Key for identification of Amphimonhystrella species

1 Gubernaculum absent. Cuticle looks smooth. Cephalic and cervical setae 7–8 µm long............................................................................................... A. megastoma Timm 1961

­ Gubernaculum present. Cuticle distinctly annulated. Cephalic and cervical setae less than 4 µm long.............................................................................................................. 2

2 Distal tips of spicules blunt ....................................................... A. unita Lorenzen 1977

­ Distal tips of spicules pointed ......................................................... A. bullacauda sp. n.