Lipoptena, Nitzsch, 1818

Yatsuk, Aleksandra, Triseleva, Tatiana, Matyukhin, Aleksander, Safonkin, Andrey & Nartshuk, Emilia, 2024, Two cases of introducing Lipoptena fortisetosa Maa (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) into Europe through different deer species, Journal of Natural History 58 (41 - 44), pp. 1787-1801 : 1798-1799

Addition to the key of Russian and European species of Lipoptena

1. One or two pulvilli reduced ............................................................................................................ 2

– Pulvilli normally developed ............................................................................................................. 4

2. All pulvilli reduced ....................................... ....................................... Lipoptena chalcomelaena

– One pulvilla reduced .......................................................................................................................... 3

3. Body length longer than 2.4 mm. Wide eyes. Black and extremely hairy body and legs .................................................................................................................................. Lipoptena couturieri

– Body length shorter than 2.4 mm. Narrow eyes. Not with extremely hairy body and legs ............................................................. ............................................................. Lipoptena capreoli

4. Body length shorter than 2 mm. Few mesonotum setae ................................................... 5

– Body length longer than 2 mm. Large number of mesonotum setae ........................... 6

5. Only longitudinal suture on the mesoscutum .................................... L. fortisetosa form A

– Prescutellar and longitudinal sutures on the mesoscutum ..... ..... L. fortisetosa form B

6. Prescutellar and longitudinal sutures on the mesoscutum .......... .......... Lipoptena cervi

– Only longitudinal suture on the mesoscutum ......................................................................... 7

7. Pleurite I without clear edges. Pleurite II large and round .... .... Lipoptena doszhanovi

– Pleurite I with clear, straight edges. Pleurite II with a different shape ................................. ..................................................................................................................................... Lipoptena arianae