Three New Eriophyid Mite Species from China (Acari: Eriophyidae).

Eriophyid mites (Eriophyidae) are strictly phytophagous and are concentrated in Europe, Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, Western and Eastern North America, Southern India, and New Zealand. South and southwest China are hot spots for eriophyid mite species diversity and endemism. In this study, we describe two new species, Scolotosus ehretus sp. nov. on Ehretia acuminata (Boraginaceae) and Neotegonotus ulmchangus sp. nov. on Ulmus changii (Ulmaceae), from south and southwest China (the Oriental Region), and one new eriophyid mite, Leipothrix ventricosis sp. nov. on Hosta ventricosa (Asparagaceae), from northeast China (the Palearctic Region). All three new eriophyid mite species are distributed in the temperate region of China. We further provided mitochondrial gene ( cox1 , 12S rRNA) and nuclear gene ( 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA) sequences for three new species.