Balaustium nikae Haitlinger, 1996

Barbar, Ziad, Parker, Bruce L. & Skinner, Margaret, 2023, New records of Erythraeidae mites (Acari: Trombidiformes) from Syria with additional morphological data on some species, Persian Journal of Acarology 12 (2), pp. 363-370 : 366

Balaustium nikae Haitlinger, 1996 ( Figs. 9–10 )

Specimens collected – Alhafah: four larvae on Sarcopoterium spinosum (Linnaeus) , Rosaceae , and one larva on Q. calliprinos , 20 April 2021.

Remarks – Comparing measurements of Syrian specimens with those provided by Haitlinger (2022), the Syrian larvae seem having longer MW (32–41 vs. 21–33) and shorter PL (23–28 vs. 24– 50) ( Table 1).

Figures

Figures 9–10. Balaustium nikae (larva) – 9. Dorsal habitus; 10. Setae in scutal area. Scale bar = 50 μm.