Aceria rhodiolae

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Beaulieu, F., Cuerrier, A., Filion, V. J., Saleem, A., Arnason, J. T.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Trombidiformes; Eriophyidae; Aceria; Aceria rhodiolae; Arctic; Mite
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4323734; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/4E6287AC7718160CBCD6FA9626BDFBE7

Aceria rhodiolae (Canestrini, 1892) Phytoptus rhodiolae Canestrini, 1892: Canestrini 1892: 722; Nalepa 1893: 294; Canestrini 1894: 803. Phytoptus sp.: Löw 1881: 5; Löw 1885: 454; Szépligeti 1890: 20. Löw (1881, 1885) mentioned ‘Phytoptus’ mites collected from ‘ mite galls ’ ( ‘ Phytoptocecidien ’ ) on R. rosea . Whereas Löw ’ s illustrations of galls are only vaguely reminiscent of those induced by A. rhodiolae , his text seems more concordant (Löw 1881), suggesting conspecificity of the mite with A. rhodiolae . Eriophyes rhodiolae (Canestrini, 1892): Nalepa 1898: 23; Nalepa 1911: 232; Nalepa 1923: 43; Ross and Hedicke 1927: 268; Nalepa 1929: 112; Kari 1932: 212; Kari 1936: 14; Julin 1936: 547; Baudyš 1938: 34; Moesz 1938: 151; Liro 1941: 4; Wahlgren 1948: 179; Liro and Roivainen 1951: 47, 125. Aceria rhodiolae (Canestrini, 1892): Roivainen 1950: 7; Leatherdale 1959: 31; Boczek 1961: 14; Buhr 1965: 1144; Farkas 1965: 23; Davis et al. 1982: 96; Amrine and Stasny 1994: 80; Bernini et al. 1995: 62; Skoracka et al. 2005: 60. [The most of these publications merely list the species, with its host, sometimes with the type of gall it produces; a few include morphological descriptions.] Diagnosis and similar species Adults can be distinguished from other Aceria species by the following combination of characters. Only one female form is known. Prodorsal shield 37 ‒ 44 long, including apically a small frontal lobe, pointed or narrowly rounded; Setae sc 27 ‒ 35 apart; first pair of submedian lines reaching posterior third of shield, where they curve inwards and then outwards (curved portion sometimes interrupted into short lines); submedian I usually branching posteriorly before its curving, roughly forming a broad, reversed ‘ Y ’ facing sc tubercles; many short ridges or nodules scattered posterolaterad submedian I, and more densely scattered laterad submedian II. Empodium with four pairs of rays. Coxal plates with conspicuous rounded ridge(s) surrounding medially setae 1a tubercles, and diagonal ridges laterad tubercles ...