Aculops is a genus of parasitic plant mites in the family Eriophyidae. Some species, such as Aculops lycopersici, are severe crop or ornamental pests, while Aculops ailanthii is being considered as biocontrol for the extremely invasive tree-of-heaven in North America.[1] Very little is known about this genus, with new species constantly being discovered even in well covered regions such as New Zealand.[2]
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| Willow gall mite (Aculops tetanothrix) on arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis) Cache Creek, Bear Valley, CA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aculops Keifer, 1966 |
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Around 200 species see text | |
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Selected species
edit- Aculops ailanthii (Lin-Fuping, Jin-Changle & Kuang-Haiyua, 1997) - ailanthus leafcurl mite
- Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960) – hemp russet mite
- Aculops fuchsiae (Keifer, 1972) – fuchsia gall mite
- Aculops lycopersici (Massee, 1937) – tomato russet mite
- Aculops rhois (Stebbins, 1909) - poison ivy gall mite
- Aculops tetanothrix (Nalepa, 1889) – willow gall mite
References
edit- ^ Gardner, Richard Thomas (11 July 2008). Native and Indigenous Biocontrols for Ailanthus altissima (Thesis).
- ^ Han, Xiao; Zhang, ZHI-Qiang (2019). "A new genus and three new species of eriophyoid mites from New Zealand Coprosma (Rubiaceae)". Zootaxa. 4550: 101. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4550.1.4. PMID 30790878. S2CID 73484479.
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