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Two new species of the family Diptilomiopidae (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China are described and illustrated. They are Catarhinus sanguinalus sp. nov. on Digitaria sanguinalis (Poaceae) and Rhyncaphytoptus mandshuricae sp. nov. on Fraxinus mandshurica (Oleaceae). Both new species are vagrant on lower leaf surface. No apparent damage to the host was observed. In addition to the descriptions, a key to Catarhinus species was provided.

Rhyncaphytoptus Keifer, 1939 Diagnosis. Body fusiform; gnathosoma large, projecting downwards; prodorsal shield with a frontal lobe, scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, scapular setae (sc) present; coxal setae 1b, 1a and 2a present; all usual series of setae present on both legs, empodium simple; opisthosoma with all usual series of setae., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng & Li, Ni, 2020, Two new species of diptilomiopid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China, pp. 560-570 in Zootaxa 4896 (4) on page 564, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/4388063, {"references":["Keifer, H. H. (1939) Eriophyid Studies III. Bulletin of the California Department of Agriculture, 28, 1 - 22."]}

Rhyncaphytoptus mandshuricae sp. nov. (Figs 3–4) Description. Female (n = 8): Body fusiform, 229 (201–229), 75 (66–75) wide, 68 (66–68) thick; light yellow in colour. Gnathosoma 40 (35–40), projecting downwards, cheliceral stylets 42 (36–42), pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 5 (4–5), dorsal pedipalp genual setae (d) 15 (13–15). Prodorsal shield 60 (55–60), 65 (59–65) wide including the frontal lobe, two short admedian lines concaved at center and present at center of shield; scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 24 (24–26) apart, scapular setae (sc) 8 (7–8). Coxigenital region with 6 (6–7) smooth semiannuli between coxae and genitalia; coxal plates with many granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 15 (12–15), 15 (14–15) apart; proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 17 (16–17), 9* apart; proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2a) 30 (26–30), 31 (29–31) apart. Prosternal apodeme 4 (4–5). Leg І 35 (34–35), femur 11 (10–11), basiventral femo-ral setae (bv) 17 (15–17); genu 5*, antaxial genual setae (l’’) 33 (32–36); tibia 8 (7–8), paraxial tibial setae l’ 18 (17–18), located at basal 2/3; tarsus 8 (7–8), paraxial fastigial tarsal setae ft’ 26 (24–26), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae ft’’ 30 (27–30); seta u’ 10 (8–10), tarsal empodium (em) 9 (8–9), simple, 6-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 9 (9–10), tapered. Leg ІІ 32 (32–33), femur 10*, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 11 (10–11); genu 5*, antaxial genual setae (l’’) 18 (15–18); tibia 6*; tarsus 6*, setae ft’ 14 (12–15), setae ft’’ 25 (24–26); seta u’ 8 (8–9), tarsal empodium (em) 7 (7–8), simple, 6-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 8 (8–9), tapered. Opisthosoma dorsally with 83 (81–83) semiannuli, smooth at center while with granules laterally, ventrally with 95 (93–95) semiannuli, with elliptical to linear microtubercles. Setae c2 45 (45–50) on ventral semiannulus 14 (13–14), 55 (55–57) apart; setae d 42 (40–44) on ventral semiannulus 30 (29–30), 37 (33–37) apart; setae e 33 (33–35) on ventral semiannulus 52 (52–55), 23 (22–23) apart; setae f 35 (32–35), 19 (18–19) apart, on 9th ventral semiannulus from rear. Setae h1 5 (4–5), h2 45 (40–45). Female genitalia 17 (16–17), 25 (25–27) wide, coverflap with four transverse line at base, setae 3a 25 (21–25), 18 (16–18) apart. Internal genitalia: spermathecae ovoid, oriented posterolaterad; spermathecal tubes relatively short; transverse genital apodeme trapezoidal. Male: Not found. Type material. Holotype, female (slide number NJAU-SC 8.1; marked Holotype), found on Manchurian ash, Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. (Oleaceae), Hongkou, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 31°5′29″N, 103°36′53″E, elevation 1040 m, 17 September 2018, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue,=deposited as a slide-mounted specimen in NJAU. Paratypes, 7 females (slide number NJAU- SC8.2–NJAU- SC 8.8; marked Paratypes), from Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. (Oleaceae), same details as holotype, deposited as slide-mounted specimens in NJAU. Relation to the plant host. Vagrant on lower leaf surface. No apparent damage to the host plant was observed. Etymology. The specific designation mandshuricae is from the species name of host plant, mandshurica; masculine in gender. Differential diagnosis. The new species is differentiated from Rhyncaphytoptus acutifoliae Song, Xue & Hong, 2009 by coxal plates with granules (coxal plates smooth in R. acutifoliae), female genital coverflap with ridges (female genital coverflap smooth in R. acutifoliae), and scapular setae (sc) 8μm (scapular setae 35μm in R. acutifoliae).

Neodicrothrix grandcaputus sp. nov. (Figs 1���2) Description. Female (n = 7): Body fusiform, 150 (140���163), 67 (48���68) wide; white in colour. Gnathosoma 18 (17���24), projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) absent, dorsal pedipalp genual setae (d) divided, the longer branch 10 (9���11), the shorter branch 3 (3���4) (Figure 1F). Prodorsal shield broad, pentagon, 73 (66���80) including the frontal lobe, 67 (57���70) wide; with a ���latin cross��� shape at shield center formed by curved lines, two faint curved lines present at posterior of shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, setae sc 20 (18���24), 27 (26���30) apart, projecting outwards or upwards. Coxigenital region smooth between coxae and genitalia; coxal plates smooth, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 5 (5���6), 10 (8���10) apart; proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 8 (7���9), 8 (7���8) apart; proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2a) 16 (16���19), 14 (10���14) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (6���10). Leg І 22 (22���25), femur 11 (11���12), basiventral femoral setae (bv) 8 (6���8); genu 1 (1���1), antaxial genual setae (l'') 18 (15���18); tibia 4 (4���5), paraxial tibial setae (l') absent; tarsus 3 (3���4), paraxial fastigial tarsal setae ft��� 12 (12���16), abruptly bended at base, antaxial fastigial tarsal setae ft������ 14 (14���19), abruptly bended at base; tarsal empodium (em) 4 (3���5), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 5 (4���6), knobbed. Leg ІІ 20 (20���23), femur 10 (10���11), basiventral femoral setae (bv) 7 (4���7); genu 1 (1���1), antaxial genual setae (l'') absent; tibia 3 (3���4); tarsus 3 (3���4), paraxial fastigial tarsal setae ft��� 6 (6���8), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae ft������ 11 (11���16), abruptly bended at base (Figure 1E); tarsal empodium (em) 3 (3���4), simple, 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 4 (4���5), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 17 (17���21) annuli, smooth, ventrally with 24 (24���26) semiannuli, with elliptical to linear microtubercles. Setae c2 6 (6���7), on ventral semiannulus 1*, 40 (32���40) apart; setae d absent; setae e absent; setae f 8 (6���8), 14 (13���15) apart, on 5th ventral semiannulus from rear; setae h1 absent, setae h2 25 (21���25). Female genitalia 13 (10���14), 20 (16���21) wide, coverflap smooth, setae 3a 6 (5���7), 13 (13���15) apart. Internal genitalia: spermathecae ovoid, oriented posterolaterad; spermathecal tubes relatively short; transverse genital apodeme trapezoidal, distally folded. Male: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female (slide number NJAU-KK 7.1; marked Holotype), found on Stachyurus himalaicus (Stachyuraceae), Mountain Trusmadi, Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia, 5��47���59���N, 116��27���05���E, elevation 1182 m, 1 May 2017, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, deposited as a slide-mounted specimen in NJAU. Paratypes, 7 females on 7 slides (slide number NJAU-kk7.2���NJAU-kk7.7; marked Paratypes), from Stachyurus himalaicus (Stachyuraceae), same details as holotype, deposited as slide-mounted specimens in NJAU. Relation to the plant host. Vagrant on lower leaf surface. No damage to the host plant was observed. Etymology. The new species has a broad prodorsal shield which looks like a big head. The specific designation grandcaputus is derived from the combination of grandis (Latin, big) and caput (Latin, head), adding the suffix; masculine in gender. Differential diagnosis. To date, four Neodicrothrix species were reported world-wide; N. grandcaputus sp. nov. is the 5th species to be described in the genus. It can be distinguished from the other four Neodicrothrix species (N. piperae Mohanasundaram, 1989, N. tiliacora, N. celloshieldae and N. rutacevagrans) by having the female genital coverflap smooth (coverflap with lines or ridges in the other species), scapular setae sc 20 (18���24) (setae sc is shorter in the other species), genu very short on both legs while femur, tibia and tarsus normal (all segments normal on both legs in the remaining four Neodicrothrix species), and a distinct prodorsal shield design. Other remarkable differences between the new species and the other four species are the following characters: length and width of body, number of dorsal and ventral annuli, prodorsal shield length, distance between scapular tubercles, and length of setae sc, c2, f and 3a (Table 1)., Published as part of Yuan, Yan-Mei & Xue, Xiao-Feng, 2019, Two new species of eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Malaysia, pp. 152-160 in Zootaxa 4613 (1) on pages 153-155, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/3238137, {"references":["Mohanasundaram, M. (1989) Four new species of Eriophyoidea (Acari) from Tamil Nadu. Entomon, 14, 261 - 267."]}

Proiectus rodgeseta sp. nov. (Figs. 2���4) Description. FEMALE (n= 10). Body fusiform, 265 (235���290), 88 (88���95) wide; light yellow in colour. Gnathosoma 35 (35���37), projecting obliquely downwards, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 12 (11���12), cheliceral stylets 33 (33���35). Prodorsal shield 73 (65���75), 108 (90���110) wide, smooth except for an inverted V-shaped design near rear shield margin; anterior shield lobe, rounded and broad 19 (19���20). Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, 23 (23���24) apart, scapular setae (sc) 4 (3���4), projecting centrad. Coxigenital region with 13 (13���16) semiannuli between coxae and genitalia. Coxal plates with fine granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 8 (7���8), 15 (13���15) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 15 (12���25), 11 (11���12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2 a) 55 (55���68), 28 (25���32) apart, tubercles 1 b and 1 a apart 11 (10���11), tubercles 1 a and 2a 10 (8���10) apart. Prosternal apodeme 3 (3���4). Leg І 42 (40���43), femur 12 (12���13), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10���13); genu 7 (7���8), antaxial genual seta (l'') 25 (22���25), robust, like a slender rod; tibia 12 (10���12), paraxial tibial seta (l') 5 (4���5), located at centre; tarsus 7 (7���8), seta ft' 17 (15���17), seta ft'' 27 (26���27); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 8 (6���8), knobbed. Leg ІІ 40 (38���41), femur 12 (12��� 13), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 11 (9���11); genu 8 (7���8), antaxial genual seta (l'') 8 (6���8); tibia 10 (8���10); tarsus 7 (7���8), seta ft' 5 (5���6), seta ft'' 24 (23���25); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 8 (7��� 8), knobbed. Opisthosoma with 21 (19���23) dorsal semiannuli, smooth, 107 (100���110) ventral semiannuli, with small and rounded microtubercles set on rear annular margins, last 15 th��� 16 th semiannuli with elongated and linear tubercles. Setae c 2 16 (14���20) on ventral semiannulus 26 (25���27), 60 (57���63) apart; setae d 65 (65���70) on ventral semiannulus 44 (43���46), 35 (34���37) apart; setae e 50 (40���60) on ventral semiannulus 71 (67���72), 20 (18���20) apart, setae f 20 (18���24) on 5 th��� 6 th ventral semiannulus from rear, 30 (25���32) apart. Setae h 1 4 (4���5), h 2 85 (80���90). Female genitalia 20 (20���22), 28 (27���30) wide, coverflap with granules at base and 14 (14���16) longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 11 (10���13), 18 (16���18) apart. MALE (n= 4). Similar to female, 220 ���237, 80��� 90 wide. Prodorsal shield 60 ���63, 80��� 90 wide; Scapular tubercles 18���19 apart, setae sc 3���4. Opisthosoma with 21���23 dorsal semiannuli, smooth, 90���95 ventral semiannuli. Type material. Holotype: female (slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 68.1; marked Holotype), from Pinus armandii Franch. (Pinaceae), Cangshan, Dali City, Yunnan Province, P.R. China, 25 �� 41 ��� 47 ������N, 100 ��08��� 28 ������E, elevation 2142 m, 8 August 2009, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue. Paratypes: 9 females and 4 males on 13 microscope slides (slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 68.2 ��� 68.14), with same data as holotype. Relation to host plant. Vagrant on terminal part of pine needles. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation rodgeseta is derived from the shape (rod-like) of the leg genual (ge) seta (leg I). It is regarded as a noun phrase regardless of the gender and part of speech. Differential diagnosis. This new species is similar to Proiectus tabulaeformis Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong 2007, but can be differentiated from the latter mainly by possessing: a prodorsal shield with a small but distinctive design near the rear shield margin (smooth in P. tabulaeformis); opisthosoma with 21 (19���23) dorsal semiannuli (39 (38���42) dorsal semiannuli in P. tabulaeformis); robust genual setae (unremarkable in P. tabulaeformis)., Published as part of Han, Xiao, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2013, Three new eriophyoid mite species in the tribe Phyllocoptini from Yunnan Province, southwestern China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 247-261 in Zootaxa 3702 (3) on page 249, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/219191, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W., Amrine, J. W. Jr. & Hong, X. - Y. (2007) Eriophyoid mites on coniferous plants in China with descriptions of a new genus and five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea). International Journal of Acarology, 33 (4), 342 - 355. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950708683695"]}

