1. Cosella parvifloriae Huang & Wang, 2009, sp. nov
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Huang, Kun-Wei and Wang, Chin-Fah
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Arthropoda ,Arachnida ,Prostigmata ,Animalia ,Biodiversity ,Cosella parvifloriae ,Eriophyidae ,Cosella ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Cosella parvifloriae sp. nov. (Fig. 7) Female: Body fusiform, 170 long, shield 40 long, 66 wide, shield lobe present; shield design with median line and admedian lines complete, subparallel, with 2 transverse lines at basal 1 / 3 and half, the half transverse line with 2 forked lines directed laterally, submedian line absent; scapular tubercles set ahead of rear shield margin, scapular seta (sc) 12 long, directed upward, Dt-Dt 28 apart. Legs: tibiae fused with tarsi; fore coxal area with granules; 1 st coxal seta (1 b) and tubercles absent, 2 nd coxal seta (1 a) 9 long, Ct 2 -Ct 2 11 apart, 3 rd coxal seta (2 a) 11 long, Ct 3 -Ct 3 25 apart, Ct 2 \Ct 3 19, Ct 2 -Ct 3 10; solenidion ending as knob; empodium simple, 2 rayed. Opisthosoma: dorsum flattened, dorsal annuli with 59 rings, 1 st 3 dorsal annuli 7 long; ventral annuli with 66 microtuberculate rings; lateral seta (c 2) 19 long, Lt-Lt 54 apart, Lt\Vt 1 55, Lt-Vt 1 34; 1 st ventral seta (d) 31 long, Vt 1 -Vt 1 35 apart, Vt 1 \Vt 2 40, Vt 1 -Vt 2 34; 2 nd ventral seta (e) 8 long, Vt 2 -Vt 2 16 apart, Vt 2 \Vt 3 39, Vt 2 -Vt 3 19; 3 rd ventral seta (f) 17 long, Vt 3 -Vt 3 19 apart; accessory seta (h 1) absent. Epigynium: 24 wide, 15 long, with granules at base, genital seta (3 a) 6 long, Gt-Gt 18 apart. Male: not seen. Type data: Holotype Ψ, Taipei: Yangmingshan (720m; N 25 ° 10´E 121 ° 34´), 21 -Jan.- 1998, Huang & Wang; ex Itea parviflora Hemsl. (Saxifragaceae). (deposited at NMNS). Paratypes, 3 Ψ, data same as for holotype. Relation to host: A vagrant on the lower leaf surface. No apparent damage was observed. Remarks: This new species is close to C. tripinnatae Huang, 2001 by the shield design with 2 forked lines directed laterally. This new species differs from C. tripinnatae by the following characters: the shield design with 2 transverse lines between admedian lines, and the 2 -rayed empodium. Etymology: The specific designation is derived from the specific name of the type host plant.
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- 2009
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