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2016 , Vol. 41 >Issue 2: 158 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201614

Three new species of eriophyoid mites of the tribe Phyllocoptini Nalepa (Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) from Shaanxi, China

  • Manchao Xie
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  • College of Agriculture and Life Science, Ankang University, Ankang 725000, Shaanxi, China, E-mail: xiemanchao@163.com

Online published: 2016-04-24

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This work was supported by the Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Government Foundation (12JK0844) and Ankang University Foundation (AYQDZR201213).

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Abstract

Three new species of eriophyoid mites from Shaanxi, China are described and illustrated, namely Leipothrix araliae sp. nov. infesting Aralia chinensis Linn.(Araliaceae), Calepitrimerus akebis sp. nov. infesting Akebia trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz.(Lardizabalaceae), Calepitrimerus rhus sp. nov. infesting Rhus chinensis Mill.(Anacardiaceae), respectively. All the new species described here are vagrants on the undersurfaces of leaves of the respective host plants.

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Manchao Xie . Three new species of eriophyoid mites of the tribe Phyllocoptini Nalepa (Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae) from Shaanxi, China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(2) : 158 -164 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201614

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