Eriophyidae
The Eriophyidae or gall mites are a family of mites. They are plant parasites and produce galls.[1]
| Eriophyidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Eriophyes tiliae tiliae galls | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Superfamily: | Eriophyoidea |
| Family: | Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898 |
| Diversity | |
| > 240 genera, > 3,500 species | |
The mites can cause severe damage to the host plant. They have only two pairs of legs and are very small, 0.08 mm - 0.3 mm.[2] The gut is straight, there are no outgrowths of the gut. They have no heart or circulatory system.[1]
Some genera
There about 270 genera and over 3000 species.[3]
Some examples:
- Abacarus hystrix, Cereal rust mite
- Epitrimerus
- Aceria
- Eriophyes tiliae, lime nail gall
Other websites
- Cereal Rust Mite in Timothy Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Eriophyes tiliae
References
- Storch, Volker & Welsch, Ulrich 1997. Systematische Zoologie. Fischer. ISBN 3-437-25160-0
- Füller, Horst et al 1994. Urania Tierreich - Wirbellose Tiere 2. Leipzig & Jena: Urania-Verlag, 70 & 88. ISBN 3-332-00502-2
- Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed) 2013. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Addenda, p129. Link
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