Eight new species of the genus Aculus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) from China Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Song, Zi-Wei Author Hong, Xiao-Yue text Zootaxa 2008 1721 35 52 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181121 bcb15fb3-b399-4cf6-922d-3f2a206628d9 1175-5326 181121 Key to the species of Aculus Keifer from China 1 Dorsal annuli smooth...................................................................................................................................2 - Dorsal annuli with microtubercles.............................................................................................................15 2 Ventral annuli smooth ............................................................................ Aculus shaoxingensis Kuang, 1998 - Ventral annuli with microtubercles..............................................................................................................3 3 Coxal plates smooth.....................................................................................................................................4 - Coxal plates with granules or short lines .....................................................................................................8 4 Prodorsal shield smooth ................................................................... Aculus huangzhongensis Kuang, 2000 - Prodorsal shield ornamented........................................................................................................................5 5 Setae h1 absent ................................................................................. Aculus ablopurpurascus Huang, 2001 - Setae h1 present ...........................................................................................................................................6 6 Median line absent ........................................................................ Aculus mansoni Amrine & Stasny, 1994 - Median line present......................................................................................................................................7 7 Submedian lines present .................................................................................. Aculus toxicodendri sp. nov. - Submedian lines absent ................................................................................. Aculus cayratiae Kuang, 1987 8 Prodorsal shield smooth .................................................................... Aculus gladitsiae Kuang & Luo, 2005 - Prodorsal shield ornamented........................................................................................................................9 9 Coxal plates with granules.........................................................................................................................10 - Coxal plates with short lines......................................................................................................................12 10 Median and admedian lines connected ................................................................... Aculus rumexis sp. nov. - Median and admedian lines separate .........................................................................................................11 11 Submedian lines present ......................................................................................... Aculus cuihuae sp. nov. - Submedian lines absent ........................................................................ Aculus meliae Kuang & Zhuo, 1989 12 Median line absent .......................................................................... Aculus guilinensis Kuang & Luo, 2005 - Median line present....................................................................................................................................13 13 Median and admedian lines connected ......................................................................................................14 - Median and admedian lines separate ............................................................. Aculus pistaciae Kuang, 1998 14 Prodorsal shield with numerous granules laterally, empodium 7-rayed ...... Aculus bambusae Kuang, 1991 - Prodorsal shield without granules, empodium 5-rayed ....... Aculus broussonetiae Lin, Jin & Kuang, 1997 15 Coxal plates smooth...................................................................................................................................16 - Coxal plates with granules or short lines ...................................................................................................19 16 Setae h1 absent ..........................................................................................................................................17 - Setae h1 present .........................................................................................................................................18 17 Dorsal annuli with round microtubercles, ventral annuli with spiny microtubercles.................................... ...................................................................................................... Aculus longanensis Wei & Kuang, 1997 - Dorsal annuli with filament-like microtubercles, ventral annuli with round microtubercles........................ .................................................................................................. Aculus sargentodoxae Wei & Kuang, 1997 18 Median and admedian lines absent ............................................................................. Aculus asteri sp. nov. - Median and admedian lines present ........................................ Aculus fockeui (Nalepa & Trouessart), 1891 19 Setae h1 absent ........................................................................ Aculus macrocarpae Huang & Wang, 2004 - Setae h1 present .........................................................................................................................................20 20 Median line absent.....................................................................................................................................21 - Median line present....................................................................................................................................24 21 Prodorsal shield with lateral lobes ........................................................... Aculus populi Xue & Hong, 2005 - Prodorsal shield without lateral lobes........................................................................................................22 22 Femur and genu with granules ............................................................................... Aculus amurens sp. nov. - Femur and genu smooth.............................................................................................................................23 23 Submedian lines presen .............................................................................. Aculus daibuensis Huang, 2001 - Submedian lines absent ........................................................................................... Aculus jingbois sp. nov. 24 Median and admedian lines separate .........................................................................................................25 - Median and admedian lines connected ......................................................................................................28 25 Submedian lines present ............................................................................................................................26 - Submedian lines absent..............................................................................................................................27 26 Prodorsal shield lobe with spines, solenidion knobbed ................. Aculus parafockeui Liu & Kuang, 1998 - Prodorsal shield lobe without spines, solenidion not knobbed .......... Aculus huixiansis Xue & Hong, 2005 27 Prodorsal shield with granules, empodium 5-rayed .............................................. Aculus eupteleae sp. nov. - Prodorsal shield without granules, empodium 7-rayed ................... Aculus coggygriae Xue & Hong, 2005 28 Female genital coverflap smooth ......................................................... Aculus persicae Xue & Hong, 2005 - Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges ....................................................................................29 29 Empodium 5- to 6-rayed............................................................................................................................30 - Empodium 4-rayed ....................................................................................................................................31 30 Median line complete, dorsal annuli with filament-like microtubercles laterally ......................................... .............................................................................................................. Aculus shanghaiensis Kuang, 1997 - Median line incomplete, dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles ................ Aculus changbais sp. nov. 31 Ventral annuli with spiny microtubercles ..................................................................................................32 - Ventral annuli with round microtubercles..................................................................................................34 32 Dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles .............................................. Aculus niphlocladae ( Keifer), 1966 - Dorsal annuli with round microtubercles...................................................................................................33 33 Prodorsal shield lobe with spines anteriorly .............................. Aculus leonuri Kuang, Luo & Wang, 2005 - Prodorsal shield lobe without spines ................................................. Aculus altissimae Xue & Hong, 2005 34 Prodorsal shield with granules laterally ............................................. Aculus schlechtendali ( Nalepa), 1890 - Prodorsal shield without granules..............................................................................................................35 35 Admedian and submedian lines separate ............................................... Aculus salicis Kuang & Luo, 1997 - Admedian and submedian lines connected................................................................................................36 36 Coxal plates with short lines .......................................................................... Aculus ligustri ( Keifer), 1938 - Coxal plates with granules.........................................................................................................................37 37 Shield design with a distinctive network ................................................ Aculus tetanothrix ( Nalepa), 1889 - Median and admedian lines connected at basal 1/3, admedian and submedian lines connected by a trans- verse line at basal 2/3 ......................................................................... Aculus amygdale Xue & Hong, 2005