Eriophyes inangulis Nalepa, 1919 is a animal in the Eriophyidae family, order Trombidiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eriophyes inangulis Nalepa, 1919

Eriophyes inangulis Nalepa, 1919

Eriophyes inangulis is a gall-forming mite that produces alder vein angle galls on common alder leaves.

Family
Genus
Eriophyes
Order
Trombidiformes
Class
Arachnida

About Eriophyes inangulis Nalepa, 1919

Eriophyes inangulis Nalepa, 1919 is a species of mite that forms alder vein angle galls. This mite develops within a chemically induced gall, which is a sub-spherical leaf distortion that appears on the upper surface of Alnus glutinosa (common alder) leaves, growing along the leaf midrib. Recognized synonyms for this species are Eriophyes laevis inangulis, Phytoptus laevis, and Cephaloneon pustulatum.

Photo: (c) Dariusz Kamiński, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dariusz Kamiński · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Trombidiformes Eriophyidae Eriophyes

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