Where Eriophyoidea (Acariformes) Belong in the Tree of Life [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Over the past century and a half, the taxonomic placement of Eriophyoidea has been in flux. For much of this period, this group has been treated as a subtaxon within Trombidiformes.
Samuel J. Bolton +3 more
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Phylogenomics resolves the higher-level phylogeny of herbivorous eriophyoid mites (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea) [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) are among the largest groups in the Acariformes; they are strictly phytophagous. The higher-level phylogeny of eriophyoid mites, however, remains unresolved due to the limited number of available morphological ...
Qi Zhang +8 more
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First Bisexually Dimorphic Phytoptid Taxon (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae) from Gondwanian Angiosperm Host [PDF]
AnimalsAcariform mites of the superfamily Eriophyoidea are permanent parasites of higher vascular plants. Seasonal morphological dimorphism in females has been documented across various eriophyoid taxa, while male dimorphism remains poorly understood.
Philipp E. Chetverikov +1 more
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A New Genus of Four-Legged Mites from Palms in Vietnam: The Morphology and Phylogeny of Calventer arengii n. g. & sp. (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae) [PDF]
InsectsEriophyoidea (Acariformes), a superfamily of obligate phytophagous and highly host-specific mites, comprises four early-diverging lineages (Pentasetacidae, Phytoptidae s. str., Nalepellidae, and Eriophyidae s.l.) with unresolved inter-relationships.
Philipp E. Chetverikov
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Three New Species of Aceria (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) from China [PDF]
AnimalsThree new Aceria species from South China are described and illustrated. Aceria bischofiaesp. nov. was collected on Bischofia javanica Blume (Phyllanthaceae), inducing galls on surfaces of the leaves; Aceria cryptocaryaesp. nov.
Mengchao Tan +3 more
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Atypically Shaped Setae in Gall Mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) and Mitogenomics of the Genus Leipothrix Keifer (Eriophyidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The setae in Eriophyoidea are filiform, slightly bent and thickened near the base. Confocal microscopy indicates that their proximal and distal parts differ in light reflection and autofluorescence.
Philipp E. Chetverikov +4 more
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Integrative Taxonomy of the Gall Mite Nothopoda todeica n. sp. (Eriophyidae) from the Disjunct Afro-Australasian Fern Todea barbara: Morphology, Phylogeny, and Mitogenomics [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Eriophyoidea is a group of phytoparasitic mites with poorly resolved phylogeny. Previous studies inferred Eriophyidae s.l. as the largest molecular clade of Eriophyoidea, and Nothopodinae as the basal divergence of Eriophyidae s.l.
Philipp E. Chetverikov +3 more
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Phylogenetic Position of a New Trisetacus Mite Species (Nalepellidae) Destroying Seeds of North American Junipers and New Hypotheses on Basal Divergence of Eriophyoidea [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Eriophyoid mites of the genus Trisetacus Keifer are widespread parasites of conifers. A new oligophagous species, T. indelis n. sp., was discovered severely damaging seeds of North American junipers (Juniperus osteosperma, J.
Philipp E. Chetverikov +6 more
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Phylogeny of Calvittacus Revealing a New Species from China (Acari: Eriophyidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) are distributed worldwide and are the largest superfamily in the Acari. After over one and a half centuries of field surveys, regional fauna of eriophyoid mites remains unclear.
Yue Yin +3 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2021 In this study, twenty-two species from twelve genera and two families were collected and identified. Among them 11 species were recorded for the first time from Lorestan Province and Aceria querci (Garman, 1883) was recorded for the first time outside ...
Fereshteh Bahirai +3 more
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