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New Species of Eriophyid Mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea)
Abstract
Nine species of eriophyid mites are described, 3 from Poland: Aceria malvacearum n.sp., Aculus malvae n.sp., and Epitrimerus tanaceti n.sp.; 5 from Brazil: Aculus pitangae n.sp., A. cauliflorus n.sp., A. catappae n.sp., A. solani n.sp., and Phyllocoptes caseariae n.sp.; and, 1 from Colombia: Calacarus guerreroi n.sp. /// Son descritas nueve especies de acaros eriofidos, tres de las cuales fueron colectadas en Polonia: Aceria malvacearum n. sp.; Aculus malvae n. sp.; Epitrimerus tanaceti n. sp.; cinco en Brasil: Aculus pitangae n. sp.; A. cauliflorus n. sp.; A. catappae n. sp.; A. solani n. sp. y Phyllocoptes caseariae n. sp.; y una en Colombia: Calacarus guerreroi n. sp.
... (Keifer 1953); Aceria lycopersici (Wolffenstein 1879) from Solanum lycopersicum L. (reported in original publication as Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw.) (Costa & Goncalves 1950); Aculus cauliflorus Boczek & Davis, 1984, from Acnistus arborescens (L.) Schltdl.; Aculus solani Boczek & Davis, 1984, from Solanum nigrum L. (Boczek & Davis 1984); and Calacarus capsica Chakrabarti & Mondal, 1979, from Capsicum annuum L. (Moraes & Flechtmann 2008). Despite the diversity of Solanaceae in Brazil there is scarce information on the Eriophyoidea mites associated with wild species since surveys of these mites have been concentrated on cultivated plants. ...
... (Keifer 1953); Aceria lycopersici (Wolffenstein 1879) from Solanum lycopersicum L. (reported in original publication as Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw.) (Costa & Goncalves 1950); Aculus cauliflorus Boczek & Davis, 1984, from Acnistus arborescens (L.) Schltdl.; Aculus solani Boczek & Davis, 1984, from Solanum nigrum L. (Boczek & Davis 1984); and Calacarus capsica Chakrabarti & Mondal, 1979, from Capsicum annuum L. (Moraes & Flechtmann 2008). Despite the diversity of Solanaceae in Brazil there is scarce information on the Eriophyoidea mites associated with wild species since surveys of these mites have been concentrated on cultivated plants. ...
... (Keifer 1953); Aceria lycopersici (Wolffenstein 1879) from Solanum lycopersicum L. (reported in original publication as Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. ex Farw.) (Costa & Goncalves 1950); Aculus cauliflorus Boczek & Davis, 1984, from Acnistus arborescens (L.) Schltdl.; Aculus solani Boczek & Davis, 1984, from Solanum nigrum L. (Boczek & Davis 1984); and Calacarus capsica Chakrabarti & Mondal, 1979, from Capsicum annuum L. (Moraes & Flechtmann 2008). Despite the diversity of Solanaceae in Brazil there is scarce information on the Eriophyoidea mites associated with wild species since surveys of these mites have been concentrated on cultivated plants. ...
The results of a survey of Eriophyoidea mites on wild and cultivated Solanaceae plants in Central Brazil are presented. Five new taxa associated with plants in the genus Solanum are described and illustrated. They include one new genus with type species belonging to Phyllocoptinae, Calacarini - Viginticus lupusmalum gen. nov. & sp. nov.; two new species in the Eriophyinae, Aceriini - Aceria solani sp. nov. and Paraphytoptus tuberacutus sp. nov., all of them associated with Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil.; and one new species in the Phyllocoptinae, Athocoptini - Aculus michereffi sp. nov., associated with Solanum acanthodes Hook.. New host plants for the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (Tryon 1917), are reported. In addition, the first record of Calacarus speciosissimum Flechtmann, 1999 for Brazil and from Capsicum as host plants, and the first record of Rhynacus lippius Duarte, Chetverikov & Navia, 2016, on solanaceous plants are presented; supplementary descriptions of these species were elaborated. Diagnostic traits for Calacarus mites collected on Solanaceae plants around the world are summarized.
... Four mites, two each from the genera Aceria and Aculus, are obligate on Ash (Davis et al. 1982). All four are gallforming species. ...
... Aceria fraxini (Garman 1883) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Aceria fraxinivora (Nalepa 1909) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Aculus epiphyllus (Nalepa 1892) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Aculus fraxini (Nalepa 1894) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Meade 1888) Diptera Predatory Chandler (1998) Aulagromyza heringii (Hendel 1920) Diptera Phytophagous Spencer (1972) Clinodiplosis botularia (Winnertz 1853) Diptera Phytophagous Chandler (1998) Contarinia marchali (Kieffer 1896) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Dasineura acrophila (Winnertz 1853) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Dasineura fraxinea (Kieffer 1907) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Dasineura fraxini (Bremi 1847) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Lonchaea fraxina (MacGowan and Rotheray 2000) Diptera Saproxylic MacGowan and Rotheray (2000) Lonchaea nitens (Bigot 1885) Diptera Saproxylic MacGowan and Rotheray (2008) Macrolabis pavida (Winnertz 1853) Diptera Phytophagous Chandler (1998) Anthocoris amplicollis (Horvath 1893) Hemiptera Predatory Crossley (1982) Brachynotocoris puncticornis (Reuter 1880) Hemiptera Phytophagous Nau and Brooke (2007) Prociphilus ( Heath and Emmet (1983) Pammene suspectana (Lienig and Zeller 1846) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Bradley et al. (1979) Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander 1784) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Emmet (1996) Prays ruficeps (Heinemann 1854) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Agassiz et al. (2013) Zelleria hepariella (Stainton 1849) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Emmet (1996) Oxythrips halidayi (Bagnall 1924) Thysanoptera Phytophagous Mound et al. (1976) as obligate based on current knowledge. The Endangered Diptera species, Pandivirilia melaleuca, is only known to use Ash and Oak (Quercus sp.) (Alexander 2002(Alexander , 2009Stockland et al. 2012; Stubbs and Drake 2014), whilst several scarce or threatened Diptera species narrowly failed to meet the criteria for inclusion in the lists presented here. ...
