Epitrimerus
Creators: name: Xue, Xiao-Feng
name: Song, Zi-Wei
name: Hong, Xiao-Yue
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Eriophyidae
Epitrimerus

description: Key to species of Epitrimerus in China
1 Coxal area smooth ....................................................................................................................................... 2
- Coxal area with granules or short lines...................................................................................................... 10
2 Dorsal annuli smooth................................................................................................................................... 3
- Dorsal annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................... 4
3 Median line on prodorsal shield present ....................................... Epitrimerus amoni Kuang & Hong, 1989
- Median line on prodorsal shield absent .................................................... Epitrimerus aceris Huang, 2001b
4 Female genital coverflap smooth................................................................................................................. 5
- Female genital coverflap with ridges........................................................................................................... 6
5 Prosternal apodeme present, median line present on prodorsal shield. Epitrimerus englerus Huang, 2001 b
- Prosternal apodeme absent, median line absent from prodorsal shield. Epitrimerus turgidus Huang, 2001 c
6 Setae h1 absent .................................................................................. Epitrimerus parvispina Huang, 2001c
- Setae h1 present ........................................................................................................................................... 7
7 Prosternal apodeme absent ........................................................ Epitrimerus irisanus Huang & Wang, 2004
- Prosternal apodeme present ......................................................................................................................... 8
8 Prodorsal shield with granules or short lines............................................................................................... 9
- Prodorsal shield without granules and short lines ................................... Epitrimerus microcarpae sp. nov.
9 Prodorsal shield with many short lines, female genital coverflap with eight longitudinal ridges................. .......................................................................................................................... Epitrimerus argyris sp. nov.
- Prodorsal shield with many granules, female genital coverflap with 12 longitudinal ridges........................ ............................................................................. Epitrimerus pyri (Nalepa), 1891; (Hong & Zhang, 1996)
10 Coxal area with short lines ........................................................................................................................ 11
- Coxal area with granules............................................................................................................................ 22
11 Dorsal annuli smooth ................................................................................................................................. 12
- Dorsal annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................. 17
12 Prodorsal shield smooth ......................................................................... Epitrimerus pini Kuang & Li, 1994
- Prodorsal shield with designs .................................................................................................................... 13
13 Setae h1 absent .......................................................................................................................................... 14
- Setae h1 present ......................................................................................................................................... 15
14 Female genital coverflap with 20 longitudinal ridges ................................................................................... ............................................................................ Epitrimerus abietis Keifer, 1952; (Hong & Zhang, 1996)
- Female genital coverflap with 12 to 14 longitudinal ridges ....... Epitrimerus piper Wei, Xie & Chen, 2006
15 Median line present ..................................................... Epitrimerus armeniacae Kuang, Luo & Wang, 2005
- Median line absent..................................................................................................................................... 16
16 Admedian lines absent .............................................................................. Epitrimerus cotoneasteri sp. nov.
- Admedian lines present ........................................................................... Epitrimerus spiraeae Kuang, 1995
17 Setae h1 absent .............................................................................. Epitrimerus callicarpae Wei & Li, 2004
- Setae h1 present ......................................................................................................................................... 18
18 Prodorsal shield smooth ............................................. Epitrimerus libocedri (Keifer) 1939; (Huang, 2001c)
- Prodorsal shield with designs .................................................................................................................... 19
19 Median line present ......................................................................................... Epitrimerus integrae sp. nov.
- Median line absent..................................................................................................................................... 20
20 Admedian lines present.............................................................................................................................. 21
- Admedian lines absent ......................................................................... Epitrimerus dendranthemae sp. nov.
21 Tarsal empodium 4-rayed, female genital coverflap with eight longitudinal ridges ..................................... ..................................................................................................... Epitrimerus amygdali Xue & Hong, 2005
- Tarsal empodium 5-rayed, female genital coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges ......................................... ........................................................................................................................... Epitrimerus vescae sp. nov.
22 Dorsal annuli smooth ................................................................................................................................. 23
- Dorsal annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................. 24
23 Admedian lines present, female genital coverflap with 20 longitudinal ridges............................................. ............................................................................................................... Epitrimerus lobatiae Huan g, 2001a
- Admedian lines absent, female genital coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges.............................................. ...................................................................................................................... Epitrimerus lonicerae sp. nov.
24 Setae h1 absent .......................................................................................................................................... 25
- Setae h1 present ......................................................................................................................................... 26
25 Female genital coverflap smooth ........................................... Epitrimerus dimocarpi Kuang & Hong, 1989
- Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges .......... Epitrimerus ipomoeae Wei, Feng & Huang, 1999
26 Median line present ................................................... Epitrimerus virginiana Keifer, 1959; (Huang, 2001c)
- Median line absent..................................................................................................................................... 27
27 Tarsal empodium 6-rayed .............................................................. Epitrimerus sabinae Xue & Hong, 2005
- Tarsal empodium 3-rayed ............................................................ Epitrimerus gnaphali Xue & Hong, 2005
description: Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2007, Seven new species of the genus Epitrimerus Nalepa (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China, pp. 1-15 in Zootaxa 1406 on pages 1-3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175502