Aceria nervisequa

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Aceria nervisequa
Aceria fagineus on Common Beech Fagus sylvatica (25809686408).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aceria
Species:
A. nervisequa
Binomial name
Aceria nervisequa
(Canestrini, 1891)
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Phytoptus nervisequaCanestrini, 1891
    • Eriophyes fagineaNalepa, 1920
    • Aceria faginea
    • Artacris faginea
    • Artacris nervisequa
    • Cisaberoptus faginea
    • Cisaberoptus nervisequa
    • Trichostigma faginea
    • Trichostigma nervisequa

Aceria nervisequa is a species of mite that belongs to the family Eriophyidae. It is found in Europe and was first described by Giovanni Canestrini in 1891. The mite causes galls on the leaves of beech ( Fagus species),

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Description of the gall

Aceria nervisequa causes felt-like galls (erinea) [lower-alpha 1] on the underside of the leaves of European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ), copper beech) (Fagus sylvatica purpurea) and Crimean beech ( Fagus x taurica ). The erinea are white at first, turning pink and than brown by the autumn while on copper beech the erinea are pink, bright crimson or purple. The mites also cause erinea along the veins on the upper side of the leaf which were initially thought to be a separate species; known as Aceria faginea. The mites spend the winter in bark crevices or in buds. [3] [4] [5]

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Inquilines

Aceria maculifer may be an inquiline of A. nervisequa. [6]

Note
  1. Erineum (erinea) are a patch of glandular hairs, caused by gall mites of the Eriophyoidea, which live among the leaves. [2]

Distribution

Found in Europe, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain (common), Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland and Serbia. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aceria nervisequa (Canestrini, 1891)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 111–2. ISBN   978-185153-284-1.
  3. 1 2 Ellis, W N. "Aceria nervisequa (Canestrini, 1891)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. p. 111. ISBN   978-185153-284-1.
  5. Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. Old Basing, Hampshire: WILDGuides Ltd. p. 35. ISBN   978-190365743-0.
  6. Ellis, W N. "Aceria maculifer (Trotter & Cecciobi, 1904)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 15 February 2021.