taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DA87C8FF9EFF9AFEAC0832FCF22A77.taxon	description	Female: (n = 6) Body fusiform, 198 long, 60 wide, 65 thick; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 20, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 50 long, 58 wide; prodorsal shield with frontal lobe; median line present 1 / 3 at base, median and admedian lines connected by transverse line at basal 1 / 3, admedian and submedian lines connected by transverse line at basal 2 / 3. Dorsal tubercles on rear shield margin, 30 apart, scapular setae (sc) 7 projecting posteriorly. Sternal line present. Coxal area with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 7, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 15, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 28. Legs I 30 long, femur 10, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 10; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 20 long; tibia 6, paraxial tibial setae (l') 4, setae located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 5 long; tarsal empodium simple, 4 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Legs II 28 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 10; genu 4 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 6 long; tibia 6; tarsus 5 long; tarsal empodium simple, 4 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Dorsal opisthosoma with 22 annuli, with spiny microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 55 microtuberculate annuli. Setae c 2 15 on ventral annulus 12; setae d 35 on ventral annulus 24; setae e 20 on ventral annulus 40; setae f 22 on 5 th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h 1 3 long. Female genitalia 15 long, 22 wide, coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 15 long. Male: (n = 1) 165 long, 45 wide; genitalia 5 long, 18 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 10 long.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF9EFF9AFEAC0832FCF22A77.taxon	materials_examined	Type date: Holotype, female, from Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl (Compositae), Tianchishan mountain, Song County, Henan Province, P. R. China, 13 July 2004, coll. X. ­ F. Xue. Paratypes, 5 females and 1 male, with the same data as holotype. Relation to host: Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology: Derived from the specific epithet of the type host plant, suspensa. Note: This species is similar to Tetra forsythiae Boczek, 1961, but can be differentiated by the shield design with median and submedian lines, dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles and coxal area with granules.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF98FF9AFEAC0EA2FE6D2F70.taxon	description	Female: (n = 8) Body fusiform, 215 long, 60 wide, 55 thick; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 17, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 33 long, 37 wide; prodorsal shield with somewhat acuminate frontal lobe; median line discontinuous, median, admedian and submedian lines connected by transverse line at basal 1 / 3, admedian and submedian lines form two large cells, there are granules on lines. Dorsal tubercles on rear shield margin, 21 apart, scapular setae (sc) 13 projecting posteriorly. Sternal line present. Coxal area with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 10, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 30. Legs I 33 long, femur 10, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 12; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 20 long; tibia 9, paraxial tibial setae (l') 7, setae located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 7 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Legs II 29 long, femur 9, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 11; genu 4 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 7 long; tibia 7; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 7 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Dorsal opisthosoma with 41 annuli, with spiny microtubercles ahead of rear annular margins, ventrally with 71 annuli, with spiny microtubercles on rear annular margins. Setae c 2 15 on ventral annulus 10; setae d 25 on ventral annulus 27; setae e 15 on ventral annulus 48; setae f 20 on 5 th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h 1 5 long. Female genitalia 12 long, 20 wide, coverflap with 14 longitudinal ridges, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 20 long. Male: (n = 3) 185 long, 40 wide; genitalia 5 long, 15 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 25 long.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF98FF9AFEAC0EA2FE6D2F70.taxon	materials_examined	Type data: Holotype, female, from Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi (Leguminosae), Baiyun mountain, Song County, Henan Province, P. R. China, 18 July 2004, coll. X. ­ F. Xue. Paratypes, 7 females and 3 males, with the same data as holotype. Relation to host: Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF98FF9AFEAC0EA2FE6D2F70.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Derived from the specific epithet of the type host plant, lobata. Note: This species is similar to Tetra puerariae Barké & Davis, 1971, but can be differentiated by setae h 1 present, dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles and coxal area with short lines.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF9AFF99FEAC0D12FCB02CF7.taxon	description	I and II; D, lateral microtubercles; E, empodium. Female: (n = 7) Body fusiform, 175 long, 58 wide, 40 thick; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 20, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 32 long, 40 wide; prodorsal shield with frontal lobe; median, admedian and submedian lines present, design forms network. Dorsal tubercles on rear shield margin, 22 apart, scapular setae (sc) 50 projecting posteriorly. Sternal line present. Coxal area with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 10, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 30. Legs I 29 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 10; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 20 long; tibia 7, paraxial tibial setae (l') 6, setae located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 7 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Legs II 25 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 7; genu 4 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 7 long; tibia 5; tarsus 5 long; tarsal empodium simple, 7 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Dorsal opisthosoma with 27 annuli, with elliptical microtubercles ahead of rear annular margins, ventrally with 55 microtuberculate annuli. Setae c 2 25 on ventral annulus 11; setae d 35 on ventral annulus 20; setae e 20 on ventral annulus 35; setae f 20 on 5 th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h 1 4 long. Female genitalia 13 long, 20 wide, coverflap with 8 to 12 longitudinal ridges, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 18 long. Male: Not seen.