ABSTRACT
Abrolophus diaoluoensis Xu & Jin sp. nov. with a comb-like seta and palpfemur with a distinct projection is described and illustrated based on larvae from arbours of Hainan Province, China. The genus Abrolophus is new for the fauna of Hainan Island.
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Acknowledgments
We would like to express our thanks to Prof. Zhi-Qiang Zhang (Landcare Research, New Zealand) for his help and advice in research on erythraeid mites. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31872275, 31272357), the National Special Fund on Basic Research of Science and Technology of China (No. 2014FY110100).
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