Key to species of the genus Pulaeus of Crimea (based on females only) 1. Propodosomal coxal plates fused medially; median platelet with a seta anteriad to genital opening present.............................................................................................. P. pectinatus (Ewing, 1909) - Propodosomal coxal plates not fused medially; median platelet with a seta anteriad to genital opening absent............ 2 2. Basifemora II with 5 or 4 (rarely) setae; genital seta g3 situated near outer margin of the genital valves and more laterally to row of setae g1–2 and g4 .................................................................. P. leonidi sp. nov. - Basifemora II with 6 setae; all genital setae in approximately straight row......................................... 3 3. Genua I and II with 4 and 2 solenidion respectively...................................... P. krama (Chaudhri, 1977) - Genua I and II with 3 and 1 solenidion respectively.......................................................... 4 4. Entire surface of dorsal idiosomal shield with transverse lobes; the main part of ventral surface of hypognathum with lobes and papillae............................................................................... P. maslovi sp. nov. - The main part of dorsal idiosomal shield smooth, transverse lobes only in its proximal part; the main part of ventral surface of the hypognathum smooth, striae and papillae present only laterad to setae hg4 ................... P. semistriatus sp. nov.

Published as part of Sergeyenko, Alexey L., 2011, Mites of the genera Pulaeus and Lupaeus (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) of Crimea, Ukraine, pp. 54-68 in Zootaxa 3088 on page 55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.205315