Eriophyoid mites from Malaysia with description of one new genus, six new species and two new records (Acari: Eriophyoidea)

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1817-1840
Author(s):  
Yan Mei Yuan ◽  
Xiao Feng Xue

One new genus and six new species of eriophyoid mite from Mountain Trusmadi, Malaysia are described and illustrated. They are Isoannulus morrisianae sp. nov. on Diospyros morrisiana (Ebenaceae), Abacarus bicolorus sp. nov. on Lespedeza bicolor (Leguminosae), Parneometaculus persicariae gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Persicaria chinensis (Polygonaceae), Shevtchenkella miscanthis sp. nov. on Miscanthus floridulus (Poaceae), Davisella nitidis sp. nov. on Artocarpus nitidus subsp. lingnanensis (Moraceae), and Vimola blastis sp. nov. on Blastus cochinchinensis (Melastomataceae). Furthermore, two new records of eriophyoid mites are found: Knorella bambusae (Kuang & Feng, 1989) rec. nov. on Bambusa sp. (Poaceae) and Diptilomiopus melastomae (Boczek & Chandrapatya, 2002) rec. nov. on Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae). All these new eriophyoid mite species and new records are vagrants causing no apparent symptom to their host plants.

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1132
Author(s):  
Xiao Han ◽  
Xiao-Feng Xue ◽  
Xiao-Yue Hong

Nine new species of eriophyoid mites from the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China are described and illustrated. They are Cosella delavayi sp. nov. on Castanopsis delavayi Franch. (Fagaceae); Tegonotus fabris sp. nov. on Abies fabri (Mast.) Craib (Pinaceae); Phyllocoptruta hodginsii sp. nov. on Fokienia hodginsii (Dunn) Henry et Thomas (Cupressaceae); Calvittacus mollissimus sp. nov. on Castanea mollissima (Fagaceae); Anthocoptes artemisia sp. nov. on Artemisia sp. (Asteraceae); Tetraspinus fabaceae sp. nov. on Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp. (Fabaceae); Neorhynacus molle sp. nov. on Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don (Ericaceae);  Rhyncaphytoptus dielsianus sp. nov. on Trema dielsiana Hand.-Mzt (Ulmaceae) and Konola mollissima sp. nov. on Castanea mollissima (Fagaceae). All these new eriophyoid mite species are vagrants causing no apparent damage to their host plants.


Author(s):  
Soheila Jafari ◽  
Mohammad Khanjani

Eriophyoid mites from plum trees (Prunus domestica L.) in Hamadan Province, northwestern Iran, were collected during a survey in 2018–2020. Altogether 12 species, belonging to eight genera and two families, are reported herein. Five species are new to science and five species are new records for Hamadan province of Iran. The collected mites according to their families, genera and species are as follows: family Diptilomiopidae: Quadracus reticulatus sp. nov., Rhinophytoptus nemalobos Lotfollahi & de Lillo, 2014, Diptacus hamedanicus Jafari & Khanjani, 2020, Diptacus gigantorhynchus (Nalepa, 1892); family Eriophyidae: Acalitus iranicus sp. nov. causes small irregular galls around of buds, Aculus flechtmanni sp. nov., Aculus fockeui (Nalepa & Trouessart, 1891), Eriophyes prunorum sp. nov. causes blisters on leaf surface, Eriophyes savagei Keifer, 1939 causes leaf nail galls, Phyllocoptes hamedi sp. nov., Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer, 1940, and Tetra pruni Jafari, Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2020.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3556 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
PARISA LOTFOLLAHI ◽  
KARIM HADDAD IRANI-NEJAD ◽  
MOHAMAD KHANJANI ◽  
MOHAMAD MOGHADAM ◽  
ENRICO DE LILLO

Eriophyoid mites infesting spurges (Euphorbiaceae) were surveyed in Kandovan and Govgan, southwest of East Azerbai-jan Province in Iran, during 2010 and 2011. Two new species are described and illustrated: Aculops seguieranae n. sp.from Euphorbia seguierana Necker and Euphorbia cheiradenia Boiss. et Hohen, and Aceria cheiradeniae n. sp. from E. cheiradenia. No damage symptoms were observed.


Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3085 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
DANIEL R. L. PYE

A new vagrant eriophyoid mite species, collected from plant material imported into the United Kingdom, is described and illustrated: Aceria argentae n. sp. found on Leucadendron argenteum (L.) R. Br. (Proteaceae) from South Africa. A review of the eriophyoid mite species known from plants in the Proteaceae is also provided and recent findings of non-native eriophyoid mites in the United Kingdom are discussed.


