Abacarus aralioidus

<div><p>Abacarus aralioidus sp. nov. (Fig. 2)</p> <p>Female: Body spindle­shaped, 156 long, shield 48 long, 55 wide, shield lobe present, shield design with median line from base to basal 4 / 5, with many dashed lines at anterior; admedian lines semicircular­like, with granules at base, scapular tubercles set at rear shield margin, setae (sc) 9 long, directed to rear, Dt­Dt 21 apart; leg segments normal, fore tibial setae (1 ') set at 1 / 2, 6 long; coxal area with several granules; 1 st coxal setae (1 b) 5 long, Ct 1 ­Ct 1 15 apart, 2 nd coxal setae (1 a) 10 long, Ct 2 ­Ct 2 7 apart, 3 rd coxal setae (2 a) 11 long, Ct 3 ­Ct 3 22 apart, Ct 1 \Ct 2 13, Ct 1 ­Ct 2 7, Ct 2 \Ct 3 15, Ct 2 ­Ct 3 8; claw ending as knob; empodium simple, 5 rayed.</p> <p>Opisthosoma: dorsum with median ridge shorter than submedian ridges, 1 st dorsal annulus broad, dorsal annuli with about 33 annuli, with spiny microtubercles at median ridge, 1 st 3 dorsal annuli 14 long, ventral annuli with about 58 microtuberculate rings; lateral setae (c 2) 11 long, Lt­Lt 52 apart, Lt\Vt 1 46, Lt­Vt 1 24; 1 st ventral setae (d) 23 long, Vt 1 ­Vt 1 31 apart, Vt 1 \Vt 2 27, Vt 1 ­Vt 2 24; 2 nd ventral setae (e) 8 long, Vt 2 ­Vt 2 10 apart, Vt 2 \Vt 3 40, Vt 2 ­Vt 3 36; 3 rd ventral setae (f) 7 long, Vt 3 ­Vt 3 8 apart; accessory setae (h 1) absent.</p> <p>Epigynium: 21 wide, 14 long, with about 12 longitudinal ridges, with dashed lines at base, genital setae (3 a) 9 long, Gt­Gt 13 apart.</p> <p>Male: not seen.</p> <p>Type data: Holotype female, TAICHUNG: Hoping, 31 ­Oct.­ 1996, K. W. Huang; ex Trochodendron aralioides S. et Z. (Trochodendraceae). (deposited at NMNS).</p> <p>Paratypes, 2 females, data same as for holotype.</p> <p>Relation to host: A vagrant on the lower leaf surface. No apparent damage was observed.</p> <p>Note: This new species is close to A. bambusae (Channabasavanna, 1966) Keifer, 1944 but differs in the shield design with a semicircular­like admedian lines, lacking transverse line between admedian lines, and the 5 ­rayed empodium.</p> </div>