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Type: Article
Published: 2014-02-04
Page range: 553–562
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A new species of eriophyoid mite, Aceria tripuraensis sp. n. (Acari: Eriophyoidea), on Hibiscus macrophyllus from India

Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 110012.
Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 110012.
Eriophyoidea Aceria Hibiscus macrophyllus India taxonomy new species

Abstract

A new species of Eriophyidae (Acari: Prostigmata: E riophyoidea) mite, Aceria tripuraensis n. sp., is described from the closed bud galls of Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb. ex Hornem. (Malvaceae) in India. Aceria tripuraensis n. sp. is distinguished by having a prodorsal shield with distinct rounded lobes on the postero-lateral margins and two pairs of submedian lines. The tarsal solenidia with unusual transverse sculptures, are 2.5x longer than the empodia. Twenty Aceria species are now known to inhabit malvaceous plant hosts and those are listed here along with type localities and host plant details. A key to all known species of Aceria recorded from Hibiscus spp. is also provided.