Description of one new genus and three new eriophyoid mite species (Acari: Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) from South China.

A new genus and three new species of eriophyoid mites from China are described and illustrated. They are Abifurcacothrix brassaiopsisgen. nov. & sp. nov. infesting Brassaiopsis glomerulata (Bl.) Regel. (Araliaceae), Neocalepitrimerus pittosporussp. nov. and Diptilomiopus illicioidessp. nov. infesting Pittosporum illicioides Mak. (Pittosporaceae). These new species were found to be vagrant on the lower surface of their associated plant leaves, with no apparent damage observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]