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A new eriophyid mite species (Acari, Eriophyidae) in the genus Tegonotus Nalepa infesting Chinese white olive, Canarium album, in Fujian Province, southeastern China

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A new mite species belonging to the genus Tegonotus Nalepa (Eriophyidae, Phyllocoptinae, Tegonotini), Tegonotus canaris n. sp. Xu, Chen, Xue, from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, southeastern China, is described and illustrated.… Click to show full abstract

A new mite species belonging to the genus Tegonotus Nalepa (Eriophyidae, Phyllocoptinae, Tegonotini), Tegonotus canaris n. sp. Xu, Chen, Xue, from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, southeastern China, is described and illustrated. This new species causes discoloured buds, curled leaf edges and necrosis on its host plant, Canarium album (Lour.) DC. (Chinese white olive) (Burseraceae). The character of divided empodium observed in this new species is presented for the first time in the genus Tegonotus.

Keywords: genus tegonotus; tegonotus; mite species; tegonotus nalepa; fujian province

Journal Title: Acarologia
Year Published: 2017

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