Scoliquadracus, Wei, Sui-Gai, Wang, Guo-Quan & Li, De-Wei, 2009

Wei, Sui-Gai, Wang, Guo-Quan & Li, De-Wei, 2009, A new genus and five new species of Diptilomiopidae (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from south China, Zootaxa 2109, pp. 59-68 : 60

Scoliquadracus n. gen.

Body spindleform; gnathosoma large, curved abruptly downward. Prodorsal shield with frontal lobe, scapular tubercles long, set on rear shield margin, scapular setae (sc) directed forward. Coxae with a sternal line, all coxal setae present. Legs with standard setae, empodia entire. Dorsal opisthosoma with two furrows; low and high annuli alternate from 1st annulus to 29th, forming a serrate profile in lateral view; dorsal opisthosoma with median and submedian ridges bearing medial finger-like projections on 7th, 15th, 23rd and paired projections on 7th, 11th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, 27th annulus, respectively.

Type species. Scoliquadracus longipetiolatus n. sp.

Etymology. Scolo-, Greek, meaning branch, and - quadracus , from the generic name Quadracus Keifer , to which the new genus is most similar.

Note. This new genus in the Rhyncaphytoptinae is similar to Quadracus Keifer 1944 , but can be differentiated by the dorsal opisthosoma with two furrows and dorsal opisthosomal median and submedian ridges bearing finger-like projections. In Quadracus Keifer , dorsal annuli are broad centrally and finger-like projections are absent.