Brevipalpus phoenicis ( Geijskes, 1939 )

Halawa, Alaa M. & Fawzy, Magdy M., 2014, A new species of Brevipalpus Donnadieu (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) and key to the Egyptian species, Zootaxa 3755 (1), pp. 87-95 : 91

Brevipalpus phoenicis ( Geijskes, 1939)

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Tenuipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939: 230 .

Brevipalpus phoenicis, Sayed 1946: 360 ; Baker 1949: 360. Brevipalpus mcbridei Baker, 1949: 374 .

Brevipalpus papayensis Baker, 1949: 375 .

Brevipalpus yothersi Baker, 1949: 373 .

Brevipalpus phoenicoides Gonzalez, 1975: 86 .

Material examined: 4 females and 2 males ex Citrus spp . ( Rutaceae ), 2 females ex Psidium guajava L. ( Myrtaceae ), EGYPT: Giza province, 30 ◦ 02'6"N, 31 ◦ 12'18"E, 14 July 2012 coll. A.M.Halawa; 3 females ex Pyrus communis L. ( Rosaceae ) EGYPT: Qalubia province, Toukh district, 3 ◦ 21'18"N, 31 ◦ 13'30"E, coll. A. Amin.

Remark. The holotype of Brevipalpus phoenicis was collected on Phoenix sp. ( Arecaceae ) in the Netherlands. The Egyptian specimens were reported and described by Sayed (1946), Attiah (1956), and Zaher (1984). Our study completely agrees with the description of B. phoenicis given by Geijskes (1939).

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FIGURE 3. Tarsus of leg II, A. Brevipalpus obovatus; Brevipalpus phoenicis.