New genera, new species and new records of eriophyoid mites in China

Abstract

Two new genera and seven new species of eriophyoid mites from China are described and illustrated. They are Alveacaphyllisa clethra gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Clethra barbinervis Sieb. et Zucc. (Clethraceae), Acaricalus liquidambarus sp. nov. on Liquidambar formosana Hance (Altingiaceae), Abacarus dendrocalamus sp. nov. on Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. ex Munro (Poaceae), Tetra spina sp. nov. on Dalbergia hupeana Hance (Fabaceae), Paraepitrimerus rhododendrus sp. nov. on Rhododendron delavayi Franch. (Ericaceae), Diabsentophyes saurauia gen. nov. & sp. nov. on Saurauia sp. (Actinidiaceae), Diptacus liquidambarus sp. nov. on Liquidambar formosana Hance (Altingiaceae). In addition, images of the characteristics of five new record species are provided, they are: Setoptus semiornatum Pye, 2011 rec. nov. on Pinus sp. (Pinaceae), Calacarus capsica Chakrabarti & Mondal, 1979 rec. nov. on Capsicum annuum Linn. (Solanaceae), Calepitrimerus glacialis Keifer, 1961 rec. nov. on Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis Miq., 1870 (Cupressaceae), Phyllocoptruta citricola Chakrabarti & Sarkar, 2011 rec. nov. on Citrus maxima (Burm.) Osbeck (Rutaceae) and Diptilomiopus davisi Keifer, 1969 rec. nov. on Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. (Proteaceae).