Key to the world species of Neopronematus (females) (Modified from Sadeghi et al., 2012) 1. Dorsal idiosomal setae nude; setae ag3 simple........................ aegeae Panou, Emmanouel & Kaźmierski, 2000. - Dorsal idiosomal setae serrate; setae ag3 bifurcate........................................................... 2 2. Tarsal solenidion ωI long (about as long as half- length of tarsus I)............................................. 3 - Tarsal solenidion ωI short (three times shorter than length of tarsus I)........................................... 4 3. Dorsal idiosomal setae slender, spindle-like; setae ex shorter than ro and la; solenidion ωI slightly shorter than half length of tarsus I........................................................................ rapidus (Kuznetzov, 1972). - Dorsal idiosomal setae whip-like; setae ex longer than ro and la; solenidion ωI approximately as long as or slightly longer than half length of tarsus I......................................... lundqvisti Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012. 4. Dorsal idiosomal setae short (for example: setae ro, la, c1, c2, d 1 11–12 Μm long); setae d1 shorter than half distance d1-e1 ............................................................................... neglectus (Kuznetzov, 1972). - Dorsal idiosomal setae long (for example: setae ro, la, c1, c2, d 1 20–22 Μm long); setae d1 longer than half distance d1-e1 ... 5 5. Famulus κ twice as long as φ; palp tarsus longer than cheliceral stiletto.................................................................................................... sepasgosariani Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012. - Famulus κ as long as or slightly shorter than solenidion φ; palp tarsus shorter than cheliceral stiletto................... 6 6. Solenidion ωI three times shorter than tarsus length; famulus κ slightly shorter than solenidion φ; ag1 shorter than ag4 ........................................................................... solani Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2013. - Solenidion ωI six times shorter than tarsus length; famulus κ as long as solenidion φ; ag1 longer than ag4... kamalii sp. nov.

Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Kaźmierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548