Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae) Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Song, Zi-Wei Author Hong, Xiao-Yue Correspondent author. E-mail: xyhong @ njau. edu. cn text Zootaxa 2010 2010-11-03 2666 1 29 44 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2666.1.2 journal article 4713 10.11646/zootaxa.2666.1.2 da1109a5-c21d-49f2-bc5c-0d3aff328435 1175-5326 5302410 Aculops buddlejaes sp. nov. ( Figs 5 & 6 ) Description. FEMALE: (n = 15) Body fusiform, 223 (210–229), 51 (49–55) wide, 65 (63–66) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 21 (19–23), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta ( ep ) 3 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta ( d ) 6 (5–6), cheliceral stylets 18 (18–19). Prodorsal shield 35 (34–36), 37 (35–40) wide, median line present 1/3 at base, admedian and submedian lines present; anterior shield lobe present. Scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, 25 (25–26) apart, scapular setae ( sc ) 24 (22–25), projecting posteriorly and diverging. Coxal plates I with few short lines, coxal plates II smooth, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І ( 1b ) 10 (10–11), 12 (12–13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І ( 1a ) 21 (18–23), 8 (7–8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І ( 2a ) 35 (33–37), 23 (23–24) apart. Prosternal apodeme 8 (7–8). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 39 (38–39), femur 10 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta ( bv ) 10 (10–11); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta ( l'' ) 22 (22–23); tibia 8 (7–8), paraxial tibial seta ( l' ) 7 (6–7), located at 1/3 from dorsal base, tarsus 7 (6–7), seta ft' 20 (18–20), seta ft'' 22 (20–22), seta u' 4 (4–5), tarsal empodium ( em ) 6 (5–6), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 9 (8–9), rod-like. Leg І 28 (27–29), femur 7 (7–8), basiventral femoral seta ( bv ) 9 (9– 10); genu 4 (4–5), antaxial genual seta ( l'' ) 11 (10–11); tibia 6 (6–7); tarsus 7 (6–7), seta ft' 7 (5–7), seta ft'' 22 (20–23), seta u' 5 (4–5), tarsal empodium ( em ) 6 (6–7), simple, 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 9 (8–9), rodlike. Opisthosoma : opisthosoma dorsally with 26 (24–27) annuli, with spiny microtubercles on rear annular margins, projecting forward on annuli 1–17, and posteriorly thereafter; annuli 18–21 larger with lobe-like sculptures posteriorly; opisthosoma ventrally with 76 (71–78) annuli, with small elliptical microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 22 (20–23) on ventral annulus 13 (13–14), 42 (42–43) apart; setae d 48 (45–50) on ventral annulus 29 (29–31), 26 (26–27) apart; setae e 15 (14–15) on ventral annulus 48 (45–48), 14 (14– 15) apart, setae f 25 (22–27) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 16 (16–17) apart. Setae h1 4 (3–4), h2 56 (56– 57). Female genitalia 13 (12–13), 22 (22–23) wide, coverflap smooth, setae 3a 15 (15–16), 18 (16–19) apart. FIGURE 5. Aculops buddlejaes sp. nov. D, dorsal view of female; LO, lateral microtubercles; L1, leg І; L2, leg І. FIGURE 6. Aculops buddlejaes sp. nov. L, lateral view of female; CG, coxae and female genitalia; em, empodium. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype , female (slide number NJAUAcariEri326, marked Holotype ), from Buddleja lindleyana Fort. (Buddlejaceae) , Changqing Nature Reserve, Yang County, Shaanxi Province , P. R . China , 33°35ʹ23ʹʹN , 107°32ʹ26ʹʹE , elevation 1083m , 9 August 2005 , coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song. Paratypes , 14 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri326), with the same data as holotype . Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation buddlejaes is from the generic name of host plant, Buddleja . Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to Aculops salviifoliae Meyer & Ueckermann, 1990 (from Buddleja salvifolia ) but can be differentiated from the latter by prodorsal shield with median and submedian lines (median and submedian lines absent in A. salviifoliae ), empodium 4-rayed (empodium 6-rayed in A. salviifoliae ), and dorsal annuli with microtubercles (dorsal annuli smooth in A. salviifoliae ).