Larvacarus
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Fig. 1. Larvacarus transitans female dorsum (after Baker & Pritchard 1952). |
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Fig. 2. Larvacarus transitans female venter (after Baker & Pritchard 1952). |
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Fig. 3. Larvacarus transitans female dorsum. |
Key characters
- d2, e2, f2 absent (Fig. 1)
- h2
not elongate - adults with three pairs of legs
- anterior margin of prodorsum smoothly rounded, without notch or projection
- ventral, genital and anal plates not developed (Fig. 2)
- 2 pairs ps setae (Fig. 2)
- 1 segmented palp
- strongly striate cuticle (Fig. 3)
Number of species
One - L. transitans
Authority
Baker and Pritchard
Distribution
India
Hosts
Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae)
Remarks
lives inside galls
