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Issue: Vol. 2719 No. 1: 10 Dec. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-12-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2719.1.4
Page range: 41–61
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 20

Genus Acalvolia (Acari: Winterschmidtiidae), with the description of a new species from the USA

Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Investigation & Diagnostic Centres, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Investigation & Diagnostic Centres, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Investigation & Diagnostic Centres, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
Acari Systematics taxonomy Sarcoptiformes orange North America

Abstract

The definition of the mite genus Acalvolia is revised. A new species, Acalvolia americana, with conidia of Cladosporium sp. in its gut, intercepted on orange from the United States is described. Currently the genus consists of only one species, and the new species is distinguished from that species by having smooth supracoxal setae, longer setae sci (ratio sce: sci = 2.5–2.7), and longer dorsal idiosomal setae c1, d1 and e1 (reaching to or overlapping the bases of setae in the next row).

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