Acalitus is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. These cosmopolitan, microscopic arthropods form galls on various plants, and some species such as Acalitus essigi[1] and Acalitus vaccinii[2] are pests of agricultural significance associated with berry crops. This genus includes the following species:[3]

Acalitus
Acalitus mallyi galls on Vangueria infausta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Acalitus
Keifer, 1965
Type species
Acalitus ledi
Keifer, 1965
Leaves of Fagus grandifolia exhibiting erineum galls induced by Acalitus ferrugineum

References

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  1. ^ Law, Hui Meng; Allen, Geoff R.; Davies, Jamie T.; Corkrey, Ross; Buntain, Michele; Quarrell, Stephen R. (2020-06-04). "Sampling, extraction and incidence of redberry mites (Acalitus essigi) on blackberries in Australia". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 81 (3): 317–334. doi:10.1007/s10493-020-00509-y. ISSN 0168-8162. PMID 32500392. S2CID 219281640.
  2. ^ Craemer, Charnie (2018-07-24). "First record, current status, symptoms, infested cultivars and potential impact of the blueberry bud mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer) (Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) in South Africa" (PDF). Acarologia. 58 (3). Denise Navia: 735–745. doi:10.24349/ACAROLOGIA/20184267. S2CID 92106162.
  3. ^ Joel Hallan. "Eryiophyidae Nalepa, 1898". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2011.