Tenuipalpus cupressoides Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981

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 : 513-514

Tenuipalpus cupressoides Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981 ( Figure 23 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Prodorsum with 2 Y-shaped ridges stretching from eyes posteriorly, first 2 pairs of setae (v2 and sc1) minute and spatulate, setae sc2 much longer and broadly lanceolate, rostral shield deeply bifurcate; opisthosoma with 10 pairs of setae and constricted and covered with folds and irregular coarse striae: 3 pairs of spatulate dorsocentrals, with c1 and d1 much bigger than minute e1, 7 pairs of dorsolaterals varying from spatulate to broadly lanceolate, setae d3 are minute and h2 long, flagellate; one pair of lateral projections associated with setae c3 ( Fig 23A ); venter with one pair of setae 3a and 4a, ventral and genital shields indistinct with one pair of aggenital and 2 pairs of genital setae, respectively; anal shield with 2 pairs of setae ( Fig 23B ); tarsal claws and empodia padlike; palp with 3 segments; spermatheca a short tube terminating in a knob ( Fig 23C ).

Hosts and localities — Described from Cupressus sempervirens L. ( Cupressaceae ), at Kabri and Maabarot, Israel ( Smith Meyer & Gerson (1981).

Symptoms — Unknown.

Figures

Figure 23 Tenuipalpus cupressoidesSmith Meyer & Gerson – Female: A – dorsal view; B – opisthogaster; C – spermatheca.