Systematic & Applied Acarology
ISSN 1362-1971
An international journal of the Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, published since 1996


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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2002) 7, 143-148

Two new species of the Bonziinae from China (Acari: Cunaxidae)

JIANZHEN LIN & YANXUAN ZHANG

Plant Protection Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China;

e-mail: zyxlj@pub3.fz.fj.cn

Abstract

One new species of the genus Parabonzia Smiley and one new species of Neoscirula Den Heyer are described

and illustrated. Parabonzia zhangi sp. nov. was found in soil in a hole in the tree Platanus hispanica Muenchh

in Yichang city, Hubei province, while Neoscirula saitoi sp. nov. was collected on the bark of P. hispanica in

Shunchang county, Fujian province. Types were deposited in the collection of Plant Protection Research

Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China.

Key words: Cunaxidae, Neoscirula, Parabonzia, new species, China

 


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