Mesostigmata (Monogynaspida)—Key feature pages

Palpgenu setation

In the Monogynaspida a mamximum of 6 setae may be found on the palppalp:
(= pedipalp) the second pair of limbs in arachnids, used in feeding and originating on either side of the chelicerae.  In mites, the palps may be vestigial, with only a few segments, or have a maximum of  5 freely articulating segments (rarely the femur is subdivided) and a distal or subdistal apotele.
genu.