Euterpia, Navia, Denise & Flechtmann, Carlos H. W., 2005

Navia, Denise & Flechtmann, Carlos H. W., 2005, A new genus and five new species of Eriophyoidea (Prostigmata) associated with palm trees from Brazilian Amazon, Zootaxa 1078, pp. 41-58 : 42

Euterpia n. gen. ( Fig. 1 )

( Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Phyllocoptini )

Diagnosis. Body fusiform, shield sculptured, with frontal lobe and with scapular setae well ahead of rear shield margin; gnathosoma small. Opisthosoma with a dorsal central ridge. Dorsal palp genual seta (antapical seta) bifurcate. Tibial I (l´) and genual I and II (l´´) setae present, empodium entire; femoral seta missing. Opisthosomal setae I (d) and II (e) missing.

Type species: Euterpia fissa n. sp.

Etymology. The generic name, Euterpia , is derived from the genus of the host plant, Euterpe , plus the suffix ia, Latin, pertaining to. Gender: feminine.

Remarks. Euterpia n.g. is near Neodicrothrix Mohanasundaram 1984 in presenting bifurcate antapical seta and in the lack of ventral opisthosomal setae I (d) and II (e). It differs in the presence of tibial (l’) and genual (l”) setae, both missing in Neodicrothrix and in the absence of femoral setae (bv), which are present in Neodicrothrix .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Euterpia fissa n. gen n. sp. D. Dorsal habitus of female. V. Ventral habitus of female. CGM. Coxigenital region of male. L 1. Leg I. L 2. Leg II. E. Empodium. ANT. Antapical seta (d).