Proiectus granularpro sp. nov. (Figs. 5���7) Description. FEMALE (n= 8). Body fusiform, 250 (230���260), 80 (80���85) wide; light yellow in colour. Gnathosoma 35 (33���35), projecting obliquely downwards, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 10 (10���11), cheliceral stylets 33 (30���34). Prodorsal shield 60 (60���65), 80 (80���85) wide, shield design with granules appearing as lines on admedian fields, with smaller rounded granules dotting central area; anterior shield lobe rounded and broad 16 (16���17). Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, 23 (23���24) apart, scapular setae (sc) 4 (4���5), projecting centrad. Coxigenital region with 10 (10���15) semiannuli between coxae and genitalia. Coxal plates with fine granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 7 (7���8), 14 (13���15) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 6 (6���7), 8 (7���8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2 a) 55 (45���55), 32 (32���33) apart, tubercles 1 b and 1 a apart 10 (9���10), tubercles 1 a and 2a 15 (14���15) apart. Prosternal apodeme 4 (3���4). Leg І 40 (40���42), femur 10 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (10���12); genu 7 (6���7), antaxial genual seta (l'') 25 (24���25); tibia 10 (10��� 12), paraxial tibial seta (l') 6 (5���6), located at 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7���8), seta ft' 12 (12���13), seta ft'' 20 (20���22); tarsal empodium (em) 4 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 9 (8���9), knobbed. Leg ІІ 35 (35���37), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 11 (11���12); genu 5 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l'') 7 (7���8); tibia 8 (8���10); tarsus 7 (7���8), seta ft' 6 (6���7), seta ft'' 22 (22���24); tarsal empodium (em) 4 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 8 (8���9), knobbed. Opisthosoma with 19 (19���20) broad dorsal semiannuli (anterior semiannuli with elliptical and partially obscure microtubercles; last 5 th��� 6 th with linear tubercles), with a wide middorsal longitudinal furrow, 86 (81���92) ventral semiannuli, with small and rounded microtubercles and last 17 th��� 18 th with elongated linear tubercles, larger rounded tubercles on lateral sides. Setae c 2 19 (18���20) on ventral semiannulus 20 (19���22), 64 (64���65) apart; setae d 45 (45���50) on ventral semiannulus 36 (36���42), 38 (37���40) apart; setae e 46 (45��� 47) on ventral semiannulus 56 (56���65), 20 (20���21) apart, setae f 23 (22���23) on 6 th��� 7 th ventral semiannulus from rear, 27 (27���28) apart. Setae h 1 3 (2���3), h 2 50 (50���60). Female genitalia 20 (19���20), 32 (32���35) wide, coverflap with granules at base and 20 (18���20) longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 11 (10���11), 20 (20���21) apart. MALE (n= 5). Similar to the female, 190 ���200, 60��� 70 wide. Prodorsal shield 53 ���55, 60��� 70 wide; Scapular tubercles 17���18 apart, setae sc 4���5. Opisthosoma: 19���20 dorsal semiannuli, 69���73 ventral semiannuli. Type material. Holotype: female (slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 61.1; marked Holotype), from Pinus tabuliformis Carr. (Pinaceae), Erhai Park, Dali City, Yunnan Province, P.R. China, 25 �� 41 ��� 47 ������N, 100 ��08��� 28 ������E, elevation 2142 m, 7 August 2009, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue. Paratypes: 8 females and 5 males on 13 microscope slides (slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 61.2 ��� 61.14), with same data as holotype. Relation to host plant. Vagrant on terminal parts of pine needles. No damage to the host plant was observed. Etymology. The specific designation granularpro is derived from the morphological details of the prodorsal shield. It is regarded as a noun phrase regardless of the gender and part of speech. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. taiwanensis Huang 2001 (we studied additional material of P. taiwanensis, including 5 females [slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 91.1���91.5], from P. tabuliformis, Kunming Botany Garden, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, P.R. China, 25 ��07��� 55 ������N, 102 �� 44 ��� 54 ������E, elevation 1946 m, 9 August 2009, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue), but can be differentiated from the latter by having: a prodorsal shield design with two different kinds of granules (only some small granules seen dotting the shield in P. taiwanensis); dorsal semiannuli with elliptical microtubercles (dorsal semiannuli with spiny microtubercles in P. taiwanensis), prosternal apodeme present (absent in P. taiwanensis). Phyllocoptruta juniperiana sp. nov. (Figs. 8���10) Description. FEMALE. (n= 15). Body fusiform, 189 (180���190), 68 (65���70) wide, 70 (70���75) thick; light yellow in colour. Gnathosoma 26 (25���28), projecting obliquely downwards, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 9 (8���10), cheliceral stylets 20 (18���22). Prodorsal shield 44 (44���45), 55 (54���56) wide, median line and submedian lines absent; admedian lines present: convex on basal half, with short lines on outside, with a U-shaped design on both sides; anterior shield lobe, rounded and broad, 8 (8���10). Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 18 (18���19) apart, scapular setae (sc) 9 (9���10), projecting upward. Coxigenital region with 9 (9���10) semiannuli between coxae and genitalia. Coxal plates I with short lines, coxal plates II mainly with fine granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 11 (11���12), 13 (13���14) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 35 (35���38), 11 (11���12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum ІІ (2 a) 45 (40���45), 29 (29���30) apart, tubercles 1 b and 1 a apart 10 (9���10), tubercles 1 a and 2a 9 (9���10) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (6���7). Leg І 35 (31���35), femur 12 (10���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10���13); genu 5 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l'') 25 (22���25); tibia 6 (6���8), paraxial tibial seta (l') 6 (6���7), located at 2 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7), seta ft' 19 (19���20), seta ft'' 23 (23���24); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (5���6), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 8 (7���8), rod-like. Leg ІІ 31 (28���31), femur 11 (9���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (8���10); genu 5 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l'') 8 (8���9); tibia 5 (5���7); tarsus 6 (6���7), seta ft' 21 (21���22), seta ft'' 24 (22���25); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (5���6), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 8 (8���9), rod-like. Opisthosoma with 45 (42���47) dorsal semiannuli with a wide middorsal longitudinal furrow: first half with elliptical microtubercles, second half with shortened fine tubercles; 107 (100���110) ventral semiannuli with rounded microtubercles on rear semiannular margins, last 12 th��� 13 th semiannuli with elongated and linear tubercles, fine microtubercles and some folds on lateral sides. Setae c 2 44 (43���45) on ventral semiannulus 14 (14��� 15), 60 (58���61) apart; setae d 60 (59���60) on ventral semiannulus 28 (27���29), 39 (39���40) apart; setae e 50 (45���50) on ventral semiannulus 45 (44���46), 15 (15���16) apart, setae f 24 (23���25) on 5 th��� 6 th ventral semiannulus from rear, 19 (18���20) apart. Setae h 1 4 (4���5), h 2 58 (57���59). Female genitalia 15 (14���15), 26 (25���26) wide, coverflap with short lines at base and 14 (13���14) longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 30 (30���32), 18 (18���20) apart. MALE (n= 6). Similar to female. 163 ���170, 55��� 60 wide. Prodorsal shield 40 ���41, 45��� 46 wide; Scapular tubercles 15���16 apart, setae sc 8���9. Opisthosoma with 38���40 dorsal semiannuli, 60���62 ventral semiannuli. Type material. Holotype female (slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 69.1, marked Holotype), from Juniperus chinensis Linn. (Cupressaceae), Cangshan, Dali City, Yunnan Province, P.R. China, 25 �� 41 ��� 47 ������N, 100 ��08��� 28 ������E, elevation 2142 m, 8 August 2009, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue. Paratypes: 14 females and 6 males on 20 microscope slides (slide no. NJAUAcariEriYN 69.2���69.21), with same data as holotype. Relation to host plant. Vagrant on terminal parts of needles. No damage was observed. Etymology. The specific designation juniperiana is derived from the generic name of the host plant, Juniperus; feminine in gender. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to Phyllocoptruta platycladusa Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong 2007, but can be differentiated from the latter by: the absence of a median line and submedian lines on the prodorsal shield (a short median line and relatively long submedian lines are present in P. platycladusa); having dorsal semiannuli with elliptical microtubercles on the wide, middorsal longitudinal furrow (dorsal semiannuli with microtubercles laterally in P. platycladusa); coxal plates I with short lines, coxal plates II with granules (coxal plates I are smooth and coxal plates II have short lines in P. platycladusa)., Published as part of Han, Xiao, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2013, Three new eriophyoid mite species in the tribe Phyllocoptini from Yunnan Province, southwestern China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 247-261 in Zootaxa 3702 (3) on pages 253-260, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/219191, {"references":["Huang, K. - W. (2001) Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: description of eighty-six species from the Tengchih area. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, 14, 1 - 84.","Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W., Amrine, J. W. Jr. & Hong, X. - Y. (2007) Eriophyoid mites on coniferous plants in China with descriptions of a new genus and five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea). International Journal of Acarology, 33 (4), 342 - 355. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 01647950708683695"]}

Han, Xiao, Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2013): Three new eriophyoid mite species in the tribe Phyllocoptini from Yunnan Province, southwestern China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae). Zootaxa 3702 (3): 247-261, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3702.3.3

XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG, HONG, XIAO-YUE (2013): Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea). Zootaxa 3689 (1): 1-123, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1

Brevulacus reticulatus Manson, 1984 Brevulacus reticulatus Manson, 1984: 26���27. Brevulacus reticulatus; Amrine & Stasny, 1994: 146. Brevulacus reticulatus; Hong & Zhang, 1996: 68. Brevulacus reticulatus; Skoracka et al., 2005: 25. Brevulacus reticulatus; Xue & Hong, 2006: 27. Brevulacus reticulatus; Xue et al., 2009: 72. Brevulacus reticulatus; Xue et al., 2012: 62���63. Host. Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Henan, Liaoning, Shaanxi), New Zealand, Poland., Published as part of XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3689 (1) on page 107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6031216, {"references":["Manson, D. C. (1984) Eriophyoidea except Eriophyinae (Arachnida: Acari). Fauna of New Zealand No. 4. Department of Science and Industrial Research. Wellington New Zealand, 142 pp.","Amrine, J. W. Jr. & Stasny, T. A. (1994) Catalog of the Eriophyoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) of the world. Indira Publishing House, Michigan, U. S. A., 798 pp.","Hong, X. - Y. & Zhang, Z. - Q. (1996) The eriophyoid mites of China: an illustrated catalog and identification keys (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea). Associated Publishers, Florida, U. S. A., 318 pp.","Skoracka, A., Lewandowski, M. & Boczek, J. (2005) A catalogue of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Poland. Catalogus faunae Poloniae, Natura optima dux Foundation, Warszawa, Poland, 199 pp.","Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) Eriophyoid mite fauna from Henan Province, central China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa, 1204, 1 - 30.","Xue, X. - F. Han, X., Song, Z. - W., & Hong, X. - Y. (2012) Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea). Zootaxa, 3292, 1 - 71."]}

Aculops salixis Xue, Song & Hong, 2007 (Fig. 60) Aculops salixis Xue, Song & Hong, 2007a: 64���65. Aculops salixis; Song et al., 2008: 35. Aculops salixis; Xue et al., 2012: 41���42. Material examined. 3 females (slide number NJAUAcariEriH39-2), from Salix sp. (Salicaceae), 6 females and 3 males (slide number NJAUAcariEriH55), from Salix gracilistyla Miq. (Salicaceae), Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, P. R. China, 47��43'36''N, 128��55'12''E, elevation 234m, 25 July 2008, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, Zhen Wang & Zi-Wei Song. Hosts. Salix gracilistyla Miq., Salix pyrolifolia Ledeb., Salix sp. (Salicaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Gansu, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Tibet, Xinjiang). Note. This species occurred together with Aculus tetanothrix (Nalepa, 1889)., Published as part of XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3689 (1) on page 81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6031216, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2007 a) Five new species and a new record of the genus Aculops Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China. Zootaxa, 1391, 57 - 68.","Song, Z. - W., Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2008) Eriophyoid mite fauna (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Gansu Province, northwestern China with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 1756, 1 - 48.","Xue, X. - F. Han, X., Song, Z. - W., & Hong, X. - Y. (2012) Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea). Zootaxa, 3292, 1 - 71.","Nalepa, A. (1889) Beitrage zur systematic der Phytopten. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematische-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien, Abtheilung, 98, 112 - 156."]}

Tetra salixis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 (Fig. 75) Tetra salixis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006b: 19–21. Tetra salixis; Song et al., 2008: 38. Tetra salixis; Xue et al., 2012: 57. Material examined. 10 females (slide number NJAUAcariEriH61), from Salix sp. (Salicaceae), Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, P. R. China, 26 July 2008, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, Zhen Wang & Zi-Wei Song. Hosts. Salix babylonica L., Salix sp. (Salicaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Gansu, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Shandong).

Glyptacus alatus Xie & Zhu, 2010 Glyptacus alatus Xie & Zhu, 2010: 236���240. Glyptacus alatus; Xue et al., 2012: 14. Material examined. 3 females (slide number NJAUAcariEriH49), from Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq. (Celastraceae), Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, P. R. China, 47��43'36''N, 128��55'12''E, elevation 234m, 25 July 2008, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, Zhen Wang & Zi-Wei Song. Host. Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. (Celastraceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Shaanxi). Note. This species occurred together with Cupacarus oxyphyllus sp. nov., Published as part of XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3689 (1) on pages 16-17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6031216, {"references":["Xie, M. - C. & Zhu, M. - S. (2010) Two new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on persimmon, Diospyros kaki Linn. (Ebenaceae), from Shaanxi Province, China. Zootaxa, 2445, 62 - 68.","Xue, X. - F. Han, X., Song, Z. - W., & Hong, X. - Y. (2012) Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea). Zootaxa, 3292, 1 - 71."]}

Keiferella guanegouensis Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong, 2007 Keiferella guanegouensis Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong, 2007: 336���337. Material examined. 5 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri651), from Cunninghamia sp. Jilin City, Jilin Province, P. R. China, 43��57'21''N, 126��57'56''E, 2 July 2006, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song. Hosts. Picea asperata Mast. (Pinaceae), Cunninghamia sp. (Cupressaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Gansu, Jilin)., Published as part of XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3689 (1) on page 63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6031216

Epitrimerus armeniacae Kuang, Luo & Wang 2005 Epitrimerus armeniacae Kuang, Luo & Wang, 2005: 55. Epitrimerus armeniacae; Song et al., 2008: 25. Host. Prunus armeniaca L. (Rosaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Gansu, Jilin)., Published as part of XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3689 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6031216, {"references":["Kuang, H. - Y., Luo, G. - H. & Wang, A. - W. (2005) Fauna of Eriophyid Mites from China (II) (Acari: Eriophyoidea). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, China, 176 pp.","Song, Z. - W., Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2008) Eriophyoid mite fauna (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Gansu Province, northwestern China with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 1756, 1 - 48."]}

Brevulacus jilinensis Xue, Song & Hong, 2009 Brevulacus jilinensis Xue, Song & Hong, 2009a: 3���4, 5���6. Host. Quercus sp. (Fagaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Jilin)., Published as part of XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) , pp. 1-123 in Zootaxa 3689 (1) on page 107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3689.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6031216, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2009 a) One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae). Zootaxa, 1992, 1 - 19."]}

Cuihuacarus longituberis Xue, Song & Hong, 2009 Cuihuacarus longituberis Xue, Song & Hong, 2009a: 4, 7, 8–9. Type material. 5 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri409), 5 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri425), from Cotoneaster sp. (Rosaceae), Cuihua Mountain, Xi' an City, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 34°59'40' N, 109°00'04' E, elevation 901m, 15 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song. Host. Cotoneaster sp. L. (Rosaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi).

Paracolomerus fopingacer Xue, Song & Hong, 2011 Paracolomerus fopingacer Xue, Song & Hong, 2011a: 1207–1210. Type material. 5 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri279), from Acer sp. L. (Aceraceae), The Foping National Natural Reserve, Foping County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33°30'48' N, 107°58'52' E, elevation 766m, 5 September 2004, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song. Host. Acer sp. L. (Aceraceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi).

