Tenuipalpus pareriophyoides 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 : 516

Tenuipalpus pareriophyoides Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981 ( Figure 26 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Dorsum striate, most setae very short and serrate, except for very long setae h2, rostral shield deeply bifurcate, opisthosoma with 10 pairs of setae, 2 large pores: 3 pairs of dorsocentrals, 7 pairs of dorsolaterals ( Fig 26A ); venter with one pair of 3a and 4 pairs of 4a setae overreaching genital setae, ventral striae anastomosing and broken, ventral and genital shields indistinct with one pair of aggenital and 2 pairs of genital; anal shield with 2 pairs of setae, all barbed ( Fig 26B ). Palp 3-segmented.

Hosts and localities — Described from Phoenix dactylifera L. ( Arecaceae ) at En Yahav, Israel ( Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981).

Symptoms — Unknown.

Figures

Figure 26 Tenuipalpus pareriophyoidesSmith Meyer & Gerson – Female: A – dorsal view; B – ventral view.