| abstract | A new genus and eight new species of eriophyid mites from China are described. Paraepitrimerus sanguisorbae n.gen. and n.sp. on Sanguisorba officinalis L.; Paraepitrimerus paeoniae n.sp. on Paeonia lactiflora Pall.; Paraepitrimerus erigeronsis n.sp. on Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.,; Epitrimerus sabinae n.sp. on Sabina chinensis (L.) and Sabina chinensis cv. Kaizuca; Epitrimerus gnaphali n.sp. on Gnaphalium luteo-album L.; Epitrimerus amygdali n.sp. on Amygdalus triloba (Lindl.) Ricker.; Phyllocoptruta sanguisorbae n.sp. on Sanguisorba officinalis L. and Phyllocoptes fabris n. sp. on Abies fabri (Masters) Craib. All species described here are vagrants on leaves. |