Trimeroptes kakius Xie & Zhu, 2010 Trimeroptes kakius Xie & Zhu, 2010: 65���67. Type material. 15 females and 5 males, from Diospyros kaki L. f. (Ebenaceae), Xiangxidong, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 32��40'N, 109��18'E, 6 July 2008, coll. Man-Chao Xie, deposited deposited at the Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province. Host. Diospyros kaki L. f. (Ebenaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on page 61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127

Brevulacus reticulatus Manson, 1984 Brevulacus reticulatus Manson, 1984: 26���27. Brevulacus reticulatus; Amrine & Stasny, 1994: 146. Brevulacus reticulatus; Hong & Zhang, 1996: 68. Brevulacus reticulatus; Skoracka, 2005: 25. Brevulacus reticulatus; Xue & Hong, 2006: 27. Brevulacus reticulatus; Xue et al., 2009: 72. Material examined. 6 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri353), from Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae), Huayang Town, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33��35'23' N, 107��32'26' E, elevation 1083m, 8 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song; 3 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri364), from Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae), Maoping town, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33��31'08' N, 107��40'14' E, elevation 898m, 11 August 2005, coll. Zi-Wei Song and Xiao-Feng Xue; 8 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri414), from Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae), Cuihua Mountain, Xi' an City, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 34��59'40' N, 109��00'04' E, elevation 901m, 15 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song; 9 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri117), from Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae), Baiyun Mountain, Song County, Henan Province, P. R. China, 33��39'56' N, 111��49'57' E, 14 July 2004, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue. Host. Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Henan, Liaoning, Shaanxi), New Zealand, Poland., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on pages 62-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127, {"references":["Manson, D. C. (1984) Eriophyoidea except Eriophyinae (Arachnida: Acari). Fauna of New Zealand No. 4. Department of Science and Industrial Research. Wellington New Zealand, 142 pp.","Amrine, J. W. Jr. & Stasny, T. A. (1994) Catalog of the Eriophyoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) of the world. Indira Publishing House, Michigan, U. S. A., 798 pp.","Hong, X. - Y. & Zhang, Z. - Q. (1996) The eriophyoid mites of China: an illustrated catalog and identification keys (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea). Associated Publishers, Florida, U. S. A., 318 pp.","Skoracka, A., Lewandowski, M. & Boczek, J. (2005) A catalogue of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Poland. Catalogus faunae Poloniae, Natura optima dux Foundation, Warszawa, Poland. 199 pp.","Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) Eriophyoid mite fauna from Henan Province, central China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa, 1204, 1 - 30."]}

Glyptacus alatus Xie & Zhu, 2010 Glyptacus alatus Xie & Zhu, 2010: 236���240. Type material. 10 females and 3 males, from Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. (Celastraceae), Yangsi, Zhen���an County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 34��27'N, 108��42'E, 7 August 2008, coll. Man-Chao Xie, deposited at the Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province. Host. Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. (Celastraceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127

Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2012): Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292. Zootaxa 3292 (1): 1-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3292.1.1

Calvittacus regiae Xue, Song & Hong 2006 Calvittacus regiae Xue, Song & Hong 2006d: 34���36. Type material. 9 females and 1 male (slide number NJAUAcariEri352), from Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae), Changqing Nature Reserve, Huayang Town, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 34��41'57' N, 107��37'09' E, elevation 2187m, 10 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song. New material. 9 females and 1 male (slide number NJAUAcariEri367), from Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae), Maoping town, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33��31'08' N, 107��40'14' E, elevation 898m, 11 August 2005, coll. Zi-Wei Song and Xiao-Feng Xue; 2 females and 1 male (slide number NJAUAcariEri303), from Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae), Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33��18'43' N, 108��18'33' E, elevation 766m, 7 September 2004, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song; 7 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri399), from Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae), Cuihua Mountain, Xi' an City, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 34��59'40' N, 109��00'04' E, elevation 901m, 15 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song. Host. Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on page 29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127, {"references":["Song, Z. - W., Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) A review of Chinese Phyllocoptes Nalepa (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa, 1167, 31 - 45.","Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006 d) A new genus and three new species of Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, northwestern China. Zootaxa, 1275, 31 - 41."]}

Heterotergum artemisiae Hong & Kuang, 1989 Heterotergum artemisiae Hong & Kuang, 1989: 148���151. Heterotergum artemisiae; Kuang, 1995b: 113���114. Heterotergum artemisiae; Hong & Zhang, 1996: 62. Heterotergum artemisiae; Xue & Hong, 2006: 23. Material examined. 3 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri143), from Artemisia sp. (Asteraceae), Longyuwan, Luanchuan County, Henan Province, P. R. China, 33��42'32' N, 111��45'37' E, 19 July 2004, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue. New material. 2 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri327), from Artemisia feddei H. L��v. & Vaniot (Asteraceae), Changqing Nature Reserve, Huayang Town, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 34��41'57' N, 107��37'09' E, elevation 2187m, 9 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue & Zi-Wei Song. Hosts. Artemisia sp., Artemisia lavandulacfolia DC. (Asteraceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on pages 50-51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127, {"references":["Hong, X. - Y. & Kuang, H. - Y. (1989) Three new genera and seven new species of the subfamily Phyllocoptinae (Acari: Eriophyidae) from China. International Journal of Acarology, 15 (3), 145 - 152.","Kuang, H. - Y. (1995 b) Economic insect fauna of China. Fasc. 44. (Acari: Eriophyoidea) (I). Science Press, Beijing, China, 198 pp + pls 7.","Hong, X. - Y. & Zhang, Z. - Q. (1996) The eriophyoid mites of China: an illustrated catalog and identification keys (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea). Associated Publishers, Florida, U. S. A., 318 pp.","Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) Eriophyoid mite fauna from Henan Province, central China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa, 1204, 1 - 30."]}

Paraepitrimerus changqingicus Xue, Song & Hong, 2011 Paraepitrimerus changqingicus Xue, Song & Hong, 2011b: 47���51. Type material. 12 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri332), from Aster tataricus L. f. (Asteraceae), Changqing Nature Reserve, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33�� 35' 23" N, 107�� 32' 26" E, elevation 1083m, 9 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song. Host. Aster tataricus L. f. (Asteraceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127, {"references":["Song, Z. - W., Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2011) Eriophyoid mite fauna (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwestern China with descriptions of six new species. International Journal of Acarology, 37, 367 - 390.","Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2011 b) Three new species of Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae) from the Qinling Mountain, China. International Journal of Acarology, 37, sup 1, 40 - 52."]}

Tetraspinus vulgaris Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong, 2006 Tetraspinus vulgaris Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong, 2006: 1061���1062. Type material. 4 females (slide number NJAUAcariEri288), from Bambusa vulgaris Schrader ex J. C. (Poaceae), Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 33��30'48' N, 107��58'52' E, elevation 766m, 5 September 2004, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song. Host. Bambusa vulgaris Schrader ex J. C. (Poaceae). Relation to host. Vagrant. Distribution. China (Shaanxi)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Han, Xiao, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2012, Eriophyoid mite fauna of Shaanxi Province, China, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) 3292, pp. 1-71 in Zootaxa 3292 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3292.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5250127, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. Amrine, Jr. J. W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) Eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on bamboo from China, with descriptions of three new species from the Qinling Mountains. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 99 (6), 1057 - 1063."]}

Calepitrimerus kunmingensis sp. nov. (Figs 1���4) Description. FEMALE: (n = 23) Body fusiform, 182 (182���203), 53 (52���60) wide, 55 (55���56) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 23 (23���25), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 2 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (5���6), cheliceral stylets 17 (17���23). Prodorsal shield 32 (32���33), 45 (43���45) wide, median line absent, admedian and submedian lines connected by a transverse line at anterior 1 / 3; anterior shield lobe broad. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 4 (4���5), 14 (14���15) apart, scapular setae (sc) 12 (12���13), projecting anteriorly. Coxal plates with granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 8 (8���9), 10 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 18 (18���20), 7 (7���8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 38 (38���43), 24 (24���25) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (6���7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 35 (34���36), femur 10 (8���10), with granules at ventral side, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (7���8); genu 4 (3���4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 20 (18���20); tibia 10 (8���10), paraxial tibial seta (l') 6 (5���6), located at 1 / 4 from dorsal base; tarsus 5 (5���6), seta ft' 16 (14���16), seta ft'' 15 (15���18), seta u' 4 (4���5); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 5 (5���6), knobbed. Leg І 31 (31���33), femur 10 (8���10), with granules at ventral side, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (8���10); genu 3 (3���4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 6 (6���9); tibia 6 (6���7); tarsus 6 (5���6), seta ft' 6 (6���8), seta ft'' 18 (18���20), seta u' 4 (4���5); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 6 (5���6), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 30 (27���31) broad annuli, with three ridges, mid-dorsal ridge ending in a broad furrow, with filamentous microtubercles on ridges, ventrally with 61 (55���61) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c 2 21 (18���21) on ventral annulus 10 (9���10), 51 (50���51) apart; setae d 46 (40���48) on ventral annulus 23 (22���23), 40 (40���44) apart; setae e 8 (8���11) on ventral annulus 37 (34���37), 16 (16���20) apart, setae f 15 (13���17) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 16 (15���16) apart. Setae h 1 minute, h 2 46 (41���46). Female genitalia 8 (8���10), 22 (22���23) wide, coverflap with two transverse lines at base and 12 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 14 (13���16), 12 (12���13) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female, from Schefflera odorata (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe (Araliaceae), Campus of Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, People���s Republic of China, 14 October 2010, coll. Jia Luo, deposited as a slide mounted specimen in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU), Jiangsu Province, China. Paratypes, 22 females on 10 slides, with the same data as the holotype; 12 females on 5 slides in the Arthropod/Mite Collection, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FJAU), Fujian Province, China. Relation to host. Large yellow spots present on the upper leaf surface. Erinea present underneath the leaves (Figs. 4 & 5). Etymology. The specific designation kunmingensis is derived from the place name, Kunming City, where the new species was collected. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to Calepitrimerus octophyllaus Huang & Wang 2004 which was collected from Schefflera octophylla (Lour.) Harms, but can be differentiated from the latter by the appearance of the prodorsal shield with admedian and submedian lines (prodorsal shield without admedian and submedian lines in C. octophyllaus), empodium 4 -rayed (empodium 6 -rayed in C. octophyllaus), coxal plates with granules (coxal plates smooth in C. octophyllaus)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Luo, Jia, Xu, Yun & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2011, A new eriophyoid mite species infesting Schefflera odorata (Araliaceae) in Yunnan Province, southwestern China (Acari: Eriophyoidea), pp. 62-68 in Zootaxa 3037 on page 63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200854, {"references":["Huang, K. - W. & Wang, C. - F. (2004) Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: description of twenty species of Phyllocoptini from Hueysuen (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phyllocoptinae). Formosan Entomology, 24, 185 - 211."]}

Rhinophytoptus sericeaomeiensis sp. nov. (Figs 5 & 6) Description. FEMALE: (n = 7) Body fusiform, 325 (305���332), 82 (78���85) wide, 73 (72���75) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 58 (55���60), projecting down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 5 (5���6), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 8 (7���8), cheliceral stylets 56 (56���57). Prodorsal shield subtriangular, 38 (38���39), 61 (60���62) wide; anterior shield lobe present; median line absent, admedian and submedian lines parallel. Scapular tubercles on rear margin, 34 (34���35) apart, scapular setae (sc) 30 (29���32) projecting forward. Coxal plates smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 15 (12���16), 16 (16���17) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 34 (32���36), 11 (11���12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 48 (45���50), 32 (31���35) apart. Prosternal apodeme 10 (9���10). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 46 (44���48), femur 12 (12���13), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 19 (17���20); genu 7 (7���8), antaxial genual seta (l'') 34 (32���36); tibia 13 (12���14), paraxial tibial seta (l') 17 (17���18), located 1 / 3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 10 (10���11); tarsal empodium simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Leg І 40 (38���42), femur 10 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 21 (20���22); genu 6 (6���7), antaxial genual seta (l'') 17 (17���18); tibia 10 (10���11); tarsus 10 (10���11); tarsal empodium simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 34 (34���37) annuli, evenly rounded, with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin, anterior 11 to 13 dorsal annuli smooth at center, form a ���V��� shape, ventrally with 37 (36���37) annuli, with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin. Setae c 2 28 (25���31) on ventral annulus 5 (4���5), 70 (68���72) apart; setae d 52 (50���55) on ventral annulus 12 (12���13), 50 (50���51) apart; setae e 43 (41���45) on ventral annulus 20 (18���20), 21 (21���22) apart, setae f 33 (31���34) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 30 (30���32) apart. Setae h 1 5 (5���6). Female genitalia 12 (12���13), 32 (32���33) wide, coverflap smooth, setae 3a 21 (20���22), 20 (20���21) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female, from Rosa sericea ssp. omeiensis (Rosaceae), Huayang, Shaanxi Province, China, 9 August 2005, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song. Paratypes, 6 females with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation sericeaomeiensis is from the host plant species name, sericea ssp. omeiensis. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to R. roxburghis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006, but can be differentiated from the latter by dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin (dorsal annuli smooth in R. roxburghis), ventral annuli with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin (large, rough microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin in R. roxburghis), and scapular setae (sc) projecting forward (scapular setae projecting posterior in R. roxburghis)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), pp. 1-19 in Zootaxa 1992 on pages 7-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185571, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) Six new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from northwestern China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae). Zootaxa, 1225, 1 - 19."]}

Tegolophus liangyuanicus sp. nov. (Figs 5 & 6) Description. FEMALE: (n = 4) Body fusiform, 152 (152���160), 35 (35���36) wide, 33 (33���35) thick; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 23 (22���23), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 2 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (7���8), cheliceral stylets 15 (15���16). Prodorsal shield 41 (38���41), 32 (32���33) wide; anterior shield lobe broad, with four spines anteriorly; admedian lines connected at anterior and posterior, forming a quadrangle anterior and an ellipse posterior. Scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, 27 (27���28) apart, scapular setae (sc) 11 (11���13), projecting posterior. Coxal plates smooth, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 5 (5���7), 6 (6���7) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 12 (10���12), 5 (5���6) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 28 (28���30), 15 (15���16) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (6���7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 26 (24���28), femur 9 (8���9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7 (7���8); genu 4 (3���4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 20 (18���20); tibia 5 (5���6), paraxial tibial seta (l') 4 (3���4), located at 1 / 3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 4 (4���5), seta ft' 18 (15���18), seta ft'' 14 (14���15), seta u' 3 (2���3); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (4���5), simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 4 (4���5), rod-like. Leg І 23 (22���24), femur 7 (6���7), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7 (7���8); genu 4 (3���4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 6 (5���6); tibia 4 (4���5); tarsus 4 (4���5), seta ft' 7 (5���7), seta ft'' 15 (15���16), seta u' 3 (2���3); tarsal empodium (em) 5 (4���5), simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 4 (4���5), rod-like. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 28 (28���30) annuli, with three ridges and filament microtubercles, ventrally with 45 (45���47) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles. Setae c 2 17 (17���18) on ventral annulus 8 (8���9), 30 (30���31) apart; setae d 15 (13���15) on ventral annulus 16 (15���16), 26 (25���26) apart; setae e 5 (5���6) on ventral annulus 26 (26���28), 9 (9���10) apart, setae f 15 (15���19) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 13 (13���14) apart. Setae h 1 absent, h 2 42 (42���43). Female genitalia 8 (8���9), 17 (16���17) wide, coverflap with 14 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 11 (7���11), 15 (15���16) apart. MALE: (n = 3, dorsal view) Body fusiform, 138���140, 33 ��� 34 wide; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 22���23, projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 2���3, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5���6, cheliceral stylets 13���14. Prodorsal shield 32���33, 27 ��� 28 wide; anterior shield lobe broad, with four spines anteriorly; admedian lines connected at anterior and posterior, forming a quadrangle anterior and an ellipse posterior. Scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, 23���24 apart, scapular setae (sc) 10���11, projecting posterior. Coxal plates smooth, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 4���5, 6 ��� 7 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 10���13, 5 ��� 6 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 18���20, 15 ��� 16 apart. Prosternal apodeme 6���7. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 24���26, femur 6���7, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7���8; genu 3���4, antaxial genual seta (l'') 14���16; tibia 4���5, paraxial tibial seta (l') 3���4, located at 1 / 3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 3���4, seta ft' 15���16, seta ft'' 14���15, seta u' 2���3; tarsal empodium (em) 4���5, simple, 5 - rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 4���5, rod-like. Leg І 21���23, femur 5���6, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 5���6; genu 3���4, antaxial genual seta (l'') 5���6; tibia 3���4; tarsus 3���4, seta ft' 5���6, seta ft'' 12���13, seta u' 2���3; tarsal empodium (em) 4���5, simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 4���5, rod-like. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 28���30 annuli, with three ridges, with filament microtubercles, ventrally with 43���45 annuli, with elliptical microtubercles. Setae c 2 17���18 on ventral annulus 7���8, 28 ��� 29 apart; setae d 18���19 on ventral annulus 15���16, 21 ��� 23 apart; setae e 6���7 on ventral annulus 25���27, 9 ��� 10 apart, setae f 17���18 on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 13���14 apart. Setae h 1 absent, h 2 38���40. Male genitalia 12���14 wide, setae 3a 7 ��� 8, 11���12 apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide number Q 4, marked Holotype), from Litchi chinensis Sonn. (Sapindaceae), Liangyuan, Danzhou City, Hainan Province, P.R. China, 19 �� 30 ��� 50 N, 109 �� 29 ��� 59 E, elevation 120 m, 28 September 2008, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, Zi-Wei Song and Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 3 females and 3 males (slide number Q 4), with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation liangyuanicus is from the name of location, Liangyuan, where the type species was collected. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to T. fargesiae Xue, Song, Amrine & Hong, 2006 (from Fargesia qinlingensis), but can be differentiated from the latter by the frontal lobe broad and with four spines (frontal lobe acuminate in T. fargesiae), coxal plates smooth (coxal plates with short lines in T. fargesiae), setae h 1 absent (setae h 1 present in T. fargesiae), and empodium 5 -rayed (empodium 8 -rayed in T. fargesiae)., Published as part of Cheng, Li-Sheng, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Eriophyoid mites from Hainan Province, China I: Descriptions of three new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea), pp. 16-26 in Zootaxa 2140 on page 23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188556, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W., Amrine, J. W. Jr. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on bamboo from China, with descriptions of three new species from the Qinling Mountains. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 99, 1057 - 1063."]}

