A Taxonomic Study Of The Eriophoidea From The Palaearctic Region Of China (Acari: Prostigmata)

This dissertation is a comprehensive study on the Eriophyoidea in the Palaearctic Region of China. In total, there are 286 eriophyoid species in the Palaearctic Region of China belong to 57 genus, including 2 new genus, 61 new species, 9 new records in China and 3 new combination. Keys to the families, subfamilies, tribes, genus and species are listed. Taxonomic history and taxonomic state of the Eriophyoidea are reviewed worldwide and domestically. The geographic distribution of the Eriophyoidea in the Palaearctie Region of China are discussed. Cladistic analysis of generic relationships of the Eriophyoidea in Palaectic Region of China are made using PAUP 4.0610 and MacClade 4.06. All specimens are examined and drawn with the aid of a Leica DMR microscope.New genus: Paraphetehaburus gen. nov. and Paranavia gen. nov.New species: Bariella spishieldis sp. nov. on Quercus sp. L.(Fagaceae), Cecidophyes taishanis sp. nov. on Acer sp. L.(Aceraceae), Paracolomerus aceri sp. nov. on Acer sp. L. (Aceraceae), Aceria juglansis sp. nov. on Juglans cathayensis Dode(Juglandaceae), Acaphyllisa glaucae sp. nov. on Quercus glauca Thunb.(Fagaceae), Acaphyllisa yangxiani sp. nov. on Salix sp. L.(Salicaceae), Paraphetehaburus cephalotaxusis sp. nov. on Cephalotaxus fortunei Hook.f.(Cephalotaxaceae), Wanleelagus jingbois sp. nov. on Acer sp. L. (Aceraceae), Tegonotus platycaryae sp. nov. on Platycarya strobilacea Sieb. et Zucc. (Juglandaceae), Tegonotus swidae sp. nov. on Swida alba Opiz(Cornaeeae), Keiferella guanegouis sp. nov. on Picea asperata Mast.(Pinaceae), Paranavia glaucae sp. nov. on Quercus glauca Thunb.(Fagaceae), Proiectus tabulaeformisis sp. nov. on Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.(Pinaceae), Proiectus thunbergis sp. nov. on Pinus thunbergii Parl. (Pinaceae), Callyntrotus duchesneae sp. nov. on Duchesnea indica(Andrews) Focke (Rosaceae), Calepitrimerus maopingis sp. nov. on Quercus glauca Thunb.(Fagaceae), Epitrimerus sessiliflori sp. nov. on Acanthopanax sessiliflorus(Rupr. et Maxim.) Seem. (Araliaceae), Epitrimerus verrucosusis sp. nov. on Euonymus verrucosus Scop. (Celastraceae), Paraepitrimerus albae sp. nov. on Morus alba L. (Moraceae), Paraepitrimerus asteri sp. nov. on Aster tataricus L. f.(Compositae), Phyllocoptruta clematoclethrae sp. nov. on Clematoclethra sp. Maxim.(Actinidiaceae), Phyllocoptruta omeiensisis sp. nov. on Rosa omeiensis Rolfe(Rosaceae), Phyllocoptruta platycladuse sp. nov. on Platycladus orientalis(L.) Franco(Cupressaceae), Phyllocoptruta taibais sp. nov. on Ulmus sp. L.(Ulamaceae), Phyllocoptes armeniacae sp. nov. on Armeniaca mume Sieb. (Rosaceae), Phyllocoptes maximowiczis sp. nov. on Crataegus maximowiczii Schneid. (Rosaceae), Phyllocoptes mollissimae sp. nov. on Castanea mollissima Blume(Fagaceae), Phyllocoptes thalictrumis sp. nov. on Thalictrum sp. L.(Ranunculaceae), Anthocoptes alboes sp. nov. on Betula albo-sinensis Burkill(Betulaeceae), Anthocoptes buddlejae sp. nov. on Buddleja lindleyana Fort.(Loganiaceae), Aculus amurens sp. nov. on Tilia amurensis Rupr.(Tilaceae), Aculus asteri sp. nov. on Aster tataricus L. f.(Compositae), Aculus changbais sp. nov. on Salix gracilistyla Miq.(Salicaceae), Aculus cuihuae sp. nov. on Ribes sp. L.(Saxifragaceae), Aculus euptelea sp. nov. on Euptelea pleiospermum Hook. f. et Thoms.(Trochodendraceae), Aculus rumexis sp. nov. on Rumex acetosa L. (Polygonaceae), Aculus jingbois sp. nov. on Prunus tomentosa Thunb.(Rosaceae), Aculus toxicodendri sp. nov. on Toxicodendron sp.(Tourn.) Mill.(Anacardiaceae), Aculodes roegneriae sp. nov. on Roegneria kamoji Ohwi(Gramineae), Tetra actinidiae sp. nov. on Actinidia sp. Lindl.