title: Eriophyoid mites from Eastern India: description of three new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea).
abstract: Three new eriophyoid mite species, namely Dichopelmus puncti n. sp. (Eriophyidae) from cogan grass, Imperata cylindrica (Poaceae); Calacarus kalyaniensis n. sp. (Eriophyidae) from Siam weed, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) and Neorhynacus bidhanae n. sp. (Diptilomiopidae) from Croton caudatus (Euphorbiaceae), are described and illustrated from West Bengal, India. The new species are vagrants on the leaves of their respective host plants with no visible damage observed. Keys to the known species of Dichopelmus and Neorhynacus are provided along with a checklist of eriophyoid mites species present in West Bengal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur - 741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India.; Email: pranab.bckv@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pranab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur - 741252, Nadia, West Bengal, India.; Email: acarikarmakar@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karmakar
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000469:parasitology; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D006109:Poaceae / Q000469:parasitology