Abstract Abstract
Nine eriophyoid mites, including two new species and five new records, from Iran are described and illustrated. They are Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kacalev, 1974, rec. n. on Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo (Asteraceae); Aceria anthocoptes (Nalepa, 1892), rec. n. on Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asteraceae); Aceria lactucae (Canestrini, 1893), rec. n. on Lactuca virosa L. (Asteraceae); Aceria pulicaris sp. n. on Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. (Asteraceae); Aceria tosichella Keifer, 1969 on Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae); Eriophyes rotundae Mohanasundaram, 1983 on Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae); Aculops maroccensis Keifer, 1972, rec. n. on Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae); Aculus medicager sp. n. on Medicago sativa L. (Leguminosae); Tetra lycopersici Xue & Hong, 2005, rec. n. on Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae).
Keywords: New species, new records, Eriophyoidea, taxonomy, Iran
Introduction
During growth season 2010, field surveys were conducted by the second and forth authors in the north eastern provinces of Iran. A variety of locations mainly in Mashhad region were surveyed and sampled for potential eriophyoid symptoms and species presence. Among the eriophyoid mites that were identified, two species were found to be new to science and five species are reported for the first time from Iran. By this study, the total number of Eriophyoidea mites of Iran increased to 95 species (Xue et al. 2009; Xue et al. in press).
Materials and methods
The specimens were recovered from plant materials by means of direct observations under a dissecting microscope. Collected mites were preserved in 70 % ethyl alcohol and later mounted or freshly collected specimens were placed in lactophenol solution for 5-7 days in room temperature then mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Slide mounted specimens were identified by the first and third authors. The morphological terminology used herein follows Lindquist (1996) and the generic classification is made according to Amrine et al. (2003). Slides were mounted and specimens were measured following de Lillo et al. (2010). Specimens were examined with a Zeiss A2 (Germany) research microscope with phase contrast and semi-schematic drawings were made. Photos of slide mounted mites were taken with the same microscope (100× oil immersion objective with 10× eyepieces), connected to a computer using Axiovision image analysis software. It was not possible to provide illustrations of the lateral views for some of the species described here because of the mounting position on slides. For each species, the holotype female measurement precedes the corresponding range for paratypes (given in parentheses). All measurements are in micrometers (μm), and are lengths when not otherwise specified.
Taxonomy
Family Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898. Subfamily Eriophyinae Nalepa, 1898. Tribe Aceriini Amrine & Stansy, 1994. Genus Aceria Keifer, 1944
Aceria acroptiloni
Shevchenko & Kacalev, 1974 rec. n.
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Figure 1. Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kacalev, 1974, rec. n. A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Aceria acroptiloni Shevchenko & Kacalev, 1974; Kacalev et al. 1974: 25–34, figures 1–4.
Aceria acroptiloni ; Amrine & Stasny 1994: 18.
Material examined.
2 females and 1 male (slide number IRAN210), from Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo (Asteraceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 23-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 7females and 2 males (slide number 210), from Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo (Asteraceae), Shirvan, North Khorasan Province, Iran, 37.4500°N, 57.9000°E, elevation 1093m, 4-VI-2010, coll. Hussein Sadeghi, deposited as slides in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo (Asteraceae).
Relation to host.
In flowers, flower buds, floral deformation.
Distribution.
Russia, Uzbekistan, Iran.
Aceria anthocoptes
(Nalepa, 1892) rec. n.
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Figure 2. Aceria anthocoptes (Nalepa, 1892), rec. n. D dorsal view of female CG coxae and female genitalia em empodium L1 leg І L2 leg ІІ IG female internal genitalia.
Figure 3. Aceria anthocoptes (Nalepa, 1892), rec. n. A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Phytoptus anthocoptes Nalepa 1892: 120.
Eriophyes anthocoptes ; Nalepa 1898: 42.
Aceria anthocoptes ; Roivainen 1950: 2.
Eriophyes (Aceria) anthocoptes ; Liro & Roivainen 1951: 81, figure 45–4.
Aceria anthocoptes ; Farkas 1965: 51, figure 35a–c.
Aceria anthocoptes ; Amrine & Stasny 1994: 22.
Aceria anthocoptes ; Skoracka et al. 2005: 42.
Description.
Female (n = 11, dorsal view): Body vermiform, 256 (256–282), 67 (67–68) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 22 (22–23), projecting obliquely downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2–3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (5–6), cheliceral stylets 20 (20–21). Prodorsal shield 28 (28–33), 37 (37–38) wide, median, admedian and submedian lines complete and parallel, with many short lines and granules at lateral; anterior shield lobe absent. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 28 (28–29) apart, scapular setae (sc) 52 (52–56), projecting posteriorly. Coxigenital region with 7 (7–9) microtuberculated annuli. Coxisternal plates with short lines, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 7 (7–8), 12 (12–13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 25 (25–27), 8 (8–10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2a) 58 (53–58), 25 (25–26) apart, tubercles 1b and 1a apart 7 (6–7), tubercles 1a and 2a 8 (8–8) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (7–8). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 38 (38–41), femur 12 (12–13), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (12–13); genu 5 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 30 (30–33); tibia 6 (6–7), paraxial tibial seta (l’) 5 (5–6), located at 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 8 (7–8), seta ft’ 18 (18–19), seta ft’’ 26 (26–27), seta u’ 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 7 (7–8), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 8 (8–9), knobbed. Leg ІІ 37 (37–39), femur 9 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 13 (13–14); genu 4 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 10 (10–12); tibia 6 (5–6); tarsus 7 (6–7), seta ft’ 8 (8–9), seta ft’’ 28 (28–30), seta u’ 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 7 (7–8), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 11 (11–12), knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 71 (71–75) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 79 (79–83) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 23 (23–25) on ventral annulus 15 (15–16), 62 (57–62) apart; setae d 73 (73–76) on ventral annulus 29 (28–29), 50 (45–50) apart; setae e 23 (23–25) on ventral annulus 46 (45–46), 30 (22–30) apart; setae f 32 (32–35) on 7th ventral annulus from rear, 23 (23–23) apart. Setae h1 5 (5–6), h2 96 (96–98). Female genitalia 15 (15–16), 25 (25–26) wide, coverflap with 14 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 23 (23–25), 21 (18–21) apart.
Male. Not seen.
Material examined.
3females (slide number IRAN212), from Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asteraceae), Torghabeh, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3167°N, 59.3500°E, 26-VIII-2010, elevation 980m & Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 6-IX-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 8females (slide number 212), from Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asteraceae), Torghabeh, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3167°N, 59.3500°E, 26-VIII-2010, elevation 980m, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slides in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop., Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl., Cirsium canescens Nutt., Cirsium helenioides (L.) Hill, Cirsium scariosum Nutt., Cirsium scopulorum (Greene) Cockerell ex Daniels, Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng., Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore (Asteraceae); Lolium perenne L. (Poaceae).
Relation to host.
Leaf curl, erineum, rust, vagrant.
Distribution.
Iran, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, USA.
Aceria lactucae
(Canestrini, 1893) rec. n.
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Figure 4. Aceria lactucae (Canestrini, 1893), rec. n. D dorsal view of female CG coxae and female genitalia em empodium L1 leg І L2 leg ІІ.
Figure 5. Aceria lactucae (Canestrini, 1893), rec. n. A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Phytoptus lactucae Canestrini 1893: 153.
Eriophyes lactucae ; Nalepa 1898: 43.
Aceria lactucae ; Farkas 1965: 42, figure 34c.
Aculus lactucae ; Amrine & Stasny 1994: 135.
Vasates lactucae ; Petanovic & Stankovic 1999: 80.
Description.
Female (n = 14, dorsal view): Body vermiform, 273 (242–273), 62 (62–63) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 20 (20–21), projecting obliquely downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 2 (2–3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 6 (6–7), cheliceral stylets 18 (17–18). Prodorsal shield 35 (35–37), 45 (45–46) wide, median, admedian and submedian lines complete and parallel, with many short lines at lateral; anterior shield lobe acuminate. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 25 (25–26) apart, scapular setae (sc) 42 (45–45), projecting posteriorly. Coxigenital region with 8 (8–9) microtuberclated annuli. Coxisternal plates with short lines, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 14 (14–16), 13 (12–13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 28 (28–30), 11 (10–11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2a) 42 (42–45), 26 (26–27) apart, tubercles 1b and 1a apart 7 (6–7), tubercles 1a and 2a 8 (8–9) apart. Prosternal apodeme 10 (10–11). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 40 (40–42), femur 10 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 13 (13–14); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 31 (31–33); tibia 8 (7–8), paraxial tibial seta (l’) 10 (10–11), located at 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7–8), seta ft’ 19 (16–19), seta ft’’ 27 (27–28), seta u’ 7 (7–8); tarsal empodium (em) 9 (9–10), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 10 (10–11), tapered. Leg ІІ 36 (36–38), femur 8 (7–8), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 13 (13–14); genu 4 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 15 (14–15); tibia 6 (5–6); tarsus 7 (6–7), seta ft’ 12 (12–13), seta ft’’ 31 (31–33), seta u’ 6 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 10 (10–11), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 11 (11–12), tapered. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 68 (68–72) annuli, with round obscure microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 78 (78–80) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 30 (29–30) on ventral annulus 15 (15–16), 61 (58–61) apart; setae d 62 (62–66) on ventral annulus 27 (27–29), 46 (46–48) apart; setae e 21 (21–25) on ventral annulus 44 (44–45), 26 (26–27) apart; setae f 27 (27–30) on 7th ventral annulus from rear, 20 (20–21) apart. Setae h1 5 (5–6), h2 83 (83–85). Female genitalia 20 (20–22), 25 (25–26) wide, coverflap with 12 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 23 (23–25), 17 (17–18) apart.
Male: Not seen.
Material examined.
3females (slide number IRAN216), from Lactuca virosa L. (Asteraceae), Kang, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3167°N, 59.2333°E, elevation 1050m, 26-VII-2010 & Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, 20-X-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 11females (slide number 216), from Lactuca virosa L. (Asteraceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 9-X-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Lactuca saligna L., Lactuca serriola L., Lactuca virosa L. (Asteraceae).
Relation to host.
Bract and leaf deformation.
Distribution.
Iran; Hungary; Italy.
Aceria pulicaris sp. n.
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Figure 6. Aceria pulicaris sp. n. D dorsal view of female CG coxae and female genitalia IG female internal genitalia.
Figure 7. Aceria pulicaris sp. n. V ventral view of female em empodium L1 leg І L2 leg ІІ.
Figure 8. Aceria pulicaris sp. n. A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Description.
Female (n = 10, dorsal view): Body vermiform, 203 (203–223), 58 (55–58) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 25 (25–26), projecting obliquely downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2–3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (5–7), cheliceral stylets 18 (18–23). Prodorsal shield 31 (31–35), 35 (35–36) wide, median, admedian and submedian lines complete and parallel, between median and admedian lines with some short lines, prodorsal shield with many short lines at lateral; anterior shield lobe acuminate. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 22 (22–24) apart, scapular setae (sc) 43 (43–44), projecting posteriorly. Coxigenital region with 6 (6–7) microtuberclated annuli. Coxisternal plates with short lines and granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 11 (8–11), 10 (10–11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 29 (27–29), 7 (7–8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2a) 45 (45–48), 21 (21–22) apart, tubercles 1b and 1a apart 5 (5–6), tubercles 1a and 2a 7 (7–8) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (6–7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 38 (38–41), femur 10 (10–11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 14 (14–15); genu 5 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 32 (32–33); tibia 5 (5–6), paraxial tibial seta (l’) 8 (7–8), located at 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 8 (7–8), seta ft’ 24 (24–25), seta ft’’30 (28–30), seta u’ 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 6 (6–7), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 10 (10–11), slightly knobbed. Leg ІІ 33 (33–35), femur 8 (8–9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (12–13); genu 3 (3–4), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 12 (12–13); tibia 4 (4–5); tarsus 7 (7–8), seta ft’ 6 (6–7), seta ft’’ 30 (30–31), seta u’ 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 6 (6–7), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 10 (10–11), slightly knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 66 (66–69) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 64 (64–68) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 40 (40–43) on ventral annulus 10 (10–11), 55 (55–56) apart; setae d 58 (58–62) on ventral annulus 24 (24–25), 38 (38–40) apart; setae e 21 (21–23) on ventral annulus 40 (40–41), 20 (20–23) apart; setae f 22 (22–23) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 18 (18–20) apart. Setae h1 3 (3–4), h2 63 (63–66). Female genitalia 15 (15–16), 20 (20–21) wide, coverflap with 16 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 21 (21–22), 13 (13–15) apart.
Male: Unknown.
Type material.
Holotype, female (slide number IRAN207, marked Holotype), from Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. (Asteraceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 21-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China. Paratypes, 2 females (slide number IRAN207), with the same data as holotype; 7females (slide number 207), from Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. (Asteraceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 21-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slides in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Relation to host.
Vagrant.
Etymology.
The specific designation pulicaris is from the generic name of host plant, Pulicaria.
Differential diagnosis.
This species is similar to Aceria lactucae (Canestrini, 1893), but can be differentiated from the latter by female genital coverflap with 16 ridges (female genital coverflap with 12 ridges in Aceria lactucae), empodium 4-rayed (empodium 5-rayed in Aceria lactucae), between median and admedian lines with short lines on prodorsal shield (between median and admedian lines smooth in Aceria lactucae).
Aceria tosichella
Keifer, 1969
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Figure 9. Aceria tosichella Keifer, 1969 A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Aceria tosichella Keifer, 1969: 1–2, pl.1.
Aceria tritici Shevtchenko, 1970; Shevtchenko et al. 1970: 224–235, figures 2–4.
Aceria tosichella ; Amrine & Stasny 1994: 92.
Aceria tosichella ; Hong & Zhang 1996: 28.
Aceria tosichella ; Baker et al. 1996: 318, figure 573.
Aceria tosichella ; Skoracka 2005: 64–66.
Aceria tosichella ; Hong et al. 2006: 231.
Aceria tosichella ; Song et al. 2008: 14.
Aceria tosichella ; Ripka 2008: 154.
Aceria tosichella ; Xue et al. 2009: 466.
Aceria tosichella ; Pereira et al. 2009: 539–542.
Material examined.
3females (slide number IRAN209), from Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 21-VIII-2010, coll. Hussein Sadeghi, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 11females (slide number 209), from Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. (Poaceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elevation 915m, 21-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Avena sativa L., Hordeum vulgare L., Pennisetum sp. Rich, Secale cereale L., Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv., Sorghum sp. Moench, Triticum aestivum L., Zea mays L. (Poaceae).
Relation to host.
Vagrant, often causing leaf curl, virus transmission.
Distribution.
Asia; Australia; Brazil; Canada; Europe; Iran; Italy; Mexico; Poland; Russia; Serbia; USA.
Tribe Eriophyini Nalepa, 1898
Genus Eriophyes von Siebold, 1851
Eriophyes rotundae
Mohanasundaram, 1983
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Figure 10. Eriophyes rotundae Mohanasundaram, 1983 A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Eriophyes rotundae Mohanasundaram 1983: 263–265, figure 1.
Eriophyes rotundae ; Amrine & Stasny 1994: 208.
Material examined.
3females (slide number IRAN218), from Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae), Torogh, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.2333°N, 59.6000°E, 22-X-2010, elevation 920m, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 16females (slide number 218), from Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae), Torogh, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.2333°N, 59.6000°E, 22-X-2010, elevation 920m, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae).
Relation to host.
Vagrant.
Distribution.
India, Iran.
Subfamily Phyllocoptinae Nalepa, 1892
Tribe Anthocoptini Amrine & Stasny, 1994
Genus Aculops Keifer, 1966
Aculops maroccensis
Keifer, 1972 rec. n.
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Figure 11. Aculops maroccensis Keifer, 1972, rec. n. A prodorsal shield B coxae and female genitalia.
Aculops maroccensis Keifer 1972: 3, pl. 2.
Aculops maroccensis ; Amrine & Stasny 1994: 108.
Material examined.
3females (slide number IRAN205), from Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae), Golmakan, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.4833°N, 59.1500°E, elevation 945m, 13-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 15 females (slide number 205), from Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae), Golmakan, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.4833°N, 59.1500°E, elevation 945m, 13-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae).
Relation to host.
Vagrant.
Distribution.
Morocco, Iran.
Genus Aculus Keifer, 1959
Aculus medicager sp. n.
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Figure 12. Aculus medicager sp. n. D dorsal view of female CG coxae and female genitalia IG female internal genitalia.
Figure 13. Aculus medicager sp. n. V ventral view of female em empodium L1 leg І L2 leg ІІ.
Figure 14. Aculus medicager sp. n. A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Description.
