title: A new species of eriophyoid mite, Aceria tripuraensis sp. n. (Acari: Eriophyoidea), on Hibiscus macrophyllus from India.
abstract: A new species of Eriophyidae (Acari: Prostigmata: E riophyoidea) mite, Aceria tripuraensis n. sp., is described from the closed bud galls of Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb. ex Hornem. (Malvaceae) in India. Aceria tripuraensis n. sp. is distinguished by having a prodorsal shield with distinct rounded lobes on the postero-lateral margins and two pairs of submedian lines. The tarsal solenidia with unusual transverse sculptures, are 2.5x longer than the empodia. Twenty Aceria species are now known to inhabit malvaceous plant hosts and those are listed here along with type localities and host plant details. A key to all known species of Aceria recorded from Hibiscus spp. is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 110012.; Email: pratibharish@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pratibha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: Network Project on Insect Biosystematics, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 110012.; Email: sushilajoshi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sushila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Affiliation: unknown; Email: vvr3@vsnl.com.
authors.forename: Vilayanoor Venkataraman
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ramamurthy
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D031584:Hibiscus / Q000469:parasitology*; D007194:India; D013045:Species Specificity