Two new species of Tenuipalpidae (Acari) are described from Hainan province, China: Tenuipalpus gneti sp. nov. and Tenuipalpus maai sp. nov.. The ontogenetic changes in the idiosoma and leg chaetotaxy on adults (female and male) and immature stages of T. gneti sp. nov. are presented. An old species, Tenuipalpus lineosetus Wang, 1983 is re-described with detailed illustrations based on the holotype and paratypes. A key to species of Tenuipalpus of China is provided.
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9 March 2018
Two new species of Tenuipalpus and re-description of Tenuipalpuslineosetus Wang, 1983 (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from China
Yun Xu,
Qing-hai Fan,
Jian Huang,
Fei-ping Zhang
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 23 • No. 3
March 2018
Vol. 23 • No. 3
March 2018
false spider mite
flat mite
morphology
taxonomy