Aceria laticincta (Nalepa, 1892)

Petrov, Dmitry, 2023, The First Records Of Three Eriophyid Mite Species (Acari: Eriophyidae) In Latvia, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 23 (2), pp. 265-269 : 267

Aceria laticincta (Nalepa, 1892)

Host plant records from Latvia: Lysimachia vulgaris L. ( Primulaceae ).

Description of galls: Mites cause narrow rolling of leaf edges on the underside. Damaged leaves become deformed and turn red or maroon in color ( Fig. 1B ).

Records in Latvia: DUBD-0001049, 12.07.2021 56.465158584561735, 24.824975962273122, 4 km SE from Penderi , Valles parish, Bauskas district ; 13.07.2023, 56.47941790049239, 24.561062814138182, 1, 5 km S from Gaisma , Bārbeles parish, Bauskas district .

Distribution in the world: Denmark, France, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom (GBIF. org 2023b).

Figures

Figure 1. Galls of Aceria artemisiae (A) on leaves of Artemisia vulgaris; Aceria laticincta (B) on Lysimachia vulgaris; Eriophyes prunianus (C) on domestic plum (Prunus domestica). Stenacis triradiatus (D) on Salix caprea. Photo: D. Petrov.