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Issue: Vol. 992 No. 1: 25 May. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-05-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.992.1.1
Page range: 1–6
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Vittacus Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from Qinling Area, Shaanxi Province, China

Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
Acari New species Eriophyidae Phyllocoptinae Vittacus China

Abstract

A new species of eriophyid mite from China, Vittacus humuli sp. nov. (Phyllocoptinae: Anthocoptini) collected from Japan Hop, Humulus scandens, is described and illustrated. This new species is vagrant on leaves. A key to world species of the genus Vittacus is provided.

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