A new genus, two new species and a new record of subfamily Cecidophyinae (Acari, Eriophyidae) from China

Authors: Wang, Guo-Quan Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.180.2641 Published: Jan. 1, 2012 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Eriophyoidea · Topics: Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant and animal studies

A new genus and two new species belonging to subfamily Cecidophyinae, namely Kyllocarus reticulatus gen. n., sp. n. infesting Lithocarpus brevicaudatus (Skan) Hay. (Fagaceae) and Gammaphytoptus schimae sp. n. infesting Schima superba Gardn & Champ. (Theaceae) are described and illustrated. Both new species are vagrants on their respective host plants. Cecidophyes digephyrus Keifer, 1966 is newly recorded for China.

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