One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae)
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2009
1992
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.185571
826809ec-8e76-4351-ac9f-7ae6508f9dc7
1175-5326
185571
Brevulacus jilinensis
sp. nov.
(
Figs 1
&
2
)
Description.
FEMALE: (n = 6) Body fusiform, 295 (272–301), 83 (81–85) wide, 95 (92–97) thick; light yellow.
Gnathosoma
62 (60–63), projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (
ep
) 3 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (
d
) 12 (11–12), cheliceral stylets 58 (57–59).
Prodorsal shield
subtriangular, 40 (38–42), 60 (58–63) wide; shield lobe anteriorly emarginate; median line short at base and connected with admedian lines with transverse lines, admedian and submedian lines complete. Scapular tubercles near rear margin, 26 (24–27) apart, scapular setae (
sc
) 28 (25–33) projecting forward.
Coxal plates
smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (
1b
) 11 (11–12), 12 (11–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (
1a
) 26 (23–31), 12 (11–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (
2a
) 48 (46–55), 37 (35–38) apart. Prosternal apodeme 8 (8–9).
Legs
with usual series of setae. Leg
І 43
(41–45), femur 13 (13–14), basiventral femoral seta (
bv
) 17 (15–18); genu 7 (7–8), antaxial genual seta (
l''
) 31 (30–32); tibia 12 (12–13), paraxial tibial seta (
l'
) 13 (13–14), located 1/3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 7 (7–8); tarsal empodium simple, 8-rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg
І 37
(35–39), femur 12 (11–12), basiventral femoral seta (
bv
) 16 (14–17); genu 5 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (
l''
) 13 (13–14); tibia 9 (8–9); tarsus 7 (7–8); tarsal empodium simple, 8-rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered.
Opisthosoma
: opisthosoma dorsally with 40 (40–44) annuli, evenly rounded, with rounded microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin, ventrally with 81 (76–84) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margin. Setae
c2
15 (15–16) on ventral annulus 12 (12–15), 72 (70–73) apart; setae
d
58 (50–63) on ventral annulus 32 (31–33), 51 (50–53) apart; setae
e
38 (35–46) on ventral annulus 46 (46–50), 30 (28–30) apart, setae
f
30 (29–30) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 22 (22–23) apart. Setae
h1
3 (3–4).
Female genitalia
23 (22–25), 30 (29–30) wide, coverflap smooth, setae
3a
28 (25–30), 21 (20–21) apart.
MALE: Unknown.
Type
material.
Holotype
, female, from
Quercus
sp. (
Fagaceae
), Zhuque Mountain, Jilin City, Jilin Province,
China
,
2 July 2006
, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song.
Paratypes
,
5 females
with the same data as
holotype
.
Relation to host.
Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed.
Etymology.
The specific designation
jilinensis
is from the name of the location, Jilin Province, where the new species was collected.
Differential diagnosis.
This species is the second
Brevulacus
species described, and is similar to
B. reticulatus
Manson, 1984
, but can be differentiated from the latter by median line short on prodorsal shield (median line complete in
B. reticulatus
protogyne female), dorsal annuli with rounded microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin (dorsal annuli with faint microtubercles on rear annular margin in
B. reticulatus
protogyne female), and dorsal opisthosoma evenly rounded (dorsal opisthosoma with weak central ridge and subdorsal ridges in
B. reticulatus
).