Tegoprionus dentatus (Nalepa, 1894)
on Galium
mite, lateral and dorsal view; scale bar 20 µm (from Chetverikov ao)
gall
the mites are vagrants in the inflorescence; at high densities this may become disfigured.
host plants
Rubiaceae, monophagous
Galium aparine, verum.
Roivainen (1951a) cited the species also from Pimpinella saxifraga, but that is not repeated by Farkas (1965a).
synonyms
Tegonotus dentatus.
references
Buhr (1964b), Chetverikov, Klimov, Letukhova ao (2019a), Farkas (1965a), Houard (1909a), Petanović (2001b), Roivainen (1947a, 1951a), Roskam (2009a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a).