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Brevipalpus


Fig. 1. Brevipalpus phoenicis sensu lato female dorsum (after Baker amp; Tuttle 1987).

Fig. 1. Brevipalpus phoenicis sensu lato female dorsum (after Baker & Tuttle 1987).
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus colpodes female dorsum (after Pritchard amp; Baker 1958).

Fig. 2. Brevipalpus colpodes female dorsum (after Pritchard & Baker 1958).
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus chilensis female dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).

Fig. 3. Brevipalpus chilensis female dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus sp. female dorsum.

Fig. 4. Brevipalpus sp. female dorsum.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus sp. female dorsum.

Fig. 5. Brevipalpus sp. female dorsum.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus adult female dorsum, indicating broad flat projection on anterior margin of prodorsum (images: Eric Erbe, USDA).

Fig. 6. Brevipalpus adult female dorsum, indicating broad flat projection on anterior margin of prodorsum (images: Eric Erbe, USDA).
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus sp. female venter - detail of ventral and genital plates.

Fig. 7. Brevipalpus sp. female venter - detail of ventral and genital plates.
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus chilensis female venter (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).

Fig. 8. Brevipalpus chilensis female venter (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus chilensis female venter - ventral amp; genital plates (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).

Fig. 9. Brevipalpus chilensis female venter - ventral & genital plates (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).
Fig. 10. Solenidion on tarsus I-II of Brevipalpus (short, rod-like) and Cenopalpus (long, slender) (indicated by arrows).

Fig. 10. Solenidion on tarsus I-II of Brevipalpus (short, rod-like) and Cenopalpus (long, slender) (indicated by arrows).
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus sp. female live.

Fig. 11. Brevipalpus sp. female live.
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus sp. female live.

Fig. 12. Brevipalpus sp. female live.

Key characters

  • c2, d2, e2 absent (Figs. 1-2)
  • f2 present or absent; when present inserted in lateral position (Fig. 2)
  • h2
  • not elongate
  • many species with short dorsal setae, subequal in length (Figs. 1-5)
  • anterior margin of prodorsum with broad flat projection extending over coxae I-II and base of gnathosoma (Figs. 1, 6)
  • ventral, genital and anal plates well developed (Figs. 7-9)
  • 2 pairs ps setae (Fig. 9)
  • 4 segmented palp
  • solenidia on tarsus I-II short, rod-like (Fig. 10)
  • deutonymphal dorsal setae differ in shape to those of adult (often diagnostically significant)

Similar taxa

Cenopalpus - c2 present; solenidia on tarsi I-II long, slender (Fig. 10); with distinctive ventral plate, delimited by pattern in cuticle

Amblypalpus - no setae in f-series present; ventral and genital plates not developed

Number of species

over 300

Authority

Donnadieu

Distribution

World wide.

By far the most species are recorded from Neotropical region ~129 spp.), followed by Nearctic (~69 spp.) and Oriental (~49 spp.) regions.

Species rich countries include: China, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, USA

Hosts

  • usually red, orange, brown in colour when alive (Figs. 11-12)
  • often with dark markings dorsally
  • eggs red

Colour

  • usually red, orange, brown in colour when alive (Figs. 11-12)
  • often with dark markings dorsally
  • eggs red

Remarks

The dorsal setae of the deutonymphal differ in shape to those of adult and these differences can be of significance for species separation.



  • Authors: J.J. Beard, R. Ochoa, G.R. Bauchan, M.D. Trice, A.J. Redford, T.W. Walters, C. Mitter
    Last updated April 2015
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