Tydeoid mites (Acari: Tydeidae, Edbakerellidae, Iolinidae) occurring on Citrus in southern Africa
Author
Ueckermann, Edward A.
Author
Grout, Timothy G.
text
Journal of Natural History
2007
2010-12-02
41
37 - 40
2351
2378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701589921
journal article
10.1080/00222930701589921
1464-5262
4669726
Perafrotydeus meyerae
(Baker)
Tydeus (Afrotydeus) meyerae
Baker 1970
, p 165
.
Perafrotydeus meyerae
(Baker)
;
André 1980
, p 142.
Diagnosis
Adults.
All dorsal setae, except for
υe
and
sci
, are lanceolate with finely serrated edges. Setae
sci
are long and slightly serrate, and although not mentioned in the description, setae
υe
may also be serrate, but are as slender as
sci
. Rest of features as for genus.
This species was found on
Citrus
sp. at Hectorspruit (Mpumalanga) and Bindura (
Zimbabwe
).