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).