Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer, 1940

on Prunus

Prunus cerasifera, Hongarije, Budapest © László Érsek; det prof. G Ripka

underside

a single leaf

same leaf, underside

erineum

gall

the mites are vagrants at the underside of the leaves; at high densities they can cause russeting. Also weak erinea may develop on de hypophyllous veins, consisting of long, acute wavy hairs.

host plants

Rpsaceae, monophagous

Prunus armeniaca, avium, cerasifera, cerasus, domestica & subsp. insititia, persica, spinosa.

references

Denizhan (2011a), Denizhan, Monfreda, de Lillo & Çobanoğlu (2015a), Farkas (1965a), Geçer & Denizhan (2015a), de Lillo (1998b), Lotfollahi, Irani-Nejad & de Lillo (2014b), Petanović & Stanković (1999a), Pye (2012a), Ripka (2007a, 2016a), Ripka & de Lillo (1997a), Roivainen (1953a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a).