簡介:"體呈紡棰形,雌性體長約198μm, 雄性未發現,硬皮板網紋中線與臨中線完整,二者近似平行,在基部、中間及基部2/3處各有一橫線與中線相接,背毛瘤靠近硬皮板後沿,背毛向後且往外伸出,足部節正常,足毛正常,基部區域光滑,羽爪為單形,具五裂,後體部背板拱形,腹毛完整,性蓋具有十二條左右的縱脊,棲息於樟葉槭(Acer albopurpurascens)葉背上,無明顯為害症狀,分佈於臺灣。本新種近似於A. niphocladae Keifer, 1966。 Body spindle shaped, female 198μm long, male not seen, shield design with median line and admedian lines complete, subparallel, with transverse line connecting to median line at base, middle and basal 2/3, scapular tubercles set near rear shield margin, setae directed to rear and divergent, leg segments normal, coxal area smooth, empodium simple, 5 rayed. Opisthosoma dorsum arched, opisthosoma seta normal, coverflap with about 12 longitudinal ridges. Infesting on Acer albopurpurascens, no apparent damage was observed. Distribution on Taiwan. This species is close to A. niphocladae Keifer, 1966."