Vasates desmodius sp. nov. (Figs 3 & 4) Description. FEMALE: (n = 9) Body fusiform, 218 (215���227), 61 (60���65) wide, 65 (65���68) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 26 (26���28), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 8 (7���8), cheliceral stylets 23 (23���25). Prodorsal shield subtriangular, 41 (39���41), 57 (57���58) wide; frontal lobe rounded; shield design with incomplete median line, complete admedian and submedian lines, admedian and submedian lines sinuous, median line discontinuous and separated two parts, one is located on anterior, second on posterior part of the shield; some granules on shield lateral. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 25 (23���26) apart, scapular setae (sc) 13 (13���14) projecting medioposterioly. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (8���10), 9 (9���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 15 (15���17), 7 (7���9) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 40 (40���42), 21 (21���23) apart. Prosternal apodeme 10 (9���10). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 43 (40���43), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (12���14); genu 5 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 22 (20���22); tibia 9 (8���9), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 6 (6���7), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 22 (20���22), seta ft �� 22 (21��� 23), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (7���8), simple, 8 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rodlike. Leg II 39 (36���39), femur 11 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 16 (15���16); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 10 (10���11); tibia 6 (5���6); tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 7 (7���8), seta ft �� 20 (19���21), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (7���8), simple, 8 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 34 (32���34) annuli, with linear microtubercles; ventrally with 60 (60���65) annuli, with nail-headed microtubercles. Setae c 2 20 (19���22) on ventral annulus 10 (10���12); setae d 60 (55���60) on ventral annulus 23 (22���25), 30 (29���31) apart; setae e 15 (13���15) on ventral annulus 39 (39���42), 18 (15���18) apart; setae f 18 (18���19) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 15 (15���17) apart. Setae h 1 4 (3���4), setae h 2 43 (42��� 45). Female genitalia coverflap 10 (10���13), 18 (18���19) wide, with 10 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 30 (25��� 30), 13 (13���14) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 934 holotype), from Desmodium sp. (Fabaceae), Pai Town, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China (29 �� 35 �� 10 ��N, 94 �� 55 �� 44 ��E; H: 3173m), 15 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 8 females (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 934) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation desmodius is from the host genus name ��� Desmodium ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to V. jilinensis Kuang, 1995, but can be distinguished by median line separated into two parts, median line and admedian lines separated (median line present only 1 / 3 from posterior, median and admedian lines connected in V. jilinensis); empodium 8 -rayed (empodium 6 -rayed in V. jilinensis); dorsal annuli with short linear microtubercles, ventral annuli with nail-headed microtubercles (dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles, ventral annuli with round microtubercles in V. jilinensis)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptini from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2291 on pages 4-7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191417, {"references":["Kuang, H. - Y. (1995) Economic Insect Fauna of China. Fasc. 44. (Acari: Eriophyoidea) (I). Science Press, Beijing, China, 198 pp + pl. 7."]}

Phyllocoptes myrtilloidia sp. nov. (Figs 9 & 10) Description. FEMALE: (n = 16) Body fusiform, 186 (180–190), 55 (54–55) wide, 45 (42–45) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 24 (22–24), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (6–7), cheliceral stylets 22 (20–22). Prodorsal shield 44 (40–44), 50 (48–52) wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe; shield design with median, admedian and submedian lines present, all lines broken to short dashes and granules. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 20 (19–20) apart, scapular setae (sc) 11 (11–15) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 7 (5–7), 12 (10–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (15–20), 9 (8– 9) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 32 (30–38), 25 (23–25) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 38 (36–38), femur 10 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (10–12); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 22 (20–22); tibia 7 (6–7), paraxial tibial seta (l ʹ) 5 (4–5), located 1 / 2 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 (5–6); seta ft ʹ 20 (20–23), seta ft ʺ 22 (20–25), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 5 (4– 5); tarsal empodium 8 (7–8), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg II 36 (34–36), femur 10 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (8–10); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 6 (5–7); tibia 5 (5–6); tarsus 6 (5–6); seta ft ʹ 6 (5–6), seta ft ʺ 22 (20–23), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 5 (4–5); tarsal empodium 8 (7–8), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Opisthosoma dorsally with 60 (60–65) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles; ventrally with 74 (70–80) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 25 (20–25) on ventral annulus 13 (13–15); setae d 30 (25–30) on ventral annulus 29 (29–31), 26 (25–26) apart; setae e 20 (18–20) on ventral annulus 47 (47–53), 10 (10–11) apart; setae f 20 (18–20) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 18 (17–18) apart. Setae h 1 4 (3–4), setae h 2 45 (38–47). Female genital coverflap 12 (12–14), 19 (17–19) wide, with 10 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 30 (30–32), 13 (13–14) apart. MALE: (n = 10) Body fusiform, 133–138, 45 – 47 wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 20–22, projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3–4, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 6–7, cheliceral stylets 18–20. Prodorsal shield 39–40, 40 – 43 wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 18–20 apart, scapular setae (sc) 10–15 projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8–10, 9 – 10 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 15–18, 7 – 8 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 33–40, 19 – 20 apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 34 –36, femur 9–10, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10–11; genu 4–5, antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 17–19; tibia 5–6, paraxial tibial seta (l ʹ) 3–4, located 1 / 2 from dorsal base; tarsus 5–6; seta ft ʹ 20–22, seta ft ʺ 20–23, paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 4–5; tarsal empodium 6–7, simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg II 33 –35, femur 9–10, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7–8; genu 4–5, antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 6–7; tibia 4–5; tarsus 5–6; seta ft ʹ 5–6, seta ft ʺ 20–23, paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 4–5; tarsal empodium 6–7, simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Opisthosoma dorsally with 68–71 annuli, with elliptical microtubercles; ventrally with 75–80 annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 23–25 on ventral annulus 13–14; setae d 30–35 on ventral annulus 27–29, 22 – 24 apart; setae e 20–22 on ventral annulus 48–51, 9 – 10 apart; setae f 20–23 on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 13–14 apart. Setae h 1 2–3, setae h 2 35–40. Male genitalia 17–18 wide, setae 3a 27 – 30, 14 – 15 apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 952 holotype), from Spiraea myrtilloides Rehd. (Rosaceae), Bayi Town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 18 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 15 females and 10 males (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 952) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation myrtilloidia is from the host species name “ myrtilloides ”. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. gracilis (Nalepa, 1890), but can be differentiated by the dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles (dorsal annuli with round microtubercles in P. gracilis); coxal plates with short lines and granules (coxal plates with fine granules in P. gracilis); tarsal empodium 7 -rayed, solenidion tapered (tarsal empodium 5 -rayed, solenidion slightly knobbed in P. gracilis).

Key to the species of Rhyncaphytoptus in China 1 Coxal area smooth........................................................................................................................................................ 2 - Coxal area with granules or short lines....................................................................................................................... 30 2 Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges, granules or lines........................................................................... 3 - Female genital coverflap smooth.................................................................................................................................. 8 3 Female genital coverflap with granules or transverse lines at base.............................................................................. 4 - Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges....................................................................................................... 6 4 Female genital coverflap with only granules at base.................................................................................................... 5 - Female genital coverflap with only transverse lines at base........................................................................................... ............................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus boczeki Hall, 1967; Kuang et al., 2005 5 Prodorsal shield design with incomplete median line, scapular tubercles located on rear shield margin, tarsal empo- dium 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed....................................... Rhyncaphytoptus yilisis Song, Xue & Hong, 2007 - Prodorsal shield design without median line, scapular tubercles located ahead of rear margin, tarsal empodium 5 - rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered...................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus funali Xue, Song & Hong, 2009 6 Female genital coverflap with two rows of ridges........................................................................................................ 7 - Female genital coverflap with only one row of ridges, with 9 longitudinal ridges........................................................ ................................................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus cryptomerus Huang, 2001 7 Prodorsal shield design with median, admedian and submedian lines complete; tarsal empodium 6 -rayed; accessory setae (h 1) absent.................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus acer Chen, Wei & Qin, 2004 - Prodorsal shield design with submedian lines incomplete; tarsal empodium 5 -rayed; accessory setae (h 1) present.... ................................................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus brassaiopsus Wei, Wang & Li, 2009 8 Prodorsal shield smooth................................................................................................................................................ 9 - Prodorsal shield design with lines.............................................................................................................................. 12 9 Ventral annuli smooth....................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus microstegii Wei & Feng, 1999 - Ventral annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................................. 10 10 Dorsal annuli with round microtubercles .................. Rhyncaphytoptus lushanensis hupehensis Kuang & Hong, 1991 - Dorsal annuli smooth.................................................................................................................................................. 11 11 Accessory setae (h 1) present, prodorsal shield with long and broad frontal lobe, tarsal empodium 6 -rayed, and solen- idion tapered........................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus guanegounis Song, Xue & Hong, 2007 - Accessory setae (h 1) absent, prodorsal shield without frontal lobe, tarsal empodium 7 -rayed, and solenidion rod-like...................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus lushanensis Kuang & Zhao, 1987 12 Dorsal annuli smooth, at least anterior 4 / 5 of the opisthosoma smooth..................................................................... 13 - Dorsal annuli with microtubercles.............................................................................................................................. 20 13 Dorsal annuli uneven, dorsal 2 / 3 anterior central annuli broader than lateral................................................................ ...................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus ulmiss Song, Xue & Hong, 2007 - Dorsal annuli uniform and rounded............................................................................................................................ 14 14 Accessory setae (h 1) present....................................................................................................................................... 15 - Accessory setae (h 1) absent........................................................................................................................................ 17 15 Prodorsal shield with incomplete median, complete admedian and submedian lines, scapular tubercles longer than usual...................................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus buxifoliae sp. nov. - Prodorsal shield with median line absent, scapular tubercles normal........................................................................ 16 16 Prodorsal shield with median and submedian lines absent, admedian lines incomplete; V-shape mark located between admedian lines near rear margin........................................... Rhyncaphytoptus betulae Kuang & Hong, 1990 - Prodorsal shield with median and admedian lines absent, submedian lines incomplete, two inconspicuous hollows present near rear shield margin........................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus acutifoliae sp. nov. 17 Dorsal opisthosoma with three longitudinal ridges, middorsal ridge short and ending in a furrow............................... ...................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus fengi Wang, Wei & Cheng, 2007 - Dorsal opisthosoma evenly rounded and without ridge or furrow.............................................................................. 18 18 Prodorsal shield with frontal lobe present, paraxial tibial seta (l') located 1 / 3 from dorsal base................................... ...................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus zhongshani Zhao & Kuang, 1998 - Prodorsal shield without frontal lobe, paraxial tibial seta (l') located 1 / 2 from dorsal base...................................... 19 19 Prodorsal shield design with complete median and admedian lines, submedian lines incomplete, empodium 7 -rayed ......................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus guangxiensis Wang, Wei & Cheng, 2007 - Prodorsal shield design with inconspicuous median line and complete admedian lines, empodium 8 -rayed............... ........................................................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus jiangsuensis Xin & Dong, 1981 20 Accessory setae (h 1) absent........................................................................................................................................ 21 - Accessory setae (h 1) present....................................................................................................................................... 22 21 Prodorsal shield design with incomplete median and submedian lines, with granules on anterior margin of shield; tarsal empodium 7 -rayed, solenidion rod-like; dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles.......................................... ........................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus ipomoeae Kuang & Shi, 1990; Kuang et al., 1990 - Prodorsal shield design with complete median and submedian lines, without granules on shield; tarsal empodium 6 - rayed, solenidion knobbed; dorsal annuli with filamentous microtubercles................................................................... .................................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus debregeasus Wei, Wang & Li, 2009 22 Empodium 5 or 6 -rayed.............................................................................................................................................. 23 - Empodium more than 7 -rayed.................................................................................................................................... 29 23 Empodium 6 -rayed, dorsal annuli with round microtubercles................................................................................... 24 - Empodium 5 -rayed, dorsal annuli with triangular, spiny or tapered microtubercles.................................................. 25 24 Prodorsal shield design with discontinuous and incomplete median line and complete admedian lines, paraxial tibial seta (l') located in proximal 1 / 3................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus tiliarium Song, Xue & Hong, 2007 - Prodorsal shield design with complete all lines, paraxial tibial seta (l') located in proximal 1 / 2................................... ............................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus celtis Kuang & Hong, 1991; Kuang et al., 1991 25 Ventral annuli with triangular microtubercles............................................................................................................ 26 - Ventral annuli with round microtubercles................................................................................................................... 28 26 Dorsal annuli only with spiny microtubercles laterally, otherwise smooth.............................................................................................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus ulmivagrans Keifer, 1939 b; Kuang, 1995 - Dorsal annuli with microtubercles all over the annuli................................................................................................ 27 27 Dorsal annuli with tapered microtubercles on rear annular margins .... Rhyncaphytoptus hangzhouensis Kuang, 1998 - Dorsal annuli with tapered microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin..................................... ............................................................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus caricae Zhao & Kuang, 1998 28 Prodorsal shield design with inconspicuous median line, with complete admedian and submedian lines, without transverse line............................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus ulmi Xin & Dong, 1981 - Prodorsal shield design with two transverse lines between median line and admedian lines........................................ ...................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus ulmi chongqingensis Kuang & Hong, 1991 29 Dorsal annuli with tapered microtubercles on annular rear margins, empodium 9 -rayed.............................................. ............................................................................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus tibetirosae sp. nov. - Dorsal annuli with linear microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin, empodium hair-like...... .......................................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus tibetisalisis sp. nov. 30 Female genital coverflap smooth................................................................................................................................ 31 - Female genital coverflap with 12 longitudinal ridges..................... Rhyncaphytoptus longipalpis Xue & Hong, 2005 31 Accessory setae (h 1) absent........................................................................................................................................ 32 - Accessory setae (h 1) present....................................................................................................................................... 37 32 Dorsal annuli smooth.................................................................................................................................................. 33 - Dorsal annuli with microtubercles.............................................................................................................................. 34 33 Prodorsal shield scapular tubercles ahead of rear margin, paraxial tibial seta (l') located in proximal 2 / 3, setae f on 7 th ventral annulus from rear........................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus lonicerae Kuang & Zhao, 1987 - Prodorsal shield scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, paraxial tibial seta (l') located in proximal 1 / 2, setae f on 8 th ventral annulus from rear..................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus mori Liu & Kuang, 1998 34 Prodorsal shield with only incomplete admedian lines, paraxial tibial seta (l') located in proximal 1 / 3, empodium 8 - rayed.......................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus illicis Kuang & Luo, 2005; Kuang et al., 2005 - Prodorsal shield with median, admedian and submedian lines present, paraxial tibial seta (l') located in proximal 1 / 2, empodium 5 or 6 -rayed............................................................................................................................................... 35 35 Coxal area with short lines, prodorsal shield scapular tubercles on shield rear margin................................................. ............................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus longyuwanis Song, Xue & Hong, 2007 - Coxal area with granules, prodorsal shield scapular tubercles near shield rear margin............................................. 36 36 Empodium 5 -rayed, dorsal annuli with short linear microtubercles, setae f on 8 th ventral annulus from rear.............. ........................................................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus taihangensis Xue & Hong, 2005 - Empodium 6 -rayed, dorsal annuli with round microtubercles, setae f on 9 th ventral annulus from rear....................... ........................................................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus papyriferae Xue & Hong, 2005 37 Prodorsal shield smooth.............................................................................................................................................. 38 - Prodorsal shield with lines or dashes.......................................................................................................................... 40 38 Dorsal annuli smooth, empodium 6 to 7 -rayed................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus ziziphi Kuang, 2005 - Dorsal annuli with microtubercles, empodium 5 -rayed.............................................................................................. 39 39 Dorsal annuli with beadlike microtubercles, setae f on 5 th ventral annulus from rear................................................... ..................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus potentillae Keifer, 1962; Kuang et al., 2005 - Dorsal annuli with filament-like microtubercles, setae f on 6 th ventral annulus from rear........................................... .............................................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus cotoneasteri Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 40 Coxal area I with short lines, coxal area II smooth ........................ Rhyncaphytoptus fabris Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Coxal area with granules............................................................................................................................................. 41 41 Prodorsal shield semicircular, entire surface with many dashes and without lines, prosternal apodeme present, setae f on 6 th ventral annulus from rear.................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus abiesis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Prodorsal shield sub quadrangular; median line complete, admedian lines incomplete, submedian lines form network anterior, prosternal apodeme absent, setae f on 8 th ventral annulus from rear...................................................... ..................................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus fargesis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006, Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Four new species of Rhyncaphytoptus from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), pp. 31-47 in Zootaxa 2196 on pages 32-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189504, {"references":["Hall, Jr., C. C. (1967) The Eriophyoidea of Kansas. University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 47, 601 - 675.","Kuang, H. - Y., Luo, G. - H. & Wang, A. - W. (2005) Fauna of Eriophyid mites from China (II) (Acari: Eriophyoidea). 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Aculus cheilophilanus sp. nov. (Figs 11 & 12) Description. FEMALE: (n = 16) Body fusiform, 250 (245���255), 70 (68���71) wide, 68 (68���72) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 42 (42���44), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 5 (4���5), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 12 (10���12), cheliceral stylets 40 (40���42). Prodorsal shield 48 (47���48), 59 (55���59) wide, prodorsal shield with lobe rounded; shield with incomplete median line, admedian and submedian lines complete, granules on these lines. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 33 (33���36) apart, scapular setae (sc) 25 (20���25) projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8 (8���10), 14 (13���14) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 25 (22���25), 10 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 50 (50���60), 26 (26���27) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 50 (48���50), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 14 (14���16); genu 7 (6���7), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 28 (25���28); tibia 12 (11���12), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 11 (10���11), located 1 / 4 from dorsal base; tarsus 10 (9���10); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 22 (19���22), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 23 (20���24), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 8 (8���9), simple, 8 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 8 (8���9), knobbed. Leg II 47 (44���47), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (11���12); genu 7 (6���7), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 13 (13���15); tibia 10 (9���10); tarsus 8 (8���9); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 9 (9���10), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 23 (20���25), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 8 (8���9), simple, 8 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 8 (8���9), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 50 (43��� 50) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles on annular rear margins; ventrally with 76 (76���80) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 42 (40���42) on ventral annulus 13 (13���14); setae d 60 (55���60) on ventral annulus 27 (27���30), 43 (42���43) apart; setae e 40 (40���50) on ventral annulus 47 (47���49), 22 (21���22) apart; setae f 43 (40���43) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 25 (25���26) apart. Setae h 1 5 (5���6), setae h 2 59 (58���60). Female genital coverflap 14 (12���14), 23 (20���23) wide, with 10 longitudinal ridges and two transverse lines at base, setae 3a 60 (60���65), 19 (18���19) apart. MALE: Not seen. Type material. Holotype, female (slide No. NJAUAcariEri 994, marked holotype), from Salix cheilophila Schneid (Salicaceae), Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 23 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 15 females (slides No. NJAUAcariEri 994) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation cheilophilanus is from the host species name ��� cheilophila ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to A. changbais Xue, Song & Hong, 2008, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield with granulate lines (prodorsal shield with smooth lines in A. changbais); paraxial tibial seta (l ��) located 1 / 4 from dorsal base (paraxial tibial seta (l ��) located 1 / 3 from dorsal base in A. changbais); tarsal empodium 8 -rayed and solenidion knobbed (tarsal empodium 6 -rayed and solenidion tapered in A. changbais)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Six new species of Aculus Keifer from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2305 on pages 19-22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275349

