New species and records of mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae,Johnstonianidae, Microtrombidiidae,Trombidiidae) from Moldova and Ukraine

Abrolophus crimensis sp. n., Valgothrombium melindae sp. n. from Ukraine, Moldoustium baltiensis gen. n., sp. n. from Moldova and Ukraine and Podothrombium dbrenitum sp. n. from Moldova are described. Rudaemannia rudaensis (Haitlinger), Trombidium dacicum (Feider) are new for the fauna of Moldova, Grandjeanella multisetosa Zhang et Goldarazena, Leptus (Leptus) trimaculatus (Hermann), Erythraeus (Zaracarus) preciosus Goldarazena et Zhang, E. (E.) kuyperi (Oudemans), Balaustium nikae Haitlinger, Johnstoniana eximia (Berlese) are new to the fauna of Ukraine, Hauptmannia brevicollis Oudemans, H. wratislaviensis Haitlinger, Abrolophus pseudolongicollis kiejstuti Haitlinger, Charletonia krendowskyi (Feider), Allothrombium fuliginosum (Hermann), A. triticium Zhang, Trombidium holosericeum (L.) and Podothrombium proti Haitlinger are new to the fauna of Moldova and Ukraine. The following new synonyms and new combination are proposed: Canpicatrombium Haitlinger, 2003 syn. n. = Valgothrombium Willmann, 1940, Leptus (Leptus) echinopus Beron, 1975 syn. n. = L. (L.) trimaculatus (Hermann, 1804), Valgothrombium mallorcensis (Haitlinger, 2003) comb. n., Podothrombium proti Haitlinger, 1994 is not synonym of P. filipes (C.-L. Koch, 1837).     

Three new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari,Eriophyoidea) associated with Lauraceae in China

In this paper, three new species of eriophyoid mites in the family Eriophyidae associated with Phoebe hunanensis Hand.–Mazz. (Lauraceae), namely Gammaphytoptus striatilobus sp. n., Phyllocoptes setalsolenidion sp. n., and Dechela phoebe sp. n. are described and illustrated. All are vagrants causing no apparent damage to the same host plants.     

A new genus and species of mite (Acari: Acaridae) from Mexico

Comerinia chuetolamina gen. & sp. nov. was collected from a cargo of dried Daphnia imported to Britain from Mexico. Females can be distinguished from all others described in the family Acaridae in that setae 14, 15 and d5 are flattened dorsoventrally over most of the basal half. This region appears blade-like, bearing numerous strong pectinations along the ventral side. Males may be recognized by a series of characters, some of which reflect a close relationship with Forcellinia Ouds., 1924 and others with Tyrophagus Ouds., 1924. The position of the new genus in a commonly used key to adults of the family Acaridae is indicated.     

Prozercon iranensis sp. n., a new species of Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Iran

A new species of pseudoscorpion of the genus Calocheiridius Beier &; Turk, Calocheiridius iranicus n. sp., is described from Markazi province, Iran. Illustrations and measurements of the species are given. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:06332B5C-D43A-4955-AB6C- 5847D10C2BAC     

Two new species of the genus Picobia Haller (Acari: Syringophilidae) from Australian and Indonesian passeriform birds

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Two new species of the quill mite genus Picobia Haller are described and figured from Australian and Indonesian passeriform birds: Picobia pyrrholaemus sp. nov. from Pyrrholaemus sagit‐tatus (Acanthizidae) from Australia and Picobia indonesiana sp. nov. from three Indonesian sturnid birds (Sturnidae): Aplonis panayensis (Scopoli), Enodes erythrophris (Temminck) and Mino dumontii Lesson.     

厚厉螨科二新种(蜱螨亚纲：革螨股)

记述厚厉螨科二新种：光滑厚厉螨Pachylaelaps nuditectus sp. nov.和陈氏厚绥螨Pachyseius chenpengi sp. nov.。     

A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS CAECULISOMA BERLESE (ACARI: ERYTHRAEIDAE) IN CHINA

Abstract A larva erythraeid mite, Caecdisoma hununica sp. nov., specimens is described from Hunan Province, China. It is the first record of this genus from China. A key to the known larval species of Caeculisoma is provided. The holotype of the new species is deposited in Laboratory of Entomology, College of Environment and Resources, Central South Forestry University.     

