Raoiella todtiana
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Fig. 1. Raoiella todtiana adult female dorsum. |
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Fig. 2. Raoiella todtiana adult female dorsum. |
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Fig. 3. Raoiella todtiana adult female central dorsum. |
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Fig. 4. Raoiella todtiana adult female anterior lateral opisthosoma. |
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Fig. 5. Raoiella todtiana adult female posterior dorsum. |
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Fig. 6. Raoiella todtiana adult female leg I (s = solenidion, cs = companion seta). |
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Fig. 7. Raoiella todtiana adult female leg II (s = solenidion, cs = companion seta). |
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Fig. 8. Raoiella todtiana adult female leg II (s = solenidion, cs = companion seta). |
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Fig. 9. Raoiella todtiana adult female leg I indicating dorsal seta, d, on tibia I. |
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Fig. 10. Raoiella todtiana adult female palps (s = solenidion, e = eupathidium). |
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Fig. 11. Raoiella todtiana adult female posterior venter (genital region). |
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Fig. 12. Raoiella todtiana adult male posterior opisthosoma indicating setae ps1. |
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Fig. 13. Raoiella todtiana larva, posterior venter indicating elongate filiform setae h2. |
Authority
Beard and Ochoa
Key characters
- setae c1, d1, e1 spatulate (Figs. 1-4)
- seta h1 longer than h2 (Fig. 5)
- seta h2 spatulate (Fig. 5)
- seta f2 obviously shorter than f3 (Fig. 5)
- coxae III-IV nude
- femur II with 3 setae (d, bv", v' present; l' absent)
- genua I-II with 3 setae (d, l', l")
- tarsus I with companion seta obviously longer than solenidion (Fig. 6)
- tarsus II with companion seta slightly longer than solenidion (can appear more or less subequal) (Figs. 7, 8)
- dorsal seta on tibiae I-II setiform with tapered tip (not finely tapered) (Fig. 9)
- palp tibiotarsus with one solenidion and one tapered eupathidium distally (Fig. 10), and one seta dorsally
- setae ps1 and ps2 inserted adjacent to each other (Fig. 11)
- male with short ps1 setae, 9-11 microns (Fig. 12)
- male femur II and genua I-II same as female
- larva with elongate, filiform setae h2 (Fig. 13)
Similar species
Raoiella todtiana is morphologicall similar to Raoiella karri.
Raoiella todtiana: prodorsal setae v2 55-65, sc1 32-42, sc2 48-60; opisthosomal setae f2 26-32, h2 26-36; setae d on femora I-III and genu I with broad blunt tips.
Raoiella karri: prodorsal setae v2 63-73, sc1 51-61, sc2 63-70; opisthosomal setae f2 29-43, h2 25-35; setae d on femora I-III and genu I with tapered tips.
Distribution
Australia (WA)
Hosts
Coastal blackbutt, Eucalyptus todtiana (Myrtaceae)
Remarks
This species is placed in the wandoo species group by Beard et al. (2018).
Raoiella todtiana grouped with Raoiella karri as species 2 in Dowling et al. (2012).
References
Beard et al. (2018); Dowling et al. (2012)
