Original Article

A newly recorded and a new species of torrenticolid mites (Acari: Hydrachnidiae) from China

  • Lan Jia ,
  • Xinyao Gu ,
  • Daochao Jin ,
  • Jianjun Guo
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  • Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Guiyang 550025, China

Online published: 2023-01-24

Supported by

This research was supported by SRT program of Guizhou University ((2019) 337), National Natural Science oundation of China (31772421) and Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects (Qiankehe Pingtai Rencai-GCC[2022]029-1).

Abstract

A new species of Torrenticola (Acari: Hydrachnidia) is reported from China, namely T. (T.) gladiusirostrum Jia, Gu & Guo, sp. nov. And T. (Megapalpis) distans K.O. Viets, 1981 is recorded in China for the first time. Both descriptions and illustrations of these species are provided. The new species is characteristic by: dorsal plate arrangement 2+1; infracapitular bay U-shaped, deep and wide, V2 almost at same level of Ap; gnathosoma ventral apodeme short and blunt, rostrum flat and sword-shaped; P-2 and P-3 ventral processes smooth and pointed, and P-2 ventral process curved upwards, P-4 with two ventral extensions.

Cite this article

Lan Jia , Xinyao Gu , Daochao Jin , Jianjun Guo . A newly recorded and a new species of torrenticolid mites (Acari: Hydrachnidiae) from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2023 , 48(1) : 100 -105 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.2023102

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