Three new species of Phyllocoptinae (Acari: Eriophyidae) from South China Li, De-Wei Wang, Guo-Quan Wei, Sui-Gai Zootaxa 2009 2205 62 68 [151,361,886,912] Arachnida Eriophyidae Calacarus Animalia Prostigmata 2 64 Arthropoda species smilax sp. nov.   Description. Female:(n = 11) Body spindleform, light yellow, 236 (225−242), 96 (92−98) wide, 87 (85−89) thick. Gnathosoma47 (46−48), projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shieldwith frontal lobe; 60 (56−63), 86 (84−87) wide; median line, admedian lines and submedian lines complete, admedian lines bifurcate at basal 1/4, admedian lines and submedian lines undulated, shield with tiny specks, all lines with wax cover. Scapular tubercles and scapular setae absent. Coxaewith a sternal line, coxal area with short lines, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І ( 1b) 8 (8−9), proximal setae on coxisternum І ( 1a) 13 (12−15), proximal setae on coxisternum І ( 2a) 20 (18−22). Coxi-genital annuli 9. Legsegments normal. Leg І 44(42−45), femur 14 (13−15), basiventral femoral setae ( bv) 14 (13−15); genu 5 (5−6), antaxial genual setae ( l'') 38 (35−40); tibia 11 (11−12), paraxial tibial setae ( lʹ) 3 (3−4), located at center; tarsus 8 (8−9); tarsal empodium simple, 5-rayed, 5 (5−6) long, tarsal solenidion knobbed, 7 (7−8) long. Leg І 39(38−41), femur 13 (12−14), basiventral femoral setae ( bv) 12 (11−13); genu 4 (4−5), antaxial genual setae ( l'') absent; tibia 8 (7−9), tarsus 8 (8−9); tarsal empodium simple, 5-rayed, 5 (5−6) long, tarsal solenidion knobbed, 7 (7−8) long. Opisthosoma:Dorsum with five longitudinal ridges that produce white wax stripes; dorsal opisthosoma with 58 (55−61) annuli, smooth; ventrally with 78 (75−79) annuli, with round microtubercles. Setae c225 (23−27) on ventral annulus 17 (16−18); setae d70 (65−73) on ventral annulus 34 (32−35); setae e32 (29−34), on ventral annulus 60 (58−61); setae f22 (20−23), on 6th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h1absent. Female genitalia30 (28−31), 35 (33−36) wide, coverflap with short lines at base; proximal setae on coxisternum ІІІ ( 3a) 15 (14−16).  Male:Not seen.    Typedata: Holotype, female, Jinzhong MT., 37 kmSW of Longlin County ( 24°8´N, 105°34´E), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 1 December 2004, from  Smilaxsp. ( Liliaceae), coll. De-wei Li, Sui-gai Wei and Guo-quan Wang.  Paratypes, 10 females, with the same data as holotype.  Relation to host:The mites are vagrant on the undersurfaces of the leaves, no visible damage.   Etymology:The species name is derived from the name of the host plant.  Note:This species is similar to  Calacarus helus Keifer, 1969, but can be differentiated by prodorsal shield median line complete; scapular tubercles absent and female genitalia ellipsoidal.