Eriophyes

Genus of mites

Eriophyes
Lime nail galls caused by Eriophyes tiliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Eriophyes
von Siebold, 1851
Species

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Eriophyes cerasicrumena on cherry
Eriophyes cerasicrumena, closeup

Eriophyes is a genus of acari that forms galls, specially on trees of the family Rosaceae. Some are called blister mites. The blue butterfly Celastrina serotina has been reported to feed on these galls and also on the mites, making it one of the uncommon carnivorous Lepidoptera.[1]

Species

Species include:

  • Eriophyes alniincanae Nalepa, 1919
  • Eriophyes amelancheus Nalepa, 1926
  • Eriophyes arianus (Canestrini 1890)
  • Eriophyes betulae
  • Eriophyes betulinus
  • Eriophyes bucidae
  • Eriophyes buxi
  • Eriophyes calcercis , purple erineum maple mite
  • Eriophyes calophylli
  • Eriophyes calycophthirus
  • Eriophyes canestrini
  • Eriophyes canestrinii
  • Eriophyes cerasicrumena , black cherry finger gall mite
  • Eriophyes chondrillae
  • Eriophyes condrillae , gall mites
  • Eriophyes crataegi
  • Eriophyes cupulariae
  • Eriophyes dentatae
  • Eriophyes dimocarpi , longan gall mite
  • Eriophyes diversipunctatus
  • Eriophyes emarginatae
  • Eriophyes epimedii
  • Eriophyes euphorbiae
  • Eriophyes exilis
  • Eriophyes genistae
  • Eriophyes goniothorax
  • Eriophyes gossypii , cotton blister mite
  • Eriophyes guerreronis
  • Eriophyes inangulis
  • Eriophyes kuko
  • Eriophyes laevis
  • Eriophyes lateannulatus
  • Eriophyes leiosoma (Nalepa, 1892)
  • Eriophyes lentiginosus
  • Eriophyes litchii , lychee erinose mite or litchi rust mite
  • Eriophyes macrorhynchus (Nalepa, 1889), sycamore gall mite
  • Eriophyes mali , appleleaf Blistergalls
  • Eriophyes melaleucae
  • Eriophyes menthae
  • Eriophyes neoessegi , cottonwood catkingall mite
  • Eriophyes oleae
  • Eriophyes oxycedri
  • Eriophyes padi
  • Eriophyes parapopuli , poplar budgall mite
  • Eriophyes parulmi , elm fingergall mite
  • Eriophyes pilifex
  • Eriophyes populi , eriophyid mite
  • Eriophyes propinquus
  • Eriophyes prunispinosae
  • Eriophyes pseudoinsidiosus
  • Eriophyes pyri , pearleaf blister mite
  • Eriophyes rubicolens
  • Eriophyes similis
  • Eriophyes sorbi
  • Eriophyes tiliae (Pagenstecher 1857), eriophyid mite
  • Eriophyes triradiatus , eriophyid mite
  • Eriophyes tristriatus
  • Eriophyes tulipae , wheat curl mite
  • Eriophyes viburni
  • Eriophyes vitis
  • Eriophyes von

References

  1. ^ Celastrina serotina (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae): a New Butterfly Species from the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.
Taxon identifiers
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