Gammaphytoptus schimae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eriophyoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Trombidiformes Subordo: Prostigmata Cohort: Eupodina Superfamilia: Eriophyoidea

Familia: Eriophyidae
Subfamilia: Cecidophyinae
Tribus: Colomerini
Genus: Gammaphytoptus
Species: Gammaphytoptus schimae

Name

• Gammaphytoptus schimae Wang & Wei & Yang, 2012

Holotype: Department of Plant Protection, Guangxi University, Nanning, ♀, 28. VII. 2007, collected by Guo-Quan Wang, from Schima superba Gardn. & Champ. (Theaceae).

Type locality: China: Zhejiang, Longquan City, Fengyangshan National Nature Reserve (27°53'N, 119°11'E).

Etymology: The species is named from the generic name of the type host plant.

References

• Wang, G; Wei, S; Yang, D; 2012: A new genus, two new species and a new record of subfamily Cecidophyinae (Acari, Eriophyidae) from China. ZooKeys, 180: 9–18. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.180.2641.