Rhyncaphytoptus
Creators: name: Xue, Xiao-Feng
name: Song, Zi-Wei
name: Hong, Xiao-Yue
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Diptilomiopidae
Rhyncaphytoptus

description: Key to the species of Rhyncaphytoptus from China
1 Coxal area with granules or short lines ......................................................................... 2
­ Coxal area smooth....................................................................................................... 13
2 Opisthosoma with smooth dorsal annuli ....................................................................... 3
­ Opisthosoma with microtuberculate dorsal annuli........................................................ 6
3 Prodorsal shield smooth ............................................... Rhyncaphytoptus ziziphi Kuang
­ Prodorsal shield with median, admedian lines .............................................................. 4
4 Median and submedian lines separate ................... Rhyncaphytoptus mori Liu & Kuang
­ Median and submedian lines connected........................................................................ 5
5 Prodorsal shield with many dashes, setae h1 present .. Rhyncaphytoptus fabris sp. nov.
­ Prodorsal shield without dashes, setae h1 absent............................................................ .................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus lonicerae Kuang & Zhao
6 Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges.......................................................... ..................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus longipalpis Xue & Hong
­ Female genital coverflap smooth .................................................................................. 7
7 Setae h1 absent.............................................................................................................. 8
­ Setae h1 present........................................................................................................... 10
8 Coxal area with short lines, median line absent. Rhyncaphytoptus illicis Kuang & Luo
­ Coxal area with granules, median line present.............................................................. 9
9 Median and admedian lines on prodorsal shield connected by transverse line, empo­ dium 5­rayed, solenidion knobbed ............ Rhyncaphytoptus taihangensis Xue & Hong
­ Median and admedian lines on prodorsal shield separate, empodium 6­rayed, solenid­
ion tapered .................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus papyriferae Xue & Hong 10 Prodorsal shield smooth .................................... Rhyncaphytoptus cotoneasteri sp. nov.
­ Prodorsal shield with dashes or lines .......................................................................... 11
11 Empodium 5­rayed ................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus potentillae Keifer
­ Empodium 7­rayed...................................................................................................... 12
12 Prodorsal shield with many dashes, scapular setae (sc) very long.................................. .................................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus abiesis sp. nov.
­ Prodorsal shield with median, admedian and submedian lines, scapular setae (sc) mod­ erate long ................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus fargesii sp. nov.
13 Opisthosoma with smooth dorsal annuli ..................................................................... 14
­ Opisthosoma with microtuberculate dorsal annuli...................................................... 20
14 Prodorsal shield smooth .............................................................................................. 15
­ Prodorsal shied with designs ....................................................................................... 16
15 Scapular tubercles on rear shield margin, paraxial tibial setae (l’) located 1/3 from dor­ sal base .................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus lushanensis Kuang & Zhao
­ Scapular tubercles ahead of rear shield margin, paraxial tibial setae (l’) located 2/3 from dorsal base ........................................... Rhyncaphytoptus microstegii Wei & Feng
16 Setae h1 present............................................. Rhyncaphytoptus betulae Kuang & Hong
­ Setae h1 absent............................................................................................................ 17
17 Scapular setae (sc) projecting posterior .......................... Rhyncaphytoptus boczeki Hall
­ Scapular setae (sc) projecting forward ........................................................................ 18
18 Empodium 5­rayed ............................................... Rhyncaphytoptus ulmivigrans Keifer
­ Empodium more than 6­rayed..................................................................................... 19
19 Median and admedian lines connected at basal 1/3 and 2/3, empodium 6 to 7­rayed .... ................................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus zhongshani Zhao & Kuang
­ Median and admedian lines separate, empodium 8­rayed .............................................. .................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus jiangsuensis Xin & Dong
20 Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges...................................................... 21
­ Female genital coverflap smooth ................................................................................ 22
21 Scapular setae (sc) projecting posterior, median and admedian lines connected at basal 2/3 ........................................................................ Rhyncaphytoptus cryptomerus Huang
­ Scapular setae (sc) projecting forward, median and admedian lines connected at basal 1/3 and 2/3 ....................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus acer Chen, Wei & Qin
22 Setae h1 absent .............................................. Rhyncaphytoptus ipomoeae Kuang & Shi
­ Setae h1 present........................................................................................................... 23
23 Dorsal annuli with round microtubercles, empodium 6­rayed........................................ .......................................................................... Rhyncaphytoptus celtis Kuang & Hong
­ Dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles, empodium 5­rayed .................................... 24
24 Median line distinct on prodorsal shield ..................................................................... 25
­ Median line obscure on prodorsal shield................ Rhyncaphytoptus ulmi Xin & Dong
25 Dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles on rear annular margins, submedian lines incomplete ............................................. Rhyncaphytoptus caricae Zhao & Kuang
­ Dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles ahead of rear annular margins, submedian lines complete .................................................. Rhyncaphytoptus hangzhouensis Kuang
description: Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2006, Six new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from northwestern China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), pp. 1-19 in Zootaxa 1225 on pages 2-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172663