posted on 2025-08-20, 02:53authored byRenata S. Nascimento, Elizeu B. Castro, Aline D. Tassi, Jeferson L. C. Mineiro, Daniel Carrillo, Ronald Ochoa, Anibal R. Oliveira
<p><b>TABLE 2.</b> Variables selected for morphometric analyses of females of <i>Tenuipalpus uvae</i> De Leon from the different localities studied. Means, followed by minimum–maximum (in parenthesis) when numbers varied in the paratypes from Nayarit, Mexico (n=7), in specimens collected from Florida, USA (n= 16; 10 females with dorsum smooth; 6 females with dorsum reticulated), Amapá (n= 10) and Bahia (n= 10), Brazil.</p><table><tr><th>Characters</th><th>Nayarit</th><th>Florida smooth</th><th>Florida reticulated</th><th>Amapá</th><th>Bahia</th></tr><tr><th>Idiosoma from setae <i>v2–h1</i></th><td>227 (220–</td><td>248 (240–</td><td>259 (254–264)</td><td>233 (225–245)</td><td>256 (245–270)</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>238)</td><td>260)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>v2–v2</i></th><td>34</td><td>39 (37–41)</td><td>39 (38–41)</td><td>31 (25–35)</td><td>38 (33–42)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>sc2–sc2</i></th><td>135 (133–</td><td>148 (140–</td><td>147 (143–152)</td><td>137 (130–145)</td><td>155 (145–168)</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>140)</td><td>150)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>sc1–sc1</i></th><td>80</td><td>85 (81–90)</td><td>82 (80–84)</td><td>81 (80–85)</td><td>87 (81–92)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>c1–c1</i></th><td>38</td><td>37 (33–41)</td><td>38 (37–40)</td><td>33 (30–35)</td><td>34 (32–36)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>c3–c3</i></th><td>147 (145–</td><td>169 (160–</td><td>169 (165–173)</td><td>153 (141–160)</td><td>171 (165–176)</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>150)</td><td>175)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>d1–d1</i></th><td>25</td><td>23 (21–30)</td><td>20 (18–23)</td><td>20 (17–25)</td><td>27 (25–29)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>d3–d3</i></th><td>135</td><td>148 (140–</td><td>146 (143–150)</td><td>139 (125–145)</td><td>149 (144–154)</td></tr><tr><th></th><td></td><td>155)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>e1–e1</i></th><td>8</td><td>9 (6–10)</td><td>9 (8–11)</td><td>6 (5–10)</td><td>9 (5–12)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>e3–e3</i></th><td>98</td><td>109 (100–</td><td>106 (103–109)</td><td>99 (92–105)</td><td>108 (104–113)</td></tr><tr><th></th><td></td><td>113)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>f2–f2</i></th><td>93 (90–98)</td><td>99 (95–101)</td><td>98 (96–101)</td><td>90 (85–95)</td><td>97 (88–103)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>f3–f3</i></th><td>70</td><td>75 (73–80)</td><td>79 (76–82)</td><td>68 (62–71)</td><td>73 (68–80)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>h1–h1</i></th><td>28</td><td>28 (20–31)</td><td>37 (36–38)</td><td>24 (20–26)</td><td>26 (20–31)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>h2–h2</i></th><td>46</td><td>52 (49–54)</td><td>60 (58–63)</td><td>43 (36–47)</td><td>50 (40–55)</td></tr><tr><th>Vertical seta on prodorsum (<i>v2</i>)</th><td>3 (2–3)</td><td>5 (4–5)</td><td>4 (4–5)</td><td>5 (3–5)</td><td>4 (3–4)</td></tr><tr><th>Internal scapular seta on prodorsum (<i>sc1</i>)</th><td>31 (24–33)</td><td>30 (25–32)</td><td>19 (18–20)</td><td>23 (20–27)</td><td>18 (15–22)</td></tr><tr><th>External scapular seta on prodorsum (<i>sc2</i>)</th><td>32 (26–36)</td><td>30 (28–34)</td><td>29 (26–31)</td><td>30 (25–33)</td><td>25 (21–30)</td></tr><tr><th>First dorsocentral seta on prodosum (<i>c1</i>)</th><td>6 (5–8)</td><td>7 (5–8)</td><td>7 (7–8)</td><td>6 (5–8)</td><td>5 (4–6)</td></tr><tr><th>Humeral seta on hysterosoma (<i>c3</i>)</th><td>8 (6–10)</td><td>7 (6–8)</td><td>9 (8–10)</td><td>5 (5–6)</td><td>8 (6–12)</td></tr><tr><th>Second dorsocentral seta on hysterosoma (<i>d1</i>)</th><td>7 (6–8)</td><td>7 (6–8)</td><td>7 (7–8)</td><td>6 (5–7)</td><td>6 (5–7)</td></tr><tr><th>First dorsolateral seta on hysterosoma (<i>d3</i>)</th><td>4 (3–5)</td><td>5 (4–6)</td><td>5 (5–6)</td><td>5 (5–6)</td><td>4 (4–5)</td></tr><tr><th>Third dorsocentral seta on hysterosoma (<i>e1</i>)</th><td>3 (2–3)</td><td>4 (4–5)</td><td>4 (4–5)</td><td>3 (3–3)</td><td>3 (3–4)</td></tr><tr><th>Second dorsolateral seta on hysterosoma (<i>e3</i>)</th><td>5 (4–6)</td><td>8 (7–10)</td><td>8 (7–9)</td><td>6 (5–7)</td><td>9 (6–12)</td></tr><tr><th>Third dorsolateral seta on hysterosoma (<i>f2</i>)</th><td>27 (24–30)</td><td>25 (21–29)</td><td>17 (16–18)</td><td>26 (20–32)</td><td>22 (18–27)</td></tr><tr><th>Fourth dorsolateral seta on hysterosoma (<i>f3</i>)</th><td>26 (22–29)</td><td>28 (26–35)</td><td>16 (15–17)</td><td>24 (17–30)</td><td>20 (16–26)</td></tr><tr><th>Sixth dorsolateral seta on hysterosoma (<i>h1</i>)</th><td>17 (13–22)</td><td>19 (17–20)</td><td>14 (13–15)</td><td>15 (10–17)</td><td>15 (13–17)</td></tr><tr><th>Fifth dorsolateral seta on hysterosoma (<i>h2</i>)</th><td>180 (142–</td><td>114 (110–</td><td>124 (112–135)</td><td>108 (100-115)</td><td>134 (130–140)</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>203)</td><td>120)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Anterior or first medioventral seta (<i>1a</i>)</th><td>85</td><td>63 (60–65)</td><td>66 (62–70)</td><td>54 (50–70)</td><td>53 (45–58)</td></tr><tr><th>First coxal setae associated with legs I (<i>1b</i>)</th><td>15</td><td>13 (12–15)</td><td>14 (13–15)</td><td>13 (12–15)</td><td>10 (8–12)</td></tr><tr><th>Second coxal setae associated with legs I (<i>1c</i>)</th><td>13</td><td>14 (12–15)</td><td>15 (15–16)</td><td>14 (12–16)</td><td>11 (10–13)</td></tr><tr><th>First coxal setae associated with legs II (<i>2b</i>)</th><td>15</td><td>18 (14–20)</td><td>20 (20–21)</td><td>15 (12–18)</td><td>13 (10–16)</td></tr><tr><th>Second coxal setae associated with legs II (<i>2c</i>)</th><td>19</td><td>18 (13–20)</td><td>24 (22–25)</td><td>20 (17–22)</td><td>19 (15–23)</td></tr><tr><th>Middle or second medioventral seta (<i>3a</i>)</th><td>12</td><td>11 (10–13)</td><td>12 (10–13)</td><td>13 (9–16)</td><td>10 (9–11)</td></tr><tr><th>Coxal setae associated with legs III (<i>3b</i>)</th><td>22</td><td>19 (18–20)</td><td>21 (20–22)</td><td>16 (15–17)</td><td>15 (12–19)</td></tr><tr><th>First posterior or third medioventral setae (<i>4a</i>)</th><td>65</td><td>64 (58–70)</td><td>98 (97–100)</td><td>59 (37–67)</td><td>60 (50–68)</td></tr><tr><th>Coxal setae associated with legs IV (<i>4b</i>)</th><td>25</td><td>21 (19–28)</td><td>23 (20–25)</td><td>18 (15–23)</td><td>18 (16–23)</td></tr><tr><th>Aggenital seta (<i>ag</i>)</th><td>35</td><td>20 (18–22)</td><td>29 (29 –30)</td><td>24 (22–30)</td><td>19 (14–20)</td></tr><tr><th>First genital seta (<i>g1</i>)</th><td>22</td><td>18 (16–19)</td><td>25 (25–26)</td><td>19 (17–21)</td><td>16 (14–19)</td></tr><tr><th>Second genital seta (<i>g2</i>)</th><td>20</td><td>20 (18–20)</td><td>24 (22–26)</td><td>19 (15–25)</td><td>16 (15–20)</td></tr><tr><th>Second pseudanal seta or anal seta (<i>ps2</i>)</th><td>16</td><td>15 (15–17)</td><td>21 (20–22)</td><td>15 (12–17)</td><td>12 (10–14)</td></tr><tr><th>Third pseudanal seta or anal seta (<i>ps3</i>)</th><td>18</td><td>18 (17–20)</td><td>23 (21–24)</td><td>15 (12–17)</td><td>14 (12–20)</td></tr><tr><th>Dorsal palp tibial seta (<i>d</i>)</th><td>9</td><td>9 (8–10)</td><td>12 (12–13)</td><td>11 (10–11)</td><td>9 (7–11)</td></tr><tr><th>Gnathosomal eupathidium (<i>ul’</i>)</th><td>7</td><td>7 (6–8)</td><td>7 (7–8)</td><td>6 (5–7)</td><td>6 (5–6)</td></tr><tr><th>Subcapitular seta (<i>m</i>)</th><td>10</td><td>9 (8–10)</td><td>12 (10–14)</td><td>12 (10–15)</td><td>9 (8–11)</td></tr><tr><th>Distance between setae <i>m–m</i></th><td>14</td><td>15 (15–16)</td><td>18 (18–19)</td><td>14 (12–15)</td><td>16 (15–17)</td></tr></table><p>......continued on the next page</p><p>Notes:</p>Published as part of <i>Nascimento, Renata S., Castro, Elizeu B., Tassi, Aline D., Mineiro, Jeferson L. C., Carrillo, Daniel, Ochoa, Ronald & Oliveira, Anibal R., 2024, The flat mite Tenuipalpus uvae De Leon (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): descriptions of all stages, ontogeny of setae and morphometric analysis, pp. 195-196 in Zootaxa 5485 (1)</i> on page 195, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5485.1.13, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/13253644">http://zenodo.org/record/13253644</a>