Glomeris

Key to the known Glomeris species of North Africa

1 Tegument entirely pallid, rarely only ocelli dark. Cavernicoles................... 2

– Head and terga distinctly pigmented, colour pattern evident, coloration mostly vivid. Epigean................................................................................. 3

2 Collum with a single transverse stria. Syncoxital horns of telopod clearly bifid (Fig. 2D, E). Libya..................................................... G. monostriata sp. n.

– Collum with the usual two transverse striae. Syncoxital horns of telopod surmounted with a setoid filament (Fig. 1F). Kabylia, Algeria....................................................................................................... G. troglokabyliana sp. n.

3 Colour pattern of terga 2-11 without evident, light, paramedian spots, but with alternating light and dark transverse bands (Figs 10, 12, 24).............. 4

– Colour pattern of terga 2-(6)11 with 1+1 or 2+2 more or less evident light spots (Figs 3, 4, 7, 15-17, 20-22, 26, 27)................................................... 5

4 Coloration of caudal halves of terga distinctly marbled throughout (Figs 10, 12)........................................................................................... G. klugii

– Transverse bands on terga at most only slightly marbled in contact zones (Fig. 24).......................................................................... G. mohamedanica

5 Unusually large yellowish to orange spots on tergum 6, following terga 7-11 uniformly blackish (Figs 20-22)...................................... G. carthaginiensis

– Spots on tergum 6 of same size as on adjacent terga................................... 6

6 Median spots on tergum 2 much smaller than lateral ones..... G. anisosticta

– Either both pairs of spots on tergum 2 comparable in size or lateral ones (if present) smaller than median ones............................................................. 7

7 Coloration uniformly blackish, lighter spots (1+1 or 2+2) very vague, marbled (Figs 15-18)................................................................... G. sublimbata

– Background coloration brown to blackish, lighter spots more distinct........ 8

8 Tergum 2 with a single central light spot against a black-brown background. Pygidium uniformly black-brown. Morocco......................... G. brolemanni

– Tergum 2 with 2+2 light spots................................................................... 9

9 Background coloration light to dark brown, drab, pattern as in Figs 26, 27.................................................................................................... G. punica

– Background coloration dark brown to blackish, pattern vivid.................. 10

10 Light axial stripe absent (Figs 6-8).................................... G. flavomaculata

– Light axial stripe present (Figs 3, 4).................................. G. colorata sp. n.