Aculops
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
Aculops

description: Key to the species of Aculops in China
1 Coxal area smooth ....................................................................................................................................... 2
­ Coxal area with short lines or granules........................................................................................................ 8
2 Ventral annuli smooth ......................................................................... Aculops syringae Song, Xue & Hong
­ Ventral annuli with microtubercles.............................................................................................................. 3
3 Female genital coverflap smooth................................................................................................................. 4
­ Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges ...................................................................................... 5
4 Prodorsal shield smooth, tarsal empodium 4­rayed .......................................... Aculops coryli Hong & Xue
­ Prodorsal shield with median, admedian and submedian lines, tarsal empodium 6­rayed ........................... ............................................................................................................................... Aculops monoices Huang
5 Median line present...................................................................................................................................... 6
­ Median line absent....................................................................................................................................... 7
6 Setae h1 absent ......................................................................................... Aculops suzhouensis Xin & Ding
­ Setae h1 present ................................................................................................ Aculops laevigatae (Hassan)
7 Admedian line connected at base ............................................................................ Aculops oldhamii Huang
­ Admedian line separated .......................................................................................... Aculops fraxinus Huang
8 Dorsal annuli smooth................................................................................................................................... 9
­ Dorsal annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................. 18
9 Ventral annuli smooth ......................................................................................... Aculops xiningensis Kuang
­ Ventral annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................ 10
10 Tarsal empodium 6 to 7­rayed ................................................................................................................... 11
­ Tarsal empodium 4­rayed .......................................................................................................................... 13
11 Median and admedian lines connected .................................................................. Aculops sophorae Kuang
­ Median and admedian lines separated ....................................................................................................... 12
12 Prodorsal shield with a spine anterior, coxal area with short line .................... Aculops babylonicae Kuang
­ Prodorsal shield without spine, coxal area I with short lines, coxal area II with granules............................ ........................................................................................................ Aculops saussureae Song, Xue & Hong
13 Coxal area with granules............................................................................................................................ 14
­ Coxal area with short lines ........................................................................................................................ 15
14 Prodorsal shield smooth, scapular setae (sc) very long (85μm) ....... Aculops longispinosus Kuang & Hong
­ Prodorsal shield with admedian lines, scapular setae (sc) moderate long (16μm) ........................................ .............................................................................................................. Aculops sanguisorbae Hong & Xue
15 Median line present.................................................................................................................................... 16
­ Median line absent..................................................................................................................................... 17
16 Median and admedian lines connected at basal 1/3 ................................................ Aculops sienses sp. nov.
­ Median and admedian lines connected at center and basal 1/4 ........................... Aculops pelekassi (Keifer)
17 Admedian and submedian lines connected ........................................................ Aculops lycopersici (Tryon)
­ Admedian lines separated, submedian lines absent ............................................... Aculops yinghuae Kuang
18 Female genital coverflap smooth............................................................................................................... 19
­ Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges .................................................................................... 20
19 Tarsal empodium 2­rayed .................................................................................... Aculops ulmi Hong & Xue
­ Tarsal empodium 5­rayed ....................................................................... Aculops ailanthi Lin, Jin & Kuang
20 Median line absent..................................................................................................................................... 21
­ Median line present.................................................................................................................................... 22
21 Tarsal empodium 4­rayed ............................................................................... Aculops atypta Hall & Keifer
­ Tarsal empodium 5­rayed ........................................................... Aculops wenxianensis Song, Xue & Hong
22 Tarsal empodium 4­rayed .......................................................................................................................... 23
­ Tarsal empodium more than 4­rayed ......................................................................................................... 26
23 Prosternal apodeme absent ...................................................................... Aculops strobilaceae Xue & Hong
­ Prosternal apodeme present ....................................................................................................................... 24
24 Median and admedian lines connected ...................................................................................................... 25
­ Median and admedian lines separate ...................................................................... Aculops chinonei Huang
25 Coxal area with granules ...................................................................................... Aculops baligouis sp. nov.
­ Coxal area with short lines ............................................................................................ Aculops lycii Kuang
26 Prodorsal shield with granules................................................................................................................... 27
­ Prodorsal shield without granules.............................................................................................................. 30
27 Coxal area with granules .......................................................................................... Aculops salixis sp. nov.
­ Coxal area with short lines ........................................................................................................................ 28
28 Admedian and submedian lines separated .................................................. Aculops yangxianensis sp. nov.
­ Admedian and submedian lines connected................................................................................................ 29
29 Tarsal empodium 5­rayed .................................................................... Aculops lysimachiae Kuang & Hong
­ Tarsal empodium 6­rayed ...................................................................................... Aculops tianchis sp. nov.
30 Median and admedian lines separated ........................................................... Aculops alopecuroides Kuang
­ Median and admedian lines connected ...................................................................................................... 31
31 Prodorsal shield with a spine anterior ................................................................... Aculops jambosae Kuang
­ Prodorsal shield without spine................................................................................................................... 32
32 Coxal area with short lines and granules, median line complete ............ Aculops taihangensis Hong & Xue
­ Coxal area with granules, median line present 1/3 at base ............................... Aculops wikstrolmiai Huang
description: Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2007, Five new species and a new record of the genus Aculops Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China, pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 1391 on pages 57-59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175245