A survey of the family Carabodidae C. L. Koch, 1836 (Acari: Oribatida) Author Mahunka, S. text Acta Zoologica Hungarica 1986 32 73 135 http://unknown journal article ORI5666 8A93F5C4-1ED6-4698-8284-1B31E250AF9D Key for the genera of the family Carabodidae 1 (20) Ten or less pairs of notogastral setae present. 2 (3) Eight pairs of notogastral setae present, no setae on the anterior third of notogaster .......... Cubabodes Balogh et Mahunka, 1974 3 (2) Ten pairs of notogastral setae present. 4 (15) Four pairs of genital setae. 5 (10) Epimeral setal formula: 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 or 1 - 1 - 2 - 4. Interlamellar setae originating in interlamellar position. 6 (7) A deep cavity present in front of the genital aperture. Aggenital setae present. The distance between the anal and genital opening very small Cavernocarabodes .......... Mahunka, 1974 7 (6) Coxisternal and ventral region normal, without deep cavity or hollow. Aggenital setae absent. Anal and genital opening far from each other. 8 (9) Apodemes short, all ending free. Epimeral setal formula: 1 -1- 2-4. Lamellae with well-developed lateral cuspis .......... Gymnobodes Balogh, 1965 9 (8) Apodemes long, touching medially and composing a well-observable network. Epimeral setal formula: 1 - 1 - 3 - 3. Lamellae without sharp lateral cuspis .......... Klapperiches Mahunka , 1978 10 (5) Epimeral setal formula: 3 - 1 - 3 - 3 or 2 - 1 - 3 - 3. Interlamellar setae originating on the surface of lamellae. 11 (12) Prodorsum and notogaster with very high elevation, dorsosejugal region well excavated .......... Meriocepheus Aoki , 1973 12 (11) Prodorsum and notogaster gradually convex, without hollow or elevation. 13 (14) Setae c2 long, directed forwards, all other notogastral setae short, phylliform. Lyrifissure iad situated in adanal position .......... Flexa Kulijew, 1977 14 (13) Setae c2 directed outwards or backwards, never forwards. No difference in the shape of c2 and c1 or d2. Lyrifissure iad absent or originating far from anal aperture .......... Carabodes C. L. Koch, 1836 15 (4) Five-ten pairs genital setae present. 16 (17) Five pairs of genital setae present. Lamellae with long, very sharp and curved cuspis. Epimeral setal formula: 2 - 1 -3 - 3 or 3 - 1 -3 - 3 .......... Pentabodes P. Balogh, 1984 17 (16) Six or more pairs of genital setae present. Epimeral setal formula: 1 - 1 - 3 - 3. 18 (19) Six pairs of genital setae present. Setae ad2 and adx in postanal position. Notogastral setae arising also in the anterior part of notogaster .......... Phyllocarabodes Balogh et Mahunka, 1969 19 (18) Ten pairs of genital setae present. Setae ad2 in adanal, setae adi in preanal position. Notogastral setae originating near to each other, along a transversal band in the middle part of notogaster .......... Spathulocepheus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969 20 (1) Twelve or more pairs of notogastral setae present. 21 (28) Six or more pairs of genital setae present. 22 (25) Fourteen pairs of notogastral setae present, no setae in humeral position. Notogaster without structure. 23 (24) A strong transversal prodorsal protuberance present. A median, nearly elliptical notogastral region distinct, all notogastral setae - excepting the posteromarginal four pairs (p1 - p3, r3) - arising in this region .......... Uluguroides Mahunka , 1983 24 (23) Prodorsum without protuberances. Median part of notogaster not separated, notogastral setae arising all over the notogastral surface .......... Trichocarabodes Balogh, 1961 25 (22) Fifteen pairs of notogastral setae present, one pair in humeral position. 26 (27) Notogaster with high protuberances and costulae, a deep hollows present in the dorsosejugal region. Prodorsum with transversal protuberances .......... Apotomocepheus Aoki , 1965 27 (26) Notogaster with strong longitudinal costulae, prodorsum without transversal protuberances. No dorsosejugal hollow or cavity present .......... Neocarabodes Balogh et Mahunka, 1969 28 (21) Four pairs of genital setae present. 