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Fig. 13. Brevipalpus chilensis female posterior venter.
Fig. 14. Brevipalpus chilensis female posterior venter (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 15. Brevipalpus chilensis female spermatheca.
Fig. 16. Brevipalpus chilensis female spermatheca.
Fig. 17. Brevipalpus chilensis adult female gnathosoma with arrow indicating dorsal seta on palp femur.
Fig. 18. Brevipalpus chilensis deutonymph dorsum (illustration after Pritchard & Baker 1958) - note all lateral setae are of similar length.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus cuneatus female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus cuneatus female legs I-II - arrow indicates long solenidion.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus cuneatus female prodorsum.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus cuneatus female anterior extension of prodorsum.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus cuneatus female dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus cuneatus female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus cuneatus female venter.
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus cuneatus female posterior venter - note lack of well defined ventral plate.
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus cuneatus female posterior venter - note lack of well defined ventral plate.
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus cuneatus female palp, indicating small palp tarsus, and seta on palp femur.
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus cuneatus female palp - arrow indicates 2 setae on palp tarsus.
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus cuneatus female venter, arrow indicates seta on trochanter III (= tr III); note also small setae 3a, 4a.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus feresi, female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus feresi, female dorsum.
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus feresi, female prodorsum.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus feresi, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus feresi, female central dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus feresi, female central dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus feresi, female central dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus feresi, female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus feresi, female microplates on dorsal cuticle (15,000 X) (Image taken by G. Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus feresi, female dorsal seta on palp (indicated by arrow).
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus feresi, female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus feresi, female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 13. Brevipalpus feresi, female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 14. Brevipalpus feresi, female posterior venter.
Fig. 15. Brevipalpus feresi, female posterior venter.
Fig. 16. Brevipalpus feresi, female posterior venter.
Fig. 17. Brevipalpus feresi, female posterior venter.
Fig. 18. Brevipalpus feresi, female spermatheca.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus ferraguti, adult female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female prodorsum.
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female prodorsum.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female central dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female microplates on dorsal cuticle (15,000 X) (Image taken by G. Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus ferraguti, dorsal seta on palp femurogenu (indicated by arrow).
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female posterior venter.
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female posterior venter.
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus ferraguti, female spermatheca, arrow indicating distal bulb.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus frankeniae female dorsum (paratype).
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus frankeniae female prodorsum (paratype).
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus frankeniae female prodorsum (paratype).
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus frankeniae female prodorsum (paratype).
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus frankeniae female dorsal anterior opisthosoma (paratype).
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus frankeniae female dorsal anterior opisthosoma (paratype).
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus frankeniae female posterior dorsum (paratype).
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus frankeniae female posterior dorsum (paratype).
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus frankeniae female posterior venter (paratype).
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus frankeniae female posterior venter (paratype).
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus frankeniae female venter between coxae III-IV (paratype).
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus frankeniae female gnathosoma and legs I (ventral view; paratype) - indicating elongate palps + palp tarsus with only 1 seta (solenidion) (tr = trochanter; fe = femur; ge = genu; ti = tibia).
Fig. 13. Brevipalpus frankeniae female gnathosoma and legs I (ventral view; paratype) - indicating elongate palps (tr = trochanter; fe = femur; ge = genu; ti = tibia).
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female dorsum.
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female prodorsum.
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female palp, arrow indicates dorsal seta on femurogenu.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female venter, between coxae III-IV.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus hondurani adult female posterior venter.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus lewisi female posterior dorsum (holotype).
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus lewisi female prodorsum (lectotype).
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus lewisi female prodorsum.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus lewisi female anterior dorsal opisthosoma (lectotype).
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus lewisi female anterior dorsal opisthosoma.
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus lewisi female posterior dorsum (lectotype).
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus lewisi female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus lewisi female posterior venter (holotype).
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus lewisi female posterior venter (lectotype).
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus lewisi female spermatheca (lectotype).
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus lewisi female spermatheca (lectotype).
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus lewisi female gnathosoma - arrowings indicating seta on palp femur (lectotype).
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus obovatus female dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus obovatus female prodorsum.
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus obovatus female prodorsum.
Fig. 4. Brevipalpus obovatus female prodorsum.
Fig. 5. Brevipalpus obovatus female prodorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU).
Fig. 6. Brevipalpus obovatus female dorsal anterior opithosoma.
Fig. 7. Brevipalpus obovatus female dorsal anterior opithosoma.
Fig. 8. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 9. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 10. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior dorsum.
Fig. 11. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior dorsum (image: Gary Bauchan, USDA-ECMU)
Fig. 12. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior venter.
Fig. 13. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior venter.
Fig. 14. Brevipalpus obovatus female posterior venter.
Fig. 15. Brevipalpus obovatus female spermatheca.
Fig. 16. Brevipalpus obovatus female spermatheca.
Fig. 17. Brevipalpus obovatus female spermatheca.
Fig. 18. Brevipalpus obovatus female palp - arrow indicates seta on femur.
Fig. 19. Brevipalpus obovatus female palp - arrow indicates seta on femur.
Fig. 20. Brevipalpus obovatus female palp - arrow indicates seta on femur.
Fig. 21. Brevipalpus obovatus deutonymph (illustration after Baker 1949) - note length of setae c3, d3, e3 compared with f3, h1-2.
Fig. 1. Brevipalpus papayensis, female dorsum (paratype).
Fig. 2. Brevipalpus papayensis, female prodorsum (paratype).
Fig. 3. Brevipalpus papayensis, female prodorsum (paratype).