Cuihuacarus gen. nov. Type species. Cuihuacarus longituberis sp. nov. Diagnosis. Body fusiform; gnathosoma large in comparison to body, chelicerae abruptly curved and bent down; anterior shield lobe absent, scapular tubercles near rear margin, very long, 29 (28���31), scapular setae (sc) robust, projecting forward; all coxal setae present; prosternal apodeme present; legs with usual series of setae; opisthosomal annuli subequal dorsoventrally and smooth, dorsal opisthosoma evenly curved, opisthosoma with all usual setae; empodium entire. Etymology. The generic name is combined from Cuihua (name of location Cuihua Mountain, where the type species was collected) and carus, a contraction of Acarus. Notes. The new genus is assigned to Eriophyoidea, Diptilomiopidae, Rhyncaphytoptinae. The new genus is similar to Rhinophytoptus Liro, 1943, but can be differentiated from the latter by scapular tubercles very long (scapular tubercles normal in length in Rhinophytoptus). The new genus is also similar to Rhinotergum Petanovic, 1998, but can be differentiated from the latter by scapular tubercles very long (scapular tubercles normal in length in Rhinotergum), dorsal opisthosoma annuli without fissures (dorsal opisthosoma annuli with irregular longitudinal fissures in Rhinotergum)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), pp. 1-19 in Zootaxa 1992 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185571, {"references":["Liro, J. I. (1943) Ueber neue oder sonst bemerkenswert finnische Eriophyiden (Acarina). Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae, Vanamo, 9, 1 - 50.","Petanovic, R. U. (1998) Rhinotergum, a new genus, family Diptilomiopidae (Acarida: Eriophyoidea). Acarologia, 29, 389 - 393."]}

Calepitrimerus cotoneaster sp. nov. (Figs 9 & 10) Description. FEMALE: (n = 10) Body fusiform, 178 (178���193), 68 (60���68) wide, 63 (60���63) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 20 (19���20), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (3���5), cheliceral stylets 16 (16���17). Prodorsal shield 45 (44���46), 53 (50���55) wide, with broad lobe; shield design with incomplete admedian lines connected at posterior of shield, median line absent; short lines and granules on the shield between admedian lines, granules on lateral sides of shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 20 (19���21) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���11) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (7���10), 10 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (15���20), 8 (7���8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 32 (30���32), 23 (22���23) apart. Prosternal apodeme absent. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 40 (37���40), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (8���10); genu 5 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 22 (20���22); tibia 8 (7���8), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 5 (4���5), located 1 / 2 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 15 (14���16), seta ft �� 16 (15��� 17), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 37 (35���37), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 15 (15���17); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 7 (6���7); tibia 5 (4���5); tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 6 (5���6), seta ft �� 15 (15���16), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 80 (80���85) annuli, with three longitudinal ridges, middorsal ridge with round microtubercles and ending in a broad furrow, ventrally with 74 (74���79) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 15 (15���17) on ventral annulus 8 (8���10); setae d 45 (45���50) on ventral annulus 23 (23���27), 26 (26��� 28) apart; setae e 13 (13���14) on ventral annulus 45 (45���47), 12 (12���13) apart; setae f 45 (45���47) on 7 th ventral annulus from rear, 19 (19���20) apart. Setae h 1 3 (2���3), setae h 2 60 (58���64). Female genitalia coverflap 9 (8��� 9), 20 (17���20) wide, with 8 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 23 (23���25), 14 (14���15) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 969 holotype), from Cotoneaster buxifolius Lindl. (Rosaceae), Pai Town, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China (29 �� 35 �� 10 ��N, 94 �� 55 �� 44 ��E; H: 3173m), 18 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 9 females (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 969) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation is cotoneaster from the host genus name ��� Cotoneaster ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to C. baileyi Keifer, 1938, but can be distinguished by the prodorsal shield design with short lines and granules between admedian lines, granules on lateral of the shield (shield design very obscure, surface slightly granular in C. baileyi); coxal plates with short lines (coxal plates smooth in C. baileyi); empodium 6 -rayed (empodium 4 -rayed in C. baileyi)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptini from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2291 on pages 13-14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191417, {"references":["Keifer, H. H. (1938) Eriophyid Studies II. Bulletin of the California Department of Agriculture, 27, 301 - 323."]}

Epitrimerus danzhouicus sp. nov. (Figs 1 & 2) Description. FEMALE: (n = 5) Body fusiform, 173 (162���173), 48 (46���48) wide, 38 (36���40) thick; nacarat in color. Gnathosoma 18 (16���18), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (5���6), cheliceral stylets 12 (12���13). Prodorsal shield 43 (40���43), 40 (36���40) wide; anterior shield lobe broad, with four spines anteriorly; only with admedian lines concaved at center, with many little pits on prodorsal shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, 14 (14���16) apart, scapular setae (sc) 6 (6���7), projecting posterior. Coxal plates with granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 6 (6���7), 10 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 13 (13���14), 6 (6���7) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 26 (23���26), 19 (19���20) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (6���7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 25 (24���27), femur 7 (6���7), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7 (7���8); genu 3 (3���4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 14 (12���15); tibia 7 (6���7), paraxial tibial seta (l') 5 (4���5), located at 1 / 3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 4 (4���5), seta ft' 16 (15���16), seta ft'' 17 (17���18), seta u' 3 (2���3); tarsal empodium (em) 4 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 5 (5���6), knobbed. Leg І 23 (22���25), femur 6 (6���7), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10���11); genu 3 (3���4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 6 (5���6); tibia 4 (4���5); tarsus 4 (4���5), seta ft' 7 (6���7), seta ft'' 14 (12���14), seta u' 3 (2���3); tarsal empodium (em) 4 (4���5), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 5 (5���6), knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 29 (28���32) annuli, with three ridges, with filament microtubercles on ridges, ventrally with 60 (58���64) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles. Setae c 2 15 (13���15) on ventral annulus 9 (8���9), 38 (36���38) apart; setae d 25 (25���35) on ventral annulus 20 (20���23), 30 (30���31) apart; setae e 8 (7���8) on ventral annulus 34 (34���36), 12 (12���13) apart, setae f 17 (17���21) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 15 (15���16) apart. Setae h 1 2 (2���3), h 2 41 (35���41). Female genitalia 12 (11���12), 21 (20���21) wide, coverflap with 16 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 13 (13���15), 14 (12���14) apart. MALE: (n = 4) Body fusiform, 115���131, 32 ��� 35 wide, 30���31 thick; nacarat in color. Gnathosoma 17���18, projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 2���3, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 4���5, cheliceral stylets 13���14. Prodorsal shield 33���34, 30 ��� 32 wide; anterior shield lobe broad, with four spines anteriorly; only with admedian lines concaved at center, with many little pits on prodorsal shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, 14���15 apart, scapular setae (sc) 5���6, projecting posterior. Coxal plates with granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 6���7, 9 ��� 10 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 13���14, 5 ��� 6 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 25���28, 16 ��� 17 apart. Prosternal apodeme 6���7. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 24���26, femur 5���6, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 6���7; genu 3���4, antaxial genual seta (l'') 13���14; tibia 6���7, paraxial tibial seta (l') 3���4, located at 1 / 3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 4���5, seta ft' 13���14, seta ft'' 14���15, seta u' 2���3; tarsal empodium (em) 4���5, simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 5���6, knobbed. Leg І 22���24, femur 6���7, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7���8; genu 3���4, antaxial genual seta (l'') 5���6; tibia 4���5; tarsus 4���5, seta ft' 4���5, seta ft'' 12���13, seta u' 2���3; tarsal empodium (em) 4���5, simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion (��) 4���5, knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 30���31 annuli, with three ridges, with filament microtubercles on ridges, ventrally with 48���50 annuli, with elliptical microtubercles. Setae c 2 14���15 on ventral annulus 8���9, 35 ��� 36 apart; setae d 18���20 on ventral annulus 13���14, 25 ��� 26 apart; setae e 7���8 on ventral annulus 24���26, 10 ��� 11 apart, setae f 19���21 on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 13���14 apart. Setae h 1 2���3, h 2 32���33. Male genitalia 18���20 wide, setae 3a 7 ��� 9, 12���13 apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide number Q 3, marked Holotype), from Ficus gibbosa Blume (Moraceae), Liangyuan, Danzhou City, Hainan Province, P.R. China, 19 �� 30 ��� 50 N, 109 �� 29 ��� 59 E, elevation 120 m, 28 September 2008, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, Zi-Wei Song and Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 4 females and 4 males (slide number Q 3), with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation danzhouicus is from the name of location, Danzhou, where the type material of the species was collected. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to E. parasakthi Mohanasundaram, 1983 (from Ficus sp.), but can be differentiated from the latter by the prodorsal shield with many pits (prodorsal shield without pits in E. parasakthi), anterior shield lobe with four spines (anterior shield lobe without spines in E. parasakthi), coxal plates with granules (coxal plates smooth in E. parasakthi), setae h 1 present (setae h 1 absent in E. parasakthi), and dorsal annuli with microtubercles (dorsal annuli smooth in E. parasakthi)., Published as part of Cheng, Li-Sheng, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Eriophyoid mites from Hainan Province, China I: Descriptions of three new species (Acari: Eriophyoidea), pp. 16-26 in Zootaxa 2140 on pages 17-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188556, {"references":["Mohanasundaram, M. (1983) New rust mites of Phyllocoptinae (Eriophyidae: Acarina) from South India. Entomon, 8, 225 - 227."]}

