Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from fruit trees in Northeastern Brazil — a new genus, three new species and a redescription
Author
Reis, Aleuny C.
Author
Gondim, Manoel G. C.
Author
Návia, Denise
Author
Flechtmann, Carlos H. W.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2694
43
56
journal article
46993
10.5281/zenodo.199630
47cf888d-8e7e-4473-927f-5faf62b41593
1175-5326
199630
Solivagus
Reis & Navia
,
n. gen.
Diptilomiopidae
,
Rhyncaphytoptinae
(
Figs. 1–2
)
Diagnosis.
Solivagus
n. gen.
is a
Rhyncaphytoptinae
genus with coxal seta I (
1b
) absent; prodorsal shield with scapular setae (
sc
) absent, however, scapular tubercles present, minute, with longitudinal bases and near rear shield margin; tibial seta (
l’
) on leg I present; genual setae (
l’’
) absent in leg II and femoral seta (
bv
) absent on legs I and II. This new genus is near
Sakthirhynchus
Umapathy & Mohanasundaram, 1999
;
Chakrabartiella
Amrine & Stasny, 1994
and
Hyborhinus
Mohanasundaram, 1986
of the
Rhyncaphytoptinae
in the absence of coxal seta I (
1b
). However, it differs from these genera especially in the chaetotaxy of the legs and prodorsal shield. It varies from
Sakthirhynchus
in the presence of genual seta (
l’’
) and tibial seta (
l’
) on leg I and prodorsal shield tubercles, all absent in
Sakthirhynchus
; from
Chakrabartiella
in the absence of genual seta (
l’’
) on leg II and of scapular setae (
sc
), both present in
Chakrabartiella
; and from
Hyborhinus
, in the absence of femoral seta (
bv
) on legs I and II, genual seta (
l’’
) on leg II and of scapular seta (
sc
), all present in
Hyborhinus
.
Type
species.
Solivagus alpha
n. sp.
Etymology.
The generic name,
Solivagus
, is derived from the Latin words
solus
or
solitarius
, which means alone or solitary and the Latin word
vagus
, which means wandering, and refers to the vagrant habit of the mite. Gender: masculine.