... Aceria fraxini (Garman 1883) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Aceria fraxinivora (Nalepa 1909) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Aculus epiphyllus (Nalepa 1892) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Aculus fraxini (Nalepa 1894) Acari Phytophagous Davis et al. (1982) Arthrocnodax fraxinellus (Meade 1888) Diptera Predatory Chandler (1998) Aulagromyza heringii (Hendel 1920) Diptera Phytophagous Spencer (1972) Clinodiplosis botularia (Winnertz 1853) Diptera Phytophagous Chandler (1998) Contarinia marchali (Kieffer 1896) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Dasineura acrophila (Winnertz 1853) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Dasineura fraxinea (Kieffer 1907) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Dasineura fraxini (Bremi 1847) Diptera Phytophagous Barnes (1951) Lonchaea fraxina (MacGowan and Rotheray 2000) Diptera Saproxylic MacGowan and Rotheray (2000) Lonchaea nitens (Bigot 1885) Diptera Saproxylic MacGowan and Rotheray (2008) Macrolabis pavida (Winnertz 1853) Diptera Phytophagous Chandler (1998) Anthocoris amplicollis (Horvath 1893) Hemiptera Predatory Crossley (1982) Brachynotocoris puncticornis (Reuter 1880) Hemiptera Phytophagous Nau and Brooke (2007) Prociphilus ( Heath and Emmet (1983) Pammene suspectana (Lienig and Zeller 1846) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Bradley et al. (1979) Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander 1784) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Emmet (1996) Prays ruficeps (Heinemann 1854) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Agassiz et al. (2013) Zelleria hepariella (Stainton 1849) Lepidoptera Phytophagous Emmet (1996) Oxythrips halidayi (Bagnall 1924) Thysanoptera Phytophagous Mound et al. (1976) as obligate based on current knowledge. The Endangered Diptera species, Pandivirilia melaleuca, is only known to use Ash and Oak (Quercus sp.) (Alexander 2002(Alexander , 2009Stockland et al. 2012; Stubbs and Drake 2014), whilst several scarce or threatened Diptera species narrowly failed to meet the criteria for inclusion in the lists presented here. ...
Ash Dieback, a disease of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trees caused by the ascomycete, Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus, was first noticed in the UK in February 2012 and has since been found through much of the country. Evidence from elsewhere in Europe suggests that most infected Ash trees succumb to the disease and, hence, UK woodlands and landscapes are at risk of large scale changes. A wide range of taxa either depends on Ash or makes significant use of it and is likely to be detrimentally affected if the UK’s Ash trees are seriously depleted. Invertebrate species that use Ash exclusively or are highly associated with the tree were identified from existing literature. We categorised 36 invertebrate species as “obligate” on Ash in the UK and a further 38 as “highly associated”. Hemiptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera were the most significant groups amongst the obligate species with Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera dominating the highly associated species. Most obligate species are phytophagous in their use of Ash. Highly associated species were evenly split between those that are phytophagous and those classified as saproxylic with a smaller number of species employing a range of additional feeding strategies. Among highly associated species that are phytophagous, Privet (Ligustrum sp.) was the most frequent alternative plant used. This and other alternative trees and shrubs could be used to help mitigate the effects of Ash Dieback in limited localised situations, where rare species might be affected. Additional suggestions for managing the impact of Ash Dieback on invertebrates are discussed.
... Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on undersurface of the leaves (Boczek & Davis 1984). Although in the original description the author stated that this mite did not cause damage to the host plant, Flechtmann & Moraes (2003) observed distortion of leaves and changes in its shininess. ...
... Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the undersurface of leaves(Boczek & Davis 1984). Remark. ...
The superfamily Eriophyoidea constitute a group of phytophagous mites of particular economic and evolutionary interest due to their intimate association with host plants and their agricultural importance as harmful or beneficial organisms. Studies on the Eriophyoidea fauna in Brazil started in the early 1900s with botanical works on cecidias and were continued with researchers looking for and reporting on eriophyid mites causing damage to agricultural crops. Therefore, in this annotated checklist, we compile information from just over a century on eriophyid mites reported or described from Brazil. Its purpose is to facilitate plant protection strategies and guide future work on this important group of phytophagous mites. In addition to taxonomy, we present information on host plants and general aspects of cecidia attributed to eriophyoid mites but without genus/species identification. Compilation was based on: i) literature, including papers, books, theses and congress/symposium publications; ii) specimens deposited in mite collections in Brazil. On each species we present: i) suprageneric/generic classification, synonyms and previous genus/era assignments, including references on original and/or additional descriptions; ii) type host plant and other host(s) plant(s) found in the country; iii) host relationships and remarks on symptoms; iv) localities of occurrences at States/Federal District and municipal levels; and v) host plant status in Brazil as well as biomes where they occur or are cultivated. A total of 234 valid eriophyoid mite species are recorded: 196 Eriophyidae, 20 Diptilomiopidae and 18 Phytoptidae, distributed in 92 genera. Host plants comprised 233 species, belonging to 141 genera and 56 plant families. Four new reports of eriophyoid mites in Brazil are presented based on specimens deposited in reference collections. A new combination is presented for Propeaciota secundum (Flechtmann, Amrine & Stasny) in the genus Khanthongella. In addition, data on observations and descriptions of 67 cecidias attributed to eriophyoid mites in five states and on 21 plant families are presented. Geographically, the distribution of species reports of eriophyoids around Brazil is highly uneven, with more than 64% of species (151 spp.) in the Southeast region, which surely reflects a lack of research elsewhere. Regarding host plant specificity, 77.7% are reported on only one host species, 88.9% on one host genus and 98.3% on one host family. Regarding host status 64.1% of species are exclusively associated with native host plants, 27% with naturalized or exotic cultivated host plants, and 6.4% from both native and naturalized or exotic host plants.
... There are some morphometric differences between the examined Hungarian Epitrimerus tanaceti specimens and the original description by Boczek and Davis (1984). We especially draw attention to the location of the microtubercles on the dorsal annuli: in the type specimens they are present on the first three dorsal annuli behind the prodorsal shield margin and in three bands on the middorsal and subdorsal ridges, whereas all dorsal annuli smooth in the specimens collected in Hungary. ...
... The length of setae h2 (22 in holotype of E. tanaceti) significantly differs from that of the Hungarian specimens (70-75). Nevertheless the examined specimens belong to E. tanaceti because the vast majority of the morphometric data for female matches the original description by Boczek and Davis (1984). ...
A new vagrant species of phyllocoptine mites, Leipothrix nagyi n. sp . collected from Zinnia elegans (Asteraceae) is described and illustrated from Hungary. Further three eriophyoid species were recorded for the first time in Hungary, viz. Aceria hippophaena (Nalepa, 1898) found on Hippophaë rhamnoides, Epitrimerus cupressi (Keifer, 1939) collected from Cupressus sempervirens and Epitrimerus tanaceti Boczek et Davis, 1984 associated with Tanacetum vulgare . The female of E.tanaceti is re-described, while the male and nymph are described for the first time.
