Brevipalpus oleae Baker, 1949

Ueckermann, Edward A., Palevsky, Eric, Gerson, Uri, Recht, Eitan & Theron, Pieter D., 2018, The Tenuipalpidae (Acari: Trombidiformes) of Israel, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 483-525 : 491

Brevipalpus oleae Baker, 1949 ( Figure 7 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Dorsum rugose-reticulate medially and striate-granular laterally. The dorsal setae short, narrowly lanceolate and serrate. Three pairs of dorsocentral setae and f2 present ( Fig 7A ). Venter smooth medially, from ventral shield to gnathosoma but laterally with reticulations and granules. Ventral, genital, and anal shields striate ( Fig 7B ). Dorsal setae on genua I-II and femora I-III broadly lanceolate and serrate. Spermatheca a very long, slender, coiling tube terminating into a large, prominent hairy bulb ( Fig 7C ); tarsus II with one solenidion distally; two setae on trochanter III and one seta on trochanter IV; rostrum reaches to distal end of genu I. This species and B. olearius are similar but differs only in trochanters III and IV with 2 and one setae, respectively, in B. oleae , as opposed to one and without setae in B. olearius .

Deutonymph — Dorsal setae serrate and short, except for setae sc2, c3, f3 and h1 which are clearly longer and lanceolate ( Fig 7D ). The deutonymphs of this species and that B of. olearius also differ as depicted ( Figs 7D , 8D ).

Hosts and localities — Olea europaea L. ( Oleaceae ). Described from Morocco ( Baker, 1949), but also reported from Portugal, Greece, Italy and Israel ( Klein & Zarabi, 2011).

Symptoms — Feeds on the bark of olive trees ( Baker, 1949)

Figures

Figure 7 Brevipalpus oleaeBaker – Female: A – dorsal view; B – opisthogaster; C – spermatheca; Deutonymph: D – dorsal view.

Figure 8 Brevipalpus oleariusSayed – Female: A – dorsal view; B – opisthogaster; C – spermatheca; Deutonymph: D – dorsal view.