Two new species of Aceria (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) associated with Amaranthaceae in Egypt

Author(s):  
Mariusz Lewandowski ◽  
Al-Moataz Mahmoud Abo-Mostafa ◽  
Tobiasz Druciarek ◽  
Ayman Khamis Elsayed

Two new species of eriophyoid mites inhabiting amaranthaceous plants in Egypt are described and illustrated. Aceria mosalahi sp. nov. heavily induces galls on leaves and stems of Chenopodiastrum murale (L.) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch, while Aceria nudata sp. nov. induces red galls on the stems and leaves of Traganum nudatum Delile. Twenty-two Aceria species are known to inhabit plants of the Amaranthaceae family, and those inducing galls are listed here along with their diagnostic characteristic.

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1167
Author(s):  
Parisa Lotfollahi ◽  
Enrico De Lillo ◽  
Karim Addad Irani-Nejad

During a survey on Eriophyoid Mites in southwest of East Azerbaijan province (Iran), Aceria zygofabae n. sp. and Aceria alkannae n. sp. were found on Zygophyllum fabago L. (Zygophyllaceae) and Alkanna bracteosa Boiss. (Boraginaceae), respectively. They are described and illustrated here. Four further Aceria species were collected and identified as A. eucricotes (Nalepa, 1892), A. cynodonis Wilson, 1959, A. chenopodia Xue, Sadeghi & Hong, 2009 and A. tristriata (Nalepa, 1890) (protogyne and deutogyne). Aceria cynodonis is a new record for Iran Eriophyoid fauna whereas the other species were found for the first time in East Azerbaijan.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Ali Gol ◽  
Hussein Sadeghi Namaghi ◽  
Enrico De Lillo

Two new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) were found on Zelkova carpinifolia (Ulmaceae) in Golestan Province, Iran. They are described as Tegolophus zelkofoliae sp. nov. and Rectalox dorsoenodis sp. nov. Both new species were vagrants on the leaf underside and no damage was observed on the infested plants. It is the first record of a species within the genus Rectalox from Iran.ts. It is the first record of a species within the genus Rectalox from Iran.


Zootaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3861 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
PARISA LOTFOLLAHI ◽  
KARIM HADDAD IRANI-NEJAD ◽  
ENRICO DE LILLO

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3556 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
PARISA LOTFOLLAHI ◽  
KARIM HADDAD IRANI-NEJAD ◽  
MOHAMAD KHANJANI ◽  
MOHAMAD MOGHADAM ◽  
ENRICO DE LILLO

Eriophyoid mites infesting spurges (Euphorbiaceae) were surveyed in Kandovan and Govgan, southwest of East Azerbai-jan Province in Iran, during 2010 and 2011. Two new species are described and illustrated: Aculops seguieranae n. sp.from Euphorbia seguierana Necker and Euphorbia cheiradenia Boiss. et Hohen, and Aceria cheiradeniae n. sp. from E. cheiradenia. No damage symptoms were observed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-576
Author(s):  
Sourav Roy ◽  
Samiran Chakrabarti

Two new species of eriophyoid mites viz., Cymeda indica sp. nov. on Cyclosorus dentatus. (Thelypteridaceae) and Neoacaphyllisa alangia sp. nov. on Alangium sp. (Cornaceae) are described here from Darjeeling district of West Bengal and Guwahati district of Assam, India respectively. The new species belong to the family Eriophyidae, subfamily Phyllocoptinae and tribe Acaricalini. They are the second members in the respective genera. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1078 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENISE NAVIA ◽  
CARLOS H.W. FLECHTMANN

A new genus and five new species of eriophyoid mites associated with native palm trees (Arecaceae) are described from Brazilian Amazon. The new genus and two new species are in the family Eriophyidae: Euterpia fissa n. gen. & n. sp. from Euterpe precatoria and Notostrix spinula n. sp. from Mauritia flexuosa. Three new species belong to the family Phytoptidae: Palmiphytoptus barbosae n. sp. from Astrocaryum acaule; Propilus alternatus n. sp. from Mauritia flexuosa and Propilus tavaresi n. sp. from Elaeis oleifera.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 2345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Mei Yuan ◽  
Yue Yin ◽  
Xiao-Feng Xue

A new genus and two new species of the family Eriophyidae (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from Mountain Trusmadi, Malaysia are described and illustrated. They are Trusmadius acalypher gen. nov. and sp. nov. on Acalypha sp. (Euphorbiaceae) and Paraphytoptus lithocarpis sp. nov. on Lithocarpus uvariifolius (Hance) Rehder (Fagaceae). Both new species are vagrant on lower leaf surface. No damage to the host was observed. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2527-2536
Author(s):  
Arash Honarmand ◽  
Hussein Sadeghi-namaghi ◽  
Enrico De Lillo

During the field study of eriophyoid mites from Clematis orientalis L. (Ranunculaceae) in semi-arid and arid environment in East Iran (Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran, from 2016 to 2017), two new eriophyid mite species (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) were collected. They are Epitrimerus birjandica sp. nov. and Aculus clemachinensis sp. nov.; they are illustrated and described herein. Both new species seemed to be vagrants on the green parts. The checklist of eriophyid mites associated with Ranunculaceae throughout the world was provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4236 (1) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAMIRAN CHAKRABARTI ◽  
SURAJIT SUR ◽  
SOURAV ROY ◽  
SANJAY SARKAR

Two new genera and two new species of eriophyoid mites viz., Propeaciota genusetosis n. gen. and n. sp. infesting Acer sp. (Aceraceae) and Spinaephyes alnus n. gen. and n. sp. infesting Alnus nepalensis D. Don (Betulaceae) are described in the tribe Tegonotini (Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from North Bengal, India. Aciota secundum Flechtmann et al.1995 is re-assigned (n. comb.) to Propeaciota. Relationships of the new genera with other eriophyoid genera are discussed. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2445 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAN-CHAO XIE ◽  
MING-SHENG ZHU

Two new species, Dichopelmus lotus n. sp. (Eriophyidae) and Trimeroptes kakius n. sp. (Diptilomiopidae) infesting persimmon, Diospyros kaki Linn. (Ebenaceae), are described and illustrated. We provide keys to the eriophyoid mites associated with Diospyros spp. in China, and to all species of Dichopelmus and Trimeroptes.


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