Eriophyidae
Aceria fraxiniflora (Felt, 1906)
Aceria fraxiniflora (Felt, 1906)
Aceria fraxiniflora, the ash flower gall mite, causes galls on ash male flowers, with little proven harm to ash tree health.
Aceria pseudoplatani (Corti, 1905)
Aceria pseudoplatani (Corti, 1905)
Aceria pseudoplatani is an acarine gall-mite that causes sycamore felt galls on certain maple leaves, common across parts of Europe including the UK.
Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)
Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)
Aceria erinea is a walnut leaf gall-causing mite species first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1891.
Aceria chondrillae (Canestrini, 1890)
Aceria chondrillae (Canestrini, 1890)
Aceria chondrillae is a mite used for biological control of the invasive plant skeleton weed.
Aceria ilicis (Canestrini, 1890)
Aceria ilicis (Canestrini, 1890)
Aceria ilicis is an eriophyoid gall mite that causes felt-like erinea galls on holm oak leaves, found in Europe and Turkey.
Aceria nervisequa (G.Canestrini, 1891)
Aceria nervisequa (G.Canestrini, 1891)
Aceria nervisequa is a mite that causes felt-like erinea galls on beech leaves, found across multiple European countries.
Aceria fraxinivora (Nalepa, 1909)
Aceria fraxinivora (Nalepa, 1909)
Aceria fraxinivora is a mite that causes galls on ash tree seeds, widespread in Britain.
Aceria brachytarsus (Keifer, 1939)
Aceria brachytarsus (Keifer, 1939)
Aceria brachytarsus, the walnut purse gall mite, is an eriophyoid mite that makes leaf galls on walnut trees.
Acalitus brevitarsus (Fockeu, 1890)
Acalitus brevitarsus (Fockeu, 1890)
Acalitus brevitarsus is an eriophyid mite that induces characteristic galls on multiple alder species, found across Europe.
Acalitus stenaspis (Nalepa, 1891)
Acalitus stenaspis (Nalepa, 1891)
Acalitus stenaspis is a mite that causes three types of galls on beech trees, found across many European countries.
Eriophyes tiliae (H.A.Pagenstecher, 1857)
Eriophyes tiliae (H.A.Pagenstecher, 1857)
Eriophyes tiliae is a tiny mite that forms colorful tubular galls on lime tree leaves, without harming host health.
Eriophyes laevis (Nalepa, 1889)
Eriophyes laevis (Nalepa, 1889)
Eriophyes laevis is a mite that forms small pimple-like galls on the leaves of various alder species, found in Europe and the USA.
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.
Vasates quadripedes Shimer, 1869
Vasates quadripedes Shimer, 1869
Vasates quadripedes, the maple bladder-gall mite, is an eriophyid mite that causes leaf galls on maples.
Vasates aceriscrumena (Riley & Vasey, 1870)
Vasates aceriscrumena (Riley & Vasey, 1870)
Vasates aceriscrumena, the maple spindle gall mite, is a microscopic mite that forms elongate galls on maple leaves across the eastern US.
Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa, 1889)
Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa, 1889)
Phyllocoptes goniothorax is a mite that forms two gall types on hawthorn leaves, found in western Europe.
Phyllocoptes eupadi (Newkirk, 1984)
Phyllocoptes eupadi (Newkirk, 1984)
Phyllocoptes eupadi is an eriophyid mite that forms colour-variable galls on leaves, found in Denmark, England, and Scotland.
Aculops fuchsiae Keifer, 1972
Aculops fuchsiae Keifer, 1972
Aculops fuchsiae is a tiny Fuchsia-hosting mite that has spread from Brazil to North America and Europe, with varying Fuchsia susceptibility.
Aculus tetanothrix (Nalepa, 1889)
Aculus tetanothrix (Nalepa, 1889)
Aculus tetanothrix is a mite that forms characteristic galls on leaves of multiple willow species, recorded across parts of Europe, Russia, and the USA.
Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer, 1999
Cecidophyes rouhollahi Craemer, 1999
Cecidophyes rouhollahi is a parasitic gall-forming mite that could help control the noxious weed false cleavers.
Colomerus vitis (Pagenstecher, 1857)
Colomerus vitis (Pagenstecher, 1857)
Eriophyes vitis (Colomerus vitis), the grape erineum mite, is a worldwide mite that infects grape leaves and carries two grape viruses.
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