中国开依丽赤螨属一新种记述 (蜱螨亚纲 :赤螨科 )(英文)

记述赤螨科开依丽赤螨属一新种。湖南开依丽赤螨新种Caeculisomahunanicasp .nov .,新种与该属已知种幼螨的区别可由文中检索表查得。新种标本用马氏网采自湖南石门壶瓶山自然保护区     

Two new species of the genus Zercon C. L. Koch from the Inner Aegean Region of Turkey (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae)

Two new species of the mite genus Zercon C. L. Koch, 1836 have been found: Zercon ekizi sp. n. and Zercon emirdagicus sp. n. are described and illustrated from female specimens collected in Afyonkarahisar and Kütahya provinces, Turkey. The similarities and differences between the related species are discussed.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7388D199-2D1D-49F7-9747-4F49E8810067     

湖南壶瓶山纤赤螨属五新种记述(蜱螨亚纲:赤螨科)(英文)

本文记述了纤赤螨属Leptus Latreille 1796幼螨5新种,即壶瓶山纤赤螨Leptus hupingshanicus sp.nov.,短足纤赤螨Leptus brachypodos sp.nov.,石门纤赤螨Leptus shimenensis sp.nov.,长足纤赤螨Leptus dolichopodos sp.nov.和凹板纤赤螨Leptus sulciscutus sp.nov.,所有模式标本均保存在中南林学院的昆虫标本馆。     

New Uropodina species (Acari: Mesostigmata) and records from Kenya

Chelonuropoda africana sp. n. is described with original drawings and scanning micrographs. New records of two other Uropodina species, Neodiscopoma crenulatum Marais et Theron, 1986 and Rotundabaloghia feherdii Kontschán, 2004 from Kenya are given.     

江西缝颚螨属1新种（蜱螨亚纲：缝颚螨科）

记述采自江西的缝颚螨属1新种,洪城缝颚螨Raphignathus hongchengensis sp.nov.。     

中国叶刺瘿螨亚科四新种记述(蜱螨亚纲：瘿螨科)

记述了叶刺瘿螨亚科(Phyllocoptinae)四新种：茅莓上三脊瘿螨Calepitrimerus rubi sp.nov.,槐顶冠瘿螨Tegolophus sophorae sp.nov.,丁香四刺瘿螨Tetraspinus syringae sp.nov.和柳副四瘿螨Paratetra sallicis sp.nov.。     

Three new species of Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Turkey

Three new species, Zercon afyonensis sp. n., Zercon karacamehmeti sp. n. and Zercon soguticus sp. n., are described and illustrated based on samples collected in the Inner Aegean Region. The similarities and differences between the related species are discussed.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3FA1701A-A243-4E45-8AE9-FCB733CC56A6     

中国凸眼赤螨属两新种记述(蜱螨亚纲:赤螨科)

记述赤螨科凸眼赤螨属2新种.中华凸眼赤螨Neophanolophus chinensis sp. nov.和刘氏凸眼赤螨Neo-phanolophus liui sp. nov. .新种标本用马氏网自湖南省石门县壶瓶山自然保护区采集得到.新种之间以及新种与已知种的区别可由文中分种检索表检索.属名中文名由作者根据其眼向外凸之特征自拟.     

Fine structure of the urnulae of Balaustium mites (Actinotrichida: Erythraeidae) representing peculiar defense organs

The urnulae, until now the enigmatic paired dorsal protrusions on idiosoma dorsum in active postlarval forms of Balaustium mites, were studied using electron microscopy. They consist of walls made of unmodified integument, which form a cylinder covered by a roof of thin cuticle. At the posterior border of the urnula, the roof has a crescent slit. On its inner surface, a rather large muscle inserts with several tendons. The roof forms a flap under which the modified columnar epidermal cells containing numerous lipid inclusions are located. These lipids are probably secreted through pore canals of the overlying cuticle. Materials mainly originating from an extensive vesicular tissue situated underneath the columnar cells of the urnula and under the adjacent unmodified epidermis are extruded through the mentioned slit. Our results support previous studies that have suggested a function of the urnulae as defensive organs. Our study further suggests that the agent that provides the repellent effect comes mainly from the vesicular tissue, whereas the columnar cells with their lipid secretions are likely to restore the external secretion layer of the epicuticle after its destruction during the repellent release. Further structural and functional details are discussed and compared with other putative defensive secretory organs.     

FIVE NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS LEPTUS LATREILLE FROM MT. HUPINGSHAN OF HUNAN CHINA* (ACARI: ERYTHRAEIDAE)

Abstract This paper reports five new larval mite species belonging to the genus Leptus Latreille 1796, that is, L. hupingshunicus sp. nov., L. shimenensis sp. nov., L. brachypodos sp. nov., L. dolichopodos sp. nov., and L. sulciscutus sp. nov. All species were collected by using the Malaise Trap from Mt. Hupingshan, Shimen County, Hunan Province, China.     

中国霍普丽赤螨属一新种记述(蜱螨亚纲:赤螨科)

记述赤螨科霍普丽赤螨属一新种,即炎陵霍普丽赤螨Hauptmannia yanlingica sp.nov,新种与H.miy-atakei Kawashima在背盾板形状上最为相似,但新种具躯体背毛126根,腹毛158根,而H.miyatakei只有躯体背毛100根,腹毛120根,可资区别,新种标本用马氏网采集得到,其中一个标本叮附在一双翅目虻类昆虫体上,其余标本则从马氏网酒精保存液中获得。