Ontogeny of two gall-forming eriophyoid mites from Hainan Island, China (Acari: Eriophyoidea) Author Liang, Cheng Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, Hainan 572025, China & Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211800, China Author Hao, Hui-Hua Department of Biological Sciences, Qiongtai Normal University, Haikou, Hainan 571127, China Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, Hainan 572025, China & Department of Entomology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211800, China text Zootaxa 2025 2025-12-31 5740 1 26 42 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5740.1.5 journal article 314670 10.11646/zootaxa.5740.1.5 2f54bbf3-97d6-4582-ab24-d906f7c686e5 1175-5326 19138968 3E5E2A08-3F8A-4B2A-BAFF-42DAEECE1C1E

TABLE 1. Main characteristics of female, male, nymph and larva in Acerimina tiliaceae Mohanasundaram & Sharma rec. nov.

	Female	Male	Nymph	Larva
Body length	170‒230	167‒200	120‒138	87‒105
Dorsal annuli	67‒68	67‒68	58‒60	39‒49
Ventral annuli	67‒68	67‒68	55‒56	37‒39
Prodorsal shield pattern	median, admedian & submedian lines present	same as female	same as female but weakly developed	only median & admedian lines present
Setae sc	backward	backward	backward	forward
em	7-rayed	7-rayed	6-rayed	4-rayed