
A new species Paracarophenax alternatus Xu and Zhang sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on phoretic females. The mites were found attached to the adult of Monochamus alternatus Hope (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) collected from traps set in Minhou county, Fuzhou city, Fujian province, China. The new species is the eighth representative of the genus and also the first record of the Paracarophenax associated with the host family Cerambycidae. An updated the key to species of Paracarophenax is provided.
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