Three new species of Tenuipalpus Donnadieu (Acari, Tenuipalpidae) from the State of São Paulo, Brazil Author Feres, Reinaldo J. F. Author Hernandes, Fábio A. text Zootaxa 2006 1125 57 68 journal article 50748 10.5281/zenodo.171805 a24fc3ec-55ac-4cfb-be22-a29ada2d72a9 1175­5326 171805 Tenuipalpus carlosflechtmanni Feres & Hernandes n. sp. (Figs. 1–8) Diagnosis : This species is placed in the caudatus group, annonae subgroup ( Baker & Tuttle 1987 ; Meyer 1993); it is similar to T. oliveirai Flechtmann (1994) , but differs from the latter mainly by the chaetotaxy of tarsi I–IV: 8(1)­8(1)­5­ 5 in T. carlosflechtmanni sp. n. and 7(1)­6(1)­3­ 3 in T. oliveirai . Female : (6 individuals)—Body length 286 (275–291); width 176 (165–176). Reddish colour when alive. Dorsum (Fig.1): prodorsal ve 4 (3–4) and sci 3 (3–4) setae reduced, sce setae 30 (27–30) developed, slightly curved and serrate; hysterosomal setae similar to ve and sci , except h2 whiplike; c1 4 (3–6), c3 9 (8–9), d1 4 (4–6), d3 5 (4–6), e1 6 (4–6), e3 11 (10–15), f1 13 (12–15), f2 14 (13–17), h1 13 (12–14), h2 128 (122–136). Ven te r (Figs.2–3): IC3 setae relatively short and IC4 elongate; pre­genital setae reaching the bases of genital setae; in one specimen an extra IC4 seta was observed (Fig.3); with 2 pairs of genital setae longer than anal setae. Gnathosoma (Fig.4): Palpus 3­segmented, 2nd segment elongate with a long hairy seta dorso­distally; 3rd segment short (3) with a terminal prominent rod­like solenidion ( 9 m ), 3 times as long as the segment. FIGURES 5–8. Tenuipalpus carlosflechtmanni sp. n. (female)—legs I–IV. Legs ( Figs.5–8 ): chaetotaxy (from coxa to tarsus): I 3 (including 1a)­1­4­3­5­8(1), II 2­1 ­4­3­5­8(1), III 1­2 ­2­1­3­5, IV 1­1 ­1­0­3­5. Femur I with 2 serrate dorso­lateral setae and two pubescent ventral setae; femur II with 3 serrate dorso­lateral setae and 1 pubescent ventral seta. Male : Unknown. Relation to host : inhabits the upper surface of leaves, mainly along the midrib. Type material : Holotype female, ex. Qualea grandiflora Mart. (Vochysiaceae) , September 17, 1987 , “Sítio” Santo Antônio ( 20º44’S ; 49º21’W ), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil (DZSJRP n.6282). Paratypes : 5 females , same data as holotype (DZSJRP n. 6282–6284). Etymology : carlosflechtmanni , in homage to Dr. Carlos Holger Wenzel Flechtmann, eminent acarologist of the Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil .