Published December 31, 2003 | Version v1
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Diptilostatus Flechtmann

Description

Diptilostatus Flechtmann n. g.

DIAGNOSIS ­ Body robust, spindleshaped; gnathosoma large, chelicera curved, abruptly bent down near base; empodium divided, shield tubercles present but scapular setae missing; tibia and femur I and genu and femur II setae missing. All coxal and opisthosomal ventral setae present.

The new genus is close to Pararhynacus Kuang, 1986, differing in the absence of tibia and genu I seta (both present in Pararhynacus).

Assignement: Eriophyoidea, Diptilomiopidae, Diptilomiopinae.

ETYMOLOGY ­ Diptilostatus is derived from the subfamily name plus status, Latin, condition, status, that is, pertaining to that subfamily. Masculine.

Type species: Diptilostatus nudipalpus Flechtmann n.sp.

Other

Published as part of Flechtmann, Carlos H. W., De, Gilberto J. & Moraes, 2003, New genus and species of eriophyid mites (Acari, Eriophyidae) from Myrtaceae in Brazil, with notes on damages caused by Aculus pitangae Boczek & Davis, pp. 1-10 in Zootaxa 153 on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156774

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Eriophyidae
Genus
Diptilostatus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Prostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Flechtmann
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Kuang, H. - Y. (1986) A new genus, six new species and a new record of the family Rhyncaphytoptidae from Fujian, China (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea). Wuyi Science Journal, 6, 111 - 119.