Aculus lhasasorbariae sp. nov. (Figs 9 & 10) Description. FEMALE: (n = 7) Body fusiform, 200 (196���210), 58 (58���65) wide, 70 (65���70) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 26 (25���26), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 6 (5���6), cheliceral stylets 22 (22���23). Prodorsal shield sub-quadrilateral, 40 (40���42), 46 (46��� 50) wide, prodorsal shield with lobe rounded; shield with incomplete median and admedian lines, a semicircle line at posterior. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 30 (30���32) apart, scapular setae (sc) 27 (27���30) projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 12 (10���12), 13 (12���13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 25 (25���30), 11 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 40 (40���50), 26 (25���26) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 44 (42���44), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (8���10); genu 5 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 22 (22���24); tibia 10 (9���10), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 5 (4���5), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 9 (8���9); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 20 (16���20), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 20 (20���22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6���7), slightly knobbed. Leg II 42 (40���42), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (9���10); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 10 (8���10); tibia 8 (7���8); tarsus 8 (7���8); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 7 (7���8), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 20 (20���22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6���7), slightly knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 57 (55���58) annuli, with bead microtubercles on annular rear margins; ventrally with 61 (59���61) annuli, with bead microtubercles. Setae c 2 20 (18���20) on ventral annulus 11 (9���11); setae d 53 (50���55) on ventral annulus 23 (20���23), 30 (30���31) apart; setae e 12 (10���12) on ventral annulus 37 (34���37), 17 (15���17) apart; setae f 27 (25��� 27) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 24 (22���24) apart. Setae h 1 5 (4���5), setae h 2 42 (40���45). Female genital coverflap 13 (12���13), 24 (22���24) wide, with 8 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 17 (15���20), 16 (15���16) apart. MALE: Not seen. Type material. Holotype, female (slide No. NJAUAcariEri 988 B, marked holotype), from Sorbaria sp. (Rosaceae), Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 23 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao- Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 13 females (slides No. NJAUAcariEri 988 B) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation lhasasorbariae is from the location of this species in ���Lhasa��� and the host genus name ��� Sorbaria ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to A. parafockeui Liu & Kuang, 1998, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield with incomplete median and admedian lines, a semicircle line at posterior (prodorsal shield with incomplete median line, complete admedian and submedian lines in A. parafockeui); coxal plates with granules and short lines (coxal plates with only granules in A. parafockeui); female genital coverflap with 8 longitudinal ridges and three transverse lines at base (female genital coverflap with 10���12 longitudinal ridges in A. parafockeui)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Six new species of Aculus Keifer from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2305 on pages 16-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275349, {"references":["Liu, M. - P. & Kuang, H. - Y. (1998) Four new species of the subfamily Phyllocoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 23, 152 - 157."]}

Aculus jasmini sp. nov. (Figs 3 & 4) Description. FEMALE: (n = 6) Body fusiform, 205 (190���208), 66 (65���70) wide, 70 (68���70) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 23 (23���25), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (6���7), cheliceral stylets 20 (20���22). Prodorsal shield pentagonal, 45 (43���45), 63 (60���63) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded; shield design with robust incomplete median, admedian and submedian lines; admedian and submedian lines sinuous at center, submedian lines connected by a transverse line at basal 2 / 3, forming a ���n��� shape, shield with lateral granules. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 36 (35���36) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���10) projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (7���10), 13 (12���13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (20���22), 10 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 40 (38���40), 26 (25���26) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 43 (43���45), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (7���10); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 20 (18���20); tibia 9 (8���9), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 6 (5���6), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 8 (7���8); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 20 (18���20), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 22 (20���22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 8 (7���8), knobbed. Leg II 39 (37���39), femur 10 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (6���8); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 10 (8���10); tibia 5 (5���6); tarsus 7 (6���7); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 10 (8���10), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 20 (18���20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 8 (7���8), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 29 (26��� 29) annuli, with elongated microtubercles on annular rear margins; ventrally with 65 (60���65) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 25 (23���25) on ventral annulus 10 (10���11); setae d 40 (40���43) on ventral annulus 23 (22���23), 30 (27���30) apart; setae e 20 (19���20) on ventral annulus 40 (37���40), 17 (16���17) apart; setae f 28 (28���30) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 25 (24���25) apart. Setae h 1 3 (3���4), setae h 2 50 (48���52). Female genital coverflap 14 (13���15), 21 (21���23) wide, with 10 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 15 (15���16), 17 (15���17) apart. MALE: (n = 3) Body fusiform, 183 (165���185), 57 (57���60) wide, light yellow. Gnathosoma 23 (23���25), projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 6 (6���7), cheliceral stylets 20 (20���22). Prodorsal shield pentagonal, 40 (39���41), 55 (54���55) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded, shield with lateral granules. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 31 (30���31) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���10) projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 7 (6���7), 11 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 15 (15���17), 8 (7���8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 20 (20���25), 22 (21���22) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 40 (37���40), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (7���8); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 18 (16���18); tibia 7 (6���7), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 4 (4���5), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 20 (18���20), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 22 (20���22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6���7), knobbed. Leg II 35 (33���35), femur 9 (8���9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 7 (6���7); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 6 (6��� 7); tibia 5 (4���5); tarsus 7 (6���7); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 10 (8���10), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 20 (18���20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 5 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6���7), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 27 (26���27) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles; ventrally with 57 (57���58) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 22 (20���22) on ventral annulus 10 (9��� 10); setae d 43 (40���43) on ventral annulus 21 (20���21), 25 (25���28) apart; setae e 16 (16���18) on ventral annulus 36 (36���37), 15 (15���16) apart; setae f 25 (23���25) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 21 (20���22) apart. Setae h 1 3 (3���4), setae h 2 52 (49���55). Male genitalia 16 (15���16) wide, setae 3a 27 (26���27), 15 (15���16) apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide No. NJAUAcariEri 938, marked holotype), from Jasminum humile L. (Oleaceae), Pai town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 15 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 5 females and 3 males (slides No. NJAUAcariEri 938) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation jasmini is from the host genus name ��� Jasminum ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to A. jingbois Xue, Song & Hong, 2008, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield with all lines incomplete, with lateral granules (prodorsal shield with only admedian lines, with numerous granules on shield in A. jingbois); female genital coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges and smooth at base (female genital coverflap with 8 longitudinal ridges and with granules at base in A. jingbois)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Six new species of Aculus Keifer from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2305 on pages 7-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275349

Rhyncaphytoptus funali sp. nov. (Figs 9 & 10) Description. FEMALE: (n = 6) Body fusiform, 209 (200���232), 62 (61���63) wide, 55 (54���55) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 52 (50���55), projecting down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) absent, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (6���7), cheliceral stylets 48 (47���49). Prodorsal shield subtriangular, 30 (30���31), 39 (38���40) wide; anterior shield lobe broad; median line absent, admedian lines concave at center, a ���U��� shape line present at the base. Scapular tubercles ahead of rear margin, 27 (26���27) apart, scapular setae (sc) 18 (18���19) projecting forward. Coxal plates smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1 b) 11 (10���12), 9 (8���9) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1 a) 30 (28���33), 9 (8���9) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2 a) 49 (45���51), 26 (25���26) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (5���6). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 40 (38���42), femur 14 (14���15), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (12���13); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l'') 19 (18���20); tibia 10 (9���10), paraxial tibial seta (l') 7 (6���7), located 1 / 3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 6 (6���7); tarsal empodium simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg І 22 (20���25), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 11 (10���11); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l'') 8 (7���8); tibia 7 (7���8); tarsus 6 (6���7); tarsal empodium simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 24 (24���27) annuli, with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin, evenly rounded, ventrally with 71 (69���75) annuli, with spiny microtubercles on rear annular margin. Setae c 2 13 (12���14) on ventral annulus 15 (15���16), 60 (58���61) apart; setae d 54 (50���58) on ventral annulus 28 (28���32), 46 (45���46) apart; setae e 21 (20���23) on ventral annulus 44 (41���45), 26 (25���26) apart, setae f 21 (21���22) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 23 (22���23) apart. Setae h 1 5 (5���6). Female genitalia 14 (13���15), 24 (23���25) wide, coverflap with granules on the basal area, setae 3a 12 (12���13), 18 (17���18) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female, from Salix sp. (Salicaceae), Foping County, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China, 5 September 2004, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue and Zi-Wei Song. Paratypes, 5 females with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation funali is from the Latin word ���funalis���, means taper, to describe the body shape of the new species. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to R. acilius Keifer, 1939 b, but can be differentiated from the latter by dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles projecting posteriad from the rear annular margin (dorsal microtubercles on rear annular margin in R. acilius), 5 -rayed tarsal empodium of each leg (tarsal empodium 9 - rayed in R. acilius), seta ep absent (seta ep long in R. acilius)., Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), pp. 1-19 in Zootaxa 1992 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.185571, {"references":["Keifer, H. H. (1939 b) Eriophyid Studies VII. Bulletin of the California Department of Agriculture, 28, 484 - 505."]}

Aculus tibetsalicinus sp. nov. (Figs 7 & 8) Description. FEMALE: (n = 14) Body fusiform, 238 (235���245), 71 (70���75) wide, 70 (70���75) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 50 (48���50), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 5 (4���5), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 9 (7���9), cheliceral stylets 50 (50���52). Prodorsal shield 46 (43���46), 57 (54���57) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded, frontal lobe with two spines; shield with admedian and submedian lines complete, subparallel; median line absent. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 37 (37���39) apart, scapular setae (sc) 25 (23���25) projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 12 (12���15), 13 (13���14) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 33 (30���33), 10 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 50 (48���50), 26 (26���27) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 46 (44���46), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 16 (15���16); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 27 (25���27); tibia 11 (10���11), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 7 (7���8), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7���8); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 15 (13���16), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 16 (15���18), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6���7), knobbed. Leg II 42 (40���42), femur 11 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (11���12); genu 5 (5��� 6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 11 (11���12); tibia 7 (7���8); tarsus 7 (7���8); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ��) 7 (7���8), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ��) 15 (13���16), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 7 (6���7), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 40 (38���42) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles on annular rear margins; ventrally with 69 (61���70) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 32 (30���32) on ventral annulus 12 (12���14); setae d 60 (55���60) on ventral annulus 28 (24���30), 39 (38���41) apart; setae e 27 (22���27) on ventral annulus 45 (38���45), 22 (22���24) apart; setae f 36 (36��� 40) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 27 (25���28) apart. Setae h 1 4 (3���4), setae h 2 74 (73���74). Female genital coverflap 16 (13���16), 25 (25���27) wide, with 12���14 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 50 (45���50), 19 (18���19) apart. MALE: Not seen. Type material. Holotype, female (slide No. NJAUAcariEri 983, marked holotype), from Salix sp. (Salicaceae), Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 23 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao- Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 13 females (slides No. NJAUAcariEri 983) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation tibetsalicinus is from the location of the species in ���Tibet��� and the host genus name ��� Salix ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to A. salicis Kuang & Luo, 1997, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield with only admedian and submedian lines complete, subparallel (prodorsal shield with all lines complete, median and admedian lines connected with a transverse line at 2 / 5 from posterior in A. salicis); coxal plates with short lines and granules (coxal plates with only short lines in A. salicis); dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles except 7 to 8 annuli from area smooth (dorsal annuli with microtubercles all over the dorsal opisthosoma in A. salicis)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Six new species of Aculus Keifer from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2305 on pages 13-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275349, {"references":["Kuang, H. - Y. & Luo, G. - H. (1997) A new genus and five new species of Eriophyidae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea). Acta Zootaxonomic Sinica, 22, 368 - 375."]}

Phyllocoptes cunninghamiae sp. nov. (Figs 1 & 2) Description. FEMALE: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 262 (262���270), 75 (75���77) wide, 75 (75���76) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 35 (33���35), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 5 (4���5), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 15 (14���15), cheliceral stylets 30 (30���33). Prodorsal shield 50 (50���51), 67 (67���70) wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe; shield design with median and admedian lines complete, admedian lines sinuous, median and admedian lines connect with a V- shaped line at 1 / 4 from anterior, submedian lines incomplete and connected forming open cells, granules on the lateral sides of the shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 24 (20���24) apart, scapular setae (sc) 5 (4���5) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 11 (10���12), 17 (16���17) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 25 (20���25), 15 (15���16) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 40 (38���40), 37 (35��� 37) apart. Prosternal apodeme absent. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 53 (53���54), femur 16 (16���17), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 20 (18���20); genu 7 (6���7), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 37 (35���37); tibia 12 (11���12), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 13 (12���13), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 8 (7���8); seta ft �� 22 (20���24), seta ft �� 22 (21���23), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (6���7); tarsal empodium 9 (9���10), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg II 50 (50���51), femur 15 (14���15), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 14 (14���15); genu 7 (6��� 7), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 17 (15���17); tibia 10 (9���10); tarsus 8 (7���8); seta ft �� 9 (8���9), seta ft �� 22 (20���23), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (6���7); tarsal empodium 9 (9���10), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 57 (57���60) annuli, with tapered microtubercles; ventrally with 83 (81���83) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 40 (35���40) on ventral annulus 16 (14���16); setae d 45 (45���48) on ventral annulus 34 (30���34), 48 (48���50) apart; setae e 25 (20���25) on ventral annulus 54 (52���54), 27 (27���28) apart; setae f 35 (30���35) on 7 th ventral annulus from rear, 30 (29���30) apart. Setae h 1 5 (4���5), setae h 2 58 (55���65). Female genital coverflap 15 (13���15), 30 (27���30) wide, with 8���10 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 20 (20���21), 19 (17���19) apart. MALE: (n = 2) Body fusiform, 198���200, 50 ��� 53 wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 28���30, projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4���5, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 10���11, cheliceral stylets 26���27. Prodorsal shield 44���46, 45 ��� 47 wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 18���20 apart, scapular setae (sc) 4���5 projecting centrad. Coxal plates with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8���10, 14 ��� 15 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 10���11, 13 ��� 15 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 23���25, 28 ��� 30 apart. Prosternal apodeme absent. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 45 ���47, femur 11���12, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10���12; genu 5���6, antaxial genual seta (l ��) 25���27; tibia 10���11, paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 10���11, located 1 / 2 from dorsal base; tarsus 7���8; seta ft �� 20���22, seta ft �� 20���23, paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6���7; tarsal empodium 9 (8���9), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg II 42 ���44, femur 10���11, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10���11; genu 4���5, antaxial genual seta (l ��) 12���13; tibia 8���9; tarsus 7���8; seta ft �� 7���8, seta ft �� 20���22, paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6���7; tarsal empodium 8���9, simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Opisthosoma dorsally with 49���52 annuli, with tapered microtubercles; ventrally with 70���72 annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 35���38 on ventral annulus 14���15; setae d 50���55 on ventral annulus 25���26, 35 ��� 37 apart; setae e 20���22 on ventral annulus 43���45, 20 ��� 22 apart; setae f 22���23 on 7 th ventral annulus from rear, 22���24 apart. Setae h 1 3���4, setae h 2 60���62. Male genitalia 20���21 wide, setae 3a 28 ��� 30, 17 ��� 19 apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 879 holotype), from Cunninghamia sp. (Taxodiaceae), Bayi Town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 14 August 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 7 females and 2 males (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 879) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation cunninghamiae is from the host genus name ��� Cunninghamia ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. dimidius Huang, 2001, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield design with median line complete, submedian lines incomplete, admedian lines sinuous, median and admedian lines connect with a V-shaped line at 1 / 4 from anterior (prodorsal shield design with median line from base to middle, parallel with median line, with 3 transverse lines at basal 1 / 4, middle and 3 / 4, submedian lines complete, converging to apex, subparallel with admedian lines in P. dimidius); prosternal apodeme absent (prosternal apodeme present in P. dimidius); and dorsal annuli with tapered microtubercles (dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles in P. dimidius)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 35-60 in Zootaxa 2313 on pages 38-41, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191930, {"references":["Huang, K. - W. (2001) Eriophyoid mites of Taiwan: Description of eight-six species from the Tengchia Area. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, 14, 1 - 84."]}

