A new genus and four new species of Eriophyidae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea)
Author
Gu, Xiao-Hui
Author
Yang, Juan
Author
Tan, Meng-Chao
Author
Wang, Guo-Quan
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Zoological Systematics
2015
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http://zoobank.org/1c7d90b2-861d-4d92-bedd-d317e11b28d5
journal article
10.11865/zs.20150103
2095-6827
1C7D90B2-861D-4D92-BEDD-D317E11B28D5
3.1
Dicoxiseta
Wang, Tan & Yang
,
gen. nov.
Type
species.
Dicoxiseta litsea
Wang, Tan & Yang
,
sp. nov.
Diagnosis. Body fusiform, gradually tapered, gnathosoma curved obliquely downward, dorsal pedipalp genual setae normal, prodorsal shield with frontal lobe, scapular setae (
sc
) set on rear margin and directed backward, prosternal apodeme present, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (
1b
) absent, tarsal empodium entire, all usual leg and body setae present; dorsal opisthosoma evenly rounded, ventral opisthosomal annuli sculptured with microtubercles and differentiated into broader dorsal and narrower ventral annuli.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from the Latin "
di
-", "
cox
-" and "
seta
", referring to the coxae bear two pairs of setae, gender feminine.
Remarks. This new genus is close to
Siracharus
Chandrapatya & Boczek, 2000
by the scapular tubercles set on rear shield margin, scapular setae (
sc
) directed backward and divergently, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (
1b
) absent, all venter and legs with usual setae. It is different from
Siracharus
by the body is gradually tapered, dorsal and ventral opisthosomal annuli are sculptured with microtubercles and differentiated into broader dorsal and narrower ventral annuli. In
Siracharus
, the body is strongly tapered, dorsal and ventral annuli are smooth and equally broad (
Chandrapatya & Boczek, 2000
).