... The mite has been reported to have a wide distribution across Europe to Central Asia and has been observed in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey (Lipa, 1976(Lipa, , 1978Viñuela et al., 1998;Fauna Europaea, 2005;De Lillo et al., 2017;Živkovićet al., 2017; M. Cristofaro, Biotechnology and Biological Control Agency, personal communication; J. Kashefi, and R. Sobhian, United States Department of Agriculture -Agriculture Research Service, personal communication). In the literature, A. drabae has been reported from various plant species in the Brassicaceae (Buhr, 1964;Davis et al., 1982;Bijkerk, 2022;Redfern and Shirley, 2022). However, Lipa (1978) suggested that it is monophagous and that reports in the literature of A. drabae using other host species were the result of misidentification or misinterpretation of synonymously named organisms. ...
... In the Hungarian flora the family Caryophyllaceae is represented by 92 indigenous species in 24 genera. Summarizing the updated literature, 17 eriophyoid species have been known from caryophyllaceous plants (Table 1) (Davis et al., 1982; Amrine and Stasny, 1994). In Hungary four eriophyoid mite species, Aceria colocense Ripka, Aceria feketeistvani Ripka, Aceria belarexi Ripka and Aceria wassalberti Ripka occupies caryophyllaceous host plant (Ripka, 2013(Ripka, , 2016a(Ripka, , 2016b. ...
A new vagrant species of phyllocoptine mites, Paraepitrimerus abaujensis n. sp. associated with Minuartia frutescens (Caryophyllaceae) is described and illustrated from Hungary.
... The eriophyids are among the most important plantfeeding mites, causing damage to wild and cultivated plants. Although they are the most numerous of the plant-feeding mites, only 1859 species are known at present (Davis et al., 1982) Eriophyoid mites are obligatory phytophagous organisms and are well adapted to living on plants. Since eriophyoid mites are of great economic importance, both as pests and candidates for biological control of weeds, the need for understanding the ecological and evolutionary patterns of their host specialization is obvious (Lindquist et Oldfield 1996). ...
... Key (Boczek & Davis, 1984) 80 Surajit SUR and Samiran CHAKRABARTI ...
One new genus Subductophyes gen. nov. and two new species of eriophyoid mites viz. Subductophyes digitariae sp. nov. infesting Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler (Poaceae) and Mesalox mutica sp. nov. infesting Apluda mutica L. (Poaceae) are described in the tribe Phyllocoptini and Anthocoptini (Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) respectively, from West Bengal, India. Relationship of the new genus and species with other related eriophyoid taxa are discussed.
... In Hungary 15 species, 3.9% of the known eriophyoid species occupy 26 lamiaceous host plants (Ripka 2007). Out of over 3,700 known eriophyoid species 55 ones have been reported from 46 members of family Lamiaceae around the world (Roivainen 1950;Davis et al. 1982;Amrine & Stasny 1994, 1996Liu et al. 2013;Lotfollahi et al. 2015;Kiedrowicz et al. 2016). Aculus stachysi (Petanović et Boczek, 1991) was described from Stachys allopecuros L. (Benth.) ...
... A recent survey in Britain found no evidence for change in its distribution between 1987 and 2004 (Braithwaite, Ellis & Preston 2006). The frequency of occurrence of the species in resurveyed semi-permanent Sources: 1, Allan (1979); 2, Blab & Kudrna (1982); 3, Davis et al. (1982); 4, Ebert (1997); 5, Ebert (1998);6, Ebert (2005); 7, Emmet (1996); 8, Emmet & Langmaid (2002); 9, Goater (1974); 10, Griffiths (1980); 11, Heath & Emmet (1983); 12, Hering (1957); 13, Holman (2009); 14, Khan (1989); 15, Liston et al. (2014); 16, Settele, Feldmann & Reinhardt (1999); 17, Spencer (1972);18, Spencer (1976);19, Steuer (1976); 20, Taeger et al. (1998);21, Traugott-Olsen & Schmidt Nielsen (1977); 22, Wirooks & Theissen (1999); 23, W€ orz (1957); 24, Zw€ olfer (1958). ...
This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Milium effusum L. (Wood Millet) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles : distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history, and conservation.
The grass Milium effusum is a common species of mature woodland in central and southern England, but is less common in the wetter parts of northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. World‐wide, the species is native to many temperate, boreal, subarctic and subalpine parts of the northern hemisphere: from eastern North America across most of Europe (excluding Mediterranean climates) to the Ural Mountains and Black Sea, extending eastwards to the Himalaya, Korea and Japan.
Wood Millet is a shade‐tolerant, relatively tall grass (up to 1·8 m) producing up to 700 caryopses per individual. It is characteristic of temperate deciduous woodland, but can also occur in other woodland and forest types and even in scrub, alpine meadows, along railways and roads, and on rocks. In woods, it is one of the most conspicuous plants of the herb layer in the early summer after the disappearance of spring flowering species. While the species is generally considered an ancient woodland indicator in England and western Europe, it is also known to colonize secondary, post‐agricultural forests relatively rapidly in other areas such as Denmark, southern Sweden and Poland.
The species has a wide amplitude in terms of soil acidity and nutrient availability, but predominantly grows on soils of intermediate soil fertility and soil pH and with high organic matter concentration. However, M. effusum can tolerate large quantities of tree‐leaf litter on the forest floor and is able to grow on very acidic soils.
Changes in land use, climate, densities of large herbivores and atmospheric deposition of nitrogen are having effects on populations of Wood Millet. Significant responses of the life‐history traits and population characteristics have been detected in response to environmental variation and to experimental treatments of temperature, nutrients, light and acidity. In many of its habitats across its range, M. effusum is currently becoming more frequent. During the last century, its mean elevation of occurrence in upland areas of Europe has also increased by several hundreds of metres. Typically, management actions are directed towards the conservation of its main habitat type (e.g. ancient woodlands of the Milio‐Fagetum association) rather than to the species specifically.
... inhabiting six Brassicaceae species in Serbia. Five of them have been already mentioned in the literature as original or alternate hosts of Aceria spp.: Capsella bursa-pastoris as the original host of Aceria capsellae (Nalepa 1890b(Nalepa , 1929 and an alternate host of Aceria drabae (Nalepa 1891(Nalepa , 1898, Cardamine hirsuta as the original host of Aceria cardaminis (Cotte 1912) and an alternate host of A. drabae (Davis et al. 1982), Lepidium draba as the original host of A. drabae and an alternate host of A. capsellae and Aceria longior, Berteroa incana as an alternate host for A. drabae and A. longior, and Sisymbrium orientale as an alternate host of Vidović et al. (2010Vidović et al. ( , 2015, Chetverikov (2011), Lewandowski et al. (2014) and Navia et al. (2015). It should be stressed that different morphological traits could contribute to phenotypic delimitation between congeneric species or species that belong to different eriophyoid genera. ...
