A new eriophyoid mite species infesting Schefflera odorata (Araliaceae) in Yunnan Province, southwestern China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Luo, Jia Author Xu, Yun Author Hong, Xiao-Yue text Zootaxa 2011 3037 62 68 journal article 46305 10.5281/zenodo.200854 89941ee0-19c4-4518-b505-214ee5da98a5 1175-5326 200854 Calepitrimerus kunmingensis sp. nov. ( Figs 1–4 ) Description. FEMALE: (n = 23) Body fusiform, 182 (182–203), 53 (52–60) wide, 55 (55–56) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 23 (23–25), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta ( ep ) 2 (2–3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta ( d ) 5 (5–6), cheliceral stylets 17 (17–23). Prodorsal shield 32 (32–33), 45 (43–45) wide, median line absent, admedian and submedian lines connected by a transverse line at anterior 1/3; anterior shield lobe broad. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 4 (4–5), 14 (14–15) apart, scapular setae ( sc ) 12 (12–13), projecting anteriorly. Coxal plates with granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І ( 1b ) 8 (8–9), 10 (10–11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І ( 1a ) 18 (18–20), 7 (7–8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І ( 2a ) 38 (38–43), 24 (24–25) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (6–7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 35 (34–36), femur 10 (8–10), with granules at ventral side, basiventral femoral seta ( bv ) 8 (7–8); genu 4 (3–4), antaxial genual seta ( l'' ) 20 (18–20); tibia 10 (8–10), paraxial tibial seta ( l' ) 6 (5–6), located at 1/4 from dorsal base; tarsus 5 (5–6), seta ft' 16 (14–16), seta ft'' 15 (15–18), seta u' 4 (4–5); tarsal empodium ( em ) 5 (4–5), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 5 (5–6), knobbed. Leg І 31 (31–33), femur 10 (8–10), with granules at ventral side, basiventral femoral seta ( bv ) 8 (8–10); genu 3 (3–4), antaxial genual seta ( l'' ) 6 (6–9); tibia 6 (6–7); tarsus 6 (5–6), seta ft' 6 (6–8), seta ft'' 18 (18–20), seta u' 4 (4–5); tarsal empodium ( em ) 5 (5–6), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 6 (5–6), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 30 (27–31) broad annuli, with three ridges, mid-dorsal ridge ending in a broad furrow, with filamentous microtubercles on ridges, ventrally with 61 (55–61) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 21 (18–21) on ventral annulus 10 (9–10), 51 (50–51) apart; setae d 46 (40–48) on ventral annulus 23 (22–23), 40 (40–44) apart; setae e 8 (8–11) on ventral annulus 37 (34–37), 16 (16–20) apart, setae f 15 (13–17) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 16 (15–16) apart. Setae h1 minute, h2 46 (41–46). Female genitalia 8 (8–10), 22 (22–23) wide, coverflap with two transverse lines at base and 12 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 14 (13–16), 12 (12–13) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype , female, from Schefflera odorata (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe (Araliaceae) , Campus of Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China , 14 October 2010 , coll. Jia Luo, deposited as a slide mounted specimen in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University ( NJAU ), Jiangsu Province, China . Paratypes , 22 females on 10 slides, with the same data as the holotype ; 12 females on 5 slides in the Arthropod/Mite Collection, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University ( FJAU ), Fujian Province, China . Relation to host. Large yellow spots present on the upper leaf surface. Erinea present underneath the leaves ( Figs. 4 & 5 ). Etymology. The specific designation kunmingensis is derived from the place name, Kunming City, where the new species was collected. Differential diagnosis . This species is similar to Calepitrimerus octophyllaus Huang & Wang 2004 which was collected from Schefflera octophylla (Lour.) Harms , but can be differentiated from the latter by the appearance of the prodorsal shield with admedian and submedian lines (prodorsal shield without admedian and submedian lines in C. octophyllaus ), empodium 4-rayed (empodium 6-rayed in C. octophyllaus ), coxal plates with granules (coxal plates smooth in C. octophyllaus ).