Phyllocoptruta smilanus sp. nov. (Figs 13 & 14) Description. FEMALE: (n = 19) Body fusiform, 200 (199���208), 65 (65���68) wide, 70 (70���73) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 28 (26���28), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 9 (8���9), cheliceral stylets 24 (22���24). Prodorsal shield 44 (42���44), 59 (54���59) wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe; shield design with incomplete median and submedian lines, complete admedian lines; median line only present 1 / 3 of shield and subparallel with admedian lines. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 21 (20���21) apart, scapular setae (sc) 7 (6���7) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 12 (10���12), 12 (12���13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 22 (22���24), 9 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 55 (55���60), 26 (26���28) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (7���8). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 42 (40���42), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (9���10); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 30 (28���30); tibia 9 (8���9), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 7 (6���7), located 1 / 2 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 18 (18���20), seta ft �� 19 (19��� 20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (5���6); tarsal empodium 10 (8���10), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Leg II 39 (37���39), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (11���12); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 8 (7���8); tibia 6 (5���6); tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 7 (6���7), seta ft �� 20 (20���22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (5���6); tarsal empodium 10 (8���10), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 56 (56���62) annuli, smooth, with a slight broad dorsal furrow; ventrally with 69 (61���69) annuli, with round microtubercles, but coxigenital annuli are smooth. Setae c 2 40 (38���40) on ventral annulus 10 (8���10); setae d 70 (60���75) on ventral annulus 24 (22���24), 24 (22���25) apart; setae e 40 (35���42) on ventral annulus 43 (38���43), 10 (9���10) apart; setae f 30 (28���31) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 14 (13���14) apart. Setae h 1 4 (3���4), setae h 2 65 (60���65). Female genitalia coverflap 10 (9���10), 21 (20���21) wide, with 12 (10���12) longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 35 (30���35), 14 (14���15) apart. MALE: (n = 10) Body fusiform, 170 (160���175), 50 (48���52) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 22 (20���22), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 8 (7���8), cheliceral stylets 20 (18���20). Prodorsal shield 42 (40���42), 49 (45���49) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded, prodorsal shield designs are similar to females. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 18 (16���18) apart, scapular setae (sc) 6 (5���6) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 7 (7���8), 10 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 15 (12���15), 7 (6���7) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 45 (40���45), 22 (20���22) apart. Prosternal apodeme 7 (6���7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 38 (36���38), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (7���8); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 24 (20���24); tibia 7 (6���7), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 5 (4���5), located 1 / 2 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 (5���6); seta ft �� 19 (19���21), seta ft �� 20 (20���22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 9 (8���9), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Leg II 37 (35���37), femur 10 (9���10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10���11); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 7 (6���7); tibia 6 (5���6); tarsus 6 (5���6); seta ft �� 6 (6���7), seta ft �� 20 (20���21), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 9 (8���9), simple, 6 -rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 70 (70���75) annuli, smooth, with a broad furrow; ventrally with 69 (69���75) annuli, with round microtubercles, but coxigenital annuli are smooth. Setae c 2 25 (22���25) on ventral annulus 9 (9���12); setae d 40 (38���42) on ventral annulus 26 (23���26), 25 (23���25) apart; setae e 25 (24���25) on ventral annulus 41 (39���45), 12 (11���12) apart; setae f 25 (21��� 25) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 18 (17���19) apart. Setae h 1 3 (2���3), setae h 2 45 (40���45). External male genitalia 17 (16���18) wide, setae 3a 25 (20���26), 15 (13���15) apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 973 / 974 holotype), from Smilax sp. (Liliaceae), Pai Town, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China (29 �� 35 �� 10 ��N, 94 �� 55 �� 44 ��E; H: 3173m), 18 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 18 females and 10 males (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 973 / 974) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation is smilanus from the host genus name ��� Smilax ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. kuangii Amrine & Stasny, 1994 (Kuang & Zhuo, 1989), but can be distinguished by the shield design with incomplete median line only present on 1 / 3 of shield and subparallel with admedian lines; admedian and submedian line separated (shield design with median line connected with submedian lines by two transverse lines at the end of median line; admedian and submedian lines connected by two transverse lines in P. kuangii); lateral aspect of prodorsal shield smooth (short lines on lateral sides of shield in P. kuangii)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptini from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2291 on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191417, {"references":["Amrine, J. W. Jr. & Stasny, T. A. (1994) Catalog of the Eriophyoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) of the World. Indira Publishing House, Michigan, U. S. A., 798 pp.","Kuang, H. - Y. & Zhuo, W. - X. (1989) Description of a new genus and seven new species of Phyllocoptinae from China (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea). Acta Entomologica Sinica, 32, 113 - 121."]}

Aculus sorbariae sp. nov. (Figs 5 & 6) Description. FEMALE: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 238 (233–240), 67 (67–70) wide, 70 (70–72) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 20 (18–20), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (6–7), cheliceral stylets 20 (18–20). Prodorsal shield pentagonal, 41 (41–42), 60 (60–62) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded; shield with only thick admedian lines, a thick transverse line connected with admedian lines forming H shape, granules on center and lateral. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 34 (31–34) apart, scapular setae (sc) 15 (13–15) projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (10–12), 13 (13–14) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 25 (20–25), 10 (9–10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 50 (50–55), 26 (23–26) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 42 (42–44), femur 12 (11–12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10–12); genu 5 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 20 (20–22); tibia 9 (8–9), paraxial tibial seta (l ʹ) 6 (5–6), located 1 / 4 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7–8); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ʹ) 20 (18–20), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ʺ) 22 (20–22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium 6 (6–7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 6 (5–6), knobbed. Leg II 40 (38–40), femur 10 (10–11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10–11); genu 5 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 7 (6–7); tibia 7 (6–7); tarsus 7 (7–8); paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ʹ) 8 (8–10), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ʺ) 20 (20–22), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium 6 (6–7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 5 (5–6), knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 20 (20–21) annuli, with elongated microtubercles on annular rear margins; ventrally with 69 (69–73) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 12 (12–15) on ventral annulus 12 (11– 12); setae d 45 (45–55) on ventral annulus 25 (25–26), 37 (35–37) apart; setae e 15 (10–16) on ventral annulus 44 (34–47), 22 (20–22) apart; setae f 25 (25–28) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 25 (25–26) apart. Setae h 1 3 (3–4), setae h 2 54 (53–55). Female genital coverflap 14 (14–15), 23 (22–23) wide, smooth, setae 3a 20 (16–20), 19 (17–19) apart. MALE: (n = 2) Body fusiform, 201–204, 57 – 60 wide, light yellow. Gnathosoma 20–21, projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3–4, dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 4–5, cheliceral stylets 18–20. Prodorsal shield pentagonal, 37–41, 49 – 50 wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded. Scapular tubercles on shield rear margin, 30–31 apart, scapular setae (sc) 12–15 projecting posteriorly. Coxal plates with short lines and granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8–10, 11 – 12 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 13–15, 7 – 8 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 28–30, 23 – 24 apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 40 –42, femur 10–11, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10–11; genu 5–6, antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 17–20; tibia 7–8, paraxial tibial seta (l ʹ) 3–4, located 1 / 4 from dorsal base; tarsus 6–7; paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ʹ) 18–20, antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ʺ) 20–22, paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 4–5; tarsal empodium 5–6, simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 5–6, knobbed. Leg II 36 –38, femur 9–10, basiventral femoral seta (bv) 9–10; genu 5–6, antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 5–6; tibia 5–6; tarsus 6–7; paraxial fastigial tarsal seta (ft ʹ) 8–10, antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (ft ʺ) 20–22, paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 4–5; tarsal empodium 5–6, simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion 5–6, knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 20–21 annuli, with elongated microtubercles; ventrally with 66–68 annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 14– 17 on ventral annulus 9–12; setae d 48–50 on ventral annulus 22–24, 30 – 32 apart; setae e 12–15 on ventral annulus 39–41, 18 – 21 apart; setae f 30–32 on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 21–23 apart. Setae h 1 2–3, setae h 2 50–52. Male genitalia 21–22 wide, setae 3a 18 – 20, 16 – 17 apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide No. NJAUAcariEri 939, marked holotype), from Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Br. (Rosaceae), Pai town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 15 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 7 females and 2 males (slides No. NJAUAcariEri 939) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation sorbariae is from the host genus name “ Sorbaria ”. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to A. persicae Xue & Hong, 2005, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield with only thick admedian lines, a transverse line connected with admedian lines forming H shape, granules centrally and laterally (prodorsal shield with all lines complete, median and admedian lines connected with a transverse line at 1 / 4 from posterior in A. persica); coxal plates with short lines and granules (coxal plates with only short lines in A. persica); paraxial tibial seta (l') located 1 / 4 from dorsal base (paraxial tibial seta (l') located 1 / 3 from dorsal base).

Phyllocoptes bayisis sp. nov. (Figs 7 & 8) Description. FEMALE: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 230 (225���230), 73 (71���75) wide, 67 (65���73) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 22 (20���22), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 5 (4���5), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (6���7), cheliceral stylets 16 (15���16). Prodorsal shield triangular, 48 (48���50), 61 (57���62) wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe; shield design with median line absent, admedian and submedian lines incomplete and subparallel. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 22 (22���23) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���11) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (8���10), 13 (12���13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 25 (22���25), 10 (9���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 40 (40���43), 32 (30���32) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 46 (44���46), femur 13 (12���13), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10���11); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 23 (23���25); tibia 10 (9���10), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 6 (6���7), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7���8); seta ft �� 14 (14���16), seta ft �� 15 (13���15), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 7 (6���7); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 42 (41���42), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (8���10); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 10 (9���10); tibia 8 (7���8); tarsus 7 (7���8); seta ft �� 5 (5���6), seta ft �� 15 (13���15), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (6���7); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 49 (45���49) annuli, smooth; ventrally with 62 (59���62) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 31 (28���31) on ventral annulus 11 (11���13); setae d 40 (40���46) on ventral annulus 22 (22���23), 33 (33���36) apart; setae e 35 (35���38) on ventral annulus 40 (38��� 40), 14 (14���15) apart; setae f 25 (22���25) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 28 (25���28) apart. Setae h 1 5 (4���5), setae h 2 85 (80���85). Female genital coverflap 14 (14���15), 24 (22���24) wide, with 12���14 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 30 (30���32), 17 (17���18) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 927 holotype), from Spiraea myrtilloides Rehd. (Rosaceae), Bayi Town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 14 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 7 females (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 927) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation bayisis is from the name of the location, ���Bayi Town��� where the species were found. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. japonicae Song, Xue & Hong, 2006, but can be differentiated by the coxal plates with granules (coxal plates smooth in P. japonicae); tarsal empodium 7 - rayed, solenidion knobbed (tarsal empodium 6 -rayed, solenidion tapered in P. japonicae); female genital coverflap with 12���14 longitudinal ridges (female genital coverflap with 8 longitudinal ridges in P. japonicae)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 35-60 in Zootaxa 2313 on pages 47-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191930, {"references":["Song, Z. - W., Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2006) A review of Chinese Phyllocoptes Nalepa (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa, 1167, 31 - 45."]}

Rhyncaphytoptus tibetisalisis sp. nov. (Figs 5 & 6) Description. FEMALE: (n = 12) Body fusiform, 255 (253���260), 67 (65���72) wide, 68 (67���70) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 50 (48���52), projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 11 (11���12), cheliceral stylets 52 (50���55). Prodorsal shield 31 (30���31), 55 (53���55) wide; frontal lobe slightly emarginate anteriorly; shield design with incomplete median line, complete admedian and submedian lines, arc line on shield rear margin. Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, 24 (24���25) apart, scapular setae (sc) 20 (19���20) projecting forward. Coxal plates smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (10���12), 9 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (20���22), 9 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 60 (55���60), 25 (25���26) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 49 (47���49), femur 14 (13���14), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (12���13); genu 7 (6���7), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 25 (25���27); tibia 11 (10���11), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 12 (10���12), located in proximal 1 / 3; tarsus 8 (7���8); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (5���6); tarsal empodium 7 (7 ��� 6), simple, with ca. 12 hair-like rays on each side, tarsal solenidion tapered. Leg II 44 (42���44), femur 13 (12���13), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 15 (13���15); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 13 (12���13); tibia 7 (6���7); tarsus 8 (7���8); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 6 (5���6); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, with ca. 12 hair-like rays on each side, tarsal solenidion tapered. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 27 (25���30) annuli, with linear microtubercles; ventrally with 92 (90���107) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 22 (20���22) on ventral annulus 20 (18���22); setae d 65 (60���65) on ventral annulus 35 (33���47), 43 (42���43) apart; setae e 25 (20���25) on ventral annulus 51 (50���65), 22 (22���23) apart; setae f 35 (30���36) on 8 th ventral annulus from rear, 28 (27���28) apart. Setae h 1 6 (5���6). Female genitalia 13 (13���15), 26 (25���27) wide, coverflap smooth, setae 3a 14 (14��� 16), 17 (16���17) apart. MALE: Not seen. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked 922 holotype), from Salix sp. (Salicaceae), Bayi town, Linzhi District, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 14 August 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 11 females (slides no. 922) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation is tibetisalisis combined from the name of location ���Tibet���, where the type species was collected and a derivation of the generic name of the host plant ��� Salix ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to R. acilius Keifer, 1939 c, but can be differentiated from the latter by the prodorsal shield with incomplete median line, frontal lobe anterior slightly emarginate (prodorsal shield with median line absent, frontal lobe anterior not emarginate in R. acilius); tarsal solenidion tapered, empodium with about 12 fine hair-like rays on each side (tarsal solenidion knobbed, empodium 9 - rayed in R. acilius); setae f on 8 th ventral annulus from rear (setae f on 6 th ventral annulus from rear in R. acilius)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Four new species of Rhyncaphytoptus from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), pp. 31-47 in Zootaxa 2196 on pages 40-43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189504, {"references":["Keifer, H. H. (1939 c) Eriophyid Studies VII. Bulletin of the California Department of Agriculture, 28, 484 - 505."]}

