Three new species and one new record of Torrenticolidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Wuyishan with an updated key for Chinese fauna

  • Xin-Yao Gu Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China
  • Dao-Chao Jin Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China
  • Jian-Jun Guo Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.625
Keywords: Hydrachnidia, Torrenticolidae, new species, new record, Chinese fauna

Abstract

New data of Torrenticolidae Piersig, 1902 are presented in this paper from Wuyishan National Nature Reserve, P. R. China. Three new species, Torrenticola suptilisrostrum Gu & Guo sp. nov., Torrenticola spinextension Gu & Guo sp. nov. and Torrenticola wuyiensis Gu & Guo sp. nov. are described and illustrated in detail, and one new record for Chinese fauna is given, Torrenticola dentifera Wiles, 1991, which was originally described from Malaysia. In addition, an updated key is provided to all species of Torrenticolidae in China.

Author Biographies

Xin-Yao Gu, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China
Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, the Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture
Dao-Chao Jin, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China
Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, the Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture
Jian-Jun Guo, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China
Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, the Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture

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Published
2020-04-10
How to Cite
Gu, X.-Y., Jin, D.-C., & Guo, J.-J. (2020). Three new species and one new record of Torrenticolidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Wuyishan with an updated key for Chinese fauna. European Journal of Taxonomy, (625). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.625
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No. 625 (2020): Three new species and one new record of Torrenticolidae (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Wuyishan with an updated key for Chinese fauna
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