Aceria noorspoortiensis Situngu, Ngubane-Ndhlovu et Chetverikov, 2023

SitunguK, Sivu, ElhalawanyK, Ashraf Said, Ngubane-NdhlovuK, Nompumelelo P. & ChetverikovK, Philipp E., 2023, New species and records of gall mites of the genus Aceria (Eriophyoidea, Eriophyidae) associated withTamarix in Egypt and South Africa, Acarologia 63 (4), pp. 1271-1303 : 1292

Aceria noorspoortiensis Situngu, Ngubane-Ndhlovu et Chetverikov n. sp.

Aceria amrini in Chetverikov et al. 2019:1287

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Figure 11 Drawings ofAceria noorspoortiensisn. sp. A – prodorsal shield, B – coxigenital area, C and D – legs I and II, E – female internal genitalia, F and G – tarsal solenidion and empodium, H – dorsal aspect of rear part of opisthosoma, I – male genital area, J – ventral aspect of rear part of opisthosoma. Scale bars: A – 20 µm, B – 10 µm; C,D,E,F,G – 5 µm; H, J – 30 µm; I – 15 µm. Drawings – P.E. Chetverikov.

Figure 12 PC LM (A,B,C,E,F) and DIC LM (D) photographs of prodorsal shields (A-E) and dorsal gnathosoma (F) in females of Aceria noorspoortiensis n. sp. Scale bars: A, B, C, D, E – 10 µm; F – 5 µm. Photos – P.E.Chetverikov.

Figure 13 PC LM (A,B,E,H,I,J) and DIC LM (C,D,F,G) photographs of females (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,I,J) and male (I) ofAceria noorspoortiensis n. sp. A – coxigenital area, B – prosternal apodeme, C and D – empodia I (C) and II (D), E – dorsal view of posterior part of opisthosoma, F and G – ventral (F) and dorsal (G) view of entire mite, H and I – male (H) and female (I) external genitalia, J – ventral view of posterior part of opisthosoma. Scale bars: A – 10 µm; B,E,H,I – 5 µm; C, D – 2 µm; F,G – 20 µm; J – 15 µm. Photos – P.E.Chetverikov.

Figure 14 SEM images ofAceria noorspoortiensisn. sp. Female: A – external genitalia, B – empodium and solenidion, C– lateral view, D&E– dorsal view of opisthosoma showing variation in shape of microtubercles. Scale bars: A – 10 µm; B – 2 µm; C – 20 µm; D,E – 10 µm. Photos – S. Situngu.