Four new species of Rhyncaphytoptus from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae)

In this paper, four new eriophyoid mite species in the genus Rhyncaphytoptus from China are described and illustrated. They are Rhyncaphytoptus tibetirosae sp. nov. on Rosa sp. (Rosaceae), Rhyncaphytoptus acutifoliae sp. nov. on Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz. (Rosaceae), Rhyncaphytoptus tibetisalicise sp. nov. on Salix sp. (Salicaceae) and Rhyncaphytoptus buxifoliae sp. nov. on Cotoneaster buxifolius Lindl. (Rosaceae). All eriophyoid mites described herein are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Chinese Rhyncaphytoptus is provided.

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Seven new species of Phyllocoptini from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2291.1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2291 (1) ◽

Author(s):

ZI-WEI SONG ◽

XIAO-FENG XUE ◽

XIAO-YUE HONG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

Tibet Autonomous Region ◽

Eriophyoid Mite

In this paper, seven new species of the Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China are described and illustrated. They are Calvittacus swidanus sp. nov. on Swida macrophylla (Cornaceae); Vasates desmodius sp. nov. on Desmodium sp. (Fabaceae); Epitrimerus nyingchicus sp. nov. on Cotoneaster ambiguus (Rosaceae); Calepitrimerus painus sp. nov. on Rhododendron sp. (Ericaceae); Calepitrimerus cotoneaster sp. nov. on Cotoneaster buxifolius (Rosaceae); Phyllocoptruta deutzianus sp. nov. on Deutzia sp. (Saxifragaceae) and Phyllocoptruta smilanus sp. nov. on Smilax sp. (Liliaceae). All the eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves.

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Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2313.1.2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2313 (1) ◽

pp. 35-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ZI-WEI SONG ◽

XIAO-FENG XUE ◽

XIAO-YUE HONG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

Tibet Autonomous Region ◽

Picea Asperata ◽

Eriophyoid Mite

In this paper, seven new species of Phyllocoptes from China are described and illustrated. They are Phyllocoptes cunninghamiae sp. nov. on Cunninghamia sp. (Taxodiaceae); Phyllocoptes stephanocarpae sp. nov. on Lonicera stephanocarpa Franch. (Caprifoliaceae); Phyllocoptes webbianae sp. nov. on Lonicera webbiana Wall. ex DC. (Caprifoliaceae); Phyllocoptes bayisis sp. nov. and Phyllocoptes myrtilloidia sp. nov. on Spiraea myrtilloides Rehd. (Rosaceae); Phyllocoptes graminis sp. nov. on Berberis graminea Ahrendt (Berberidaceae); and Phyllocoptes piceanis sp. nov. on Picea asperata Mast. (Pinaceae). All the eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Chinese Phyllocoptes is provided herein.

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Six new species of Aculus Keifer from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2305.1.1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2305 (1) ◽

pp. 1-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ZI-WEI SONG ◽

XIAO-FENG XUE ◽

XIAO-YUE HONG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

Vigna Vexillata ◽

Tibet Autonomous Region ◽

Eriophyoid Mite

Six new species of Aculus Keifer from China are described and illustrated. They are Aculus vignaus sp. nov. on Vigna vexillata (L.) Rich. (Fabaceae); Aculus jasmini sp. nov. on Jasminum humile L. (Oleaceae); Aculus sorbariae sp. nov. on Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Br. (Rosaceae); Aculus tibetsalicinus sp. nov. on Salix sp. (Salicaceae); Aculus lhasasorbariae sp. nov. on Sorbaria sp. (Rosaceae) and Aculus cheilophilanus sp. nov. on Salix cheilophila Schneid (Salicaceae). All the eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the Chinese Aculus species is also provided.

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Two new eriophyoid mite species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) on Euphorbia spp. (Euphorbiaceae) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3556.1.3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3556 (1) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PARISA LOTFOLLAHI ◽

KARIM HADDAD IRANI-NEJAD ◽

MOHAMAD KHANJANI ◽

MOHAMAD MOGHADAM ◽

ENRICO DE LILLO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Two New Species ◽

Eriophyoid Mite ◽

Damage Symptoms

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.

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A new species of eriophyoid mite (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) on Leucadendron argenteum (L.) R. Br. from South Africa

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3085.1.5 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3085 (1) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

DANIEL R. L. PYE

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

United Kingdom ◽

New Species ◽

Plant Material ◽

Mite Species ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Eriophyoid Mite ◽

A New Species

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.

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Eriophyoid mites on Fagaceae with descriptions of seven new genera and eleven new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2253.1.1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2253 (1) ◽

pp. 1-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

XIAO-FENG XUE ◽

ZHEN WANG ◽

ZI-WEI SONG ◽

XIAO-YUE HONG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

New Combinations ◽

New Genera ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

The Family ◽

Abies Fabri ◽

Eriophyoid Mite ◽

Cyclobalanopsis Glauca

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).

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

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.24.10.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (10) ◽

pp. 1817-1840

Author(s):

Yan Mei Yuan ◽

Xiao Feng Xue

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Genus ◽

New Records ◽

Mite Species ◽

Melastoma Malabathricum ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Lespedeza Bicolor ◽

Eriophyoid Mite

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.

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Eriophyoid mites from Hainan Province, China I: Descriptions of three new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2140.1.2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2140 (1) ◽

pp. 16-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

LI-SHENG CHENG ◽

XIAO-FENG XUE ◽

XIAO-YUE HONG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Hainan Island ◽

Mite Species ◽

Hainan Province ◽

Litchi Chinensis ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Three New Species ◽

Eriophyoid Mite

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.

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Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3292 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

XIAO-FENG XUE ◽

XIAO HAN ◽

ZI-WEI SONG ◽

XIAO-YUE HONG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mite Species ◽

Shaanxi Province ◽

Western China ◽

Cornus Alba ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Carya Cathayensis ◽

Eriophyoid Mite ◽

Carya Cathayensis Sarg ◽

Respective Host

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.

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Two eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) associated with Ilex paraguariensis from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4324.2.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4324 (2) ◽

pp. 363

Author(s):

GUILHERME LIBERATO DA SILVA ◽

ISADORA ZANATTA ESSWEIN ◽

CATIANE DAMEDA ◽

NOELI JUAREZ FERLA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

Mite Species ◽

Ilex Paraguariensis ◽

Yerba Mate ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Key To Species ◽

The Third ◽

Eriophyoid Mites ◽

Eriophyoid Mite

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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