taxonID	type	description	language	source
B5058788C000FF98FF0CFBDE89E4F9E0.taxon	description	Description. FEMALE. Body spindle shaped, 200 (180 – 220, n = 10), 45 (43 ‒ 46) thick, 45 (40 ‒ 50) wide. Gnathosoma 21 (19 ‒ 24) projecting obliquely downwards, chelicerae 21 (18 ‒ 22), seta d 8 (8 ‒ 9). Prodorsal shield 29 (27 ‒ 32), 35 (33 ‒ 35) wide, sub-triangular with a short anteromedian lobe 4 (4 ‒ 7), over gnathosomal base. Shield pattern composed of short and mainly faint lines which draw arches of inconspicuous cells placed on the median field. Tubercles sc are on rear shield margin 26 (23 ‒ 27) apart, sc setae 28 (27 ‒ 30). Leg I 37 (33 ‒ 39), tibia 8 (7 ‒ 9), tarsus 7 (6 ‒ 7), ω 8 (7 ‒ 9) distally slightly rounded, empodium simple, 5 (5 ‒ 6), 4 - rayed; seta bv 12 (10 ‒ 13), seta l ʹʹ 23 (20 ‒ 27), seta l ʹ 5 (4 ‒ 5), seta ft ʹ 15 (13 ‒ 17), seta ft ʹʹ 22 (20 ‒ 24). Leg II 32 (30 ‒ 35), tibia 7 (7 ‒ 8), tarsus 6 (6 ‒ 7), ω 8 (7 ‒ 8) distally just rounded, empodium simple, 5 (5 ‒ 6), 5 - rayed; seta bv 10 (10 ‒ 12), seta l ʹʹ 8 (6 ‒ 9), seta ft ʹ 6 (5 ‒ 6), seta ft ʹʹ 17 (17 ‒ 21). Coxae with elongated granules; 1 b setae absent, 1 a setae 17 (17 ‒ 27), 1 a tubercles 9 (9 ‒ 10) apart, 2 a setae 42 (38 ‒ 47), 2 a tubercles 23 (17 ‒ 25) apart. Prosternal apodeme 9 (8 ‒ 9). Opisthosoma dorsally rounded, with 41 (38 ‒ 44) broad dorsal semiannuli and 63 (57 ‒ 67) narrow ventral semiannuli. Microtubercles are rounded, fine on the dorsal side and large on the ventral side, placed on the rear margin of the annuli. Setae c 2 42 (38 ‒ 54) on ventral semiannulus 12 (12 ‒ 14), d 63 (58 ‒ 73) on ventral semiannulus 26 (23 ‒ 29); e 14 (14 ‒ 18) on ventral semiannulus 41 (37 ‒ 45); f 37 (31 ‒ 37) on ventral semiannulus 58 (55 ‒ 63). Last 4 ‒ 5 annuli with elongated and linear tubercles. Setae h 2 62 (60 ‒ 75) very thin at the apex, h 1 4 (3 ‒ 4). Genitalia 15 (14 ‒ 17), 17 (17 ‒ 23) wide, with 6 ‒ 7 striae; 3 a 16 (15 ‒ 21) apart, 18 (14 ‒ 19). MALE. Similar to female, 163 (150 ‒ 170, n = 3). Prodorsal shield 25; sc setae 23 (22 ‒ 24); opisthosoma with 35 ‒ 36 dorsal semiannuli and 51 ‒ 59 ventral semiannuli. Host plant. Lepidium latifolium L. (Brassicaceae), commonly known as Virginia or broadleaved or perennial pepperweed, or tall whitetop. Relation to the host. In May (spring), leaves of rosettes / bolting plants were distorted along the main vein and were slightly rolled according to their longitudinal axis. In June (late spring-early summer), attacked plants were more stunted and shorter than healthy ones but more leaves were observed (Fig. 2). Flowers appeared to be affected by the presence of mites: pink for non-infested plants and dull white for infested plants.	en	Monfreda, Rosita, Lillo, Enrico De (2012): Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Brassicaceae: a new species of Metaculus from Turkey and remarks on other species associated with brassicaceous plants. Zootaxa 3154: 47-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.210175
B5058788C000FF98FF0CFBDE89E4F9E0.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. Yesilhisar, Turkey, 38 ° 20 ' 15 N, 35 ° 02 ' 06 E, about 1100 m elev.; 10 June 2006 (CABI code # TRLL 5), collected by E. Gerber and C. Tronci. Sample # TRLL 5 consists of dried stems and leaves. Other localities and collections. Tyana (Nigde), Turkey, 38 ° 20 ’ 251 N, 35 ° 02 ’ 920 E, 1108 m elev.; 13 June 2006 (CABI code # TRLL 9), collected by E. Gerber and C. Tronci; Kayseri, Turkey, 21 June 2008 (BBCA code # TK ‒ 0 2 ‒ 08), collected by M. Cristofaro; this mite species was collected again in Yesilhisar, Turkey, on 10 May 2007 (CABI code # TRLL 5) by E. Gerber. Samples # TRLL 9, # TK ‒ 0 2 ‒ 0 8 and # TRLL 5 consist of dried stems and leaves. Type material. Holotype: on a microscope slide with four other females (paratypes), 10 June 2006. Paratypes: 28 microscope slides prepared from material collected in the same locality and on the same date as holotype and in the other localities as mentioned above.	