Phyllocoptes eupadi (Newkirk, 1984)
on Prunus
Prunus padus, Zeewolde, Harderbos © Hans Jonkman
Prunus padus, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Wilrijk, Drie Eiken © Chris Snyers
Prunus padus, Dronten; © Arnold Grosscurt
Prunus padus, Zeewolde, Harderbos © Hans Jonkman
exceptionally high density
Prunus padus, Duin en Kruidberg
the shape ….
… is quite variable
the underside opening van de gal
gall, cut transversely
Prunus spinosa, Beuningen. Whether this really concerns eupadi is highly questionable
gall
Galls observed in the Netherland already in the last days of March.
hostplants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Prunus avium, domestica & subsp. insititia, dulcis, padus & subsp. borealis, ? spinosa.
synonyms
Phytoptus padi Nalepa, 1890 = Eriophyes padi (Nalepa, 1890). Not to be confused with the extremely unhappily chosen name, Eriophyes padi Domes, 2000; that species is a vagrant, living at the underside of the leaves. See also Eriophyes prunianus.
references
Abras, Fassotte, Chandelier & Cavelier (2008a), Béguinot (2002g, 2006b, 2007b), Bellmann (2012a), Bohinc & Trdan (2013a), Chinery (2011a), Cogolludo (1921a), Coulianos & Holmåsen (1991a), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Denizhan, Monfreda, de Lillo & Çobanoğlu (2015a), Domes (2000a), Farkas (1965a), Hellrigl (2003a), Houard (1908a), Ianovici, Matica & Scurtu (2010a), Kapaxidi (2013a), Kollár (2007a), Koops (2013a), Lambinon, Carbonnelle & Claerebout (2015a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Lehmann & Flügel (2012a), Lehmann & Hannover (2016a), Petanović & Stanković (1999a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Ripka (2007a), Ripka, Fain, Kaźmierski ao (2002a), Roivainen (1947a, 1950a), Roques, Cleary, Matsiakh & Eschem (2017a), Roskam (2009a), Skoracka, Lewandowski & Boczek (2005a), Stănescu (2009a), Tomasi (2003a), Wahlgren (1963b), Weidner (1954a).