Aculops

Aculops Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Willow gall mite (Aculops tetanothrix) on arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis) Cache Creek, Bear Valley, CA
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Family:	Eriophyidae
Genus:	Aculops Keifer, 1966
Species
Around 200 species see text
Synonyms
Pedaculops Manson, 1984

Galls of Aculops rhois on poison ivy

Aculops is a genus of parasitic plant mites in the family Eriophyidae.

Some species, such as Aculops lycopersici, are prolific crop and ornamental pests.^[citation needed] Aculops ailanthii is being considered as biocontrol for the extremely^[specify] invasive Ailanthus altissima in North America.[1]

Very little is known about the genus, with new species frequently being discovered^[when?], such as in New Zealand.[2]

Selected species

• 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

1. Gardner, Richard Thomas (11 July 2008). Native and Indigenous Biocontrols for Ailanthus altissima (Thesis).
2. 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.

External links

• Media related to Aculops at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Aculops at Wikispecies