Female (n = 14, dorsal view): Body fusiform, 218 (218–233), 72 (69–72) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 24 (24–25), projecting obliquely downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2–3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (6–7), cheliceral stylets 22 (22–23). Prodorsal shield 42 (42–43), 52 (50–52) wide, median and admedian lines absent, submedian lines incomplete, prodorsal shield with many granules at lateral; anterior shield lobe broad. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 37 (37–40) apart, scapular setae (sc) 17 (17–18), projecting posteriorly. Coxigenital region with 7 (6–7) microtuberclated annuli. Coxisternal plates with few short lines, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 4 (4–7), 14 (13–14) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 23 (23–28), 7 (7–8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2a) 47 (45–47), 27 (25–27) apart, tubercles 1b and 1a apart 6 (5–6), tubercles 1a and 2a 11 (10–11) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (6–7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 37 (37–40), femur 9 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 14 (14–15); genu 5 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 24 (24–25); tibia 8 (7–8), paraxial tibial seta (l’) 4 (4–5), located at 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7–8), seta ft’ 22 (22–23), seta ft’’ 27 (27–30), seta u’ 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 7 (6–7), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 8 (8–9), slightly knobbed. Leg ІІ 34 (34–37), femur 9 (8–9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 13 (12–13); genu 4 (3–4), antaxial genual seta (l’’) 10 (10–11); tibia 6 (5–6); tarsus 7 (7–8), seta ft’ 7 (6–7), seta ft’’ 28 (28–30), seta u’ 6 (5–6); tarsal empodium (em) 7 (6–7), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 8 (8–10), slightly knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 35 (35–38) annuli, with round microtubercles at lateral, ventrally with 64 (64–68) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 23 (23–24) on ventral annulus 12 (12–13), 77 (75–77) apart; setae d 45 (45–48) on ventral annulus 25 (24–25), 56 (56–58) apart; setae e 23 (20–23) on ventral annulus 39 (39–40), 25 (25–26) apart; setae f 25 (24–25) on 5th ventral annulus from rear, 21 (21–22) apart. Setae h1 3 (3–4), h2 53 (53–65). Female genitalia 14 (14–15), 23 (22–23) wide, coverflap with three short lines at base and 12 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 17 (17–18), 17 (17–18) apart.
Male: Unknown.
Type material.
Holotype, female (slide number IRAN204, marked Holotype), from Medicago sativa L. (Leguminosae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elavation 915m, 10-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China. Paratypes, 2 females (slide number IRAN204), with the same data as holotype; 11females (slide number 204), from Medicago sativa (Leguminosae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elavation 915m, 10-VIII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Relation to host.
Vagrant.
Etymology.
The specific designation medicager is from the generic name of host plant, Medicago.
Differential diagnosis.
This species is similar to Aculus alfalfae (Roivainen, 1950), (from Medicago sativa), but can be differentiated from the latter by prodorsal shield with submedian lines and granules (prodorsal shield smooth in Aculus alfalfae), dorsal annuli with granules at lateral (dorsal annuli smooth in Aculus alfalfae), empodium 4-rayed (empodium 6-rayed in Aculus alfalfae).
Remarks.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is native to Asia Minor. The wild types in the Caucasus and in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Iran and adjacent regions. Now, alfalfa is widely cultivated throughout the world as fodder plant for cattle. The new species were described from the local/native plant from Iran.
Genus Tetra Keifer, 1944
Tetra lycopersici
Xue & Hong, 2005 rec. n.
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Figure 15. Tetra lycopersici Xue & Hong, 2005, rec. n. A dorsal view of female B ventral view of female C prodorsal shield D coxae and female genitalia.
Tetra lycopersici Xue & Hong 2005: 46–47, figure 5.
Material examined.
3females (slide number IRAN203), from Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elavation 915m, 30-VII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, NJAU, Jiangsu Province, China; 5females and 1 male (slide number 203), from Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae), Ferdowsi University campus, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, 36.3000°N, 59.5167°E, elavation 915m, 30-VII-2010, coll. Samira Sinaie, deposited as slides in the Department of Plant Protection, FUM, Iran.
Host.
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicon, Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae).
Relation to host.
Vagrant.
Distribution.
China, Iran.
Supplementary Material
Acknowledgements
This work was partly supported by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31172132) and Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP) from the Ministry of Education of China (No. 20100097110012). We thank Xiao Han of NJAU for early review of the manuscript.
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