Cenopalpus wainsteini (Livschitz & Mitrofanov, 1967 )

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 : 506

Cenopalpus wainsteini (Livschitz & Mitrofanov, 1967) ( Figure 18 )

Diagnosis (Female) — All dorsal setae, lanceolate, serrate, opisthosoma with 3 pairs of dorsocentrals gradually becoming shorter posteriorly, c1 subequal or slightly longer than d1, setae f2 present; dorsum coarsely striate and rostral shield slightly indented ( Fig 18 ); setae 4a reaching pass setae 3a; palp tibia with one seta; tarsus II with one solenidion distally; rostrum reaching just past distal margin of femur I.

Deutonymph — Hatzinikolis & Emmanouel (1987) described the deutonymph but excluded setae f2, while present in the female. Therefore we decided to omit it till it can be proofed otherwise.

Hosts and localities — This species was described from Pinus sp. in the Ukraine (Livschitz

& Mitrofanov, 1967). In Israel, it was reported from ornamentals by Halperin et al., (1989). Arabuli & Kvavadze (2013) redescribed C. wainsteini from Ficus carica L. ( Moraceae ), Philadelphus caucasicus Koehne (Hydrangeaceae) and Styphnolobium japonicum Schott (Fabaceae) Caucasia and Georgia. Other records are from: Giza, Egypt and Gaza Strip ( Hatzinikolis 1983, 1987; Hatzinikolis & Emmanouel, 1987).

Symptoms — Distorted needles that eventually dry out ( Hatzinikolis & Emmanouel, 1987).

Figures

Figure 18 Cenopalpus wainsteini(Livshitz & Mitrofanov): dorsal view of female.