Cenopalpus lineola ( Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876 )

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 : 501-504

Cenopalpus lineola ( Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876) ( Figure 15 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Dorsum coarsely striate, prodorsal setae broadly lanceolate, lateral setae lanceolate, serrate, dorsocentral setae d1 and e1 very short and slightly serrate, c1 more than twice the length of d1 and e1, setae f2 present; rostral shield deeply notched ( Fig 15A ); tarsi I-II each with one solenidion distally; rostrum reaching to middle of femur I; setae 4a not reaching setae 3a; palp tibia with one seta.

Deutonymph — All dorsal setae long and lanceolate, except setae d1 and e1 which are very short ( Fig 15B ).

Hosts and localities — This species was described from Pinus spp. , Italy ( Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876) and from: Pinus spp. , Algeria, Armenia, France, Georgia (SSR), Iran, Israel,

Japan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, The Philippines, Poland, and Portugal ( Mitrofanov & Strunkova, 1979; Baker & Pritchard, 1952; Reck, 1951; Gutierrez et al., 1989; Ehara, 1966; Hatzinikolis, 1970; Dosse, 1974).

Symptoms — A pest of pine trees in The Netherlands, Italy, and Georgia, SSR ( Jeppson et al., 1975).

Figures

Figure 15 Cenopalpus lineola(Canestrini & Fanzago) – Female: A – dorsal view; Deutonymph: B – dorsal view.