Tegophyes embelia Wei &amp; Wang &amp; Qin 2009, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wei, Suigai
name: Wang, Guoquan
name: Qin, Aizhi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Eriophyidae
Tegophyes
Tegophyes embelia

description: <i>Tegophyes embelia</i> sp. nov. (Fig. 4) <b>Description. Female</b> (n=15). body fusiform, yellow, 174 (163−184), 69 (63−74) wide, 32 (30−34) thick. <b>Gnathosoma—</b> Curved obliquely downward, 26 (24−27); dorsal pedipalp genual setae (<i>d</i>) 8 (7−9), pedipalp coxal setae (<i>ep</i>) 3 (2−3), cheliceral stylets 22 (21−24). <b>Prodorsal shield—</b> Frontal lobe present, 45 (43−47), 62 (60−64) wide, median line absent, admedian lines complete; submedian lines incomplete. Scapular tubercles finger-like, 3 (3−4), placed on rear shield margin, 32 (31−34) apart, scapular setae (<i>sc</i>) 7 (7−8), directed backward. <b>Coxae—</b> Sternal line present, coxal area sculptured with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum &amp;Iukcy; (<i>1b</i>) 5 (5−6), 15 (14−16) apart; proximal setae on coxisternum &amp;Iukcy; (<i>1a</i>) 16 (16−17), 8 (8−9) apart; proximal setae on coxisternum &amp;Iukcy; (<i>2a</i>) 35 (32−40), 22 (20−24) apart. Coxi-genital annuli 5. <b>Legs—</b> Segments normal. Legs &amp;Iukcy; 31 (28−34), femur 11 (10−12), basiventral femoral setae (<i>bv</i>) 10 (9−14); genu 4 (3−4), antaxial genual setae (<i>l''</i>) 15 (13−18); tibia 8 (7−9), paraxial tibial setae (<i>l</i> ΄) located basally, 5 (5−6); tarsus 6 (6−7), paraxial fastigial tarsal setae (<i>ft'</i>) 19 (17−22), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (<i>ft''</i>) 22 (18−25), paraxial unguinal tarsal setae (<i>u'</i>) 4 (4−5); tarsal empodium 5 (5−6), 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion 5 (5−6), knobbed. Legs &amp;Iukcy; 30 (27−32), femur 11 (10−11), basiventral femoral setae (<i>bv</i>) 12 (10−14); genu 4 (3−4), antaxial genual setae (<i>l''</i>) 10 (9−12); tibia 6 (6−7); tarsus 7 (6−8), paraxial fastigial tarsal setae (<i>ft'</i>) 5 (5−6), antaxial fastigial tarsal setae (<i>ft''</i>) 21 (19−23), paraxial unguinal tarsal setae (<i>u'</i>) 4 (3−5); tarsal empodium 5 (5−6), 5-rayed, tarsal solenidion 6 (5−6), knobbed. <b>Opisthosoma—</b> Dorsum with median and admedian ridges, dorsal annuli 27, with filamentous microtubercles; first dorsal annulus overlapping centrally 2 nd and 3 rd annuli; ventral annuli 66, with rounded microtubercles; setae <i>c2</i> 17 (15−20), on 13th ventral annulus; setae <i>d</i> 41 (38−46), 48 (46−49) apart, on 28th ventral annulus; setae <i>e</i> 12 (11−14), 18 (17−19) apart, on ventral annulus 43rd; setae <i>f</i> 19 (17−22), 20 (19−21) apart, on 6th ventral annulus from rear; setae <i>h1</i> 2 (2−3), setae <i>h2</i> 37 (31−42). <b>Female genitalia—</b> Coverflap sculptured with distal longitudinal ridges, 18 (17−20), 23 (23−24) wide, proximal setae on coxisternum &amp;Iukcy;&amp;Iukcy; (<i>3a</i>) 6 (6−7), 17 (16−19) apart. <b>Male</b> (n=2). Body fusiform, 142−155, 58−60 wide. Male genitalia 20−22 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum &amp;Iukcy;&amp;Iukcy; (<i>3a</i>) 6−8, 18−19 apart. <b>Type data.</b> Holotype, female, Dongzhong town, 70 km west of Fangcheng City (21°46'N, 108°21'E), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 24-May-2006, from <i>Embelia oblongifolia</i> Hemsl. (Myrsinaceae), collected by GuoQuan Wang, DeWei Li and GuoYing Shi. Paratypes, 14 females and 2 males, were mounted on individual slide, with the same data as holotype. <b>Relation to host.</b> The mites are vagrant on the undersurfaces of the leaves, no visible damage seen. <b>Etymology.</b> The specific designation is derived from the generic name of the type host plant. <b>Remarks.</b> This new species is similar to <i>T. benjamini</i> Chandrapatya &amp; Boczek, 2001, but they can be easily separated as follows: in <i>T. embelia</i>, the coxae have granules, the dorsal annuli have elongated microtubercles, the ventral annuli have rounded microtubercles and the empodium is 5-rayed; in <i>T. benjamini</i>, the coxae and dorsal annuli are smooth, the ventral annuli have elongated microtubercles and the empodium is 4-rayed (Chandrapatya &amp; Boczek 2001).
description: Published as part of <i>Wei, Suigai, Wang, Guoquan &amp; Qin, Aizhi, 2009, One new genus and four new species of Tegonotini (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Guangxi, South China, pp. 60-68 in Zootaxa 2312</i> on pages 66-68
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