taxonID	type	description	language	source
B50587A7FFA6FFFEFF5BFF5F9D0CB4DA.taxon	materials_examined	Type Species: Acaralox harperi (Keifer, 1966)	en	Huang, Kun-Wei, Chang, Shu-Chen, Hsieh, Tzay-Tien, Shentu, Hsuan (2022): Description of Acaralox latifolia n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on water bamboo from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5209 (2): 285-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.2.8
B50587A7FFA6FFF8FF5BFED39A50B648.taxon	description	Description. FEMALE (n = 8) (Figures 1 A – 1 G, 2 A – 2 D, 3 A – 3 D): Body vermiform, 213 (204 – 218) long, 64 (55 - 64) wide, 67 (53 – 67) thick. Gnathosoma. 26 (22 – 28) long, pedipalp coxal setae (ep) 15 (12 – 16) long, dorsal pedipalp genual setae (d) 5 (4 – 6) long, subapical pedipalp tarsal setae (v) 3 (2 – 3) long, cheliceral stylets 26 (22 – 31) long. Prodorsal shield. 47 (42 – 51) long, 61 (54 – 64) wide, shield lobe present, sub-triangular with anterior lobe, median line extending from basal ¼ to half, admedian lines from basal ¼ to apex, converging at apical ⅙ then diverging to apex, with transverse lines at basal ¼ and half, submedian lines absent, with granular and dashed lines at laterally; scapular tubercles along rear shield margin, setae (sc) diverging, 25 (19 – 25) long, sc – sc 28 (25 – 31) apart. Legs. All segments normal, leg I 39 (37 – 43) long, femur 9 (8 – 12), basiventral femoral setae (bv) 10 (8 – 12) long, genu 6 (5 – 7), antaxial genual setae (l’ ’) 27 (19 – 32), tibia 10 (10 – 12) long, paraxial tibial setae (l’) 8 (6 – 9) long, set at half, tarsus 8 (6 – 9) long, paraxial tarsal setae (ft’) 20 (17 – 22), antaxial tarsal setae (ft’ ’) 10 (9 – 12) long, paraxial, unguninal, tarsal setae (u’) 3 (3 – 4) long; leg II 41 (37 – 44) long, femur 11 (10 – 14), basiventral femoral setae (bv) 22 (19 – 25) long, genu 5 (4 – 6), antaxial genual setae (l’ ’) 16 (13 – 16), tibia 7 (6 – 10) long, tarsus 8 (7 – 9) long, paraxial tarsal setae (ft’) 10 (9 – 12), antaxial tarsal setae (ft’ ’) 5 (4 – 5) long, paraxial, unguninal, tarsal setae (u’) 2 (1 – 3) long; coxal area with granular, coxisternae I and II with several longitudinal lines and dashes. 1 st coxal setae (1 b) 10 (7 – 12) long, Ct 1 - Ct 1 15 (13 – 16) apart, 2 nd coxal setae (1 a) 24 (17 – 24) long, Ct 2 - Ct 2 11 (9 – 13) apart, 3 rd coxal setae (2 a) 29 (24 – 41) long, Ct 3 - Ct 3 29 (23 – 31) apart, Ct 1 \ Ct 2 16 (12 – 16), Ct 2 \ Ct 3 22 (19 – 25); tarsal solenidion (ω) ending as knob 7 (5 – 7) long; empodium simple, 6 (5 – 7) long, 8 - rayed. Opisthosoma: dorsum with wide furrow ending at apical ¼, dorsal annuli with about 68 (59 – 72) rings, ventral annuli with about 63 (56 – 68) microtuberculate rings; lateral setae (c 2) 35 (27 – 53) long, at annulus 9 (8 – 9), 60 (53 – 60) apart; 1 st ventral setae (d) 42 (36 – 47) long, at annulus 22 (18 – 25), 39 (33 – 43) apart; 2 nd ventral setae (e) 34 (21 – 34) long, at annulus 38 (31 – 42), 24 (19 – 26) apart; 3 rd ventral setae (f) 30 (24 – 36) long, at annulus 56 (48 – 62), 26 (22 – 30) apart; accessory setae (h 1) 52 (32 – 64) long, (h 2) 5 (3 – 6) long. Genitalia. Genital coverflap: 23 (17 – 28) wide, 18 (13 – 18) long, with 12 (8 – 13) longitudinal ridges, internal genitalia 15, genital setae (3 a) 29 (19 – 29) long, 19 (16 – 22) apart. MALE (n = 5) (Figures 1 H, 3 E): Body 167 – 180 long, Prodorsal shield 41 – 46 long, 42 – 53 wide, s c – sc 27 – 29 apart, sc 19 – 23 long. Legs segments normal, leg I 31 – 33 long, femur 10 – 12, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 11 – 13 long, genu 4 – 5, antaxial genual setae (l’ ’) 19 – 22, tibia 8 – 10 long, paraxial tibial setae (l’) 4 – 6 long, set at half, tarsus 5 – 6 long, paraxial tarsal setae (ft’) 10 – 13, antaxial tarsal setae (ft’ ’) 5 – 8 long, paraxial, unguninal, tarsal setae (u’) 1 – 3 long; leg II 35 – 39 long, femur 9 – 10, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 14 – 17 long, genu 4 – 6, antaxial genual setae (l’ ’) 12 – 17, tibia 6 – 8 long, tarsus 6 – 9 long, paraxial tarsal setae (ft’) 12 – 17, antaxial tarsal setae (ft’ ’) 6 – 12 long, paraxial, unguninal, tarsal setae (u’) 2 – 3 long; coxal area with granular, 1 st coxal setae (1 b) 5 – 7 long, Ct 1 - Ct 1 12 – 15 apart, 2 nd coxal setae (1 a) 19 – 22 long, Ct 2 - Ct 2 10 – 11 apart, 3 rd coxal setae (2 a) 24 – 27 long, Ct 3 - Ct 3 22 – 25 apart; tarsal solenidion (ω) ending as knob 6 – 9 long; empodium simple, 5 – 7 long, 8 - rayed. Opisthosoma: dorsal annuli with about 61 – 65 rings, ventral annuli with about 65 – 68 microtuberculate rings; lateral setae (c 2) 31 – 39 long, at annulus 8 – 10, 47 – 52 apart; 1 st ventral setae (d) 34 – 44 long, at annulus 21 – 24, 36 – 47 apart; 2 nd ventral setae (e) 31 – 33 long, at annulus 39 – 43, 21 – 23 apart; 3 rd ventral setae (f) 22 – 30 long, at annulus 54 – 62, 20 – 23 apart; accessory setae (h 1) 26 – 34 long, (h 2) 37 – 65 long. Genitalia: 18 – 22 wide, 13 – 16 long, genital setae (3 a) 15 – 22 long, at annulus 8 – 11,19 – 21 apart.	en	Huang, Kun-Wei, Chang, Shu-Chen, Hsieh, Tzay-Tien, Shentu, Hsuan (2022): Description of Acaralox latifolia n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on water bamboo from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5209 (2): 285-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.2.8
