Neodicrothrix Mohanasundaram, 1984

Yuan, Yan-Mei & Xue, Xiao-Feng, 2019, Two new species of eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Malaysia, Zootaxa 4613 (1), pp. 152-160 : 153

Genus Neodicrothrix Mohanasundaram, 1984

Diagnosis. Body fusiform; gnathosoma normal, projecting downwards, dorsal pedipalp genual setae (d) divided into a short branch and a long branch; prodorsal shield large, anterior shield lobe present, scapular setae (sc) present, scapular tubercles located ahead of rear shield margin; coxae setae 1b, 1a and 2a present; femoral setae present on both legs, leg II with genual seta absent, tibial setae absent from both legs, empodium simple; opisthosoma thin and relatively small, like a tail; opisthosoma with all usual series of setae except setae d and e absent.

Remarks. The genus Neodicrothrix is distinguished from other genera of Phyllocoptini by the pedipalp genual setae (d) being divided into a short branch and a long branch; prodorsal shield large comparing to a relatively small, tail-like, opisthosoma; and setae on tibia II, genu II, and opisthosomal setae d and e absent. It is similar to the genus Dicrothrix Keifer, 1966 of the tribe Tegonotini because they both having divided pedipalp genual setae (d) and a large prodorsal shield.