Abstract
A new genus and two new species of mites in the family Eriophyidae, Theaphyes rapaneae gen. n. and sp. n. which is found on the type host Rapanea neriifolia (Sieb. et Zucc.) Mez (Myrsinaceae) and Paracaphyllisa theacea sp. n., are described and illustrated. They are vagrants on the tea plant Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze and no apparent symptoms were detected. A key to the eriophyoid mites including thirteen species associated with tea plants all over the world is provided.
Highlights
Tea plants (Camellia) are perennial evergreen plants in the family Theaceae
All type specimens are deposited as slide mounted specimens in the Arthropod/Mite Collection of the Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU), Jiangsu Province, China
Thirteen eriophyoid mite species in eleven genera of two eriophyoid families have been reported from tea plants around the world (Table 1) and a key to eriophyoid mites on tea plants is provided below
Summary
Tea plants (Camellia) are perennial evergreen plants in the family Theaceae. They constitute a highly diverse taxon, presently composed of approximately 625 species (The Plant List on-line database 2013), distributed especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Species Cosetacus camelliae (Keifer, 1945) Theaphyes rapaneae gen.
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