Chaudhripalpus
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Fig. 1. Chaudhripalpus creelae female dorsum. |
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Fig. 2. Chaudhripalpus costacola sp. nov. Beard & Seeman, female dorsum. |
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Fig. 3. Chaudhripalpus creelae female, anterior margin of prodorsum concealing the gnathosoma; a, b dorsal view; c ventral view. |
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Fig. 4. Chaudhripalpus costacola sp. nov. Beard & Seeman, female venter, detail of genital region. |
Key characters
- c2, d2, e2, f2 absent (Figs. 1, 2)
- h2
not elongate - dorsal setae short, broadly spatulate (Figs. 1, 2)
- anterior prodorsal of margin with notch level with v2 (setae v2 often concealed under prodorsum - Figs. 1, 2, 3)
- ventral plate not developed
- genital and anal plates membranous, weakly developed (Fig. 4)
- 3 pairs ps setae (Fig. 4)
- 4 segmented palp (Fig. 3)
Similar taxa
Philippipalpus - e2 present
Tegopalpus - 3 segmented palp
Number of species
Two - C. creelae, C. costacola
Authority
Mesa, Welbourn and Evans
Distribution
Australia
Hosts
Allocasuarina luehmannii, Casuarina cristata (Casuarinaceae)
Colour
- red when alive
- eggs red
Remarks
Individuals wedge themselves into crevices on needle-like leaves of host plant.
This is a recently redescribed genus (see Beard, Seeman & Bauchan (2014).