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF9AFF99FEAC0D12FCB02CF7.taxon	materials_examined	Type data: Holotype, female, from Sophora japonica L. (Leguminosae), Longyuwan, Luanchuan County, Henan Province, P. R. China, 19 July 2004, coll. X. ­ F. Xue. Paratypes, 6 females, with the same data as holotype. Relation to host: Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF9AFF99FEAC0D12FCB02CF7.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Derived from the specific epithet of the type host plant, japonica. Note: This species is similar to Tetra concava (Keifer), 1939, but can be differentiated by the empodium 7 ­ rayed, solenidion tapered, female coverflap with 8 to 12 longitudinal ridges and prodorsal shield with median line.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF9BFF97FEAC0922FC462AA7.taxon	description	Female: (n = 12) 160 long, 45 wide, 40 thick; light yellow in color. Gnathosoma 15, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 38 long, 38 wide; prodorsal shield with frontal lobe; median, admedian and submedian lines present, admedian and submedian lines connected and forms network. Dorsal tubercles on rear shield margin, 24 apart, scapular setae (sc) 7 projecting posteriorly. Sternal line present. Coxal area with short lines; anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 5, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 12, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 30. Legs I 30 long, femur 9, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 10; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 18 long; tibia 7, paraxial tibial setae (l') 6, setae located 1 / 3 from dorsal base; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 7 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Legs II 28 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 6; genu 4 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 5 long; tibia 6; tarsus 6 long; tarsal empodium simple, 7 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion tapered. Dorsal opisthosoma with 28 annuli, with obscure spiny microtubercles on rear annular margins, ventrally with 54 microtuberculate annuli. Setae c 2 20 on ventral annulus 9; setae d 38 on ventral annulus 22; setae e 10 on ventral annulus 38; setae f 15 on 5 th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h 1 4 long. Female genitalia 13 long, 18 wide, coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 10 long. Male: (n = 2) 150 long, 38 wide; genitalia 5 long, 15 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 15 long.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF9BFF97FEAC0922FC462AA7.taxon	materials_examined	Type data: Holotype, female, from Lespedeza formosa (Vog.) Koehne (Leguminosae), Baotianman, Neixiang County, Henan Province, P. R. China, 23 July 2004, coll. X. ­ F. Xue. Paratypes, 11 females and 2 males, with the same data as holotype. Relation to host: Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. Etymology: Derived from the specific epithet of the type host plant, formosa. Note: This species is similar to Tetra shiheziensis Wang & Lu, 2004, but can be differentiated by the prodorsal shield with complete median line, empodium 7 ­ rayed, solenidion tapered and dorsal annuli with spiny microtubercles.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF95FF97FEAC0EF2FC842F70.taxon	description	Female: (n = 11) Body fusiform, 198 long, 60 wide, 65 thick. Gnathosoma 20, projecting obliquely down. Prodorsal shield 38 long, 58 wide; median line and admedian lines short, connected at basal 1 / 6, admedian lines formed a large cell, submedian lines present. Dorsal tubercles on rear shield margin, 40 apart, scapular setae (sc) 14 projecting posteriorly. Coxal area with short lines; sternal line present, anterolateral setae on coxisternum I (1 b) 8, proximal setae on coxisternum I (1 a) 15, proximal setae on coxisternum II (2 a) 40. Legs I 35 long, femur 10, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 12; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 30 long; tibia 8, paraxial tibial setae (l') 5, located 1 / 4 from dorsal base; tarsus 7 long; tarsal empodium simple, 4 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Legs II 30 long, femur 8, basiventral femoral setae (bv) 14; genu 5 long, antaxial genual setae (l' ') 7 long; tibia 5; tarsus 7 long; tarsal empodium simple, 4 ­ rayed, tarsal solenidion knobbed. Dorsal opisthosoma with 27 annuli, smooth, ventrally with 93 microtuberculate annuli. Setae c 2 25 on ventral annulus 11; setae d 65 on ventral annulus 26; setae e 16 on ventral annulus 41; setae f 26 on 6 th ventral annulus from rear. Setae h 1 absent. Female genitalia 15 long, 23 wide, coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges, proximal setae on coxisternum (3 a) 15 long. Male: (n = 1) 175 long, 60 wide; genitalia 7 long, 20 wide, proximal setae on coxisternum III (3 a) 11 long.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF95FF97FEAC0EF2FC842F70.taxon	materials_examined	Type date: Holotype, female, from Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (Solanaceae), Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China, 30 May 2004, coll. X. ­ F. Xue. Paratypes, 10 females and 1 male, with the same data as holotype. Relation to host: Vagrant on leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed.	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
03DA87C8FF95FF97FEAC0EF2FC842F70.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Derived from the generic name of the type host plant, Lycopersicon. Note: This species is similar to Tetra cleomis Kuang, 1991, but can be differentiated by the median line only present at base and female coverflap without transverse lines at base (with three transverse lines in T. cleomis).	en	Xue, Xiao-Feng, Hong, Xiao-Yue (2005): Five new species of the genus Te t r a Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from China. Zootaxa 1067: 37-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170236
