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Genera of Tenuipalpidae
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Fig. 1. Acaricis plana female dorsum
Fig. 2. Acaricis plana female anterior margin of the prodorsum indicating forked projection.
Fig. 3. Acaricis plana female venter
Fig. 4. Acaricis sp. adult female
Fig. 1. Aegyptobia yertle female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Aegyptobia pseudoleptoides female dorsal opisthosoma (type specimen).
Fig. 3. Aegyptobia baptus female posterior dorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 4. Aegyptobia alpinensis female anterior opisthosoma (type specimen).
Fig. 5. Aegyptobia baptus female prodorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 6. Aegyptobia vannus female prodorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 7. Aegyptobia alpinensis female prodorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 8. Aegyptobia nomus female prodorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 9. Aegyptobia pseudoleptoides female prodorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 10. Aegyptobia torreyi female prodorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 11. Aegyptobia alpinensis female genital region - note the ventral plate indicated by change in striae on cuticle (type specimen).
Fig. 12. Aegyptobia antenosoma female genital region (vp = ventral plate) (type specimen).
Fig. 13. Aegyptobia baptus female posterior venter (type specimen).
Fig. 14. Aegyptobia nomus female posterior venter (type specimen).
Fig. 15. Claws (c) are claw-like and empodium (e) is pad-like.
Fig. 16. Aegyptobia nomus female - claws are pad-like and empodium is pad-like (type specimen).
Fig. 17. Aegyptobia alpinensis female leg III indicating femur III (fe) with dorsal seta d present (arrow) (type specimen).
Fig. 1. Afronychus amnicus female dorsum (?? indicates possible presence of e2) (paratype).
Fig. 2. Afronychus mulibrinus female dorsum, indicating c2 present.
Fig. 3. Afronychus amnicus female anterior dorsal opisthosoma, indicating c2 absent (holotype).
Fig. 4. Afronychus amnicus female anterior dorsal opisthosoma, indicating c2 present (paratype).
Fig. 5. Afronychus cliffortiae female posterior dorsum indicating e1 and e2 absent (paratype).
Fig. 6. Afronychus diastellae female posterior dorsum indicating e2 absent (holotype).
Fig. 7. Afronychus mulibrinus female posterior dorsum indicating e2 absent (paratype).
Fig. 8. Afronychus cliffortiae female posterior venter, indicating 1 pair of ag, g and ps setae (ag = aggenital, g = genital, ps = psuedanal) (paratype).
Fig. 9. Afronychus cliffortiae female posterior venter, indicating 2 pairs of g and ps setae (ag = aggenital, g = genital, ps = psuedanal) (paratype).
Fig. 10. Afronychus diastellae female posterior venter, indicating 2 pairs of g and ps setae (ag = aggenital, g = genital, ps = psuedanal) (holotype).
Fig. 11. Afronychus cliffortiae female legs I-II, highlighting short segments (paratype).
Fig. 1. Amblypalpus narsikulovi female dorsum (after Mitrofanov & Strunkova 1978).
Fig. 2. Amblypalpus female dorsum.
Fig. 1. Australopalpus alphitoniae female dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).
Fig. 2. Australopalpus alphitoniae female dorsum (type specimen).
Fig. 3. Australopalpus alphitoniae female venter (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ARS).
Fig. 4. Australopalpus alphitoniae female live, on lower surface of Alphitonia excelsa leaf.
Fig. 5. Australopalpus alphitoniae female dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan & Chris Pooley, USDA-ARS).
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus azores, female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus azores, female dorsum.
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus azores, female dorsum.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus azores, female dorsum.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus azores, female prodorsum.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus azores, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus azores, female central dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus azores, female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus azores, female dorsal seta on palp (indicated by arrows).
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus azores, female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus azores, female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus azores, female posterior venter.
Fig. 13. Brevipalpus azores, female posterior venter.
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female dorsum (holotype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female dorsum (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female prodorsum (holotype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female prodorsum (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female prodorsum (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus californicus sensuu stricto, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior dorsal opisthosoma (holotype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior dorsal opisthosoma (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior venter (holotype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior venter (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior venter (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior opisthosoma indicating spermatheca and duct (see arrows) (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto
Fig. 13. Brevipalpus californicus sensu stricto, female posterior opisthosoma indicating spermatheca and duct (see arrows) (paratype specimen).
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female dorsum.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female dorsum.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female dorsum.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female prodorsum.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female prodorsum.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female posterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female posterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female posterior venter.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 13. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female posterior venter.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 14. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female posterior venter.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 15. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female spermatheca and duct (indicated by arrows).
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species B
Fig. 16. Brevipalpus californicus group species B, female spermatheca indicated by arrow.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species C
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus californicus group species C, female dorsum.
Brevipalpus californicus species group - species C
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus californicus group species C, female posterior venter.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female prodorsum (two different focal points highlighting pebble-like cuticle).
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female venter.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female posterior venter.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female spermatheca (arrows indicate duct and terminal bulb).
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae female palp (arrow indicates seta on palp femur).
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus chamaedoreae deutonymph, indicating long sc1, sc2 setae on prodorsum.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus chilensis female dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus chilensis female dorsum. (same scale)
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus chilensis female prodorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus chilensis adult female prodorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus chilensis female prodorsum.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus chilensis female prodorsum.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus chilensis female posterior dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus chilensis female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus chilensis female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus chilensis female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus chilensis female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus chilensis female posterior venter (type specimen).