(Actinidiaceae), Tetra coriariae sp. nov. on Coriaria nepalensis Wall. (Coriariaceae), Tetra cornusi sp. nov. on Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.(Cornaceae), Tetra diamantiacae sp. nov. on Rhamnus diamantiaca Nakai(Rhamnaceae), Tetra hupeanae sp. nov. on Dalbergia hupeana Hance(Leguminosae), Tetra sinicusis sp. nov. on Dipentodon sinicus Dunn(Celastraceae), Tetra zhouzhis sp. nov. on Pistacia chinensis Bunge(Anacardiaceae), Abacarus fopingi rhusi sp. nov. on Rhus chinensis Mill. (Anacardiaceae), Tegolophus changbais sp. nov. on Ulmus sp. L.(Ulmaceae), Tegolophus floridunis sp. nov. on Jasminum floridun Bunge(Oleaceae), Tegolophus negundis sp. nov. on Vitex negundo L.(Verbenaceae), Tegolophus picrasmae sp. nov. on Picrasma quassioides(D. Don), Benn.(Simarubaceae), Tegolophus suffruticosae sp. nov. on Securinega suffruticosa(Pall.) Rehd.(Euphorbiaceae), Tegolophus triarrhenae sp. nov. on Triarrhena sacchariflora(Maxim.) Nakai(Gramineae), Diptacus cathayanae sp. nov. on Populus cathayana Rehd.(Salicaceae), Diptacus yangis sp. nov. on Quercus glauca Thunb. (Fagaceae), Apodiptacus albae sp. nov. on Swida alba Opiz(Cornaceae), Rhinophytoptus cotoneasteri sp. nov. on Cotoneaster sp. B. Ehrhart(Rosaceae), Rhinophytoptus omeiensisis sp. nov. on Rosa omeiensis Rolfe(Rosaceae), Brevulacus jilinis sp. nov. on Quercus sp. L. (Fagaceae), Rhyncaphytoptus baotianmani sp. nov. on Tilia L.(Tilaceae), Rhyncaphytoptus toxicodendri sp. nov. on Toxicodendron sp.(Tourn.) Mill.(Anacardiaceae).New records in China: Phytoptus rotundus Hall, 1967 on Tilia amurensis Rupr. (Tiliaceae), Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemaer, 1999 on Cardamine hirsuta L.(Cruciferae) and Galium aparine var. tenerum(Gren. et Godr.) Rchb.(Rubiaceae), Platyphytoptus pineae Castagnoli, 1973 on Pinus massoniana Lamb(Pinaceae), Phyllocoptes lonicerae Petanovic & Boczek, 1991 on Lonicera L.(Caprifoliaceae), Aculops albensis Manson, 1984 on Salix sp. L.(Salicaceae), Rhinotergum schestovici Petanovic, 1988 on Betula albo-sinensis Burkill(Betulaeceae), Rhyncaphytoptus acilius Keifer, 1939 on Salix sp. L. (Salicaceae), Rhyncaphytoptus caprea Liro, 1942 on Salix caprea L.(Salicaceae), Rhyncaphytoptus sorbi Lifo, 1943 on Sorbus pohuashanensis(Hance) Hedl. (Rosaceae).New recombination: Aculus coryli(Hong & Xue), 2005 on Corylus heterophylla Fisch. ex Bess.(Betulaceae), Aculus sanguisorbae(Hong & Xue), 2005 on Sanguisorba officinalis L.(Rosaceae), Tetra paracitri(Hong & Kuang), 1989 on Poncirus trifoliate(L.) Raf.(Rutaceae).Biogeographic analysis was used on 777 eriophyoid species already known in China, including the new species and the new records. Among them, 36.81ï¼…species came from the Palaearctic Region of China, 66.41ï¼…were found in the Oriental Region of China and 3.22ï¼…occured both in these two regions. Therefore, the Oriental Region of China contains more species richness of eriophyoid mites than that in the Palaearctic Region. Eriophyoid mites in the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions are highly characteristic at species level, with 76.57ï¼…characteristic species occurred in the Palaearctic Region and 86.63ï¼…characteristic species in the other one.Thirty-four characters were selected and analyzed. One strict consensus tree was made by PAUP 4.0610 and MacClade 4.06. Results from the analysis of consensue tree showed that Colomerini and Aceriini share the closest relationship and should be put in the same subfamily, so as Cecidophyini and Eriophyini. Based on the tree, we conclude that Phytoptidae may be the most ancient family in Eriophyoidea, while Diptilomiopdiae evolves at the fastest speed, and Eriophyidae stands at a position between Eriophyoidea and Diptilomiopdiae.