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
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Tetratriophtydeus myacanthus
(Ueckermann)
comb. nov.
Triophtydeus myacanthus
Ueckermann 1988
(Ueckermann and Meyer), p 22.
Material examined
South Africa
: Kwa Zulu-Natal: three females from
Citrus
sp.,
Nkwaleni Valley
(28
°
469S, 31
°
289E)
,
South Africa
,
30 January 2003
, P.
R
. Stephen
.
The features of this monotypic genus also define the species.
Family
TYDEIDAE
Kramer, 1877
Subfamily
PRETYDEINAE
Andre´, 1980
Genus
Pretydeus
Andre´, 1980
Pretydeus
André 1980
, p 143
;
Kaźmierski 1996
, p 172.
Type
species.
Lorryia
keυani
Marshall, 1970.
Diagnosis
Adults.
This genus can be recognized by the prodorsum bearing four pairs of setae, including
sci
trichobothria, opisthosoma with 10 pairs of setae; female with six pairs of genital setae and four pairs of aggenital setae; palp chaetotaxy 6(
ω
)-2-2; tibia I with a solenidion, genua
II
,
III
and
IV
without setae, and trochanter
II
with a seta, femur
IV
not divided.