Phyllocoptruta deutzianus sp. nov. (Figs 11 & 12) Description. FEMALE: (n = 15) Body fusiform, 210 (202���210), 60 (55���65) wide, 60 (58���60) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 20 (20���21), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (4���5), cheliceral stylets 18 (17���18). Prodorsal shield 42 (42���43), 48 (48���50) wide; prodorsal shield with long and broad frontal lobe; shield design with complete admedian lines and incomplete submedian lines, median line absent; submedian lines connected at posterior of the shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 18 (18���20) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���10) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8 (6���8), 12 (12���13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (20���22), 9 (9���10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 35 (35���40), 25 (25���26) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (5���6). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 38 (35���38), femur 9 (8���9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (9���10); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 25 (25���27); tibia 8 (7���8), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 5 (5���6), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 16 (15���16), seta ft �� 17 (16��� 17), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 5 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 35 (33���35), femur 9 (8���9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (7���8); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 10 (8���10); tibia 6 (5���6); tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 6 (6���7), seta ft �� 14 (14���16), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 5 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 40 (38���41) annuli, with round microtubercles, with a slight dorsal furrow; ventrally with 74 (71���75) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 20 (17���20) on ventral annulus 12 (11��� 12); setae d 40 (37���40) on ventral annulus 23 (23���24), 28 (26���28) apart; setae e 20 (18���20) on ventral annulus 43 (41���43), 13 (12���13) apart; setae f 23 (22���25) on 7 th ventral annulus from rear, 20 (20���22) apart. Setae h 1 5 (4���5), setae h 2 68 (65���70). Female genitalia coverflap 9 (9���10), 19 (18���19) wide, with 10 (8���10) longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 13 (12���13), 12 (12���13) apart. MALE: (n = 6) Body fusiform, 172 (157���172), 50 (48���51) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 18 (18���20), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (4���5), cheliceral stylets 19 (18���19). Prodorsal shield 38 (38���39), 45 (43���45) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded, prodorsal shield designs are similar to females. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 18 (17���18) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���10) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 7 (5���7), 10 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 18 (18���20), 8 (8���9) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 33 (28���35), 22 (22���23) apart. Prosternal apodeme 5 (4���5). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 36 (34���36), femur 9 (8���9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (7���8); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 20 (18���20); tibia 6 (5���6), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 5 (4���5), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 16 (15���16), seta ft �� 17 (15���17), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 5 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 34 (32���34), femur 9 (8���9), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (7���8); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 7 (6���7); tibia 4 (3���4); tarsus 7 (6���7); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 5 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 41 (36���42) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles and a broad furrow; ventrally with 74 (69���76) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 19 (15���19) on ventral annulus 13 (13���15); setae d 32 (25���32) on ventral annulus 24 (24���27), 23 (23���25) apart; setae e 15 (14���15) on ventral annulus 40 (39���43), 13 (13���14) apart; setae f 30 (28���30) on 7 th ventral annulus from rear, 18 (17���19) apart. Setae h 1 3 (2���3), setae h 2 65 (60���65). External male genitalia 19 (18���19) wide, setae 3a 10 (10���12), 13 (13��� 15) apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 963 holotype), from Deutzia sp. (Saxifragaceae), Pai Town, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China (29 �� 35 �� 10 ��N, 94 �� 55 �� 44 ��E; H: 3173m), 18 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 14 females and 6 males (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 963) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation is deutzianus from the host genus name ��� Deutzia ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. spiraeanis Song, Xue & Hong, 2008 a, but can be distinguished by the admedian lines separated, submedian lines connected at posterior; all lines smooth (admedian lines subparallel and connected at rear, all lines with granules in P. spiraeanis); empodium 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed (empodium 9 -rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered in P. spiraeanis); ventral annuli with round microtubercles (ventral annuli with elliptical microtubercles in P. spiraeanis)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptini from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2291 on pages 14-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191417, {"references":["Song, Z. - W., Xue, X. - F. & Hong, X. - Y. (2008 a) Eriophyoid mite fauna (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Gansu Province, northwestern China with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa, 1756, 1 - 48."]}

Phyllocoptes webbianae sp. nov. (Figs 5 & 6) Description. FEMALE: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 234 (234���240), 65 (65���67) wide, 67 (67���70) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 23 (23���25), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (7���8), cheliceral stylets 20 (20���22). Prodorsal shield 45 (45���47), 57 (55���57) wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe; shield design with median and submedian lines incomplete, median line only present 1 / 3 of the shield at posterior, admedian lines complete and sinuous. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 20 (20���22) apart, scapular setae (sc) 10 (9���11) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 10 (7���10), 14 (13���14) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (20���22), 10 (9���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 30 (30���35), 27 (27���29) apart. Prosternal apodeme absent. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 42 (40���42), femur 12 (11���12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (12���13); genu 6 (5���6), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 25 (23���25); tibia 8 (7���8), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 8 (7���8), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 20 (20���22), seta ft �� 18 (18��� 20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 8 (7���8), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 39 (37���39), femur 11 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 15 (15���17); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 10 (10���11); tibia 6 (5���6); tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 8 (7���8), seta ft �� 18 (18���20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 8 (7���8), simple, 7 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma dorsally with 45 (45���50) annuli, with round microtubercles; ventrally with 72 (70���75) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c 2 30 (30���40) on ventral annulus 13 (12���13); setae d 60 (50���60) on ventral annulus 28 (28���29), 37 (35���37) apart; setae e 35 (35���38) on ventral annulus 50 (50���52), 16 (14���16) apart; setae f 30 (28���30) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 26 (26���27) apart. Setae h 1 4 (3���4), setae h 2 61 (58���62). Female genital coverflap 11 (10���11), 20 (19���20) wide, with 10���12 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 30 (28���30), 17 (16���17) apart. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 923 holotype), from Lonicera webbiana Wall. ex DC. (Caprifoliaceae), Bayi Town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 14 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 7 females (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 923) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation webbianae is from the host species name ��� webbiana ���. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. chonganensis (Kuang, 1987), but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield design with median and admedian lines separated, shield without short lines (prodorsal shield design with median and admedian lines connected with transverse line near posterior, shield with short lines in P. chonganensis); coxal plates with granules, prosternal apodeme absent (coxal plates with short lines, prosternal apodeme present in P. chonganensis); tarsal empodium 7 -rayed (tarsal empodium 6 -rayed in P. chonganensis)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 35-60 in Zootaxa 2313 on pages 44-47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191930, {"references":["Kuang, H. - Y. (1987) Five new species of Eriophyidae from China. Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University, 2, 36 - 41."]}

Key to the species of Phyllocoptes from China Chinese records of previously described species are in brackets. 1 Dorsal annuli smooth.................................................................................................................................................... 2 - Dorsal annuli with microtubercles.............................................................................................................................. 16 2 Ventral annuli smooth................................................................................................................................................... 3 - Ventral annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................................... 4 3 Coxal plates smooth; empodium 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed............................................................................

Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2009): Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae). Zootaxa 2313: 35-60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191930

Epitrimerus nyingchicus sp. nov. (Figs 5 & 6) Description. FEMALE: (n = 17) Body fusiform, 190 (178���195), 65 (60���65) wide, 52 (50���55) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 24 (22���24), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3���4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 7 (7���8), cheliceral stylets 22 (20���22). Prodorsal shield 46 (46���50), 55 (52���55) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded; with incomplete median line, complete admedian lines and incomplete submedian lines, median line only present 1 / 5 from posterior and connected with admedian lines by a ���V��� shaped line at 1 / 4 from posterior; granules present at lateral and center of the shield. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 20 (18���21) apart, scapular setae (sc) 8 (7���8), projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8 (8���10), 12 (11���12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 25 (23���25), 9 (8���9) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 42 (42���50), 26 (25���26) apart. Prosternal apodeme absent. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 41 (39���41), femur 11 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (8���10); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 25 (23���25); tibia 8 (7���8), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 6 (5���6), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7���8); seta ft �� 17 (17���18), seta ft �� 19 (18���19), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 39 (37���39), femur 11 (10���11), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 12 (10���12); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 8 (7���8); tibia 6 (5���6); tarsus 7 (6���7); seta ft �� 5 (5���6), seta ft �� 16 (16���18), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 5 (4���5); tarsal empodium 7 (6���7), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 39 (38���40) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles, with three longitudinal ridges, middorsal ridge fading simultaneously with subdorsal ridges; ventrally with 60 (56���62) annuli, with round microtubercles, but coxigenital annuli are smooth. Setae c 2 22 (20���22) on ventral annulus 11 (10���11); setae d 40 (35���40) on ventral annulus 20 (20���23), 29 (26���30) apart; setae e 15 (15���17) on ventral annulus 37 (37���40), 13 (12���13) apart; setae f 24 (21���24) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 20 (19���20) apart. Setae h 1 3 (2���3), setae h 2 70 (65���70). Female genitalia coverflap 15 (14���16), 18 (17���18) wide, with 8 longitudinal ridges and two rows of lines at base, setae 3a 35 (30���35), 14 (14���15) apart. MALE: (n = 18) Body fusiform, 155 (150���160), 50 (49���52) wide; light yellow. Gnathosoma 20 (18���20), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2���3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 6 (5���6), cheliceral stylets 18 (16���18). Prodorsal shield 45 (44���45), 46 (45���47) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded, prodorsal shield designs are similar to females. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 17 (17���18) apart, scapular setae (sc) 6 (5���6) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8 (7���8), 10 (10���11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 20 (18���20), 8 (7���8) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 32 (30���33), 23 (23���24) apart. Prosternal apodeme absent. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 35 (33���35), femur 8 (7���8), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (8���10); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 18 (18���20); tibia 6 (5���6), paraxial tibial seta (l ��) 5 (4���5), located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 (5���6); seta ft �� 16 (16���17), seta ft �� 18 (18���19), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 4 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 34 (32���34), femur 8 (7���8), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 8 (8���10); genu 5 (4���5), antaxial genual seta (l ��) 5 (5���6); tibia 5 (4���5); tarsus 5 (4���5); seta ft �� 5 (4���5), seta ft �� 16 (15���16), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ��) 4 (3���4); tarsal empodium 6 (5���6), simple, 4 - rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 44 (44���46) annuli, with elliptical microtubercles, with three longitudinal ridges; ventrally with 60 (58���60) annuli, with round microtubercles, but coxigenital annuli are smooth. Setae c 2 20 (18���20) on ventral annulus 10 (10���11); setae d 30 (28���30) on ventral annulus 20 (19���20), 26 (25���27) apart; setae e 18 (18���20) on ventral annulus 36 (35���37), 12 (12���13) apart; setae f 25 (23���25) on 5 th ventral annulus from rear, 17 (16���17) apart. Setae h 1 3 (3���4), setae h 2 60 (62��� 66). External male genitalia 18 (18���20) wide, setae 3a 20 (18���20), 15 (14���15) apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri 948 holotype), from Cotoneaster ambiguus Rhed. et Wils. (Rosaceae), Pai Town, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China (29 �� 35 �� 10 ��N, 94 �� 55 �� 44 ��E; H: 3173m), 18 August, 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 16 females and 18 males (slides marked NJAUAcariEri 948) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation nyingchicus is from the name of location, Nyingchi Prefecture, where the species were found. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to E. integrae Xue, Song & Hong, 2007, but can be distinguished by admedian and submedian lines separated, dorsal shield with granules present at lateral and center (admedian and submedian lines connected, dorsal shield without granules in E. integrae); prosternal apodeme absent (prosternal apodeme present in E. integrae); female genital coverflap with 8 longitudinal ridges and two rows of lines at base (female genital coverflap with 10 to 12 longitudinal ridges in E. integrae)., Published as part of Song, Zi-Wei, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, Seven new species of Phyllocoptini from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae), pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 2291 on pages 7-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.191417, {"references":["Xue, X. - F., Song, Z. - W. & Hong, X. - Y. (2007) Seven new species of the genus Epitrimerus Nalepa (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China. Zootaxa, 1406, 1 - 15."]}

Rhyncaphytoptus acutifoliae sp. nov. (Figs 3 & 4) Description. FEMALE: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 345 (340–350), 80 (80–85) wide, 78 (75–80) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 68 (65–68), projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 13 (12–13), cheliceral stylets 70 (70–73). Prodorsal shield triangular, 34 (32–35), 60 (60–64) wide; with rounded frontal lobe; shield design with incomplete submedian lines, two inconspicuous hollows present near rear shield margin. Scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, 29 (25–29) apart, scapular setae (sc) 35 (35–37) projecting forward. Coxal plates smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 18 (18–20), 12 (11–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 30 (30–35), 12 (12–13) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 67 (60–67), 30 (28–30) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 56 (54–56), femur 15 (14–15), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 20 (18–20); genu 8 (7–8), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 30 (30–32); tibia 13 (13–14), paraxial tibial seta (l ʹ) 12 (10–12), located in proximal 1 / 3; tarsus 10 (9–10); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 6 (5–6); tarsal empodium 8 (8–9), simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 53 (51–53), femur 15 (14–15), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 15 (15–17); genu 8 (7–8), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 15 (15–17); tibia 11 (10–11); tarsus 10 (9–10); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 6 (5–6); tarsal empodium 8 (8–9), simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 35 (30–35) annuli, smooth; ventrally with 66 (65–67) annuli, with round microtubercles on 3 / 4 ventral annuli, elliptical microtubercles on otherwise annuli. Setae c 2 23 (20–23) on ventral annulus 22 (21– 22); setae d 65 (60–65) on ventral annulus 33 (33–34), 50 (48–50) apart; setae e 15 (15–16) on ventral annulus 44 (44–48), 27 (25–27) apart; setae f 35 (35–37) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 30 (28–30) apart. Setae h 1 6 (5–6). Female genitalia 18 (15–18), 32 (31–32) wide, coverflap smooth, setae 3a 14 (12–14), 20 (20–21) apart. MALE: (n = 5) Body fusiform, 285 (280–288), 73 (70–76) wide, light yellow. Gnathosoma 60 (60–62), projecting downwards, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 4 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 10 (9–10), cheliceral stylets 65 (65–68). Prodorsal shield triangular, 27 (27–30), 63 (60–63) wide; prodorsal shield with lobe rounded. Scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, 23 (23–26) apart, scapular setae (sc) 30 (30–33) projecting forward. Coxal plates smooth; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 11 (10–12), 10 (10–11) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 30 (30–32), 11 (11–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 55 (53–60), 24 (24–28) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 54 (51–54), femur 15 (14–15), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 16 (15–17); genu 6 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 26 (26–28); tibia 12 (12–13), paraxial tibial seta (l ʹ) 10 (8–10), located in proximal 1 / 3; tarsus 10 (9–10); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium 7 (6–7), simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Leg II 52 (49– 52), femur 15 (14–15), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 13 (11–13); genu 6 (5–6), antaxial genual seta (l ʺ) 10 (10–11); tibia 10 (10–11); tarsus 9 (9–10); paraxial unguinal tarsal seta (u ʹ) 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium 7 (6–7), simple, 5 -rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 35 (32–36) annuli, smooth; ventrally with 67 (67–70) microtubercular annuli. Setae c 2 22 (20–22) on ventral annulus 19 (19–21); setae d 60 (52–60) on ventral annulus 32 (32–37), 44 (44–48) apart; setae e 15 (13–18) on ventral annulus 44 (43–49), 22 (22–25) apart; setae f 36 (36–38) on 6 th ventral annulus from rear, 24 (24–26) apart. Setae h 1 5 (4–5). Male genitalia 25 (24–25) wide, setae 3a 32 (32–36), 19 (18–19) apart. Type material. Holotype, female (slide marked 892 holotype), from Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz. (Rosaceae), Bayi town, Linzhi District, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China, 14 August 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes, 7 females and 5 males (slides no. 892) with the same data as holotype. Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation acutifoliae is from the host species name “ acutifolius ”. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to R. betulae Kuang & Hong, 1990, but can be differentiated from the latter by the prodorsal shield with inconspicuous hollows present near rear shield margin (prodorsal shield with V-shape mark located between admedian lines near rear margin in R. betulae); ventral annuli with round microtubercles on 3 / 4 from anterior, elliptical microtubercles on otherwise annuli (ventral annuli with bead microtubercles in R. betulae); setae f on 6 th ventral annulus from rear (setae f on 5 th ventral annulus from rear in R. betulae).