A new species Krugeria fuzhouensis Xu & Fan sp. nov. (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on Pterospermum heterophyllum (Sterculiaceae) from China is described and illustrated. The ontogenetic changes in idiosoma and leg chaetotaxy on the female, male, deutonymph, protonymph and larva are presented. A key to the world species is provided.
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5 January 2015
Description and ontogeny of Krugeria fuzhouensis sp. nov. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae)
Yun Xu,
Qing-Hai Fan,
Jian Huang
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China
false spider mite
flat mite
morphology
taxonomy