Abstract
In this paper, three new species of eriophyoid mites in the family Eriophyidae associated with Phoebe hunanensis Hand.–Mazz. (Lauraceae), namely Gammaphytoptus striatilobus sp. n., Phyllocoptes setalsolenidion sp. n., and Dechela phoebe sp. n. are described and illustrated. All are vagrants causing no apparent damage to the same host plants.
Highlights
Eriophyoidea is the lineage most highly adapted for plant feeding among the Acari
We found three species from the same host Phoebe hunanensis Hand.–Mazz. (Lauraceae), this plant is native to South China naturally in the sheltered and moist places in valleys, under forests or by streams (Lee and Wei 1982)
Specimens were examined with the aid of a Zeiss A2 (Germany) research microscope equipped with phase contrast (A-plan phase objectives: ×10/0.25, ×20/0.45; EC plan-NEOFLUAR phase objectives: ×40/0.75; Three new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea)
Summary
Leg I 37 (36–38), femur 12 (11–13), with fine granules, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 18 (18–20); genu 7 (6–7), antaxial genual setae (l’’) 22 (20–22); tibia 11 (10–11), paraxial tibial setae (l’) 10 (9–10), located at 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 (7–8), paraxia, fastigial, tarsal setae (ft’) 30 (29–30), antaxial, fastigial, tarsal setae (ft’’) 35 (32–35), paraxial, unguinal, tarsal setae (u’) (15–17); tarsal empodium (em) 9 (8–9), simple, 8-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) (16–17), seta-like.
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