Three new species of eriophyid mites on bamboo from the Qinling Mountains, northwestern China, are described and illustrated: Tegolophus bashaniae sp. nov. on Bashania fargesii (E. G. Camus) Keng f. et Yi (Poaceae: Bambuseae); Tegolophus fargesiae sp. nov. on Fargesia qinlingensis Yi et J.X. Shao, and Tetraspinus vulgaris sp. nov. on Bambusa vulgaris Schrader ex Wendland. All species are vagrants on leaf surfaces, causing no apparent damage. A key to known eriophyid mites on bamboo from China is provided.
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1 November 2006
Eriophyid Mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Bamboo from China, with Descriptions of Three New Species from the Qinling Mountains
Xiao-Feng Xue,
Zi-Wei Song,
James W. Amrine,
Xiao-Yue Hong
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Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Vol. 99 • No. 6
November 2006
Vol. 99 • No. 6
November 2006
bamboo
eriophyids
key
Qinling Mountains
taxonomy