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In this paper, three new species of the tribe Anthocoptini from China are described and illustrated. They are Aculops grewiaesp. nov. infesting Grewia biloba G.Don. (Malvaceae), Aculops koelreuteriaesp. nov. infesting Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. (Sapindaceae) and Tegolophus pogonatherisp. nov. infesting Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunb.) Kunth (Poaceae). All of them are vagrants on lower leaf surface and cause no apparent symptom to their host plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, three new species of eriophyoid mites from Guangxi, China, are described and illustrated. They are as follows: Paraphytoptus niveaesp. nov. infesting Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich. (Urticaceae), Boczekiana broussonetiaesp. nov. infesting Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent. (Moraceae), and Trimeroptes kaempferisp. nov. infesting Broussonetia kaempferi Siebold (Moraceae). All three new species are vagrants on the lower leaf surface and cause no apparent symptom to their host plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]