We examined morphological and genetic differences among Aceria spp. inhabiting six Brassicaceae species in Serbia. Five of them have been already mentioned in the literature as original or alternate hosts of Aceria spp. (Berteroa incana (L.) DC., Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik., Cardamine hirsuta L., Lepidium draba L. and Sisymbrium orientale L.), whereas Aurinia petraea (Ard.) Schur was registered here for the first time as a host for Aceria sp. Results of morphometric analyses indicated clear differentiation of Aceria spp. from B. incana, L. draba, A. petraea and S. orientale, whereas the other two entities were less diverse and clustered together. Molecular analyses indicated that the average mean divergence over all sequence pairs was 18.3% (11.8–25.9%) and disclosed that the observed mtCOI distances between the six host-associated Aceria entities are large enough to represent differences between species. The Aceria sp. hosted by B. incana was morphologically and genetically most distinctive, whereas discrepancy between phenetic and phylogenetic relationships was found in the position of Aceria sp. hosted by L. draba when compared with those inhabiting C. hirsuta, S. orientale and C. bursa-pastoris.
... ʆɳ ɳ ɷ> ɳ : ɳ Ramazani et al. (2006) ɳ ʇ ɺɷɳ ʆ ɸ ʆ ɳ ɸɳ . ʆ ɷ> ɳ : ɳ ʇ ɺɷɳ @ ɸ @ʈɷ ʈ ɸ ɸɳ (Boczek & Davis, 1984) . ɮ ɷ ɸ ʆɳ ɳ ɷ> ɳ : ɳ ʇ ɺɷɳ ʆɳ ʈ ʆ ɳ ʆ ɳ ɸɳ (Kamali et al., 2001) . ...
... Diğer önemli zararlı familya olan Eriophyidae'de ise 2 tür belirlenmiştir. Bu türlerden A. lycopercisi domates ve patlıcanda yaygın bir tür olmakla birlikte (Şekeroğlu & Özgür, 1984;Madanlar & Öncüer, 1994;Yanar et al., 2008;Panigrahi, 2010), A. solani daha önce Brezilya'da S. nigrum üzerinde belirlenmiştir (Boczek & Davis, 1984;Amrine & Stasny, 1994). Bu tür Türkiye'de ilk defa bu çalışmada S. dulcamara'da saptanmıştır. ...
A survey was conducted in North Western Region (Bursa - Yalova cities) and central Anatolia (Ankara city) of Turkey, during 2009-2010 to evaluate the mite diversity and population fluctuation on tomato plants. Thirty-four plant parasitic, predatory and neutral mite species were identified belonging to 14 mite families namely Tetranychidae, Eriophyidae, Tenuipalpidae, Bdellidae, Phytoseiidae, Stigmaeidae, Ascidae, Parasitidae, Ameroseiidae, Acaridae, Tydeidae, Iolinidae, Tarsonemidae and Oribatidae. Among these species, the plant parasitic mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Tetranychidae), Eotetranychus uncatus Garman and Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher), the predators, Pronematus ubiquitus (McG.), Neopronematus neglectus (Kuzn.) (Acari: Iolinidae) and Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and the neutrals, Tyrophagus putrescentiae Sch. (Acari: Acaridae) and Tarsonemus bifurcatus Sch. (Acari: Tarsonemidae) were predominant species and corresponded to more than 87% of the mite specimens collected during the survey. Homeopronematus anconai (Baker) and N. neglectus which species are belong to Iolinidae were found as the first record for Turkey's fauna. Sorenson's similarity index varied 0.40-0.57, indicating a medium similarity among the cities. According to Shannon Wiener index, the biodiversity increasing mite fauna was plant parasitic mites in Ankara and predator mites in Bursa and Yalova. The population density of T. urticae on tomato began to increase in late-May and peaked three times in mid-June, late-July and mid-September in Bursa. In Ankara, the plant parasitic mite emerged in late-July and occured three peaks in mid-August, early September and mid-October.
... Four eriophyoid species are known from E. uniflora: Aculops eugeniae Keifer, 1977 from Florida, USA; Aculus pitangae Boczek & Davis, 1984, Calacarus kleithria Flechtmann, 2003 and Diptilostatus nudipalpus de Moraes 2003) from Southeastern Brazil. ...
A new genus and two new species of eriophyoid mites in the family Diptilomiopidae associated with Spondias mombinL. (Anacardiaceae), namely Solivagus n. gen. alpha n. sp. and Davisella spondias n. sp., are described. In addition, a new species of Eriophyidae associated with Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae), namely Dichopelmus ibapitanga n. sp., is described and Aculus pitangae Boczek & Davis, also from E. uniflora, is redescribed including a description of the male, and its classification is discussed. All material studied was collected in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.
... The prodorsal shield pattern and ornamentation on coxisternum I of Aceria malvacearum Boczek et Davis found on common mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) (Malvaceae) resemble A. hungarorum n. sp., but legs I and II of A. malvacearum 66 and 50 long, resp., the empodium 8-9-rayed, the prodorsal shield rhomboid and female genital coverflap with 14 ridges (Boczek and Davis, 1984). The new species differs in that the length of legs I and II 33-40 and 30-35, resp., 7-rayed empodium, semicircular prodorsal shield, 9-12 longitudinal ridges on genital coverflap, and the host plant, common agrimony. ...
Two new species of eriophyoid mite, Aceria bendeguzi n. sp., associated with Alcea rosea (Malvaceae) and Acaralox hungarorum n. sp. from Agrimonia eupatoria (Rosaceae), are described and illustrated from Hungary. Morphological differences distinguishing these species from other malvaceous and rosaceous inhabiting congeners are discussed.
... Host plant names and their synonymies are in accordance with The Plant List (http://www.theplantlist.org/). Data on eriophyoid mites were extracted from the catalogue by Davis et al. (1982), Amrine and Stasny (1994) and from the computerized catalog of the Eriophyoidea (Amrine and de Lillo, pers. comm.); a further record was added based on the searching made on the most common abstract indexes. ...
A new genus and two new species of mites in the family Eriophyidae, Theaphyes rapaneae gen. n. and sp. n. which is found on the type host Rapanea neriifolia (Sieb. et Zucc.) Mez (Myrsinaceae) and Paracaphyllisa theacea sp. n., are described and illustrated. They are vagrants on the tea plant Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze and no apparent symptoms were detected. A key to the eriophyoid mites including thirteen species associated with tea plants all over the world is provided.
