Aceria silvicola ( Canestrini, 1892 )

Pye, Daniel R. L. & Lillo, Enrico De, 2010, A review of the eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Rubus spp. in Britain, with a new species (Diptilomiopidae) and two new records, Zootaxa 2677, pp. 15-26 : 23

Aceria silvicola ( Canestrini, 1892)

Type host and locality. Rubus saxatilis L., Canestrini (1892) reported this species from the woods of Trentino, Italy, whilst Amrine & Stasny (1994) reported it from Southern Tirol, Austria.

Distribution. Widespread in the Palearctic region ( Skoracka et al., 2005; de Lillo, 2004).

Relation to the host. Gall-making: it causes irregularly shaped pustules raised on both leaf surfaces, often reddish on the upper side, yellow-green on the under side with an oval opening.

Remarks. Recorded once by Bagnall and Harrison (1928) on R. saxatilis L. No further collection details were given, only references to Nalepa (1898), von Schlechtandal (1916) and Houard No. 3031 (1909) were provided. The identification was made on observed damage symptoms alone and cannot be verified, an issue discussed by Ostojá-Starzewski (2008).