Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 1875

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 : 512

Genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 1875

This genus can be defined as follows: prodorsum with 3 pairs of setae v2 (, sc1, sc2) (rarely 2 pairs); 8-10 pairs of opisthosomal setae: 1-3 pairs of dorsocentral (c1, d1, e1) and 6-7 pairs of dorsolateral c3, d3, e3, f2 absent or present, f3, h2, h1; setae c2 absent; setae h2 flagellate and elongate; opisthosoma tapers behind legs IV; metapodosoma with 1-3 pairs of 3a (3a always present; 3a2, 3a3 present or absent) and 1-5 pairs of 4a setae (4a always present; 4a2, 4a3, 4a4, 4a5 present or absent); palp one to 3 segmented ( Figs. 1B,1C,1D ); ventral and genital shields usually fused and not developed.

Figures

Figure 1 Different types of Tenuipalpidae palpi: A – one-segmented (exCapedulia); B – three- segmented (Tenuipalpus); C – two-segmented (Raoiella, Phyllotetranychus); D – one-segmented (Tenuipalpus); E – two-segmented (Raoiella, Phyllotetranychus); F – three-segmented (Dolichote- tranychus); G – four-segmented (Brevipalpus, Cenopalpus); H – five-segmented (Aegyptobia)