Aceria astragali (Liro, 1940)

Acari, Eriophyidae

on Astragagus

gall

leaflets are small and rolled in downwards.

hostplants

Fabaceae, monophagous

Astragalus alpinus, arenarius, glycyphyllos.

Also found on A. frigidus, where the mite lived free on the leaves, without causing galling.

references

Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Farkas (1965a), Roivainen (1950a, 1951), Tomasi (2014a).

08/06/2015