Brevipalpus

Halawa, Alaa M. & Fawzy, Magdy M., 2014, A new species of Brevipalpus Donnadieu (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) and key to the Egyptian species, Zootaxa 3755 (1), pp. 87-95 : 94

Key to the Egyptian species of Brevipalpus .

Females

1. Hysterosoma with 6 pairs of dorso-lateral setae............................................................. 2

- Hysterosoma with 7 pairs of dorso-lateral setae............................................................. 3

2. Tarsus II with 1 solenidion.................................................... B. obovatus Donnadieu ( Fig.3 A)

- Tarsus II with 2 solenidia..................................................... B. phoenicis (Geijskes) ( Fig.3 B)

3. Tarsus II with 1 solenidion............................................................................. 4

- Tarsus II with 2 solenidia; propodosoma with irregular striae medio-dorsally, reticulated elements occur medio-laterally.............................................................................. B. californicus (Banks) ( Fig. 4 A)

4. Hysterosomal dorsum with large vase (urn) shaped pattern, with small v-shaped extension posteriorly.............................................................................................. B. noranae n. sp. ( Figs. 1 and 2 )

- Hysterosomal dorsum without vase shape pattern............................................................ 5

5. Rostrum elongate, extending to the distal end of genu I; reticulate pattern covers almost entire surface of propodosoma and hysterosoma..................................................................... B. olearius Sayed ( Fig.4 B)

- Rostrum not elongate, extending to middle of femur I; propodosoma with reticulate pattern medio-laterally and irregular striae medio-dorsally................................................................ B. lewisi McGregor ( Fig. 4 C)

Figures

FIGURE 1. Brevipalpus noranae Halawa and Fawzy sp. nov., female. A. Dorsal idiosoma. B. Ventral idiosoma. C. Palpus, D. rostral shield.

FIGURE 2. Brevipalpus noranae Halawa and Fawzy sp. nov. adult female. A. leg I; B. leg II; C. leg III; D. leg IV.

FIGURE 3. Tarsus of leg II, A. Brevipalpus obovatus; Brevipalpus phoenicis.

FIGURE 4. Dorsal idiosoma, A. Brevipalpus californicus; B. Brevipalpus olearius after Zaher (1984), C. Brevipalpus lewisi after Attiah (1956).