A new genus and three new species of Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, northwestern China
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2006
1275
31
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.173315
d3a2046c-de97-481e-9574-60bfbad05302
11755326
173315
Calvittacus regiae
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 1
)
Description
FEMALE: (n = 9) Body fusiform, 195 (192–200) long, 54 (53–55) wide, 53 (51–54) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 16 (15–16), projecting obliquely down.
Prodorsal shield
42 (39–44), 44 (43–45) wide; subquadrangular; median and admedian lines present and incomplete. Scapular tubercles ahead of rear margin, 16 (16–17) apart, scapular setae (
sc
) 4 (4–5), projecting mediad.
Coxal area
with many dashes; anterolateral setae on coxisternum (
1b
) 6 (6–7), proximal setae on coxisternum (
1a
) 19 (17–21), proximal setae on coxisternum (
2a
) 38 (35–45). Prosternal apodeme present.
Legs
with usual setae. Legs 31 (30–34), femur 10 (9–11), basiventral femoral setae (
bv
) 11 (10–11); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual setae (
l''
) 14 (13–15); tibia 6 (5–6), paraxial tibial setae (
l'
) 5 (5–6), setae located 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 (5–6); tarsal empodium simple, 5rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Legs 27 (26–29), femur 8 (7–9), basiventral femoral setae (
bv
) 10 (10–11); genu 4 (3–4), antaxial genual setae (
l''
) 6 (5–7); tibia 5 (5–6); tarsus 6 (5–6); tarsal empodium simple, 5rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed.
Opisthosoma
: dorsal opisthosoma with 13 (12–14) annuli, with filamentous microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 60 (58–61) annuli, with spiny microtubercules on rear annular margins. Setae
c2
11 (10–12) on ventral annulus 8 (8–9); setae
d
49 (47–53) on ventral annulus 20 (19–21); setae
e
15 (13–16) on ventral annulus 35 (33–36), setae
f
13 (12–15) on 5th ventral annulus from rear. Setae
h1
2 (2–3).
Female genitalia
12 (12–13) long, 25 (24–26) wide, coverflap with 8 longitudinal ridges and 2 discontinuous transverse lines at base, proximal setae on coxisternum (
3a
) 14 (12–15).
FIGURE 1.
Calvittacus regiae
sp. nov.
A, dorsal view of female; B, female coxae and genitalia; C, legs and; D, lateral microtubercles; E, empodium; F, male genitalia.
MALE: (n = 1) 165, 50 wide; genitalia 15 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III (
3a
) 11.
Types
Holotype
, female,
China
: Shaanxi Province, Yang County, Huanyang,
33°35.23’N
,
107°32.26’E
.
August 8, 2005
, from
Juglans regia
L. (
Juglandaceae
), coll. Xue, XiaoFeng & Song, ZiWei.
Paratypes
,
8 females
and
1 male
, with the same data as
holotype
.
Relation to host
Mites are vagrant on the undersurface of leaves, causing no apparent damage.
Etymology
The specific designation
regiae
is from the species name of the host plant,
regia
.