Aceria megacera (Canestrini & Massalongo, 1893)
on Mentha

Mentha aquatica, Katwijk; © Koen van Zoest

detail
Mentha arvensis, Belgium, prov. West Flanders, De Panne © Sébastien Carbonnelle
gall
the hairs of the galled parts are branching and multicellular.
hostplants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Mentha aquatica, arvensis, longifolia, x rotundifolia, suaveolens, x verticillata.
synonyms
Eriophyes megacerus.
references
Bohinc & Trdan (2013a), Buhr (1964b), Cogolludo (1921a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Farkas (1965a), Houard (1909a), Koops (2013a), Petanović & Stanković (1999a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka (2007a), Robbins (2005a), Roskam (2009a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2014a).
Last modified 18.ix.2018