Cecidophyes glaber (Nalepa, 1892)
on Sedum
Sedum rupestre, Belgium, prov. Namur, Frasnes-lez-Couvin, RN Tienne du Lion © Sébastien Carbonnelle; det. Philipp Chetverikov
detail
gall mite
gall
At the tip of the stems the leaves are clustered, disfigured and warty; if flowers are present they are disfigured too and often greened.
hostplants
Crassulaceae, monophagous
Sedum rubens, rupestre, sexangulare.
synonyms
Aceria, Eriophyes, glaber.
notes
This species and Aceria destructor are stated to make identical galls; this might mean co-occurrence.
references
Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Farkas (1865a), Houard (1908a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a).