1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Brachytydeus formosus Cooreman, 1958 (Acari: Prostigmata: Tydeidae: Tydeinae) Common Name Tydeid Mite Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/140812 Image Library New Zealand Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/ Partners for New Zealand Biosecurity image library Landcare Research — Manaaki Whenua http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/ MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory - [email protected] Author: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Citation: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) Tydeid Mite(Brachytydeus formosus)Updated on 4/23/2015 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/140812 2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Citrus produce Groups: Mites & Ticks Status: NZ - Exotic Pest Status: 0 Unknown Distribution: 0 Unknown Host Family: 0 Unknown 2.4. Other Names Lorryia formosa Cooreman, 1958 Prostigmatid Mite 2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Female** Dorsal idiosoma covered by reticulated shields; shield bearing c1 separated from lateral shield bearing c2 and posterior shield bearing d1; shield bearing d1 separated from lateral shield bearing e1. All dorsal idiosomal setae nude, lanceolate, expanded on their distal part, tapering at ends. Palpal tarsus commonly elongate, distinctly longer than its double width. Palpal tarsal eupathidium (p zeta) not rod-like. **References** - Kazmierski, A. (1998). Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part IV._ Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia_, 41(2): 283-455. 2.6. References - Kazmierski, A. (1998). Tydeinae of the world: generic relationships, new and redescribed taxa and keys to all species. A revision of the subfamilies Pretydeinae and Tydeinae (Acari: Actinedida: Tydeidae) - part IV._ Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia_, 41(2): 283-455. - André, H.M. (2005). In search of the true _Tydeus_ (Acari, Tydeidae). _Journal of Natural History_, 39(1): 975-1001. 3. Diagnostic Images NZA052. Magnification: 40×. NZA052. Magnification: 40×. Dorsal - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF Ventral - Adult: Qing Hai Fan MAF 4. Other Images Results Generated: Sunday, October 3, 2021 .