A new genus and three new species of Nothopodinae (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Guangxi, China
Author
Li, De-Wei
Author
Wang, Guo-Quan
Author
Wei, Sui-Gai
text
Zootaxa
2010
2452
44
50
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.195231
54cebc7b-6d7c-407b-8d0b-d4f7e6d59d13
1175-5326
195231
Calliparus lanceolarus
n. sp.
(
Fig. 1
)
Description. Female:
(n = 9) Body spindleform, ivory-white, 145 (143−153) long, 65 (62−75) wide, 62 (60−72) thick. Gnathosoma 26 (25−27), projecting obliquely down, dorsal pedipalp genual setae (
d
) 4 (4−5).
Prodorsal shield
sub-quadrangular; with frontal lobe; 35 (34−38) long, 60 (58−62) wide; median line complete, admedian lines and submedian lines incomplete, three transverse short lines connected median and admedian lines forming 6 cells. Scapular tubercles on rear margin, 40 (38−42) apart, scapular setae (
sc
) 17 (16−18), directed postero-laterally.
Coxal area
sculptured with granules, coxae І with sternal line, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (
1b
) 5 (5−6), proximal setae on coxisternum І (
1a
) 10 (9−12), proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (
2a
) 24 (23−25). Legs
І 24
(23−25), femur 8 (8−9), basiventral femoral setae (
bv
) 4 (4−5); genu 2.5(2.5−3), antaxial genual setae (
l''
) 24 (22−27); tibiae very small but distinct, 1 (1−2), without paraxial tibial setae (
l’
); tarsus 10 (9−11), tarsal empodium 3 (3−4), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion 5 (5−6), knobbed. Legs
ІІ 20
(19−22), femur 7 (7−8), basiventral femoral setae (
bv
) 10 (9−12); genu 2.5 (2.5−3), antaxial genual setae (
l''
) 8 (7−9); tibiae very small but distinct, 1 (1−2); tarsus 5 (5−6); tarsal empodium 3 (3−4), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6−8), knobbed.
Opisthosoma
: dorsum with submedian ridges, dorsal annuli 35 (34−36), smooth and undulated; ventral annuli 43 (41−45), with filamentous microtubercles; setae
c2
14 (13−16) on ventral annulus 9 (8−9); setae
d
44 (40−46) on ventral annulus 18 (18−19); setae
e
9 (8−9) on ventral annulus 29 (28−29); setae
f
20 (19−21), on 6th ventral annulus from rear; setae
h2
58 (52−70), setae
h1
present 1 (1−2).
Female genitalia
17 (17−18) long, 23 (22−24) wide, coverflap sculptured with basal granules, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІІ (
3a
) 6 (6−7).
FIGURE 1.
Calliparus lanceolarus
n. gen.
and n. sp.
CGF—coxigenital area of female; D—dorsal view of female; E—empodium; L—lateral view of female; LS—lateral view of annuli; L1—legs І; L2—legs І. (Scale bar: CGF—14; L, D—21; L1, L2—16).
Male:
Not seen.
Type
data:
Holotype
, female, Liujing town,
60 km
South of Beiliu County (
22°71’N
,
110°33’E
), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,
China
,
27-Jan.-2006
, from
Glochidion lanceolarium
(Roxb.) Voigt (Euphorbiaceae)
, collected by De-Wei LI and Guo-Ying SHI.
Paratypes
,
8 females
, with the same data as
holotype
.
Relation to host:
The mites are vagrant on the undersurface of leaves, no visible damage symptom.
Etymology:
The species name is derived from the specific name of the host plant.