Capedulia
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Fig. 1. Capedulia calendulae female dorsum (after Meyer 1979). |
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Fig. 2. Capedulia prasadi adult female dorsum. |
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Fig. 3. Capedulia prasadi adult female anterior dorsal opisthosoma. |
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Fig. 4. Capedulia prasadi adult female posterior dorsum. |
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Fig. 5. Capedulia prasadi adult female prodorsum (arrow indicates anterior margin of prodorsum). |
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Fig. 6. Capedulia prasadi adult female palp. |
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Fig. 7. Capedulia prasadi adult female tarsus I-II. |
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Fig. 8. Capedulia prasadi adult female tarsus IV. |
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Fig. 9. Capedulia and Coleacarus tarsi - tenent hairs on claws. |
Key characters
- d2, e2, f2 absent (Figs. 1-4)
- h2 not significantly elongate (Fig. 4)
- anterior margin of prodorsum smoothly rounded, without notch or projection (Fig. 5)
- ventral, genital and anal plates not developed
- 2 pairs ps setae
- 2 segmented palp (Fig. 6)
- claws are pad-like and resemble empodium
- inner tenent hairs on claws are shorter than outer tenent hairs on claws (Figs. 7-9)
Similar taxa
Coleacarus - inner and outer tenent hairs on claws are equal in length (Fig. 9)
Number of species
Four - C. calendulae, C. maritima, C. prasadi, C. xeroclei
Authority
Meyer
Distribution
Israel, Namibia, South Africa
Hosts
Aizoaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Plumbaginaceae
Remarks
Capedulia prasadi is found in galls of Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae).
