Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer 1974

Toroitich, Faith J., Ueckermann, Edward A., Theron, Pieter D. & Knapp, Markus, 2009, The tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of Kenya and a redescription of the species Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on males, Zootaxa 2176, pp. 33-47 : 35

Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer 1974

The first description of this species was based on females only ( Figure 1 ) as follows:

Female: Dorsum provided with 13 pairs of broadly spatulate, serrate setae, which are located on prominent tubercles; 3 pairs present on propodosoma and 10 pairs on hysterosoma; 4 of 5 pairs of dorsocentral hysterosomal setae located on four oblong cushion-like plates, which have rounded corners; humeral setae situated in line with 3 pairs of dorsolaterals, outer sacrals and fifth pair of dorsocentrals all located marginally; dorsal setae subequal and shorter than distances between bases of consecutive setae except for fifth pair of hysterosomals, which are the longest. Striae on integument absent.

Stylophore relatively broad and acuminate anteriorly; peritreme branches distally and forms a horn-like complex structure protruding above prodosoma.

Palptarsus bears 1 solenidion and 6 additional setae.

Tarsus I with 2 pairs of duplex setae, tibia I with 1 pair.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer female (from Meyer 1974, with permission). A—Peritreme, B— Dorsum, C—Palp-tarsus, D—Empodium, E—Tarsus and tibia I, F—Tarsus and tibia II.