New genera, a new species, and a key to the genera of Ashieldophyinae (Acari, Eriophyoidea) from India

Abstract

Two new genera, Brevishieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit, gen. n. and Mesoshieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit, gen. n., and a new species Mesoshieldophyesvarecae Chakrabarti & Pandit, sp. n. are described. These mites are leaf vagrants. The morphological characters of the afore-mentioned genera and those of Ashieldophyes Mohanasundaram are compared. A key for separating the genera within the subfamily Ashieldophyinae is provided. The diagnostic characters of the subfamily Ashieldophyinae are also revised.

Description of four new species, two new records, and mitochondrial COI gene of eriophyoid mites from Nanning, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea)

“…Until now, roughly 60 eriophyoid species have been described from Ficus spp. worldwide, of which 19 species are known from China (Keifer 1975;Mohanasundaram 1981;Boczek & Chandrapatya 1989;Amrine & Stasny 1994;Huang 1992Huang , 2001Kuang 1995;Zhao & Kuang 1998Huang & Wang 2003, 2004Wei et al 2004;Kuang et al 2005;Xue et al 2007;Ou et al 2008;Wang et al 2009;Cheng et al 2009;Huang et Wang 2009;Chakrabarti et al 2019;Xue & Liu 2022) (Table 2). Tetra radermachera sp.…”