Aegyptobia eremia 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 : 485

Aegyptobia eremia Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981 ( Figure 2 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Dorsum reticulated, anteriorly indented; all dorsal setae smooth, broad and with obscure transverse subdivisions, opisthosoma with one pair of pores posterior to setae d2 ( Figs 2 A-B); rostrum reaches to about mid-genu I; femora I-III and genua I-II each with one lanceolate seta, rest setiform; ventral setae 3a and 4a short, less than half the distance separating them ( Fig 2C ); legs with true claws uncinated.

Deutonymph — Dorsal setae as in female; prodorsum with indistinct shield; opisthosoma with transverse striae on anterior half and longitudinal striae on posterior half.

Hosts and locality. Described from Hammada scoporia (Pomel) Iljin and Salsola sp. (Chenopodiaceae) , Yeroham, and Nahal Boqer, Israel.

Symptoms — Unknown.

Figures

Figure 2 Aegyptobia eremiaSmith Meyer & Gerson – Female: A – dorsal view; B – dorsal setac1; C – opisthogaster.