Capedulia Smith Meyer, 1979

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 Capedulia Smith Meyer, 1979

This genus resembles the genera Obdulia Pritchard & Baker , Larvacarus Baker & Pritchard and Obuloides Baker & Tuttle in the reduction of palpi ( Fig 1A ). Capedulia and Obdulia are more closely related but the former differs from the latter in that setae c2 are present ( Fig 12 );

3 pairs of prodorsal setae (v2, sc1, sc2), opisthosoma with 10 pairs of setae, comprising 3 pairs of dorsocentral (c1, d1, e1), 6 pairs of lateral (c3, d3, e3, f3, h2, h1) and one pair of sublateral setae (c2); leg tarsi with padlike claws; palp one-segmented ( Fig 1A ). Ventral shields indistinct.

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 12 Capedulia maritimaGerson & Smith Meyer: dorsal view of female.