Tydeoid mites (Acari: Tydeidae, Edbakerellidae, Iolinidae) occurring on Citrus in southern Africa
Author
Ueckermann, Edward A.
Author
Grout, Timothy G.
text
Journal of Natural History
2007
2010-12-02
41
37 - 40
2351
2378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701589921
journal article
10.1080/00222930701589921
1464-5262
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Genus
Perafrotydeus
Andre´, 1980
Perafrotydeus
André 1980
, p 142
.
Tydeus (Afrotydeus)
Baker 1970
, p 164
.
Type
species.
Tydeus (Afrotydeus) meyerae
Baker, 1970
.
Diagnosis
Adults.
André (1980)
defined this genus as follows: opisthosoma with 10 pairs of setae (
ps
included); poroidotaxy: three; genital organotaxy—adults: no eugenital setae in female (male not known), four pairs of genital setae and aggenital setae; chaetotaxy of leg segments: 8(
ω
)- 6-5-5, tibiae 4-2-2-2, genua 3-2-1-1, femora 3-1-1-0, trochantera 1-0-0-0, epimeral formula adults: 3-1-4-2; solenidiotaxy: one, femur
IV
entire; palp chaetotaxy: 6(
ω
)-2-2.