Calepitrimerus proprius, Huang, Kun-Wei & Wang, Chin-Fah, 2009

Huang, Kun-Wei & Wang, Chin-Fah, 2009, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Taiwan: thirty-seven species from Yangmingshan, including one new genus and twenty-two new species, Zootaxa 1986, pp. 1-50 : 27-31

Calepitrimerus proprius sp. nov. ( Fig. 13 ; Pl. 5 A, B)

Female: Body fusiform, 131 long, shield 36 long, 45 wide, shield lobe present, shield with wax, design with median line and admedian lines complete, sub-parallel, submedian lines from base to half; scapular tubercles set ahead of rear shield margin, setae (sc) 4 long, directed upward, Dt-Dt 14 apart, Dt-Sr 8; leg segments normal, tibial setae (sc) 4 long, set at basal 1/3; coxal area smooth, 1st coxal setae (1b) 5 long, Ct1-Ct1 8 apart, 2nd coxal setae (1a) 8 long, Ct2-Ct2 10 apart, 3rd coxal setae (2a) 12 long, Ct3-Ct3 20 apart, Ct1\Ct2 11, Ct1- Ct2 7, Ct2\Ct3 14, Ct2-Ct3 7; claw ending as knob; empodium simple, 5-rayed.

PLATE 5. Calepitrimerus proprius sp. nov. A, Dorsal view; B, Epigynium; Calepitrimerus scutulatus sp. nov. C, Dorsal view; D, Epigynium.

Opisthosoma: dorsum with wax on ridges, with median ridge ending before submedian ridges, dorsal annuli with about 36 rings, 1st 3 dorsal annuli 9 long, ventral annuli with about 63 microtuberculate rings; lateral setae (c2) 17 long, Lt-Lt 33 apart, Lt\Vt1 34, Lt-Vt1 20; 1st ventral setae (d) 18 long, Vt1-Vt1 23 apart, Vt1\Vt2 32, Vt1-Vt2 28; 2nd ventral setae (e) 14 long, Vt2-Vt2 10 apart, Vt2\Vt3 33, Vt2-Vt3 30; 3rd ventral setae (f) 14 long, Vt3-Vt3 17 apart; accessory setae (h1) present.

Epigynium: 18 wide, 11 long, with about 12 longitudinal ridges, genital setae (3a) 8 long, Gt-Gt 12 apart.

Male: not seen.

Type data: Holotype Ψ, Taipei: Yangmingshan (670m; N25°10´E121°34´), 18-Aug.-1999, Huang & Wang; ex Lindera communis Hemsl. (Lauraceae) . (deposited at NMNS). Paratypes, 3Ψ, data same as for holotype.

Relation to host: A vagrant on the lower leaf surface. No apparent damage was observed.

Remarks: This new species is close to C. bungeanus Kuang et al., 2005 by the shield design with median and admedian lines sub-parallel. This new species differs from C. bungeanus by the following characters: the shield design without ornamental dashed lines, and the 5-rayed empodium.

Etymology: This new name means “typical” in reference to the prodorsal shield with typical design with median line and admedian lines.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Calepitrimerus proprius sp. nov. (Ψ). A, Dorsal view; B, Legs and genital region, ventral view; C, Detail of some annuli in lateral view; D, Fore and hind legs. (scale A, B, C, D = 50 μm).