Aculops huzhongensis, XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013

XUE, XIAO-FENG, GUO, JING-FENG & HONG, XIAO-YUE, 2013, <p class = " HeadingRunIn " align = " left "> <strong> Eriophyoid mites from Northeast China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) </ strong> </ p>, Zootaxa 3689 (1), pp. 1-123 : 77

Aculops huzhongensis sp. nov.

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Description. FEMALE: (n = 7) Body fusiform, 225 (138–225), 68 (56–68) wide, 65 (65–68) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 33 (33–35), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal seta (ep) 3 (2–3), dorsal pedipalp genual seta (d) 5 (5–6), cheliceral stylets 31 (31–33). Prodorsal shield 50 (47–50), 55 (50–55) wide, median line present at basal 2/3, median and admedian lines connected at basal 1/3 and base by transverse lines, forming two large cells, admedian and submedian lines connected and forming three cells at each side; anterior shield lobe acuminate. Scapular tubercles near rear shield margin, 35 (32–35) apart, scapular setae (sc) 12 (8–12), projecting posterior. Coxigenital region with 10 (10–11) microtuberculated annuli. Coxal plates with short lines and granules, anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) 7 (7–8), 11 (11–12) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 19 (15– 19), 10 (8–10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2a) 31 (31–61), 21 (21–26) apart, tubercles 1b and 1a apart 10 (8–10), tubercles 1a and 2a 8 (6–8) apart. Prosternal apodeme 8 (7–8). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 33 (33–35), femur 10 (9–10), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10–11); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l ') 24 (24– 26); tibia 10 (10–11), paraxial tibial seta (l ') 15 (10–15), located at base; tarsus 5 (5–6), seta ft ' 20 (20–21), seta ft ' 23 (21–23), seta u ' 5 (4–5); tarsal empodium (em) 7 (6–7), simple, 7-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 7 (6–7), knobbed. Leg І 31 (31–33), femur 12 (11–12), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 13 (12–13); genu 4 (3–4), antaxial genual seta (l ') 10 (10–11); tibia 7 (7–8); tarsus 6 (6–7), seta ft ' 12 (12–13), seta ft ' 23 (20–23), seta u ' 5 (4–5); tarsal empodium (em) 7 (6–7), simple, 7-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 7 (7–8), knobbed. Opisthosoma: dorsally with 51 (51–55) annuli, with round microtubercles, ventrally with 75 (75–78) annuli, with round microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c2 31 (31–36) on ventral annulus 13 (13–15), 54 (40–54) apart; setae d 33 (33–35) on ventral annulus 32 (32–35), 26 (26–35) apart; setae e 31 (31–33) on ventral annulus 47 (47–50), 20 (17–20) apart, setae f 28 (28–30) on 6th ventral annulus from rear, 25 (23–25) apart. Setae h1 3 (3–4), h2 53 (53–65). Female genitalia 9 (9–10), 20 (20–22) wide, coverflap with 13 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 23 (21–23), 19 (19–20) apart.

MALE: Unknown.

Type material. Holotype, female (slide number NJAUAcariEriH30-1, marked Holotype), from Salix sp. (Salicaceae) , Huzhong District, Heilongjiang Province, P. R. China, 52°01'44''N, 123°35'44''E, elevation 512m, 22 July 2008, coll. Xiao-Feng Xue, Zhen Wang & Zi-Wei Song. Paratypes, 6 females (slide number NJAUAcariEriH30-1), with the same data as holotype.

Relation to host. Galls.

Etymology. The specific designation huzhongensis is combined from Huzhong (place name, where the new species was collected), and the suffix ensis.

Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to A. salixis Xue, Song & Hong, 2007a , from Salix sp. (Salicaceae) , but can be differentiated from the latter by the coxal plates with short lines and granules (coxal plates with granules in A. salixis ) and the different design of the prodorsal shield.

Note. This species occurred together with Aculus huzhongsalixus sp. nov.