel, 1997 - Cross-ties “Y”-shaped; tubercles scattered on frames of meshes in shape of thick “I” or narrow rectangles; meshes between setae c1 smaller than other meshes; small reticulate areas present lateral to setae c2 ; cleft seta d and forked seta l’’ on palptarsus......................................................................... N. hippocastani Kaźmierski, 1998