B50587A7FFA6FFF8FF5BFED39A50B648.taxon	materials_examined	Type data. Holotype female, Nantou: Puli (N 23 ° 56.466 ' E 120 ° 57.690 ', 467 m a. s. l.), XI- 7 - 2019, H. Shentu; ex Zizania latifolia (Griseb.), Poaceae (deposited TARI). Paratypes eleven females (7 deposited TARI (AZ 02 – 08); 3 deposited NMNS (AZ 09 - 11 )), five males (3 deposited TARI (AZ 12 - 15); 2 deposited NMNS (AZ 16 - 17 )), data same as for holotype; seven females, three males (deposited TARI (AZ 18 - 27 )), Yilan co: Jiaoxi (N 24 ° 49.454 ' E 121 ° 46.513 ', 26 m a. s. l.), XI- 22 - 2019, H. Shentu.	en	Huang, Kun-Wei, Chang, Shu-Chen, Hsieh, Tzay-Tien, Shentu, Hsuan (2022): Description of Acaralox latifolia n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on water bamboo from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5209 (2): 285-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.2.8
B50587A7FFA6FFF8FF5BFED39A50B648.taxon	biology_ecology	Host association. Mites were observed on grooves between veins of water bamboo, Zizania latifolia, leaves, causing leaf curling (Fig. 4). DNA sequence. The COI gene fragment amplified using the AF 1 / AR 2 primer pair from A. latifolia collected from Nantou was 642 bases. It shared 100 % sequence identity with samples collected from Yilan, represented an AT content of 66.4 %. Sequence data were deposited in the GenBank database (accession number: MW 394361). In addition, two ITS 1 fragments of 461 and 466 bases in length were amplified using the ITS 5 / AR 1 primer pair, shared 98.1 % sequence identity, and represented an AT content of 50.4 and 50.5 %. Specimens collected from Yilan or Puli were either 461 bp or 466 bp in size according to the results of PCR amplification of ITS fragments. We suspect that this phenomenon is due to individual differences within species. These two sequences are deposited in the GenBank database under the accession numbers MW 396824 and MW 396825.	en	Huang, Kun-Wei, Chang, Shu-Chen, Hsieh, Tzay-Tien, Shentu, Hsuan (2022): Description of Acaralox latifolia n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on water bamboo from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5209 (2): 285-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.2.8
B50587A7FFA6FFF8FF5BFED39A50B648.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. The new species was compared with all known species of the genus Acaralox. Members of the new species are similar to those of A. marinae Li et al., 2009 and A. shiraziensis Kamali et al., 2018. The new species differs from A. marinae by having the prodorsal shield bearing a median line from basal ¼ to ½, admedian lines from basal ¼ to apex, with granular and dashed lines laterally, submedian lines absent, and empodium simple and 8 rayed (in A. marinae, the prodorsal shield median line is incomplete, discontinuous, absent in basal and anterior 1 / 5, and bearing many short lines laterally, submedian lines present, and empodium 5 rayed). The new species differs from A. shiraziensis in possessing a prodorsal shield that bears a median line from basal ¼ to ½, and with transverse lines at basal ¼ and ½ between the median line and admedian lines (in A. shiraziensis, median line absent, admedian lines on posterior ⅓, submedial lines complete).	en	Huang, Kun-Wei, Chang, Shu-Chen, Hsieh, Tzay-Tien, Shentu, Hsuan (2022): Description of Acaralox latifolia n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on water bamboo from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5209 (2): 285-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.2.8
B50587A7FFA6FFF8FF5BFED39A50B648.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The species name is derived from the specific epithet of the host plant Zizania latifolia.	en	Huang, Kun-Wei, Chang, Shu-Chen, Hsieh, Tzay-Tien, Shentu, Hsuan (2022): Description of Acaralox latifolia n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) on water bamboo from Taiwan. Zootaxa 5209 (2): 285-292, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.2.8
