Aceria lycopersici (Wolffenstein, 1879)
on Solanum
Solanum dulcamara, Dronten; © Arnold Grosscurt
detail
Solanum dulcamara, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Balen, Griesbroek © Carina Van Steenwinkel
galled shoot tip
a mite between the galled hairs
the galled hairs are multicellular, scabrous, and have a more or less obtuse apex.
host plants
Solanaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Lycopersicum esculentum; Solanum dulcamara, nigrum.
synonym
Eriophyes lycopersicae; Aceria cladophthira Nalepa, 1892; Eriophyes cladophthirus.
references
Béguinot (2002d), Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Boczek & Petanović (1996a), Buhr (1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Farkas (1965a), Hellrigl (2003a), Houard (1909a), Lambinon & Romain (2009a), Máca (2012a), Petanović & Stanković (1999a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka (2007a), Ripka & de Lillo (1997a), Roskam (2009a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a).