Tenuipalpus granati Sayed, 1946

Ueckermann, Edward A., Palevsky, Eric, Gerson, Uri, Recht, Eitan & Theron, Pieter D., 2018, The Tenuipalpidae (Acari: Trombidiformes) of Israel, Acarologia 58 (2), pp. 483-525 : 515-516

Tenuipalpus granati Sayed, 1946 ( Figure 25 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Dorsum with irregular striae, longitudinal laterally on opisthosoma, most setae very short and serrate, except for setae sc2, f2, f3, e3, h1, which are much longer; h2 long and flagellate; rostral shield deeply bifurcate, opisthosoma with 8 pairs of setae, 2 large pores and constricted behind coxae IV: one pair of dorsocentrals c1 (present, d1 and e1 absent),

7 pairs of dorsolaterals ( Fig 25A ); venter with mainly transverse striae, with one pair of 3a and

2 pairs of 4a setae, ventral and genital shields indistinct with one pair of aggenital and 2 pairs of genital setae, respectively; anal shield with 2 pairs of setae ( Fig 25B ). Spermatheca with basal half bulged but anterior half a slender tube, terminating blunt ( Fig 25C ). Palp 3-segmented.

Hosts and localities — This species was described from pomegranate Punica granatum

L. ( Lythraceae ) in Egypt ( Sayed, 1946) and reported from Israel, the former USSR, Greece, Cyprus, India and Iran ( Sternlicht & Golan, 1967; Channabasavanna & Lakkundi, 1977; Hatzinikolis, 1986; Khosrowshahi & Arbabi, 1997).

Symptoms — A pest of pomegranates and grapes in the Middle East ( Gerson 2017) and

Greece ( Hatzinikolis, 1986), but has not recently been reported on pomegranates in Israel

(Tselila Ben-David unpublished).

Figures

Figure 25 Tenuipalpus granatiSayed – Female: A – dorsal view; B – opisthogaster; C – spermatheca.