A NEW ERIOPHYID, ACERIA MADHUCAE N. SP. (ACARI: ERIOPHYIDAE) FROM INDIA

A new species of Eriophyidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea), Aceria madhucae n. sp., collected from the lower surface of leaves of Madhuca longifolia (J. Konig) J.F. Macbr. (Sapotaceae), is described from India. Aceria madhucae is distinguished by its 4-rayed empodium, shield with median line present from rear to almost middle of shield, admedian lines, two pair of submedian lines and a pair of short lateral lines present, all parallel to median line and slightly diverging laterally, opisthosomal seta h1 absent, pedipalp genual seta d present.