29 (36) Less than fourteen pairs of notogastral setae present. 30 (33) Lamellae fused medially and covering the greatest part of prodorsum. 31 (32) Notogaster with three protuberances posteriorly. Two pairs of notogastral setae present near to dorsosejugal suture .......... Pasocepheus Aoki, 1977 32 (31) Notogaster only with one, but large elevation in its posterior part. No notogastral setae present in the dorsosejugal region .......... Opisthocepheus Aoki, 1977 33 (30) Lamellae originating far from eacb other, not fused medially. Interlamellar region free. 34 (35) Twelve pairs of notogastral setae present. No setae in humeral position .......... Tuberocepheus Balogh et Mahunka, 1969 35 (34) Thirteen pairs of notogastral setae present. Two pairs originating on the shoulder .......... Bathocepheus Aoki , 1978 36 (29) Fourteen or more pairs of notogastral setae present. 37 (48) Strong notogastral structure present consisting of costulae, elevations or protuberances. 38 (41) Fifteen pairs of notogastral setae present. 39 (40) Prodorsum with high transversal protuberances, interlamellar setae arising on its anterior margin .......... Machadocepheus Balogh, 1958 40 (39) Prodorsum without transversal protuberances or elevations. Interlamellar setae arising in the interlamellar position .......... Kalloia Mahunka, 1985 41 (38) Fourteen pairs of notogastral setae present. 42 (43) Prodorsum with a high transversal protuberance, interlamellareta es arising on its anterior margin .......... Congocepheus Balogh, 1958 43 (42) Prodorsum without transversal protuberance or elevation. Interlamellar setae arising in the interlamellar region. 44 (45) Lamellae with a lateral projection. Five pairs setae in posteromarginal position .......... Diplobodes Aoki, 1958 45 (44) Lamellae simple. Four pairs of setae in posteromarginal position. 46 (47) Four pairs of genital setae present .......... Gibbicepheus Balogh, 1958 47 (46) Five pairs of genital setae present .......... Gibbibodes gen. n. 48 (37) Notogaster without strong costulae, protuberances or elevations. 49 (58) Fifteen pairs of notogastral setae present. 50 (51) Two pairs of notogastral setae arising in the dorsosejugal region directed forwards. Six pairs of median notogastral setae composing a group and the corresponding pairs directed towards each other .......... Aokiella Balogh et Mahunka, 1967 51 (52) No setae composing a group either in dorsosejugal region directed forwards, or in the median part. 52 (53) Rostral part of prodorsum very high and modified. Rostral and lamellar setae T-shaped (?) .......... Hardybodes Balogh, 1970 53 (52) Rostral part of prodorsum and its setae normally developed. 54 (55) One pair of setae in humeral position. Eight pairs notogastral setae arising in the anterior half of notogaster .......... Berndobodes gen. n. 55 (54) Two pairs of setae in humeral position. Not more than six pairs of setae arising in the anterior half of notogaster. 56 (57) Two pairs of adanal setae present. Aggenital setae arising in aggenital position. The space between the anal and genital apertures smaller than the length of genital plate .......... Archegocepheus Aoki , 1965 57 (56) Three pairs of adanal setae present. Aggenital setae in postgenital position. The space between the genital and anal apertures much longer than the length of genital plate .......... Yoshiobodes gen. n. 58 (49) Fourteen pairs of notogastral setae present. 59 (60) Two pairs of long setae directed forwards in the dorsosejugal region. Tutorium with long spines .......... Odontocepheus Berlese, 1913 60 (59) No long setae directed forwards in the dorsosejugal region. Tutorium simple. 61 (62) Lamellae with an interlamellar protuberance, interlamellar setae arising on its anterior margin. Setae c1 arising much nearer to dorsosejugal suture than to setae c2 .......... Tansocepheus Mahunka , 1983 62 (61) Lamellae simple, prodorsal surface without larger protuberances or elevations. Setae c1 and c2 arising in a transversal line .......... Austrocarabodes Hammer, 1966