Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker, 1958

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 : 498

Genus Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker, 1958

Members of this genus bear 3 pairs of prodorsal setae v (2, sc1, sc2), 10-11 pairs of opisthosomal setae, comprising 3 pairs of dorsocentral (c1, d1, e1), 6-7 pairs of dorsolateral (c3, d3, e3, f2,

f3, h2, h1, f2 absent or present) and one pair of sublateral setae (c2); setae h2 not exceptionally long ( Fig 13A ). Palp 4-segmented ( Fig 1G ). Ventral shields clearly demarcated.

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)

Figure 13 Cenopalpus halperiniCastognoli – Female: A – dorsal view; B – spermatheca; Deutonymph: C – dorsal view.