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Issue: Vol. 1039 No. 1: 23 Aug. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-08-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1039.1.1
Page range: 1–17
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A new genus and eight new species of Phyllocoptini (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China

Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
Acari eriophyid mites Eriophyidae Phyllocoptini new genus new species China

Abstract

A new genus and eight new species of eriophyid mites from China are described: Paraepitrimerus sanguisorbae n. gen. and n. sp. on Sanguisorba officinalis L.; Paraepitrimerus paeoniae n. sp. on Paeonia lactiflora Pall.; Paraepitrimerus erigeronsis n. sp. on Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.; Epitrimerus sabinae n. sp. on Sabina chinensis (L.) and Sabina chinensis cv. Kaizuca; Epitrimerus gnaphali n. sp. on Gnaphalium luteo-album L.; Epitrimerus amygdali n. sp. on Amygdalus triloba (Lindl.) Ricker.; Phyllocoptruta sanguisorbae n. sp. on Sanguisorba officinalis L. and Phyllocoptes fabris n. sp. on Abies fabri (Masters) Craib. All species described here are vagrants on leaves.

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