A review of the genus Tycherobius (Acari: Camerobiidae), with descriptions of four new species from Australia
Author
Fan, Qing-Hai
Author
Walter, David E.
text
Zootaxa
2006
1121
1
52
journal article
50772
10.5281/zenodo.171702
1edf6823-9117-4b17-bf91-eb07b79403d4
11755326
171702
Tycherobius rhytis
(Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool)
Neophyllobius rhytis
Chaudhri, Akbar & Rasool, 1974
: 190
.
Tycherobius rhytis
;
Bolland, 1986
: 214
.
Diagnosis
Adult female. Palptarsus with 2 + 1 eupathidium + 1;
pdx
present; idiosomal setae lanceolate;
vi
,
pdx
,
c1
,
c2
and
d1
slightly longer than others;
c1
:
c2
= 1.1,
d1
:
d2
= 1.4,
e1
:
e2
= 0.9,
f1
:
f2
= 1.2,
c1
:
d1
:
e1
:
f1
= 1.3: 1.2: 1.0: 1.0; femora I–IV with 4, 4, 3, 2.
Distribution and habitat
PAKISTAN
.
W. Hyderabad:
from an unidentified plant (
Chaudhri
et al
. 1974
);
N. Balakot:
from
Hedera himalaica
(
Chaudhri
et al
. 1974
)
.
Remarks
In some respects,
T. rhytis
is similar to
T. turcicus
Ayy
₁ld₁z & Doğan in having 2 eupathidia on the palptarsus and
c1
being slightly longer than
c2
, but differs in a unique character in that femur II has 4 setae rather than 3.