Tydeid and triophtydeid mites (Acari: Tydeoidea) associated with grapevine (Vitaceae: Vitis spp.) in Brazil, with the descriptions of species of Prelorryia (André, 1980) and Tydeus Koch, 1835
Author
Silva, Guilherme Liberato Da
Author
Cunha, Uemerson Silva Da
Author
Rocha, Matheus Dos Santos
Author
Panou, Eleni N.
Author
Ferla, Noeli Juarez
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Zootaxa
2014
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.3
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Tydeus californicus
(
Banks, 1904
)
(
Fig. 4
A–D)
Tydeus californicus
Kaźmierski, 1998: 344
.
Tydeus californicus
Baker
and Wharton, 1952
: 192
;
Fleschner and Arakawa, 1953
:1092
;
Baker
, 1970:174.
Tetranychoides californicus
Banks, 1904
: 54
.
Female (n = 3). Dimensions: length of idiosoma
325
339 (325–365) and width
233
240 (220–265).
FIGURE 4
.
Tydeus californicus
(Female)
A. Dorsal view; B. Anogenital area; C. Leg I; D. Leg II.
Dorsum
(
Fig. 4
A)—Prodorsum recurved, 12 pairs of dorsal setae, trichobothrium whip-like, smooth, slightly longer than setae. Striation
type
“
Tydeus
” (
Kaźmierski 1998b
). Five pairs of setae on opisthosoma spatulate (
f1, f2, h1, h2
and
ps1
), other setae lanceolate, slightly serrated. Setal measurements as follows:
ro
21
22 (21–23),
la
25
24 (22–25),
bo
33
34 (33–35),
ex
25
25 (25),
c
1
30
26 (23–30),
c
2
25
25 (23–25),
d
1
30
27 (25–30),
e
1
25
25
(25–26),
f1
2
3
25
(23–25),
f
2
25
25,
h
1
25
27 (25–28),
h
2
25
25,
ps
1
23
24 (23–25). Body entirely striate.
Venter
(
Fig. 4
B)—Anogenital area with six pairs of genital, four pairs of aggenital and
ps
2
in anal region
24
24 (23–24). Epimeral formula: 3-1-4-2.
Gnathosoma
- Setal pattern of palp (tarsus –genu): 5-2-2, tarsus with seta
p'
ζ broadened and tapering distally. Cheliceral stilettos length
20
20; length of palp
65
62 (57–65).
Legs
(
Fig. 4
C–D)—Length of legs I–IV as follows: leg I
175
171 (168–175), leg II
148
143 (140–148), leg III
148
142 (138–148) and leg IV
180
166 (158–180). All legs with two claws and a hairy empodium, empodial hooks absent. Solenidion (ωI) on tarsus I short, slender, shorter than half width of tarsus. Tarsus I with
ft'
subequal to
ft''
in length. Leg setal formulae as follows (tarsus—trochanter): Leg I: 8 (1ω)-3-3-3-1; Leg II: 6-2-2-2-0; Leg III: 5-2-1- 1-1; Leg IV: 5-2-1-1-0.
Male: Not found.
Material examined
.
Brazil
:
One female collected from
Vitis vinifera
, Pinot Noir, Candiota County
, State of Rio Grande do Sul,
14/IV/2007
. Two females from Boqueirão do Leão County, Cabernet Sauvignon (
Vitis vinifera
) and Bordeaux (
Vitis labrusca
) varieties, State of Rio Grande do Sul,
16/III/2006
, coll. Diehl, M. and Horn, T.B. Deposited at Museu de Ciências Naturais, UNIVATES - Centro Universitário, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul State,
Brazil
.
Distribution.
In
Brazil
, this species was already reported on rubber trees in the state of São Paulo (Hernandes & Feres 2006) and this is the first report from the state of Rio Grande do Sul.