Tenuipalpus dubinini Reck, 1951

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 : 514-515

Tenuipalpus dubinini Reck, 1951 ( Figure 24 )

Diagnosis (Male) — Dorsum striate, most setae very short and serrate, except for very long setae h2, setae sc2, e3, f3 and h1 also longer than rest of setae, rostral shield deeply bifurcate, opisthosoma with 9 pairs of setae, 2 large pores: 3 pairs of dorsocentrals, 6 pairs of dorsolaterals ( Fig 24A ); venter with 2 pairs of 3a and 5 pairs of 4a setae, ventral and genital shields indistinct with a pair of aggenital and 2 pairs of genital setae, respectively; anal shield with 2 pairs of setae ( Fig 24B ). Palp 3-segmented.

Hosts and localities — Reported from Ephedra campylopoda C.A.Mey (Ephedraceae) , Hiram, Israel ( Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981). Reck (1951) described it from E. procera Fisch.

& Mey, Georgia, SSR.

Symptoms — Unknown.

Figures

Figure 24 Tenuipalpus dubininiReck – Female: A – dorsal view; B – ventral view.