New eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from Australia.
Knihinicki D. K., Boczek J.
Author Affiliation: NSW Agriculture, Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, Forest Rd, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia.
International Journal of Acarology 28 : 241-249
Abstract : A new species of eriophyoid nothopodine mite from Australia is described and illustrated. Floracarus perrepae sp. nov. causes leaf curling of the Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum, and Lygodium reticulatum in Queensland. This species was also collected from L. microphyllum in China and New Caledonia and is the first record of the genus from Australia. Ten eriophyoid species new to the Australian fauna are recorded: Oxycenus maxwelli on olive (Olea europaea); Epitrimerus pyri on pear (Pyrus communis); Cisaberoptus kenyae (also a new record for West Timor, Indonesia), Neocalacarus mangiferae and Tegonotus mangiferae on mango (Mangifera indica); Diptilomiopus assamica on lemons (Citrus limon); Acalitus essigi on blackberry (Rubus fruticosus); Aceria magnoliae on yulan tree (Magnolia denudata); Aceria fraxiniflora on golden ash tree (Fraxinus sp.); and Phytoptus hedericola on English ivy (Hedera helix).