Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Hong, Xiao-Yue text Zootaxa 2005 1067 37 48 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.170236 06f7009f-5e30-4a4c-bc76-b89843b85e0e 1175­5326 170236 Tetra lycopersici n. sp. ( Fig.5 ) Female : (n = 11) Body fusiform, 198 long, 60 wide, 65 thick. Gnathosoma 20, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 38 long, 58 wide; median line and admedian lines short, connected at basal 1/6, admedian lines formed a large cell, submedian lines present. Dorsal tubercles on rear shield margin, 40 apart, scapular setae ( sc ) 14 projecting posteriorly. Coxal area with short lines; sternal line present, anterolateral setae on coxisternum I ( 1b ) 8, proximal setae on coxisternum I ( 1a ) 15, proximal setae on coxisternum II ( 2a ) 40. Legs I 35 long, femur 10, basiventral femoral setae ( bv ) 12; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae ( l'' ) 30 long; tibia 8, paraxial tibial setae ( l' ) 5, located 1/4 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 long; tarsal empodium simple, 4­rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Legs II 30 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae ( bv ) 14; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae ( l'' ) 7 long; tibia 5; tarsus 7 long; tarsal empodium simple, 4­rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Dorsal opisthosoma with 27 annuli, smooth, ventrally with 93 microtuberculate annuli. Setae c2 25 on ventral annulus 11; setae d 65 on ventral annulus 26; setae e 16 on ventral annulus 41; setae f 26 on 6th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h1 absent. Female genitalia 15 long, 23 wide, coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges, proximal setae on coxisternum ( 3a ) 15 long. Male : (n = 1) 175 long, 60 wide; genitalia 7 long, 20 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III ( 3a ) 11 long. Type date : Holotype , female, from Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (Solanaceae) , Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China , 30 May 2004 , coll. X.­F. Xue. Paratypes , 10 females and 1 male , with the same data as holotype . Relation to host : Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology : Derived from the generic name of the type host plant, Lycopersicon . Note : This species is similar to Tetra cleomis Kuang, 1991 , but can be differentiated by the median line only present at base and female coverflap without transverse lines at base (with three transverse lines in T. cleomis ).