Seven new species of Phyllocoptes Nalepa from Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) Author Song, Zi-Wei Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Hong, Xiao-Yue text Zootaxa 2009 2313 35 60 journal article 40289 10.5281/zenodo.191930 f9f426fe-5be4-4cb5-85b8-e401637c6fc5 1175-5326 191930 Phyllocoptes stephanocarpae sp. nov. ( Figs 3 & 4 ) Description. FEMALE: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 210 (200–218), 65 (60–65) wide, 67 (66–73) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 24 (22–25), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta ( ep ) 4 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual seta ( d ) 11 (10–11), cheliceral stylets 22 (20–23). Prodorsal shield 47 (45–52), 56 (55–57) wide; prodorsal shield with round frontal lobe; shield design with median and submedian lines incomplete, admedian lines complete, median and admedian lines connected at 1/4 of shield from posterior with a Vshaped line, submedian lines bifurcated at 1/3 of shield from anterior. Scapular tubercles ahead of shield rear margin, 24 (20–24) apart, scapular setae ( sc ) 11 (8–11) projecting centrad. Coxal plates with granules and short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I ( 1b ) 10 (8–10), 15 (14–15) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I ( 1a ) 33 (30–33), 10 (9–10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum II ( 2a ) 30 (30–35), 28 (28–30) apart. Prosternal apodeme present. Legs with usual series of setae. Leg I 42 (41–44), femur 11 (10–11), basiventral femoral seta ( bv ) 15 (15–17); genu 6 (5–6), antaxial genual seta ( l ʺ) 30 (28–30); tibia 8 (8–9), paraxial tibial seta ( l ʹ) 8 (7–8), located 1/3 from dorsal base; tarsus 8 (7–8); seta ft ʹ 20 (18–22), seta ft ʺ 20 (18– 20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta ( u ʹ) 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium 8 (8–9), simple, 7-rayed, tarsal solenidion rodlike. Leg II 39 (38–40), femur 11 (10–11), basiventral femoral seta ( bv ) 20 (18–20); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta ( l ʺ) 15 (14–15); tibia 6 (6–7); tarsus 8 (7–8); seta ft ʹ 7 (6–7), seta ft ʺ 20 (18–20), paraxial unguinal tarsal seta ( u ʹ) 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium 8 (8–9), simple, 7-rayed, tarsal solenidion rod-like. Opisthosoma dorsally with 64 (60–70) annuli, with tapered microtubercles; ventrally with 79 (75–84) annuli, with tapered microtubercles laterally and round microtubercles centrally. Setae c2 25 (22–26) on ventral annulus 13 (12– 14); setae d 40 (35–40) on ventral annulus 29 (29–32), 38 (37–40) apart; setae e 25 (25–30) on ventral annulus 51 (50–58), 15 (15–16) apart; setae f 23 (23–25) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 20 (19–20) apart. Setae h1 6 (5–6), setae h2 55 (54–60). Female genital coverflap 11 (10–11), 21 (20–22) wide, with 10 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 50 (50–52), 17 (17–18) apart. FIGURE 3 . Phyllocoptes stephanocarpae sp. nov. D, dorsal view of female; CG, coxae and genitalia of female; em, empodium FIGURE 4 . Phyllocoptes stephanocarpae sp. nov. L, lateral view of female; LO, enlarged lateral view of opisthosoma. MALE: Unknown. Type material. Holotype , female (slide marked NJAUAcariEri905 holotype ), from Lonicera stephanocarpa Franch. (Caprifoliaceae) , Bayi Town, Nyingchi (Linzhi) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, P. R. China , 14 August , 2007, coll. Zi-Wei Song, Xiao-Feng Xue & Zhen Wang. Paratypes , 7 females (slides marked NJAUAcariEri905) with the same data as holotype . Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology. The specific designation stephanocarpae is from the host species name “ stephanocarpa ”. Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. solanumi Kuang, 2000 , but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield design with median and submedian lines incomplete, admedian lines complete, median and admedian lines connected at 1/4 of shield from posterior with a V-shaped line, submedian lines bifurcated at 1/3 of shield from anterior (median and submedian lines incomplete, admedian lines complete and sinuous, all lines not connected with each other in P. solanumi ); coxal plates with granules and short lines (coxal plates with only short lines in P. solanumi ); tarsal empodium 7-rayed (tarsal empodium 5-rayed in P. s o l a n u m i ).