... Four eriophyoid species are known from E. uniflora: Aculops eugeniae Keifer, 1977 from Florida, USA; Aculus pitangae Boczek & Davis, 1984, Calacarus kleithria Flechtmann, 2003 and Diptilostatus nudipalpus de Moraes 2003) from Southeastern Brazil. ...
... Eriophyes orientalis (Fockeu, 1892) Epitrimerus tanaceti Boczek and Davis, 1984 Type data. Corylus avellana L., hazelnut (Betulaceae); Lohja, Helsinki, Finland. ...
More than one hundred species of Eriophyoidea have been recorded hitherto from Turkey. Within the last decade, a large plant survey was carried out in order to investigate the eriophyoid fauna present in Turkey, with particular emphasis on species affecting weeds and ornamental plants. In addition, the Turkish literature has been examined for previous records of eriophyoid mites. New species, Paraphytoptus intybi n. sp. on common cichory, Cichorium intybus (Compositae) and Phytoptus albae n. sp. on white poplar, Populus alba (Salicaceae), are described and illustrated herein. In addition, a further 31 species were found to be new records for the eriophyoid fauna of Turkey with Aceria calaceris, Phyllocoptes didelphis and Vasates immigrans being new reports for the Palaearctic region. All known eriophyoid species records from Turkey appearing in papers published up until March 2013 are listed in this catalogue along with remarks and information on their current distribution in Turkey and taxonomic status.
... Diğer önemli zararlı familya olan Eriophyidae'de ise 2 tür belirlenmiştir. Bu türlerden A. lycopercisi domates ve patlıcanda yaygın bir tür olmakla birlikte (Şekeroğlu & Özgür, 1984;Madanlar & Öncüer, 1994;Yanar et al., 2008;Panigrahi, 2010), A. solani daha önce Brezilya'da S. nigrum üzerinde belirlenmiştir (Boczek & Davis, 1984;Amrine & Stasny, 1994). Bu tür Türkiye'de ilk defa bu çalışmada S. dulcamara'da saptanmıştır. ...
The abundance and species diversity of both plant parasitic and predatory mites were assessed on two nightshade plants species, Solanum nigrum L. around Solanacaeous vegetables in Bursa, Yalova and Ankara provinces of Turkey, and Solanum dulcamara L. in only Ankara during 2009-2010. Fourthy two and thirty-four mite species were determined from S. nigrum and S. dulcamara, recpectively. The plant parasitic mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch and Eotetranychus uncatus Garman (Acari: Tetranychidae) were predominant species on both nightshade species. Besides these polyphagous species, the worldwide pests of vegetables, Aculops lycopersici Massee (Acari: Eriophyidae) and T. turkestani Ugarov & Nycolsky (Acari: Tetranychidae) were detected as a potential pests. Because of these injouring mites are not monophagous species, the weeds take role as reservior plants for mites and allow incerasing populations of the mites in Solanacaeous vegetable areas. However, predatory mites, Neoseiulus marginatus (Wainstein), N. californicus (McGregor), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki Wainstein (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Neopronematus neglectus (Kuzn.), Pronematus ubiquitus (McG.) (Acari: Iolinidae) and Zetzellia mali (Ewing) (Acari: Stigmaeidae), were identified as common species on the nightshade species. Phytoseiids and iolinids existed in a stronger clear numerical response to spider mite populations. Despite the biodiversity increasing mite fauna was predatory mites of both nihgtshades in all locations, the abundances of plant parasitic mites were very higher than those of predatory species. Aculus solani Boczek&Davis (Eriophyidae), Cheyletus baloghi Volgin (Cheyletidae) and Cheiroseius necorniger (Oud.) (Ascidae) were found the first records for the Turkish mite fauna.
... Aculus solani Boczek and Davis, 1984;Ramazani et al., 2006 Solanum nigrum, Lycium sp.(Solanaceae) ...
Four eriophyid mites, including two new species, from Iran are described and illustrated. They are Aceria heteropappi sp. nov. on Heteropappus altaicus (Willd.) Novopokr. (Asteraceae), Tetra heliotropii sp. nov. on Heliotropium chorassanicum Bung (Boraginaceae); and new records in Iran of Aceria malherbae Nuzzaci, 1985 on Convolvulus repens L. (Convolvulaceae), and Aceria salsolae de Lillo & Sobhian, 1996 on Salsola dendroides Pall. and Salsola kali L. (Chenopodiaceae).
... Reckella celtis Bagdasarian fajt a Közép-Ázsia és Kaukázus területén ôshonos Celtis caucasica Willd. fajról Örményországban írták le (Bagdasarian 1975, Davis és mtsai 1982, Amrine és Stasny 1994, 1996 ...
Napjainkban a nemzetközi és a hazai iro-dalomban egyaránt nagyszámú tanulmány fog-lalkozik az idegenhonos fajok egyre gyorsuló ütemû terjedésével, megtelepedésük, fellépésük komoly ökológiai és gazdasági következménye-ivel (Ripka 2010, Vétek és mtsai 2010, Csóka és mtsai 2012, Szeôke és Csóka 2012, Tuba és mtsai 2012 stb.). A Magyarországon ültetett két ostorfafaj közül a gyakoribb nyugati ostorfa (Celtis occidentalis L., Ulmaceae család) Észak-Ame-rika keleti részén ôshonos faj. Utcai sorfaként ültetve széles körben alkalmazzák, mert a vá-rosi élôhelyek környezeti ártalmait viszonylag jól tûri (Ripka és Reiderné Saly 1991). Csonthé-jas termését madarak és kisemlôsök fogyaszt-ják és terjesztik. Rendszerint bôven terem. Nap-jainkra az egyik legterhesebb fás szárú özönnö-vénnyé vált (Bartha és Csiszár 2006). Természe-tes, természetközeli és mesterséges élôhelyeken (pl. parkokban, házi kertekben, temetôkben stb.) magja nagy számban kikel és gyomosít. A déli ostorfa (Celtis australis L., Ulmaceae család) Dél-Európában, kiváltképpen a medi-terrán országokban, Észak-Afrikában és Nyu-gat-Ázsiában ôshonos fafaj. Hazánkban egzóta díszfaként ritkán utcai sorfaként és parkok-ban ültetik, idônként elvadul (Király 2009). Meglehetôsen kisszámú kártevô ízeltlábú tele-pedik meg az ostorfákon. A magyar nyelvben gubacs-, levél-és rügy-atkáknak nevezett Eriophyoidea családsorozat (= öregcsalád) morfológiailag jól elkülöníthetô csoportja az atkáknak (Acari). Féregszerû, megnyúlt testük rendkívül kisméretû (átla-gos testhosszuk 100–250 μm), másodlago-san gyûrûzött. Valamennyi fejlôdési alakjuk – mindkét ivar esetében – csak két pár lábbal rendelkezik. Nemcsak morfológiailag, hanem biológiailag is rendkívül specializálódott rend-szertani egység. A négy családba (Phytoptidae, Nalepellidae, Eriophyidae, Diptilomiopidae) tartozó fajok egy része általában speciális, pa-rányi élôhelyeket keres, illetve alakíttat ki ma-gának (pl. gubacs, erineum stb.) a növényen, ahol él, táplálkozik és szaporodik. Ezek a szo-rosan vett gubacs-és rügyatkák. Más fajok – melyeket a magyar szóhasználatban levélatkák-nak nevezünk (angol elnevezésük vagrant = csa-vargó, kóborló vagy free living = szabadon élô) – a növény felszínén szabadon él. Valamennyi képviselôjük hajtásos növények (nyitvatermôk, zárvatermôk) valamint harasztok sejtnedvével táplálkozik. Legtöbb fajuk a gazdanövény leve-lén és hajtásán található. Bizonyos fajok, viszont virágban, virágzatban, illetve termésben élnek. Szúró-szívó szájszervükkel általában a tápnö-vény bôrszövetét alkotó sejteket, míg néhány fajuk a bôrszövet alatti parenchyma sejteket sér-ti meg, s a sejtekbe juttatott nyálukkal okoznak A DÉLI OSTORFA-GUBACSATKA (RECKELLA CELTIS BAGDASARIAN) MEGJELENÉSE MAGYARORSZÁGON
