Cuihuacarus, Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009

Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2009, One new genus and five new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae), Zootaxa 1992, pp. 1-19 : 4

Cuihuacarus gen. nov.

Type species. Cuihuacarus longituberis sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Body fusiform; gnathosoma large in comparison to body, chelicerae abruptly curved and bent down; anterior shield lobe absent, scapular tubercles near rear margin, very long, 29 (28–31), scapular setae (sc) robust, projecting forward; all coxal setae present; prosternal apodeme present; legs with usual series of setae; opisthosomal annuli subequal dorsoventrally and smooth, dorsal opisthosoma evenly curved, opisthosoma with all usual setae; empodium entire.

Etymology. The generic name is combined from Cuihua (name of location Cuihua Mountain, where the type species was collected) and carus, a contraction of Acarus.

Notes. The new genus is assigned to Eriophyoidea , Diptilomiopidae , Rhyncaphytoptinae . The new genus is similar to Rhinophytoptus Liro, 1943 , but can be differentiated from the latter by scapular tubercles very long (scapular tubercles normal in length in Rhinophytoptus ). The new genus is also similar to Rhinotergum Petanovic, 1998 , but can be differentiated from the latter by scapular tubercles very long (scapular tubercles normal in length in Rhinotergum ), dorsal opisthosoma annuli without fissures (dorsal opisthosoma annuli with irregular longitudinal fissures in Rhinotergum ).