Atypically Shaped Setae in Gall Mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) and Mitogenomics of the Genus Leipothrix Keifer (Eriophyidae)
Journal: Insects
Year: 2023

The setae in Eriophyoidea are filiform, slightly bent and thickened near the base. Confocal microscopy indicates that their proximal and distal parts differ in light reflection and autofluorescence. Approximately 50 genera have atypically shaped setae: bifurcated, angled or swollen. These modifications are known in the basal part of prosomal setae <i>u'</i>, <i>ft'</i>, <i>ft″</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>v</i>, <i>bv</i>, <i>ve</i>, <i>sc</i> and caudal setae <i>h2</i>. We assessed the distribution of aty