Aceria benhaiensis Elhalawany, Ngubane-Ndhlovu et Situngu, 2023

SitunguK, Sivu, ElhalawanyK, Ashraf Said, Ngubane-NdhlovuK, Nompumelelo P. & ChetverikovK, Philipp E., 2023, New species and records of gall mites of the genus Aceria (Eriophyoidea, Eriophyidae) associated withTamarix in Egypt and South Africa, Acarologia 63 (4), pp. 1271-1303 : 1283

Aceria benhaiensis Elhalawany, Ngubane-Ndhlovu et Situngu n. sp.

Zoobank: EAA146D6-487C-44F0-BB59-2A1088122FBC ( Figures 6–8 )

Figures

Figure 6 Drawings ofAceria benhaiensisn. sp.: A – antero-lateral view of mite; B – lateral view of opisthosomal annuli; C – postero-lateral view of mite; D – dorsal view of female; E – coxi-genital region of male; F – ventral view of female; G – female internal genitalia; H – empodium. Scale bar: A, C, D, E, F, G – 10 µm; B– 5 µm; H – 2.5 µm. Drawings – A.S. Elhalawany.

Figure 7 DIC LM photographs ofAceria benhaiensisn. sp. (females) from South African population. A and B – dorsal (A) and ventral (B) entire mite, C – ventral view of posterior part of opisthosoma, D – prodorsal shield, E – dorsal aspect of basal gnathosoma, F and G – coxigenital area. Scale bar: A,B – 20 µm; C,D,E,F,G – 10 µm; E – 5 µm. Photos – P.E.Chetverikov.

Figure 8 PC LM (A,G) and DIC LM (B-F) photographs ofAceria benhaiensisn. sp. (males) from the South African population. A and B