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2253 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO-FENG XUE ◽  
ZHEN WANG ◽  
ZI-WEI SONG ◽  
XIAO-YUE HONG

Up to now, 64 genera and 178 eriophyoid mite species are known to occur on the Fagaceae. We described and illustrated herein seven new genera and eleven new eriophyoid species associated with plants in the family Fagaceae, collected from eleven provinces in China. They are: Bariella spinishieldis sp. nov. on Quercus sp.; Calesalquia tiantangzhaica gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Quercus sp.; Acaphyllisa quinqueridges sp. nov. on Cyclobalanopsis glauca; Jiangsuacarus huaguoshanensis gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Quercus sp.; Spinacarus guniujiangensis gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Cyclobalanopsis glauca; Calvittacus chenius sp. nov. on Quercus chenii; Cereusacarus maopingensis gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Cyclobalanopsis glauca; Neovittacus shitaicus gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Quercus sp.; Paracaliphytoptus yangensis gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Cyclobalanopsis glauca; Shaanxicarus glaucaer gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Cyclobalanopsis glauca; and Rhyncaphytoptus qimenensis sp. nov. on Cyclobalanopsis glauca. An updated checklist and a key to the eriophyoid mite genera on the Fagaceae are provided. Three new combinations are given: Jiangsuacarus abietis (Kuang & Luo, 2005) comb. nov. on Abies fabri (Pinaceae); Jiangsuacarus dolichocladae (Song, Xue & Hong, 2008) comb. nov. on Bambusa dolichoclada (Poaceae); and Coptophylla querci (Chandrapatya & Boczek, 2000), comb. nov. on Quercus mespilifolioidea (Fagaceae).


Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1406 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO-FENG XUE ◽  
ZI-WEI SONG ◽  
XIAO-YUE HONG

Seven new species in the genus Epitrimerus Nalepa from China are described and illustrated, namely Epitrimerus dendranthemae sp. nov. on Dendranthema indicum (L.) Des Moul. (Compositae); Epitrimerus vescae sp. nov. on Fragaria vesca L. (Rosaceae); Epitrimerus argyris sp. nov. on Artemisia argyri Lévl. & Vant. (Compositae); Epitrimerus lonicerae sp. nov. on Lonicera sp L. (Caprifoliaceae); Epitrimerus microcarpae sp. nov. on Ficus microcarpa L. f. (Moraceae); Epitrimerus cotoneasteri sp. nov. on Cotoneaster sp. B. Ehrhart (Rosaceae) and Epitrimerus integrae sp. nov. on Salix integra Thunb. (Salicaceae). A key to the species of Epitrimerus in China is provided. The eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the leaf surfaces of their host plants.  


Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3042 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
ALEUNY C. REIS ◽  
MANOEL G. C. GONDIM JR. ◽  
DENISE NAVIA ◽  
CARLOS H. W. FLECHTMANN

A new genus and new species of the mite family Eriophyidae (Phyllocoptinae), namely Cothrix erugata n. sp. et n. gen., is described from Heliconia stricta Huber (Heliconiaceae). In addition, one new genus and two new species of Diptilomiopidae, namely Rhyncadicrus asperulus n. sp. et n. gen. from banana, Musa acuminata Colla x Musa balbisiana Colla (genomic group AAB) (Musaceae) and Catarhinus granatus n. sp. from Heliconia bihai L., are described and illustrated. The mites were collected in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. All were vagrants on the lower leaf surfaces of their host plants and no visible damage symptoms were observed.


Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2140 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
LI-SHENG CHENG ◽  
XIAO-FENG XUE ◽  
XIAO-YUE HONG

Three new species of eriophyoid mites from China’s Hainan Island are described and illustrated. They are Epitrimerus danzhouicus sp. nov. on Ficus gibbosa (Moraceae), Epitrimerus dioscoreaepersimilis sp. nov. on Dioscorea persimilis (Dioscoreaceae), Tegolophus liangyuanicus sp. nov. on Litchi chinensis (Sapindaceae). All the eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3292 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO-FENG XUE ◽  
XIAO HAN ◽  
ZI-WEI SONG ◽  
XIAO-YUE HONG

Prior to this research, 47 genera and 124 eriophyoid mite species have been known to occur in Shaanxi Province, north-western China. We described and illustrated herein five new species collected in Shaanxi Province. They are Proartacriscathayensis sp. nov. on Carya cathayensis Sarg. (Juglandaceae), Acaphyllisa changqingiensa sp. nov. on Salix sp. L. (Sal-icaceae), Tegonotus albus sp. nov. on Cornus alba L. (Cornaceae), Phyllocoptruta japonica sp. nov. on Lonicera japonicaThunb. (Caprifoliaceae), Anthocoptes albosinensis sp. nov. on Betula albosinensis Burkill (Betulaceae). At the same time,one new eriophyoid mite record from China is provided, Rhinotergum schestovici Petanovic, 1988, rec. nov. on Betulaalbosinensis Burkill (Betulaceae). A list of eriophyoid mites from Shaanxi Province is provided. All the new species and new record described herein are vagrants on respective host plants.


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4324 (2) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
GUILHERME LIBERATO DA SILVA ◽  
ISADORA ZANATTA ESSWEIN ◽  
CATIANE DAMEDA ◽  
NOELI JUAREZ FERLA

Diptilostatus chimarricus n. sp. is described based on specimens collected on Ilex paraguariensis A. St.–Hill. (Aquifoliaceae), commonly known as yerba mate, from southern Brazil. It is the third eriophyoid mite species reported on I. paraguariensis in Brazil. This new species caused no observable damage to its host plant. A key to species of Diptilostatus is provided. Dichopelmus notus Keifer, 1959, also from yerba mate, is redescribed. 


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