Aceria spartii (Canestrini, 1893)
on Spartium
Spartium junceum, Spain, Cataluña, Cabo de Creus 2.i.2018 @ Sébastien Carbonelle
detail
gall
formation of witches’ brooms, often combined with fasciation; branches densely hairy with white unicellular hairs.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Spartium junceum.
synonyms
Eriophyes spartii.
references
Blanes-Dalmau, Caballero-López & Pujade-Villar (2017a), Davis, Flechtmann, Boczek & Barké (1982a), Houard (1909a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a), Xue, Han & Zhang (2015a).