Obdulia Pritchard & Baker, 1958

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 : 510

Genus Obdulia Pritchard & Baker, 1958

Idiosoma roundish; prodorsum with 3 pairs of setae v ( 2, sc1, sc2); opisthosoma with 11 pairs of setae consisting of 3 pairs of dorsocentral ( c1, d1, e1), 6 pairs of dorsolaterals ( c3, d3, e3, f3, h2, h1) and 2 pairs sublateral setae ( c2, d2), setae f2 absent ( Fig 20 ); palp one-segmented ( Fig 1A ); tarsi with true claws uncinated.

Figures

Figure 1 Different types of Tenuipalpidae palpi: A – one-segmented (exCapedulia); B – three- segmented (Tenuipalpus); C – two-segmented (Raoiella, Phyllotetranychus); D – one-segmented (Tenuipalpus); E – two-segmented (Raoiella, Phyllotetranychus); F – three-segmented (Dolichote- tranychus); G – four-segmented (Brevipalpus, Cenopalpus); H – five-segmented (Aegyptobia)

Figure 20 Obdulia tamaricisPritchard & Baker: dorsal view of female.