title: Description of a new species of Terminalichus (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae) from China.
abstract: A new species Terminalichus sanya Xu & Fan sp. nov. (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on Terminalia catappa L. (Combretaceae) from China is described and illustrated. The ontogenetic changes in ventral and leg chaetotaxy on the female, deutonymph, protonymph and larva are presented. The generic definition of Terminalichus is updated and a key to the world species is provided.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland, New Zealand.; Email: qinghai.fan@mpi.govt.nz.
authors.forename: Qing-Hai
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.; Email: jhuang1234@126.com.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009758:Nymph / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development