Cenopalpus spinosus (Donnadieu, 1875)on Cornus
on Cornus
Cornus mas, Hungary, Budapest, 28.vii.2017 © László Érsek
detail
two galls in close up
same galls, underside
more strongly magnified
the mites
Cornus mas, Belgium, prov. Namur, Parc National de Furfooz, 6.vi.2018 © Stéphane Claerebout
detail
acarodomatium
Cornus mas, Belgium, Liège, coteaux de la Citadelle: upperside © Jean-Yves Baugnée
underside
Cornus mas, Belgium, prov. Namur, Parc National de Furfooz © Stéphane Claerebout
Rübsaamen’s illustration of his Tenuipalpus spinosus.
parasite
The mites are carmine, the larvae pink to red.
hostplants
polyphagous, mainly Rosaceae, also Cornaceae and Onagraceae
Cornus mas, sanguinea; Oenothera; Pyracantha coccinea; Rosa; Rubus; Sorbus torminalis.
synonyms
Tenuipalpus geisenheyneri Rübsaamen, 1910.
references
Béguinot (2002f, 2006b, 2012a), Buhr (1964b), Flat mites of the world (2014), Hatzinikolis & Emmanouel (1987a), Jeppson, Keifer & Baker (1975a), Roskam (2009a), Rübsaamen (1910a), Ueckermann, Palevsky, Gerson ao (2018a), Ueckermann & Ripka (2015a).