Chiacaphyllisa, Li & Wang & Wei, 2010

Li, De-Wei, Wang, Guo-Quan & Wei, Sui-Gai, 2010, Description of a new genus and four new species of Acaricalini (Acari, Eriophyidae, Phyllocoptinae) from South China, Zoosystema 32 (2), pp. 233-245 : 234

Genus Chiacaphyllisa n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Chiacaphyllisa syzygii n. sp.

ETYMOLOGY. — Chi, meaning “ China ”. The genus designation is derived from the combination Chi - and the name of the genus Acaphyllisa Keifer, 1978 , to which the new genus is similar in morphology.

DIAGNOSIS. — Body spindle; prodorsal shield with frontal lobe; dorsal pedipalp genual setae (d) bifurcate; scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin; scapular setae (sc) directed mediad; coxae with sternal line; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1b) absent, leg with usual segments and setae; empodium divided, dorsal opisthosoma with three ridges, middorsal ridge ending in a broad furrow before the termination of subdorsal ridges; opisthosoma with all usual setae.

REMARKS

The new taxon is assigned to Eriophyoidea, Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Acaricalini .The new genus is similar to Acaphyllisa Keifer, 1978 , but can be differentiated by anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1b) absent (anterolateral setae on coxisternum I [1b] present in Acaphyllisa ; see Keifer 1978). The new genus is also similar to Acaphylla Keifer, 1943 and Paracaphyllisa Kuang & Luo, 2004 , but can be differentiated by anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1b) absent and antaxial genual setae (l’’) of leg II present (anterolateral setae on coxisternum I [1b] present in Acaphylla and antaxial genual setae [l’’] of leg II absent in Acaphylla and Paracaphyllisa ; see Keifer 1943; Kuang & Luo 2004).