A new genus, two new species and a new record of subfamily Cecidophyinae (Acari, Eriophyidae) from China

By

Wang, Guoquan
Wei, Sui-Gai
Yang, Ding

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

180

Pages

9-18

Subjects

Cecidophyini , China , Colomerini , Eriophyoid mites , Eriophyoidea , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.180.2641

 

Abstract

A new genus and two new species belonging to subfamily Cecidophyinae, namely Kyllocarus reticulatus gen. n., sp. n. infesting Lithocarpus brevicaudatus (Skan) Hay. (Fagaceae) and Gammaphytoptus schimae sp. n. infesting Schima superba Gardn & Champ. (Theaceae) are described and illustrated. Both new species are vagrants on their respective host plants. Cecidophyes digephyrus Keifer, 1966 is newly recorded for China.