A new genus and eight new species of Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Hong, Xiao-Yue text Zootaxa 2005 1039 1 17 journal article 50977 10.5281/zenodo.169801 c6c4982c-aac8-48b9-a5b5-7342d3339931 1175­5326 169801 Epitrimerus gnaphali n. sp. ( Fig. 6 ) Female : (n = 12) Body fusiform, 225 long, 77 wide, 73 thick; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 28, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 51 long, 58 wide; prodorsal shield with frontal lobe; ornamentation of prodorsal shield reticulated with distinct admedian lines. Dorsal tubercles ahead of rear margin, 20 apart, scapular setae ( sc ) 4 projecting center. Sternal line absent. Coxal area with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I ( 1b ) 6, proximal setae on coxisternum I ( 1a ) 20, proximal setae on coxisternum II ( 2a ) 28. Legs I 33 long, femur 10, basiventral femoral setae ( bv ) 10; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae ( l'' ) 23 long; tibia 7, paraxial tibial setae ( l' ) 3, setae located 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 3­rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Legs II 28 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae ( bv ) 10; genu 4 long, antaxial genual setae ( l'' ) 7 long; tibia 7; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 3­rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Dorsal opisthosoma with 50 annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 82 microtuberculate rings. Setae c2 40 on ventral annulus 14; setae d 60 on ventral annulus 30; setae e 22 on ventral annulus 51; setae f 30 on 7th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h1 3 long. Female genitalia 22 long, 27 wide, coverflap with 12 longitudinal ridges and about 7 diagonal ridges at base, proximal setae on coxisternum III ( 3a ) 25 long. Male : (n = 3) 195 long, 65 wide; genitalia 4 long, 20 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III ( 3a ) 20 long. FIGURE 6. Epitrimerus gnaphali n. sp. A, dorsal view of female; B, coxae and female genitalia; C, legs I and II; D, lateral microtubercles; E, tarsal empodium; F, male genitalia. Type data : Holotype , female, from Gnaphalium luteo­album L. (Compositae), Wutaishan mountain, Shanxi Province, P.R. China , 27 August 2004 . coll. X.­F. Xue. Paratypes , 11 feamles and 3 males , with the same data as holotype . Relation to host : Vagrant on the leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology : The specific designation is derived from the generic name of the host plant, Gnaphalium . Note : This species is similar to Epitrimerus demissae Keifer, 1959 , but can be differentiated by the coxal area without sternal line, tarsal empodium simple and 3­rayed, and coverflap with diagonal ridges basally.