Revision of Neotrichobia Tuttle & Baker (Acari, Tetranychidae) with ontogenetic development and redescription of N. arizonensis
Author
He, Hu-Die
Author
Yi, Tian-Ci
Author
Jin, Dao-Chao
Author
Ochoa, Ronald
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5324.1.12
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10.11646/zootaxa.5324.1.12
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Neotrichobia
Tuttle & Baker, 1968
Type
species:
Neotrichobia arizonensis
Tuttle & Baker, 1968
Diagnosis
Within tribe
Petrobiini
, prodorsum with three pairs of setae (
v
2
,
sc
1
and
sc
2
), hysterosoma with nine pairs of setae (
c
1–3
,
d
1–2
,
e
1–2
,
f
1–2
) inserted on small tubercles dorsally and three pairs of lyriforms (
ia
,
im
and
ip
); central region of adult prodorsum and opisthodorsum smooth without striae (
Fig. 1
and
5
); a narrow band of transverse striae between prosoma and opisthosoma; podosomal venter of adult and nymph with many coxal setae and intercoxal setae, that of larva with same coxal setae and intercoxal setae of the family
Tetranychidae
; peritreme anastomosing distally; tarsus I and tarsus II with typical duplex setae, tibia II–IV with one solenidion respectively.
Remarks
Previously,
Neotrichobia
was placed in its own tribe
Neotrichobiini (
Tuttle & Baker 1968
)
. It is unique in having many ventral and coxal setae in the post-larval stages. Normally, adult
Tetranychidae
have two pairs of setae on coxae I (
1b
,
1c
), no more than two pairs on coxae II (
2b
,
2c
), and one pair on both coxae III (
3b
) and coxae IV (
4b
), and three pairs of intercoxal setae,
1a
between coxae I,
3a
between coxae III,
4a
between coxae IV. Departures from the typical body setation of spider mites is unusual but not unique to
Neotrichobia
, with coxal hypertrichy also being present in
Tauriobia
and the subgenus
Paraplonobia Brachynychus
, and dorsal hypertrichy in
Dasyobia
(
Lindquist 1985
)
.