Atetranychus estebanesae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello 1974

Atetranychus estebanesae

This species is named for Srta. Maria Luisa Estebanes of the Instituto de Biologia of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.

FEMALE.—Rostrum elongate; stylophore broadly rounded anteriorly; peritreme ending in large anastomosing ball. Dorsal body setae long, slender, serrate, and expanding distally, set on prominent tubercles. Propodosomal shield covered with lobes, in general these lobes form a longitudinal pattern; laterad of the shield striae widely separated and angularly broken. Striae of hystersoma, in general, transverse and similar to those of propodosoma, widely separated and angularly broken. All dorsal setal tubercles surrounded by area of small lobes, those between DC4 setae contiguous. Ventral striae more or less similar to dorsal striae. Leg setal pattern as follows:

1. 2–1–9–4–13+1–19+duplex

2. 2–1–5–4–9–15+duplex

S. 1–1–5–4–9–14

4. 1–1–5–4–11–14

Length of body 666μ; including rostrum 826μ.

MALE.—In general similar to female in setal patterns. Entire dorsum with pattern of tubercles, those on propodosoma forming longitudinal patterns, those on hysterosoma transverse pattern. Legs I broken off; leg II with single set of duplex setae. Aedeagus long, strong, simply curved, and attenuate distally. Length of body 351μ; including rostrum 382μ.

HOLOTYPE.—Female, USNM 3547, ex Verbena canescens Humboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth, Fresnillo, 3 August.

PARATYPES.—A female and a male with the above data.

Oligonychus Berlese, 1886:24.—Tuttle and Baker, 1968:116.

Oligonychus (Oligonychus).—Wainstein, 1960:203.—Tuttle and Baker. 1968:118.