... As far as known concerning Iranian fauna, no eriophyoid species has been recorded from Apiaceae. Four eriophyoid species (Aceria mangiferae Sayed, 1946, Aceria pistaciae (Nalepa, 1899, Aceria stefanii (Nalepa, 1898) and Calacarus citrifolii Keifer, 1955) have been recorded from Anacardiaceae (Mehrnegad and Daneshvar 1991, Arbabi et al. 1999, Mehrnejad and Ueckermann 2001, Khanjani and Haddad 2006, and five eriophyoid species [Tetra lycopersici Xue & Hong, 2005, Aceria eucricotes (Nalepa, 1892), Aceria melongena (Zaher & Abou-Awad, 1979), Aculops lycopersici (Tryon, 1917) and Aculus solani Boczek & Davis, 1984] have been recorded from Solanaceae (Sepasgozarian 1973, Ramazani et al. 2006, Xue et al. 2011, Gharezadeh et al. 2013. ...
Three new eriophyid species (Phyllocoptinae), Shevtchenkella denticulata
sp. n., Notallus pestehae
sp. n. and Echinacrus ruthenicus
sp. n., were described from Eryngium thyrsoideum Boiss. (Apiaceae), Pistacia vera L. (Anacardiaceae) and Lycium ruthenicum Murray (Solanaceae), respectively. All the three new species were collected from southwest of the East Azerbaijan province, Iran in 2011. It is the first record of an eriophyoid mite collected from E. thyrsoideum and L. ruthenicum and the first record of Notallus from Anacardiaceae plant family.
... The species status of Co. oculivitis has been accepted by its inclusion in the catalogues of Davis et al. (1982) and Amrine and Stasny (1994). Additionally, Meyer and Ueckermann (1990) differentiated the two species in a key to African Colomerus species. ...
Grapevine is host to two Colomerus species: Colomerus vitis (Co. vitis), distributed worldwide; and Colomerus oculivitis (Co. oculivitis), restricted to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Both these eriophyid species, as well as Colomerus specimens morphologically near them, were intercepted by South African officials on table grapes and grapevine budwood imported from a number of different countries. Colomerus oculivitis may have a wider distribution than reported and/or its taxonomy may be erroneous. In addition, breeding colonies of Colomerus mites were found on imported fresh table grapes. This represents an unconsidered introduction pathway for eriophyoids on grapevine. A survey and taxonomic study on grapevine eriophyoid mites are presently underway in South Africa. Due to taxonomic uncertainties, it is our opinion that Colomerus mites from grapevine worldwide cannot be identified accurately to species.
... One approach to understanding the interaction between a gall-forming phytophage and its host on the gall phenotype is to examine the response of different host species to infestation by the same species of mite. Eriophyes laevis is an eriophyid that infests multiple species of alder in Eurasia and North America (Ross 1932;Liro and Roivainen 1951;Hall 1967; Barke and Davis 1971;Davis et al. 1982;Keifer et al. 1982;Vuorisalo et al. 1990;Coulianos and Holmasen 1991;Westphal 1992). Ross (1932) described mature galls on European Alnus incana and Alnus glutinosa as head-like structures on the adaxial leaf surface subtended by a long, narrow opening to the abaxial surface with numerous hairs lining the interiors of the cavities, but his studies did not document anatomical details. ...
We studied the development of adaxial pouch galls caused by Eriophyes laevis (Nalepa 1891) (Acari:Eriophyoidea) on the leaves of two European alder species, Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana. Standard histochemical techniques were used to analyze morphology, anatomy, developmental timing, and histochemistry. Our results demonstrated that galls on both host species were similar in development of internal structure. The adaxial pouches of all galls at maturity were composed of several undifferentiated cell layers penetrated by vascular bundles and a layer lining the interior of the cavity consisting of dark-staining, presumably nutritive tissue and papillae. The abaxial ostioles opposite the pouches were constricted by the growth of labiate ostiolar protrusions. Tannins were found in bundle sheath and bundle sheath extension derivatives. Although the galls on both host species were structurally similar, they diverged in the timing of development: gall development on A. incana lagged behind that on A. glutinosa by approximately 10 d, and tanniniferous cells appeared earlier in galls on A. incana. This difference in the timing of gall development resulted from an earlier onset of gall development in A. glutinosa; the total time course of development was similar on both hosts. We hypothesize that differences in developmental phenology could lead to temporal divergence in the completion of the mite life cycle on different hosts, therefore restricting interbreeding between mite populations and creating the potential for host-specific differentiation.
A new genus and a new species of Rhyncaphytoptinae (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae) and two newspecies of Diptilomiopinae (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae) from Pampa biome, Brazil, are describedand illustrated: Parahoderus gen. nov. and Parahoderus brasilae sp. nov. on Celtis brasiliensis (Gardner)Planch. (Cannabaceae), Diptilostatus lithraeae sp. nov. on Lithraea molleoides (Vell.) Engl. (Anacardiaceae)and Vimola multinerviae sp. nov. on Ludwigia multinervia (Hook. et Arn.) Ramamoorthy (Onagraceae).Updated keys for species of the genera Diptilostatus and Vimola are provided.
