Aceria (Acarina: Eriophyoidea) in Taiwan: five new species and plant abnormalities caused by sixteen species Author Huang, Kun-Wei text Zootaxa 2008 1829 1 30 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.183169 5f49a743-b36b-4fbf-95bb-eda0458bc402 1175-5326 183169 Aceria virosae sp. nov. ( Fig. 11 ; photo 15) Female : (n=3) Body worm-like, 171 long; prodorsal shield 31 long, 41 wide, anterior lobe present; prodorsal shield with several short lines at lateral and posterior sides, design with median and admedian lines complete, subparallel, with transverse lines at basal 1/3 and half, submedian lines absent; scapular tubercles set at prodorsal shield rear margin, setae ( sc ) 12 long, directed backward, sct-sct 20 apart; leg segments normal, foretibial seta ( 1' ) set at half, 5 long; fore coxal area with short lines, 1st coxal setae ( 1b ) 9 long, 1bt-1bt 10 apart, 2nd coxal setae ( 1a ) 18 long, 1at-1at 7 apart, 3rd coxal setae ( 2a ) 28 long, 2at-2at 24 apart; solenidion ending as knob; empodium simple, 7-rayed. FIGURE 11. Aceria virosae sp. nov. (Ψ) A, dorsal view; B, legs and genital region, ventral view; C, posterior area, lateral view; D, empodium. (scale A, B = 50 μm; C = 40 μm; D = 15 μm). Opisthosoma: with about 57 microtuberculate rings, dorsum smooth at posterior 1/5; first 3 rings 7 long; lateral setae ( c2 ) 25 long, c2t-c 2t 35 apart, c 2t \dt 40, c2t-dt 24; 1st ventral setae ( d ) 30 long, dt-dt 32 apart, dt\et 39, dt-et 32; 2nd ventral setae ( e ) 10 long, et-et 17 apart, et\ft 45, et-ft 42; 3rd ventral setae ( f ) 14 long, ftft 18 apart; setae h1 present. Coverflap: 23 wide, 15 long, with about 6 longitudinal lines, genital setae ( 3a ) 28 long, 3at-3at 17 apart. Male : not seen. Type data : Holotype , female, Taichung, Taichung; 2-Dec.-1999 , M. M. Yang; ex. Flueggea virosa (Roxb. & Willd) . Voigt. ( Euphorbiaceae ). Paratypes , 2 females , with same data as holotype . Relation to host : Mites form pouch galls on the upper leaf surface. Note : This new species resembles A. securinegae Mohanasundaram, 1990 but differs in the median and admedian lines with two transverse lines and in the 7-rayed empodium. Etymology : The specific designation is derived from the specific name of the type host plant. PHOTO 15. Galls of Flueggae virosa caused by Aceria virosae sp. nov. , upper surface.