Raoiellana
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Fig. 1. Raoiellana allium female dorsum (after Baker & Tuttle 1972). |
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Fig. 2. Raoiellana allium female dorsum. |
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Fig. 3. Raoiellana allium female ventral opisthosoma; ps1 obscured. |
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Fig. 4. Raoiellana allium male venter
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Fig. 5. Raoiellana allium female eyes
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Key characters
- f2 absent (Fig. 1)
- h2 not elongate
- adult females with three pairs of legs (Fig. 2), males with four pairs of legs (Fig. 4)*
- eyes present, reduced in size (Fig. 5)*
- anterior margin of prodorsum smooth rounded, without notch or projection
- ventral, genital and anal plates not developed (Fig. 3)
- 2 pairs ps setae
- 2 segmented palp
- cuticle striate
*Castro-Ochoa-Beard, ongoing research on the phylogeny of the Tenuipalpidae
Number of species
One - R. allium
Authority
Baker and Tuttle
Distribution
Turkey
Hosts
Allium pulchellum (Alliaceae)
