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Five species of Unionicola Haldeman, 1842 (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Unionicolidae) were collected between 2018 and 2019. Notably, Unionicola (Armatax) armata Walter, 1929, previously unrecorded in China, is now documented for the first time in the country. Additionally, Unionicola newsumi Wiles, 1999 has been reclassified and assigned to the new subgenus Vespicola within the genus Unionicola Haldeman, 1842. These findings also led to the establishment of three new subgenera: Micronodusgen. nov., Vespicolagen. nov., and Lingshuiataxgen. nov. including four species: Unionicola soluplatussp. nov. U. jinisp. nov. U. caudipessp. nov. and U. armatallasp. nov. This marks the first description and documentation of these subgenera and species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A brief introduction of Chinese Hygrobatidae taxonomy is reviewed. A new species, Sinibates xinyaoae Li, Smit & Guo sp. nov. from Hainan province is described representing a new genus Sinibates Li, Smit & Guo gen. nov. A second species, Hygrobates (Minibates) cf. dobriyali Pešić & Smit, 2019, from Hunan province represents a new subgenus, Minibates Li, Smit & Guo subgen. nov. in Hygrobates. The other new species, Mixobates neoamurensis Li & Guo sp. nov. from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region adds a newly recorded genus, Mixobates Thor, 1905 from China.Text: LSIDhttps://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3EF1A166-30A4-4761-A133-E00F40B68007Genus: Sinibates Li, Smit & Guo gen. nov.: LSID https://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D4F94642-D47C-4200-B36B-C695A54166B4Species: Sinibates xinyaoae Li, Smit & Guo sp. nov.: LSID https://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:23C6986A-128D-4906-9027-926891B2C138Subgenus: Minibates Li, Smit & Guo subgen. nov.: LSID https://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:142B5C42-140C-4E6A-B38E-180F8C442B1BSpecies: Mixobates neoamurensis Li & Guo sp. nov.: LSID https://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9B494E8C-81F7-4859-8DC3-88392DCDB67A [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abrolophus diaoluoensis Xu & Jin sp. nov. with a comb-like seta and palpfemur with a distinct projection is described and illustrated based on larvae from arbours of Hainan Province, China. The genus Abrolophus is new for the fauna of Hainan Island. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper deals with two new species, Atractides (Atractides) bitergumus Zhang & Guo sp. nov. and Atractides (Tympanomegapus) tergumus Zhang & Guo sp. nov., and a new record of a species, Atractides (Atractides) incertus, from Hainan Province, P. R. China. These species are described and illustrated in detail. Article: Atractides (Atractides) bitergumus: Atractides (Tympanomegapus) tergumus: [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The genus Dyneogamasus is transferred to the subfamily Pergamasinae, and the generic diagnosis is revised. A new mite species, Dyneogamasus serratus Yao & Jin sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on females from Fujian province, China. A key to the known species of the genus is given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two new water mites species of the genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 from China, Sperchon synsetus sp. nov. and Sperchon xiaoqikongensis sp. nov. are described and illustrated in this article. Sperchon synsetus sp. nov. differs from known species of the genus in the following: cuticle covered with very fine spinules arranged in polygonal pattern and each polygon with an annular line inside; two peg-like setae fused at the base on the ventral side of P-IV. Sperchon xiaoqikongensis sp. nov. is characterized by cuticle covered with scale-shaped papillae; P-II with an obtuse projection bearing three setae and A1 setae is plumose. To the present, 18 species of the genus Sperchon have been described from China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]