This datasheet on Terminalia catappa covers Identity, Overview, Associated Diseases, Pests or Pathogens, Distribution, Dispersal, Biology & Ecology, Environmental Requirements, Natural Enemies, Impacts, Uses, Prevention/Control, Management, Genetics and Breeding, Food Quality, Economics, Further Information.
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Natural enemies of cheatgrass, an invasive plant in the western USA that is associated with recent increases in destructive wildfires, were sought as part of a classical biological control program targeting that plant. A population of mites was discovered infesting cheatgrass plants in central Bulgaria and determined to be a new species using morphological, morphometric analysis (i.e., measurement of specific body parts) and DNA barcoding (i.e., comparison of DNA sequences in genes shared by all mite species). Without these modern analytical tools, this mite would probably have been considered as the same species as another mite that infests other plants. This new mite species will now be tested to determine if it is suitable for importation and release in the USA as a biological control agent of cheatgrass.
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A new species of eriophyoid mite, Aculodes marcelli sp. nov., was discovered on cheatgrass, Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski (syn. Bromus tectorum L.), an annual grass that is native to Eurasia and Northern Africa. This grass was introduced to North America near the end of the 19th century and now is widespread and associated with the observed increases in the size, frequency, and intensity of wildfires in western N. America. In this paper, A. marcelli sp. nov., is morphologically described and illustrated. Compared with other Aculodes spp., it differs based on morphology and the sequence of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase gene, subunit I (MT-CO1). Results of morphometric analysis showed clear differentiation between A. marcelli sp. nov., and the most similar congener, A. altamurgiensis from Taeniatherum caput-medusae. Analysis of MT-CO1 sequence divergence revealed significant levels of genetic variation (17.7%) and supported the results from the morphometric analysis; therefore, it is determined that they are two different species. Aculodes marcelli sp. nov., is a new candidate agent for classical biological control of A. tectorum.
In this paper, seven new species of Phyllocoptes from China are described and illustrated. They are Phyllocoptes cunninghamiae sp. nov. on Cunninghamia sp. (Taxodiaceae); Phyllocoptes stephanocarpae sp. nov. on Lonicera stephanocarpa Franch. (Caprifoliaceae); Phyllocoptes webbianae sp. nov. on Lonicera webbiana Wall. ex DC. (Caprifoliaceae); Phyllocoptes bayisis sp. nov. and Phyllocoptes myrtilloidia sp. nov. on Spiraea myrtilloides Rehd. (Rosaceae); Phyllocoptes graminis sp. nov. on Berberis graminea Ahrendt (Berberidaceae); and Phyllocoptes piceanis sp. nov. on Picea asperata Mast. (Pinaceae). All the eriophyoid mite species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Chinese Phyllocoptes is provided herein.
Information is presented on eriophyoid mites found on palm trees worldwide by different authors, including original data from a recent survey conducted in Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico. For each species, information on synonymy, locations where it was found on palm trees, palm hosts, and damage are included. Sixty-two eriophyoid species from 31 genera, associated with 54 palm tree species from 25 genera, are listed. A dichotomous key is provided to help in the separation of the reported mites. Four eriophyoid species are reported on palm trees in Europe; 6 in Africa; 17 in Asia, Pacific Islands and Australia; and 40 in the Americas. Four of the reported species belong to Diptilomiopidae, 44 to Eriophyidae and 14 to Phytoptidae. The need for further studies on these mites around the world is discussed.
Colomerus Newkirk & Keifer, 1971 is an eriophyid genus described by Newkirk and Keifer about 43 years ago, that contains species from all continents, except Antarctica. They live mostly on dicotyledonous plants. Colomerus novahebridensis Keifer, 1977 was described from coconut (Cocos nucifera L., Arecaceae) fruits from Vanuatu. A description of a Thai population of this species is given in this paper. A revised characterization of Colomerus and a dichotomous key for the separation of the species presently considered to belong to this genus are provided, and a consideration about the importance of Colomerus species is presented.
The russet mite, Aceria anthocoptes (Nalepa), is the only eriophyoid that has been recorded on Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. It has been noted in several European countries and recently in the USA. In this study we explored the geographic and host-related variability of Aceria spp. inhabiting different Cirsium spp. We applied landmark-based geometric morphometric methods to study morphological variability of three body regions (ventral, coxigenital and prodorsal) of 13 Aceria spp. populations inhabiting five Cirsium spp. in Serbia (Europe) and four Cirsium spp. in Colorado (North America). Analyses of size and shape variation revealed statistically significant differences between Aceria spp. living on European native and North American native Cirsium spp., as well as between A. anthocoptes s.s. inhabiting European C. arvense and North American C. arvense. The coxigenital region was the most informative when considering inter-population shape differences. European Aceria spp. dwelling on Cirsium spp., including A. anthocoptes s.s. from C. arvense, are characterized by higher inter-population size and shape variability than their North American counterparts. This finding supports a Eurasian origin of A. anthocoptes, presumed to consist of a complex of cryptic taxa probably coevolved with host plants in the native environment. Morphological similarity among Aceria spp. inhabiting North American native Cirsium spp. may indicate that speciation of A. anthocoptes started relatively soon after the host shift to plants different from C. arvense in the invaded region.
A new species of Eriophyidae (Acari: Prostigmata: E riophyoidea) mite, Aceria tripuraensis n. sp., is described from the closed bud galls of Hibiscus macrophyllus Roxb. ex Hornem. (Malvaceae) in India. Aceria tripuraensis n. sp. is distinguished by having a prodorsal shield with distinct rounded lobes on the postero-lateral margins and two pairs of submedian lines. The tarsal solenidia with unusual transverse sculptures, are 2.5x longer than the empodia. Twenty Aceria species are now known to inhabit malvaceous plant hosts and those are listed here along with type localities and host plant details. A key to all known species of Aceria recorded from Hibiscus spp. is also provided.
Abstract One new genus and seven new species of eriophyoid mites from Australia are described and illustrated. Scutalophus mallacootensis gen. and sp. n., Calepitrimerus maddoxi sp. n., Aculus campbelli sp. n. and Phyllocoptes ballinensis sp. n. are all free-living vagrants on Melaleuca alternifolia, an important essential oil crop in which Eriophyes melaleucae (Keifer) severely distorts the new growth. A redescription of E. melaleucae is supplemented with an illustration of the male genitalia. In addition, C. maddoxi sp. n. occurs on Melaleuca linariifolia in association with E. melaleucae. Scutalophus mallacootensis gen. and sp. n. also inhabits Melaleuca armillaris along with Eriophyes armillaris sp. n. Eriophyes quinquenerviae sp. n. forms round, pepper-shot galls on foliage of Melaleuca quinquenervia and Eriophyes leucadendrae sp. n. builds elongated, ridge-like galls on leaves of Melaleuca leucadendra.
