Sympotthastia Pagast 1947

A key to the adult males of Sympotthastia Pagast, 1947 1. Anal point absent..................................................................................... 2 - Anal point present..................................................................................... 3 2. Megaseta absent. Apex of AL + SVo cane shaped. Setigorous MVo small hardly surpassing the mid-section of AL + SVo (Liu et al. 2016: Figs. 13 & 15).................................................. S. wuyiensis Liu, Ferrington et Wang - Megaseta present. Apex of AL+SVo rounded. Setigorous MVo very large surpassing the 2/3 rd of AL+SVo (Figs. 5D–E, 6B–C)..................................................................................... S. golalae sp. nov. 3. Anal point short and tubercle-like, naked................................................................... 4 - Anal point long, spiniform or awl-like, if naked never short and tubercle-like...................................... 5 4. AR 3.0–3.4. Temporal setae 19–26. AL + SVo reniform (Makarchenko, 1995: Figs. 1 & 4)....................................................................................................... S. gammaformes Makarchenko - AR 2.2–2.7. Temporal setae 40–506. AL + SVo narrow, straight (Serra-Tossio 1968: Fig. 2).............. S. zavreli Pagast 5. AL + SVo reniform (Makarchenko 1985: Fig. 228)........................................ S. repetina Makarchenko - AL + SVo straight or sigmoid............................................................................ 6 6. AL + SVo distally straight (Doughman 1985: Fig. 13; Makarchenko 1985: Fig. 227)................. S. fulva (Johannsen) AL + SVo distally sigmoid............................................................................. 7 7. Anal point ≥ 70 µm.................................................................... S. diastena (Sublette) - Anal point ≤ 40 µm................................................................................... 8 8. Median volsella bears spinules, apical edge rounded (Liu et al. 2016: Fig. 9; Makarchenko 1994: Figs. 10 &12; Makarchenko et al. 2022: Fig. 28)................................................................ S. takatensis (Tokunaga) - Median volsella bare, apical edge serrated (Tuiskunen 1986: Figs. 2–3).......................... S. huldeni Tuiskunen