Order Lithobiomorpha: Identification

Key to species:

1a.  3 or more eyes on each side of head; no tibial spurs; large spines on all legs.
                Lithobiidae (introduced); go to 2.
1b.  1 eye on each side of head or no eyes; tibial spur on first 11 legs, at least; large spines, if present, only on legs 14 and 15.
                Henicopidae; go to 3.
 
 
2a.  Adult at least 20 mm long; 15-18 eyes on each side of head; usually 5+5 teeth on coxosternite.
                Lithobius peregrinus
2b.  Adult 10 mm long or less; 3 eyes on each side of head; 2+2 teeth on coxosternite.
                Lithobius microps
 
 
3a.  No eyes, orange body colour; very large spine on leg 14 prefemur, leg 15 coxa and prefemur; coxal pores on legs 14 and 15 only.
                Anopsobiinae
3b.  1 eye on each side of head and brown body colour, or no eyes and orange body colour; no very large spines on legs 14 or 15; coxal pores on legs 12 to 15.
                Henicopinae; go to 4.
 
 
4a.  2+2 teeth on coxosternite; adult 12 mm long or less.
                go to 5
4b.  At least 3+3 teeth on coxosternite; adult 15 mm long or more.
                go to 6
 
 
5a.  Brown; 1 eye on each side of head; usually 25 antennomeres.
                Lamyctes emarginatus
5a.  Orange; no eyes; usually 31 antennomeres.
                Lamyctes hellyeri
 
 
6a.  3+3 teeth on coxosternite; tarsi of legs 1-12 in 3 parts, of leg 15 in 6-7 parts.
                Henicops maculatus
6b.  4+4 teeth on coxosternite; tarsi of all legs in 2 parts.
                Paralamyctes (Nothofagobius) mesibovi
6c.  8+8 or 9+9 teeth on coxosternite; tarsi of legs 1-12 not divided, of legs 13 to 15 in 2 parts.
                Paralamyctes (Haasiella) subicolus.