Lobella Borner, Lobellini 1906

Identification key to the species of Lobella 1 An additional sensory chaeta present on tubercle L of Abd. IV................................................. 2 - An additional sensory chaeta absent on tubercle L of Abd. IV................................................. 12 2 Tubercle De fused to tubercle Dl on Abd. V ................................................................ 3 - Tubercle De separated from tubercle Dl on Abd. V .......................................................... 4 3 Tubercle De of Abd. V with 5–6 chaetae. De of Abd. I– III with 2+s chaetae............ L. wayang Yosii, 1976 (Indonesia) - Tubercle De of Abd. V with 3 chaetae. De of Abd. I– III with 3+s chaetae................................................................................................... L. kemiri Suhardjono & Deharveng, 2001 (Indonesia) 4 Tubercle Di of Th. II and III with 3 chaetae................................................................ 5 - Tubercle Di of Th. II and III with 2 chaetae................................................................ 8 5 Cephalic O chaeta absent.............................................. L. sandakanensis Yoshii, 1981 (Malaysia) - Cephalic O chaeta present.............................................................................. 6 6 Tubercle Di of Abd. V with 3 chaetae, including 2 microchaetae................................................ 7 - Tubercle Di of Abd. V with 3 chaetae, including 1 microchaeta............................ L. lucifera sp. nov. (Japan) 7 Tubercle Oc of the head with 1 macrochaeta and 2 mesochaetae; the two mesochaetae longer than the diameter of the ocellus........................................................................... L. sauteri Börner, 1906 (Japan) - Tubercle Oc of the head with 1 macrochaeta and 2 microchaetae; the two microchaetae shorter than the diameter of the ocellus....................................................... L. yambaru (Tanaka & Hasegawa, 2010) (Japan) 8 Tubercle De of Th. I with 1 chaeta. Cephalic O chaeta absent................... L. setapauca Gapud, 1970 (Philippines) - Tubercle De of Th. I with 2 chaetae. Cephalic O chaeta present................................................ 9 9 Tubercle Di of Th. I with 1 chaeta....................................................................... 10 - Tubercle Di of Th. I with 2 chaetae...................................................................... 11 10 Cephalic O chaeta as macrochaeta........................ L. monocincta Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 (Philippines) - Cephalic O chaeta as macrochaeta........................... L. bicincta Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 (Philippines) 11 Tubercle L of Abd. V with 4 chaetae......................... L. punctata Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 (Philippines) - Tubercle L of Abd. V with 5 chaetae........................... L. bicolor Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1984 (Philippines) 12 Tubercle De fused to tubercle Dl on Abd. V .................................... L. nana Lee & Kim, 1990 (Taiwan) - Tubercle De separated from tubercle Dl on Abd. V ......................................................... 13 13 Tubercle Di reduced on Abd. III ................................................ L. decipiens Yosii, 1965 (Japan) - Tubercle Di developed on Abd. III ...................................................................... 14 14 Tubercle Di reduced on Abd. IV............................................. L. mizunasiana Yosii, 1956 (Japan) - Tubercle Di developed on Abd. IV....................................................................... 15 15 Cephalic O chaeta absent......................................................... L. stachi Yosii, 1956 (Japan) - Cephalic O chaeta present............................................................................. 16 16 Chaeta of tubercle Di on Th. I as microchaeta. Microchaeta of tubercle De not shifted between Di and De on Abd. I– III ........................................................... L. sokamensis Deharveng & Weiner, 1984 (North Korea) - Chaeta of tubercle Di on Th. I as mesochaeta. Microchaeta of tubercle De shifted between Di and De on Abd. I– III ....................................................................... L. monstrum Ohira & Nakamori, 2023 (Japan)