en	Monfreda, Rosita, Lillo, Enrico De (2012): Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Brassicaceae: a new species of Metaculus from Turkey and remarks on other species associated with brassicaceous plants. Zootaxa 3154: 47-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.210175
B5058788C000FF98FF0CFBDE89E4F9E0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet comes from the combination of the genus (lepidi ‒ from Lepidium) and species name (‒ folii from latifolium) of the host plant.	en	Monfreda, Rosita, Lillo, Enrico De (2012): Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Brassicaceae: a new species of Metaculus from Turkey and remarks on other species associated with brassicaceous plants. Zootaxa 3154: 47-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.210175
B5058788C000FF98FF0CFBDE89E4F9E0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Preliminarily, this species was wrongly named as Aculops sp. (cfr. Hinz et al. 2008). Differential diagnosis. No eriophyoids were previously known from Lepidium latifolium while Metaculus rapistri Carmona 1969 was collected on Rapistrum rugosum (L.) All. The new species differs from M. rapistri mainly by the prodorsal shield pattern, thinner anterior lobe, higher number of dorsal semiannuli, less number of striae on the female coverflap. However, M. lepidifolii is morphologically close to Metaculus syzygii Keifer 1962 from which it differs mainly by the length of the median line, appearance of the admedian lines, length of the sc setae, and ventral distribution of microtubercles.	en	Monfreda, Rosita, Lillo, Enrico De (2012): Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Brassicaceae: a new species of Metaculus from Turkey and remarks on other species associated with brassicaceous plants. Zootaxa 3154: 47-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.210175
B5058788C002FF9DFF0CF97A8962FCBD.taxon	description	Description. FEMALE. Body spindle shaped, 158 (140 ‒ 190, n = 11), 54 (52 ‒ 62) thick, 46 (41 ‒ 58) wide. Gnathosoma 23 (18 ‒ 24), projecting obliquely downwards, chelicerae 16 (12 ‒ 16), pedipalp seta d 6 (5 ‒ 6). Prodorsal shield 37 (30 ‒ 37) plus 7 (7 ‒ 9) for a sub-triangular and slightly pointed anterior lobe over cheliceral base, 47 (43 ‒ 48) wide; shield pattern almost obscure, composed of two, thin, admedian lines extending down posterior 3 / 4 of shield, and two curved submedian lines anteriorly connecting with admedian lines. Tubercles sc on rear shield margin, 27 (25 ‒ 29) apart, setae sc 26 (21 ‒ 26) directed to rear. Leg I 37 (26 ‒ 38), tibia 9 (8 ‒ 10), tarsus 7 (6 ‒ 8), ω 8 (7 ‒ 8) distally rounded, empodium simple, 4, 4 - rayed; seta bv 12 (11 ‒ 13), seta l ʹʹ 26 (23 ‒ 28), seta l ʹ 5 (4 ‒ 6), seta ft ʹ 23 (21 ‒ 24), seta ft ʹʹ 18 (16 ‒ 22). Leg II 35 (28 ‒ 37), tibia 8 (7 ‒ 9), tarsus 6 (6 ‒ 7), ω 7 (6 ‒ 7) distally rounded, empodium simple, 4, 4 - rayed; seta bv 11 (10 ‒ 13), seta l ʹʹ 9 (7 ‒ 10), seta ft ʹ 5 (4 ‒ 6), seta ft ʹʹ 21 (19 ‒ 23). Coxae with fine granules on most surfaces; setae and tubercles 1 b absent, setae 1 a 15 (10 ‒ 18), tubercles 1 a 9 (7 ‒ 10) apart, setae 2 a 38 (23 ‒ 42), tubercles 2 a 23 (19 ‒ 23) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (6 ‒ 8). Opisthosoma with 35 (30 ‒ 38) broad, dorsal semiannuli with faint microtubercles, 61 (57 ‒ 65) narrow and microtuberculate ventral semiannuli. Rounded microtubercles located on rear margin of ventral semiannuli. Elongated microtubercles ventrally on rear 8 (7 ‒ 9) ventral annuli. Setae c 2 30 (25 ‒ 33), on ventral semiannulus 9 (8 ‒ 10), setae d 48 (45 ‒ 60), on ventral semiannulus 24 (21 ‒ 26); setae e 10 (8 ‒ 17), on annulus 38 (36 ‒ 41); setae f 22 (18 ‒ 32), on ventral semiannulus 56 (52 ‒ 60). Setae h 2 43 (43 ‒ 55); setae h 1 4 (3 ‒ 4), strong. Genitalia 16 (13 ‒ 17), 23 (21 ‒ 24) wide, with 10 longitudinal striae; setae 3 a 14 (10 ‒ 15), 15 (14 ‒ 18) apart. MALE. Body spindle shaped, 143 (n = 1). Prodorsal shield 34 plus 6 for the subtriangular and slightly pointed anterior lobe over cheliceral base. Tubercles sc on rear shield margin, 26 apart, setae sc 19 directed to rear. Opisthosoma with 34 broad, dorsal semiannuli with faint microtubercles, 58 narrow and microtuberculate ventral semiannuli. Host plant in Turkey. Isatis tinctoria L. (Brassicaceae), Dyer’s woad. Relation to the host. In April (mid spring), leaves of rosettes, particularly the youngest, were strongly deformed appearing to be rolled on their longitudinal axis and quite twisted; leaves were also a bit darker in colour (Fig. 4). Localities. Goreme, Turkey, 38 ° 38 ' 24 N, 34 ° 51 ' 10 E, 1201 m elev., 11 March 2007 (BBCA sample code # TK 091107), collected by Cristofaro M. and Di Cristina F.; Goreme, Turkey, 38 ° 38 ' 233 N; 34 ° 51 ' 097 E, 1207 m elev., 1 April 2007 (CABI sample code # TRIS 8), collected by Hinz H. L. and Gerber E. The male was not found in the sample indexed as # TK 091107 but one male was mounted from the # TRIS 8 sample. Samples # TK 091107 and # TRIS 8 consist of dried stems and leaves. Differential diagnosis and remarks. The measured Turkish population appears to be slightly smaller than that described from Portugal. Other morphometric differences could be pointed out on the basis of the data available from Carmona (1969). Two other phyllocoptine mites have been found on brassicaceous hosts: Aculops arabis Keifer 1972 and Aculops lepidii (Roivainen 1953). Metaculus differs from Aculops / Aculus by lacking setae 1 b on the leg coxisternal area. Even though A. lepidii was assigned to Aculus (Amrine & Stasny 1994), there was no information on the setae of the first pair of leg coxae either from the morphometric data or lateral drawing made by Roivainen (1953). Also, other literature on this species (Farkas 1965; Davis et al. 1982; Amrine & Stasny 1994) did not add any further data and nothing is known about the availability of Roivainen’s original collection. On the basis of the available literature, anterior lobe shape, distance between sc tubercles, length of the sc setae and the ratio between these measurements, appear to be the main differences between the Spanish specimens of A. lepidii (Roivainen’s description) and Turkish specimens of Metaculus (current description). These characters may not be sufficient to consistently separate these two species and specimens from Spain are needed for making a valuable comparison and clarifying the correct taxonomical position of the Spanish population. Additionally, the Metaculus populations found in Turkey and Portugal and that of A. lepidii from Spain, are all associated with brassicaceous plants. All were found to cause leaf deformation of their host plants.	en	Monfreda, Rosita, Lillo, Enrico De (2012): Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Brassicaceae: a new species of Metaculus from Turkey and remarks on other species associated with brassicaceous plants. Zootaxa 3154: 47-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.210175
