One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae)
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2009
1992
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.185571
826809ec-8e76-4351-ac9f-7ae6508f9dc7
1175-5326
185571
Rhinophytoptus sericeaomeiensis
sp. nov.
(
Figs 5
&
6
)
Description.
FEMALE: (n = 7) Body fusiform, 325 (305–332), 82 (78–85) wide, 73 (72–75) thick; light yellow.
Gnathosoma
58 (55–60), projecting down, pedipalp coxal seta (
ep
) 5 (5–6), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (
d
) 8 (7–8), cheliceral stylets 56 (56–57).
Prodorsal shield
subtriangular, 38 (38–39), 61 (60–62) wide; anterior shield lobe present; median line absent, admedian and submedian lines parallel. Scapular tubercles on rear margin, 34 (34–35) apart, scapular setae (
sc
) 30 (29–32) projecting forward.
Coxal plates
smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (
1b
) 15 (12–16), 16 (16–17) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (
1a
) 34 (32–36), 11 (11–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (
2a
) 48 (45–50), 32 (31–35) apart. Prosternal apodeme 10 (9–10).
Legs
with usual series of setae. Leg
І 46
(44–48), femur 12 (12–13), basiventral femoral seta (
bv
) 19 (17–20); genu 7 (7–8), antaxial genual seta (
l''
) 34 (32–36); tibia 13 (12–14), paraxial tibial seta (
l'
) 17 (17–18), located 1/3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 10 (10–11); tarsal empodium simple, 7-rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Leg
І 40
(38–42), femur 10 (10–11), basiventral femoral seta (
bv
) 21 (20–22); genu 6 (6–7), antaxial genual seta (
l''
) 17 (17–18); tibia 10 (10–11); tarsus 10 (10–11); tarsal empodium simple, 7-rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like.
Opisthosoma
: opisthosoma dorsally with 34 (34–37) annuli, evenly rounded, with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin, anterior 11 to 13 dorsal annuli smooth at center, form a “V” shape, ventrally with 37 (36–37) annuli, with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin. Setae
c2
28 (25–31) on ventral annulus 5 (4–5), 70 (68–72) apart; setae
d
52 (50–55) on ventral annulus 12 (12–13), 50 (50–51) apart; setae
e
43 (41–45) on ventral annulus 20 (18–20), 21 (21–22) apart, setae
f
33 (31–34) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 30 (30–32) apart. Setae
h1
5 (5–6).
Female genitalia
12 (12–13), 32 (32–33) wide, coverflap smooth, setae
3a
21 (20–22), 20 (20–21) apart.
MALE: Unknown.
FIGURE 3
.
Cuihuacarus longituberis
gen. nov.
&
sp. nov.
D, dorsal view of female; CG, female coxae and genitalia; L1, leg І; L2, leg І.
FIGURE 4.
Cuihuacarus longituberis
gen. nov.
&
sp. nov.
L, lateral view of female; em, empodium; LO, enlarged view of annuli in lateral view.
FIGURE 5.
Rhinophytoptus sericeaomeiensis
sp. nov.
D, dorsal view of female; CG, female coxae and genitalia; L1, leg І; L2, leg І.
FIGURE 6.
Rhinophytoptus sericeaomeiensis
sp. nov.
L, lateral view of female; LO, enlarged view of annuli in lateral view; em, empodium.
Type
material.
Holotype
, female, from
Rosa sericea
ssp.
omeiensis
(
Rosaceae
), Huayang, Shaanxi Province,
China
,
9 August 2005
, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song.
Paratypes
,
6 females
with the same data as
holotype
.
Relation to host.
Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed.
Etymology.
The specific designation
sericeaomeiensis
is from the host plant species name,
sericea
ssp.
omeiensis.
Differential diagnosis.
This species is similar to
R. roxburghis
Xue, Song & Hong, 2006
, but can be differentiated from the latter by dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin (dorsal annuli smooth in
R. roxburghis
), ventral annuli with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin (large, rough microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin in
R. roxburghis
), and scapular setae (
sc
) projecting forward (scapular setae projecting posterior in
R. roxburghis
).