Aceria salviae (Nalepa, 1891)
on Salvia
mite, dorsal view (from Gol, Sadeghi Namaghi & Xue)
Salvia officinalis, Hungary, Budapest, Arboretum, 13.iv.2014 © László Érsek. See note below regarding the identification.
lightly affected leaf, upper side . . .
. . . underside
entirely galled leaf
detail of the trichomes.
Salvia spec., Romania, Bacău county, Berești-Tazlău, 7.ix.2019 © Alex Pintilioaie
infected leaf, underside
Salvia spec., Hungary, Budapest © László Érsek
detail
underside
detail of the gall
another image
section
gall
mostly numerous, irregular, hairy epiphyllous pustules, at their underside covered by a white erineum consisting of simple or branched hairs. Sometimes the erineum extends to the upperside of the leaf or the petiole.
host plants
Lamiaceae, monophagous
Salvia austriaca, nemorosa, ? officinalis, pratensis, sclarea, x sylvestris, verbenaca, verticillata
synonyms
Eriophyes salviae.
inquilines
See Phylocoptes obtusus.
notes
So far as known, A. salviae has not been found previously on Salvia officinalis. Thr galls that above are depicted of that plant moreover seem somewhat unusual because they are more global than in other hosts. The possibility of a separate species cannot be excluded.
references
Béguinot (2012a), Bellmann (2012a), Boczek & Petanović (1996a), Bohinc & Trdan (2013a), Buhr (1965a), Cogolludo (1921a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Denizhan (2011a), Denizhan, Monfreda, de Lillo & Çobanoğlu (2015a), Farkas (1965a), Gol, Sadeghi Namaghi & Xue (2016a), Hellrigl (2003a, 2006a), Houard (1909a), Jočić & Petanović (2012a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Ludwig (1974a), Mifsud, Monfreda & de Lillo (2007a), Petanović (1998a), Petanović & Stanković (1999a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka (2007a, 2016a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a), Stănescu (2009a), Tavares (1905a), Tomasi (2003a, 2012a, 2014a).