Aceria cernuus (MASSE, 1927)

Majidi, Maryam, Doryanizadeh, Nazanin, Minaei, Kambiz & Lotfollahi, Parisa, 2017, Association of Aceria cernuus (MASSE, 1927) (Acari: Eriophyidae) with Dolicolepta micrura (BAGNALL, 1914) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripdae) on two species of Zizipus, Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (2), pp. 1335-1342 : 1336-1337

Aceria cernuus (MASSE, 1927)

Eriophyes cernuus MASSE (1927)

M a t e r i a l s t u d i e d: 5♀♀, IRAN, Fars Province, Larestan, from jujube trees ( Ziziphus nummularia DC. & Ziziphus spina -christi (L.) WILLD), 18.iix. 2009, 20.ix. 2009,1. vi. 2012, 7. i. 2012, 11. i. 2012, 14. i. 2012, 20. ix. 2012, 11. x. 2012, 4. xii. 2012, 23. x. 2013 (M. Majidi)

D i a g n o s i s: Body of female mite spindle shaped, yellowish, 95 long, 50 wide Gnathosoma 14, projecting obliquely downwards, pedipalp seta d 4; Prodorsal shield 21 lenght, 37 wide, subtriangular without anterior lobe over cheliceral base, dorsal shield smooth, the pattern on sides of prodorsal shield composed of two short vertical lines, connected together with a transverse diagonal line, dorsal tubercles sc on rear shield margin with transverse basal axes, 20 apart, setae sc 18, directed postoriorly. Leg I 26.3, femur 5.3, seta (bv) 3.4; patella 2.6, seta (l″) 20; tibia 5.3, seta (l′) 8.3; tarsus 6, setae (ft′) 16, (ft″) 4.5; Unguinal seta (u′) 2; Claw 2; solenidion 6.6; empodium simple with 5 rayed. LegII 21, femur 4, seta (bv) 6.6; patella 5.3, seta (l″) 12; tibia 4; tarsus 6.6, setae (ft′) 14.4, (ft″) 4.7; Unguinal seta (u′) 2; Claw 6.6; solenidion 9; empodium simple with 5 rayed. Coxigenitalia area smooth, first coxal setae (1b) 11, tubercles 7 apart; second coxal setae (1a) 19, tubercles 7 apart; third coxal setae (2a) 30 tubercles 19 apart. Genitalia 10 length, 17 wide, female genital coverflap smooth; setae (3a) 24, 13 apart.Opisthosoma with about 60 narrow annuli; about 70 narrow and microtuberculateventeral annuli; lateral setae (c2) 24 on sternites 9; 1st venteral setae (d) 55 on sternites 19, tubercle d 34 apart; 2nd venteral setae (e) 37, on sternites 36, tubercle 25 apart; 3rd ventral setae (f) 24, on sternites 5 from rear, caudal setae (h2) 45, accessory setae (h1) 8 ( Fig. 2 ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Sudan (MASSE 1927), India ( MUKHERJEE et al. 1994) and Iran ( ARBABI et al. 2002)

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Fig. 2. View of the galls caused by Aceria cernuus on twig, leaf and petiole of Ziziphus.