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).