Aceria diversicoloris (Roivainen, 1947)

Acari, Eriophyidae

on Carex

gall

the mites live in the length fold of the upperside of the (basal part of the) leaf; the leaves may be lightly discoloured.

hostplants

Cyperaceae, monophagous

Carex flacca subsp. serrulata (= C. diversicolor), rostrata.

synonyms

Eriophyes diversicoloris.

references

Roivainen (1947a, 1950a, 1951a).

01/11/2014