Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Taiwan: thirty-seven species from Yangmingshan, including one new genus and twenty-two new species Author Huang, Kun-Wei Author Wang, Chin-Fah text Zootaxa 2009 1986 1 50 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.185424 ad224c7d-42ae-4542-b964-8fc2d260f00a 1175-5326 185424 Colopodacus parallelus sp. nov. ( Fig. 3 ) Female: Body fusiform, 142 long, shield 42 long, 58 wide, shield lobe present; shield design with median line absent, admedian lines from basal to basal 4/5, parallel, with transverse line at apical 1/6, extending along anterior margin, submedian line absent; scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, scapular seta ( sc ) 5 long, directed to centrad and upwards, Dt-Dt 13 apart. Legs: tibiae fused with tarsi; coxal area smooth; 1st coxal seta ( 1b ) 4 long, Ct1-Ct1 12 apart, 2nd coxal seta ( 1a ) 7 long, Ct2-Ct2 10 apart, 3rd coxal seta ( 2a ) 10 long, Ct3-Ct3 23 apart, Ct1\Ct2 12, Ct1-Ct2 5, Ct2\Ct3 17, Ct2-Ct3 8; solenidion ending as knob; empodium simple, 4 rayed. FIGURE 3. Colopodacus parallelus sp. nov. (Ψ). A, Dorsal view; B, Legs and genital region, ventral view; C, Detail of some annuli in lateral view; D, Fore and hind legs. (scale A, B, C, D = 50 μm). Opisthosoma: dorsum with three weak ridges, dorsal annuli with 33 rings, 1st 3 dorsal annuli 14 long; ventral annuli with 56 microtuberculate rings; lateral seta ( c2 ) 9 long, Lt-Lt 41 apart, Lt\Vt1 37, Lt-Vt1 20; 1st ventral seta ( d ) 29 long, Vt1-Vt1 23 apart, Vt1\Vt2 34, Vt1-Vt2 31; 2nd ventral seta ( e ) 6 long, Vt2-Vt2 12 apart, Vt2\Vt3 38, Vt2-Vt3 36; 3rd ventral seta ( f ) 15 long, Vt3-Vt3 15 apart; accessory seta ( h1 ) absent. Epigynium: 21 wide, 12 long, with about 10 longitudinal ridges, genital seta ( 3a ) 6 long, Gt-Gt 12 apart. Male: body 131 long, shield 36 long, 48 wide, scapular seta ( sc ) 4 long; genital 15 wide, 4 long, genital seta ( 3a ) 5 long, Gt-Gt 9 apart.. Type data : Holotype Ψ, Taipei: Yangmingshan ( 675m ; N25°10´ E25°10´ ), 18-Aug.-1999 , Huang & Wang; ex Hydrangea angustipetala Hayata (Saxifragaceae) . (deposited at NMNS ). Paratypes , 4Ψ, 2ɗ data same as for holotype . Relation to host : A vagrant on the lower leaf surface. No apparent damage was observed. Remarks : This new species is close to C. millettiae Huang et al. , 1996 by they shield design with admedian line subparallel. This new species differs from C. millettiae by the following characters: shield design with a transverse line at apical 1/6, extending along anterior margin, epigynium with longitudinal ridges, and the 4-rayed empodium. There are 8 out of 16 species of Colopodacus occur in Taiwan . Species of this genus mostly occur in subtropical and tropical areas of northern hemisphere, but only one species record in southern hemisphere. Etymology : This new name means “parallel” in reference to the parallel admedian lines.