Tenuipalpus crassulus


 Fig. 1.  Tenuipalpus crassulus  female dorsum (holotype).
Fig. 1. Tenuipalpus crassulus female dorsum (holotype).
 Fig. 2.  Tenuipalpus crassulus  female prodorsal setae  sc2 .
Fig. 2. Tenuipalpus crassulus female prodorsal setae sc2.
 Fig. 3.  Tenuipalpus crassulus  female posterior dorsum, indicating lateral setae.
Fig. 3. Tenuipalpus crassulus female posterior dorsum, indicating lateral setae.
 Fig. 4.  Tenuipalpus crassulus  female venter (paratype).
Fig. 4. Tenuipalpus crassulus female venter (paratype).

Authority

Baker and Tuttle

Key characters

  • dorsal setae c1, d1, e1, f2 present (Fig. 1)
  • prodorsal setae sc2 short (10-15 microns), curved (Fig. 2)
  • dorsal lateral setae f2, f3 short (7-12 microns), leaf-shaped (Fig. 3)
  • 2 pairs of ventral setae 3a, 1 pair setae 4a (Fig. 4)

Recorded hosts

Crassula lycopodioides (Crassulaceae)

Recorded distribution

The Netherlands (intercepted in Washington DC, 1959)

Remarks

This species is currently being redescribed by Welbourn, Beard, Bauchan & Ochoa (in prep.).

References

Baker & Tuttle 1972