Obdulia
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Fig. 1. Obdulia tamaricis female dorsum (after Mesa et al. 2009). |
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Fig. 2. Obdulia tamaricis female dorsum. |
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Fig. 3. Obdulia tamaricis female venter (after Pritchard & Baker 1958). |
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Fig. 4. Obdulia tamaricis female posterior venter. |
Key characters
- e2, f2 absent (Figs. 1, 2)
- h2
not elongate - rounded body
- anterior margin of prodorsum smoothly rounded, without notch or projection
- ventral, genital and anal plates not developed
- 2 pairs ps setae (Figs. 3,4)
- 1 segmented palp
- cuticle strongly striate
- relatively short legs (Fig. 2)
Number of species
Two - O. daadi, O. tamaricis
Authority
Pritchard and Baker
Distribution
Iraq, Israel
Hosts
Tamarix spp. (Tamaricaceae)
Remarks
Obdulia tamaricis is found in galls on twigs of its host Tamarix maris-mortui
