Key to adult females of Cryptoparlatoreopsis worldwide

1(0) Pygidium with 2 or 3 pairs of lobes....................................................................... 2

- Pygidium with 1 pair of lobes............................................................ halli (Bodenheimer)

2(1) Fleshy finger-shape plates present on pygidium and prepygidial segments........................................ 3

- Fleshy finger-shape plates absent from pygidium and prepygidial segments....................................... 6

3(2) Anal opening located near center of pygidium........................................ euphorbiae Hall & Williams

- Anal opening located near end of pygidium................................................................ 4

4(3) Pygidium with 3 pairs of lobes...................................................... targioniopsis (Lindinger)

- Pygidium with 2 pairs of lobes.......................................................................... 5

5(4) Median lobes with 1 inconspicuous notch on outer edges. Single fleshy finger-shape plates present between VII & VIII and VI & VII............................................................................. tlaiae (Balachowsky)

- Median lobes with multiple notches on outer edges. 2 or 3 fleshy finger-shape plates present between VII & VIII and VI & VII............................................................................ spinosissima (Lindinger)

6(2) Adult female pyriform or broadly pyriform. Pygidium and prepygidial margin with about 7 pairs long and stout setae. Anterior spiracles with 2 or 3 pores.............................................................................. 7

- Adult female oval. Pygidial margin with only 2 pairs long and stout setae. Anterior spiracles without pores......................................................................................... kermanensis Moghaddam sp. n.

7(6) Median lobes (L 1) separate; each rounded apically......................................... longispina (Takahashi)

- Median lobes (L 1) partially contiguous near their bases; each lobe pointed apically....................... meccae (Hall)