Overview
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Aceria is a genus of mite belonging to the gall mite family (Eriophyidae). These tiny animals are parasites of plants. Several species can cause galls, blisters and 1]; a few are economically significant pests, while others are useful for biological control of invasive plants such as Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) or Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
This genus makes up a significant part (typically 25%?30%) of gall mite biodiversity across the world.[1]
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) afflicted by A. labiatiflorae
Species
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- Aceria anthocoptes (Nalepa, 1892), rust mite
- Aceria banatica Vidovic, 2011[2]
- Aceria bipedis Manson, 1984
- Aceria calystegiae (Lamb 1952)
- Aceria capreae Manson, 1984
- Aceria carmichaeliae Lamb, 1952
- Aceria chondrillae Canestrini, 1891, skeletonweed gall mite, chondrilla gall mite
- Aceria clianthi Lamb, 1952
- Aceria depressae Manson, 1984
- Aceria diospyri
Keifer, 1944 - Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891)
- Aceria eriobotryae (Keifer, 1938)
- Aceria gallae T.Huang, 1996
- Aceria genistae (Nalepa, 1891)
- Aceria gersoni Manson, 1984
- Aceria gleicheniae Manson, 1984
- Aceria hagleyensis Manson, 1984
- Aceria healyi Manson, 1970
- Aceria jasminoidis Huang, 2001
- Aceria korelli Manson, 1984
- Aceria kuko (Kishida, 1927)
- Aceria labiatiflorae (Thomas, 1872) (= A. oregani)
- Aceria lanyuensis Huang, 2001
- Aceria litchii (Keifer, 1943)
- Aceria litseae (Keifer, 1972)
- Aceria lycopersici (Wolffenstein 1879)
- Aceria malherbae , bindweed gall mite
- Aceria manukae Lamb, 1952
- Aceria mayae Manson, 1984
- Aceria melicopis Manson, 1984
- Aceria melicyti Lamb, 1953
- Aceria microphyllae Manson, 1984
- Aceria mikaniae (Nalepa, 1918)
- Aceria monoica Huang, 2001
- Aceria parvensis Manson 1972
- Aceria pimeliae Manson, 1984
- Aceria pipturi Keifer, 1966
- Aceria plagianthi Manson, 1984
- Aceria pobuzii Huang, 1996
- Aceria roxburghianae Huang, 2008
- Aceria rubifaciens Lamb, 1953
- Aceria sacchari Wang, 1964
- Aceria serratifoliae Huang, 2008
- Aceria sheldoni Ewing 1937, citrus bud mite
- Aceria shepherdiae Keifer, 1966
- Aceria simonensis Manson, 1984
- Aceria spicati (Stebbins, 1909)
- Aceria strictae Manson, 1984
- Aceria sylvestrae Huang, 2008
- Aceria taiwanensis Huang, 2008
- Aceria tenuifolii Manson, 1984
- Aceria titirangiensis Lamb 1953
- Aceria tulipae (Keifer, 1938)
- Aceria victoriae Ramsay, 1958
- Aceria waltheri (Keifer, 1939)
- Aceria virosae Huang, 2008
- Aceria yushania K. Huang, 2001
- Aceria zoysima Manson, 1989