| 33a. Exostome teeth erect to spreading when dry | 34 |
| 33b. Exostome teeth reflexed, recurved or revolute when dry | 35 |
| 34a. Capsules immersed, furrowed when dry; endostome rudimental or lacking; leaves partially or completely bistratose | L. rupestris |
| 34b. Capsules long-exserted, smooth when dry, endostome well developed, leaves unistratose | L. iwatsukii |
| 35a. Capsules short to long-exserted | 36 |
| 35b. Capsules immersed of emergent | 40 |
| 36a. Capsules long–exserted, setae 4-15 mm long | 37 |
| 36b. Capsules short–exserted, setae to 2 mm long | 38 |
| 37a. Leaves strongly contorted and twisted when dry, setae ca. 4 mm long | L. taiwanensis |
| 37b. Leaves erect or flexuose when dry, setae up to 15 mm long | L. hookeri |
| 37ba. Spores roughly papillose, usually 37-53 µm wide | L. hookeri var. hookeri |
| 37bb. Spores finely papillose, usually 25-40 µm wide | L. hookeri var. granulatum |
| 38a. Peristome consisting of 16 exostome teeth and 16 endostome segments, leaf margin plane | L. pulchra |
| 38b. Peristome consisting of 8 pairs of exostome teeth and 8 endostome segments, leaf margin recurved | 39 |
| 39a. Endostome segments broad, each as wide as a tooth of each exostome pair | L. vladikavkana |
| 39b. Endostome segments slender, linear, exostome teeth perforate to the base and cancellate near the apex | L. sordida |
| 40a. Capsules smooth when dry | 41 |
| 40b. Capsules furrowed at least in the upper half when dry | 43 |
| 41a. Endostome segments 16 | L. striata |
| 41b. Endostome segments 8 | 42 |
| 42a. Endostome broadly triangular with conspicuous appendages in the margins | L. erosa |
| 42b. Endostome narrowly triangular without the appendages | L. graphiomitria |
| 43a. Capsules only slightly furrowed when dry | 44 |
| 43b. Capsules strongly furrowed when dry | L. affinis |
| 42ba. Endostome segments 8 | L. affinis var. affinis |
| 42bb. Endostome segments 16 | L. affinis var. bohemica |
| 44a. Endostome segments 8 | 45 |
| 44b. Endostome segments 16, capsules with up to conspicuous 8 or more red to reddish brown rings of thick-walled cells below the mouth | L. dasymitria |
| 45a. Capsules long cylindric, with 8 noticeable furrows in distal half part, calyptra densely hairy with long hairs, endostome segments coarsely papillose | L. speciosa |
| 45b. Capsules obloid to ovoid, only slightly furrowed below the mouth, calyptra sparsely hairy with short hairs or naked, endostome segments only finely papillose | L. leiolecythis |