Aceria ononidistrifolii (Nalepa, 1929)
on Fabaceae

Vicia hirsuta, Belgium, prov. Namur, Vierves-sur-Viroin; leg. Sébastien Carbonnelle © Gilles San Martin

detail

Trifolium hybridum, Amstelveen, Schinkelbos
gall
the mite also causes a strong upwards and inwards rolling of the leaflets.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Lens culinaris, nigricans; Medicago carstiensis, falcata; Ononis minutissima; Trifolium arvense, aureum, dubium, hybridum & subsp. elegans, medium, pratense, repens, spadiceum, striatum; Vicia hirsuta, tetrasperma
synonyms
Aceria, Eriophyes, plicator trifolii Nalepa, 1929; Aceria, Eriophyes, Phytoptus trifolii.
notes
An identical gall is caused by a phytoplasma; at least an inspection of the gall for the presence of gall mites is necessary.
Gall mites generally are strictly monophagous therefore the large variation in host plants and in type of gall quite remarkable.
references
Bohinc & Trdan (2013a), Buhr (1964b, 1965a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Davis, Flechtmann, Boczek & Barké (1982a), Docters van Leeuwen (1936a), Farkas (1965a), Hellrigl (2003a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka (2007a), Roivainen (1947a), Roskam (2009a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2014a).