Four eriophyid species are reported from cashew plant, Anacardium occidentale L., namely Aceria rossettonis Keifer, Calacarus decoratusn. sp., Mesalox abathus Keifer and Vimola globosa (Keifer), and one eriophyid species, Mesalox trapezoidalisn. sp., from the Barbados cherry, Malpighia glabra L., from Brazil.
Nalepella longoctonema n. sp. is described from noble and grand fir (Abies procera Rehd. and A. grandis (Dougl.) (Pinaceae) in western Oregon.
Measurements and comparisons of specific and generic characters of the progeny of one Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa) female with light and SEM showed distinct differences among them. These observed differences were mainly with the following characters: length of the body, length of dorsal shield, distance between dorsal tubercles, shape and pattern of dorsal shield, structure of tergites and sternites, and the structure of featherclaw
In this paper, five new species of Phyllocoptes from China are described and illustrated, namely Phyllocoptes cuihuashanin. sp. on Thalictrum sp. (Ranunculaceae), Phyllocoptes changbaiensisn. sp. on Crataegus maximowiczii (Rosaceae), Phyllocoptes mingyuiensisn. sp. on Cotoneaster sp. (Rosaceae), Phyllocoptes mollissimaen. sp. on Castanea mollissima (Fagaceae), Phyllocoptes taihuaiensisn. sp. on Armeniaca mume (Rosaceae). The eriophyoid mite species described herein are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the species of Phyllocoptes from China is provided.
Three new species and one new record of the eriophyoid mites from Iran are described and illustrated. They are Aceria chenopodia n. sp. on Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae), Aceria mashhadiensis n. sp. on Polygonum arviculare L. (Polygonaceae), Tetra ferdowsiensis n. sp. on Ulmus minor Mill. (Ulmaceae), and Aceria fraxinivora (Nalepa, 190974.
Nalepa , A. 1909. Neue Gallmilben (30. Fortsetzung). Anz. kais. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Naturwiss. Klasse, Wien., 46(10): 116–117. View all references) on Fraxinus excelsior (Oleaceae). All the new species described herein are vagrants on the host plant. A checklist of eriophyoid mites from Iran was provided.
A new species of eriophyid mite in the genus Procalacarus Mohanasundaram, 19839.
Mohanasundaram , M. 1983. Indian eriophyid studies IV. Record of new Phyllocoptinae mites (Phyllocoptinae: Eriophyidae: Acarina). Acarologia, 24: 13–35. [Web of Science ®], [CSA]View all references (Phyllocoptinae, Calacarini) is described from cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae), collected in the semi-arid region of the North of Minas Gerais State. Procalacarus giustolinii n. sp. is the second eriophyoid mite species reported from cassava in the world and also the second species known in the genus Procalacarus. Mites are vagrant on upper leaf surfaces; large populations cause chlorosis, curling of leaves, light rusting and reduction of leaf limbs in basal regions of stems.
Calacarus heveae n. sp. is described from the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae), collected in northwestern São Paulo, Brazil. This is the first record of eriophyid mites on Hevea brasiliensis and the first record for the genus in South America.
This account reviews information on all aspects of the biology of Rubus vestitus that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, hervbivores and disease, history, and conservation.
Rubus vestitus is a widespread member of the series Vestiti , one of 11 rather ill‐defined series of largely apomictic microspecies in the section Glandulosus of Rubus subg. Rubus . Each of the series represents a main node in the spectrum of variation within this section. Its species (usually with those from sections Rubus and Corylifolii ) are commonly included in the Rubus fruticosus L. aggregate (brambles or blackberries). More than 320 microspecies have been recognized in this aggregate in Britain.
Rubus vestitus is typical of shady woodlands, wood margins, scrub and hedgebanks. Often abundant on calcareous or clay soils, it is rarer on acid soils of heaths and moors.
Rubus vestitus is placed in its ecological context, relative to the other widespread and important bramble species in Britain. Where possible, information specific to R. vestitus is provided but much of the relevant literature does not distinguish it within the broader R. fruticosus agg. As this is the first account of a bramble in the Biological Flora of the British Isles, an inclusive approach incorporates data for the species aggregate where appropriate (e.g. in lists of pollinators and phytophagous insects).
From about 250 Cirsium spp., only two Aceria spp. (Acari: Eriophyoidea) have been described, Aceria anthocoptes (Nal.) and Aceria cirsii Pet. B. & Shi. Host specificity, which generally characterizes eriophyoid mites, potentially leads to speciation, so we may
expect more than two Aceria spp. and/or other infraspecific taxa. Furthermore, studies on host-related variability in the morphology of Aceria mites are generally lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate quantitative morphological traits of five Aceria populations inhabiting five Cirsium spp. in Serbia. MANOVA analysis revealed significant differences in 23 commonly used morphological traits as well as four
additional traits related to the prodorsal shield design. In addition, the most important qualitative traits using scanning
electron microphotographs were studied in order to clarify phenotypic differences among five Aceria spp. Discriminant analysis identified eight traits that significantly differentiate five populations. UPGMA cluster analysis
of the squared Mahalanobis distances indicates that A. cirsii was morphologically the most divergent, while A. anthocoptes populations from Cirsium arvense and Aceria sp. from Cirsium heterophyllum were isolated from the branch clustering Aceria spp. populations from Cirsium eriophorum and Cirsium creticum. Analysis of qualitative traits using SEM confirmed results obtained from the analysis of morphometric features.
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Species composition of galls on the leaves of Populus tremula L. was studied in 2002–2003 in two localities: the Ojcw National Park and the Andrychw Forest District. A total of 2,199 galls were found, 1,522 of which were found in 2003. The galls were caused by ten insect or mite species. The species composition of the galls was similar in these two consecutive years. Phyllocoptes populi (Nalepa) was the most abundant species in both areas in 2003. The index of occurrence frequency (F) value was highest in the case of P. populi, namely 0.280 in the Ojcw NP (2003), and lowest , i.e. 0.00002, for Trichiocampus grandis (Lepeletier) at both sites in 2003, and for Contarinia petioli (Kieffer) in the Ojcw National Park in 2002. The highest value for Agrells index of species co-occurrence , i.e. 0.944, was found for Harmandia cavernosa (Rbsaamen) and H. tremulae (Winnertz) (Ojcw NP, 2002), and the lowest (0.050) for T. grandis and H. globuli (Rbsaamen) (Ojcw NP, 2003).
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