Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica in China (Acari, Eriophyidae)

By

Dong, Yan
Sun, Yan-Mei
Xue, Xiao-Feng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

621

Pages

1-14

Subjects

Aculops , Phyllocoptes , plant feeding , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.621.9443

 

Abstract

Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica, namely Aculops jilinensis sp. n. and Phyllocoptes terniflores sp. n., are described. Both species infest the tender leaves of host plants, inducing severe curling and blistering.