Phyllocoptes is a genus of gall mites.
| Phyllocoptes | |
|---|---|
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| Eriophyes padi (Nalepa) upper epidermis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocoptes Nalepa, 1887 |
| Diversity | |
| >15 species | |
Species
editGenus Phyllocoptes consists of at least 15 species:
- Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer, 1940
- Phyllocoptes adalius Keifer, 1939
- Phyllocoptes alniborealis Liro, 1950
- Phyllocoptes alniincanae Roivainen, 1947
- Phyllocoptes amaranthi Corti, 1917
- Phyllocoptes amygdali Bagdasarian, 1972
- Phyllocoptes atragenes Liro, 1941
- Phyllocoptes azaleae Nalepa, 1904
- Phyllocoptes coprosmae Lamb, 1952
- Phyllocoptes eupadi Newkirk 1984[1][2]
- Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer — causes rose rosette disease
- Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa) — causes galls on Crataegus species[3]
- Phyllocoptes hazelae Manson, 1984
- Phyllocoptes malinus (Nalepa, 1892) — causes galls on Malus species
- Phyllocoptes metrosideri Manson, 1989
- Phyllocoptes populi (Nalepa)
References
edit- ↑ Danish Nature Retrieved 2012-12-9]
- ↑ European Environment Agency Retrieved : 2012-12-09
- ↑ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (2nd ed.). Preston Montford: FSC Publications. pp. 90–93. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
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