Brevipalpus olearius Sayed, 1950

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 : 494

Brevipalpus olearius Sayed, 1950 ( Figure 8 )

Diagnosis (Female) — Resembles B. oleae in all respects except for the number of setae on trochanters III and IV and the dorsal setal arrangements of the deutonymphs. Dorsum irregularly reticulate-striate medially and striate-granular laterally. Dorsal body setae short, narrowly lanceolate and serrate. Three pairs of dorsocentral setae and f2 present ( Fig 8A ).

Venter smooth medially from ventral shield to gnathosoma, but laterally with reticulations and granules. Ventral, genital, and anal shields striate ( Fig 8B ). Dorsal setae on genua I-II and femora I-III broadly lanceolate and serrate. Spermatheca a very long, slender, coiling tube terminating into a large, prominent hairy bulb ( Fig 8C ); tarsus II with one solenidion distally; one seta on trochanter III and trochanter IV without setae; rostrum reaches to distal end of genu I.

Deutonymph — Setae sc2, c3, d3, e3, f3 and h1 longest, broadly lanceolate, and serrate; setae v2, sc1, c1, d1, e1, f2, h2 much shorter and serrate ( Fig 8D ).

Hosts and localities — Olea europaea L. ( Oleaceae ). Described from Egypt by Sayed, 1950, but also reported from Crimea, Ukraine, Greece, Iran, Italy, Libya, Turkey, and Israel ( Castagnoli & Pegazzano, 1979; Hatzinikolis, 1986; Smith Meyer & Gerson, 1981; Khanjani et al., 2013).

Symptoms — Unknown.

Figures

Figure 8 Brevipalpus oleariusSayed – Female: A – dorsal view; B – opisthogaster; C – spermatheca; Deutonymph: D – dorsal view.