Aceria anceps (Nalepa, 1892)

on Veronica

Aceria anceps galls on Veronica officinalis

Zwanenwater, 17.vii.2020 © Ruud & Betty van Middelkoop

Aceria anceps galls on Veronica officinalis

detail

gall

stem tips compact, stunted, all young parts of the plant disfigured, abnormally hairy. According to Skoracka ao (2005a) the mites live in the capitula.

host plants

Plantaginaceae, monophagous

Veronica alpina, austriaca subsp. teucrium, chamaedrys, fruticulosa, officinalis, pumila, serpyllifolia.

synonyms

Eriophyes anceps.

inquilines

see Aculus latus.

references

Béguinot (2006a, 2012a), Bohinc & Trdan (2013a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Farkas (1965a), Hellrigl (2003a, 2006a), Houard (1909a), O’Connor (2005a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka (2007a), Roivainen (1951a), Roskam (2009a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).