One new genus and four new species of Phyllocoptinae (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from Fujian Province, southeastern China
Author
Song, Zi-Wei
Author
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Author
Hong, Xiao-Yue
text
Zootaxa
2008
1894
42
52
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.184401
b807ef21-334f-46b6-8de3-8756d9084090
1175-5326
184401
Fujianacarus
gen. nov.
Type
species
:
Fujianacarus wisterianis
sp. nov.
Diagnosis.
Body fusiform; prodorsal shield with a long and broad frontal lobe over gnathosoma; empodium entire; scapular tubercles placed ahead of rear shield margin, scapular setae projecting centrad; dorsal pedipalp genual setae
d
short and unbranched; prodorsal shield without projections; first dorsal annulus broad, equal to 2 or 3 annuli; legs with usual series of setae; coxal area with usual series of setae; ventral setae
d
absent; dorsal opisthosoma with three ridges.
Etymology.
The genus designation is derived from the specimen collection locality, Fujian Province.
Remarks.
The new taxon is assigned to
Eriophyoidea
,
Eriophyidae
,
Phyllocoptinae
,
Phyllocoptini
. The new genus is similar to
Proneotegonotus
Mohanasundaram, 1983
, but can be differentiated by the tibial and genu II setae present; opisthosomal ventral setae
e
present; dorsum with three dorsal ridges (tibial and genu II setae absent; opisthosomal ventral setae e absent; dorsum evenly rounded in
Proneotegonotus
). The new genus is also close to
Prominens
Huang & Wang, 2004
c, but can be differentiated by genu II setae present; opisthosomal ventral setae
d
absent; prodorsal shield concave between the scapular tubercles (genu II setae absent; opisthosoma ventral setae
d
present; prodorsal shield bulge between the scapular tubercles in
Prominens
).