New genera, a new species, and a key to the genera of Ashieldophyinae (Acari, Eriophyoidea) from India

By

Chakrabarti, Samiran
PANDIT, RAMKRISHNA
Sur, Surajit

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

843

Pages

39-49

Subjects

Ashieldophyes , Brevishieldophyes gen. n , Brevishieldophyes glochidionae comb. n , comparison , descriptions , Mesoshieldophyes gen. n , Mesoshieldophyes varecae sp. n

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.843.29078

 

Abstract

Two new genera, Brevishieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit, gen. n. and Mesoshieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit, gen. n., and a new species Mesoshieldophyesvarecae Chakrabarti & Pandit, sp. n. are described. These mites are leaf vagrants. The morphological characters of the afore-mentioned genera and those of Ashieldophyes Mohanasundaram are compared. A key for separating the genera within the subfamily Ashieldophyinae is provided. The diagnostic characters of the subfamily Ashieldophyinae are also revised.