Tetra

Key to the species of Tetra from China 1 Coxal area smooth....................................................................................................................................... 2 - Coxal area with short lines or granules...................................................................................................... 13 2 Setae h 1 absent .............................................................................................. Tetra intermedia Huang, 2001 - Setae h 1 present........................................................................................................................................... 3 3 Empodium 7 -rayed ........................................................................................... Tetra yushania Huang, 2001 - Empodium 4 -rayed...................................................................................................................................... 4 4 Coxal area without prosternal apodeme ........................................................ Tetra similisforca Huang, 2001 - Coxal area with prosternal apodeme............................................................................................................ 5 5 Shield design without median line............................................................................................................... 6 - Shield design with median line.................................................................................................................... 8 6 Admedian lines on prodorsal shield separate .................................... Tetra acerii Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Admedian lines on prodorsal shield connected........................................................................................... 7 7 Admedian lines on prodorsal shield connected at basal 2 / 3 .................................. Tetra toona Huang, 2001 - Admedian lines on prodorsal shield connected at base ................. Tetra sorbusis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 8 Shield design with median line separate from admedian lines .......... Tetra lucidi Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Shield design with median line connected with admedian lines................................................................. 9 9 Shield design with median line 1 / 3 anterior, female genital coverflap with 8 to 10 longitudinal ridges...... ..................................................................................................... Tetra guiyangensis Kuang & Hong, 1989 - Shield design with median line 1 / 3 at base, female genital coverflap with more than 10 longitudinal ridges................................................................................................................................................................... 10 10 Femur I and II with longitudinal lines ............................................. Tetra polygoni Wei, Chen & Xie, 2003 - Femur smooth............................................................................................................................................ 11 11 Dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles laterally ......................... Tetra smilaxis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Dorsal annuli smooth................................................................................................................................. 12 12 Admedian and submedian lines separate ..................................... Tetra clerodendri Wei, Chen & Xie, 2003 - Admedian and submedian lines connected .......................................... Tetra sinicae Li, Wei & Wang, 2006 13 Dorsal annuli with microtubercles............................................................................................................. 14 - Dorsal annuli smooth................................................................................................................................. 31 14 Empodium 2 -rayed ..................................................... Tetra concava (Keifer), 1939; Hong & Zhang, 1996 - Empodium more than 2 -rayed................................................................................................................... 15 15 Dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles.............................................................................................. 16 - Dorsal annuli with spiny or short-line microtubercles............................................................................... 24 16 Female genital coverflap smooth ...................................................... Tetra dalbergiae Kuang & Zhuo, 1989 - Female genital coverflap with longitudinal ridges.................................................................................... 17 17 Empodium 6 to 7 -rayed............................................................................................................................. 18 - Empodium 4 -rayed.................................................................................................................................... 19 18 Solenidion knobbed, dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles on rear annular margins.......................... .......................................................................................................... Tetra salixis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Solenidion tapered, dorsal annuli with elliptical microtubercles ahead of rear annular margins.................. ............................................................................................................... Tetra japonicae Xue & Hong, 2005 19 Prodorsal shield with lateral lobes............................................................................................................. 20 - Prodorsal shield without lateral lobes........................................................................................................ 21 20 Coxal area with granules, solenidion unknobbed ...................... Tetra ningshanis Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Coxal area with granules and short lines, solenidion knobbed...................................................................... ....................................................................... Tetra lobulifera (Keifer), 1961; Hong, Wang & Zhang, 2006 21 Median, admedian and submedian lines robust, dorsal annuli with faint microtubercles............................. ................................................................................................................................. Tetra coriariae sp. nov. - Median, admedian and submedian lines normal, dorsal annuli with distinct microtubercles................... 22 22 Frontal lobe acuminate ..................................................................................... Tetra diamantiacae sp. nov. - Frontal lobe broad...................................................................................................................................... 23 23 Prodorsal shield design indistinct, coxal area with short lines ...... Tetra cuihuae Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Prodorsal shield design distinct, coxal area with short lines and granules ............... Tetra zhouzhis sp. nov. 24 Empodium 4 -rayed.................................................................................................................................... 25 - Empodium 6 to 7 -rayed............................................................................................................................. 27 25 Admedian and submedian lines connected, coxal area with granules....................................................... 26 - Admedian and submedian lines separate, coxal area with short lines........................................................... ................................................................................................. Tetra pinnatifidae Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 26 Median and admedian lines separate ...................................................................... Tetra actinidiae sp. nov. - Median and admedian lines connected ................................................. Tetra suspensae Xue & Hong, 2005 27 Median line present.................................................................................................................................... 28 - Median line absent ................................................................................................... Tetra hupeanae sp. nov. 28 Shield design with complete median line .............................................. Tetra formosae Xue & Hong, 2005 - Shield design with incomplete median line............................................................................................... 29 29 Median line connected with admedian lines at basal 1 / 3........................................................................... 30 - Median and admedian lines separate ................................................. Tetra superbae Huang & Wang, 2004 30 Admedian and submedian lines separate .................................................................. Tetra sinicusis sp. nov. - Admedian and submedian lines connected ............................................... Tetra lobatae Xue & Hong, 2005 31 Prodorsal shield smooth ........................................................... Tetra louguantais Xue, Song & Hong, 2006 - Prodorsal shield with design...................................................................................................................... 32 32 Median line on prodorsal shield present.................................................................................................... 33 - Median line on prodorsal shield absent..................................................................................................... 37 33 Median, admedian and submedian lines complete and separated from each other....................................... .................................................................................................. Tetra phyllostachyis Kuang & Zhang, 1999 - Prodorsal shield design network................................................................................................................ 34 34 Setae h 1 present ................................................................................... Tetra shiheziensis Wang & Lu, 2004 - Setae h 1 absent.......................................................................................................................................... 35 35 Prodorsal shield without median line at base... Tetra gleditsiae Kuang & Luo; Kuang, Luo & Wang, 2005 - Prodorsal shield with median line at base.................................................................................................. 36 36 Female genital coverflap with 3 transverse lines each side at base and 5 to 8 longitudinal ridges, median line connected with admedian lines at base, central and anterior ....................... Tetra cleomis Kuang, 1991 - Female genital coverflap with 8 longitudinal ridges, median line connected with admedian lines at base.. ............................................................................................................. Tetra lycopersici Xue & Hong, 2005 37 Coxal area without prosternal apodeme ........................................... Tetra lushuiensis Kuang & Hong, 1989 - Coxal area with prosternal apodeme.......................................................................................................... 38 38 Empodium 6 -rayed, submedian lines present ............................ Tetra nanjingensis Lin, Jin & Kuang, 1997 - Empodium 4 -rayed, submedian lines absent............................................................................................. 39 39 Admedian lines connected at base, female genital coverflap with 12 to 14 longitudinal ridges................... .............................................................................................................................. Tetra populi Kuang, 1999 - Admedian lines separate, female genital coverflap with 8 to 10 longitudinal ridges.................................... ............................................................................................................ Tetra heilongjiangensis Kuang, 1995Published as part of Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2007, Six new species of Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from China, pp. 1-16 in Zootaxa 1614 on pages 2-3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17904