Acalitus phloeocoptes (Nalepa), 1890

Phytoptus phloeocoptes Nalepa, 1890: 54 –55, pl. 6, ff. 4–5, pl. 7, f. 6.; 1926: 80. Acalitus phloeocoptes (Nalepa); Keifer, 1969: 21.

Acalitus phloeocoptes (Nalepa); Kuang, 1995: 65 –66.

Acalitus phloeocoptes (Nalepa); Hong & Zhang, 1996: 18.

Host. Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae).

Relation to host. The mite feeding causes systemic effects resulting in permanent irregular galls around the buds, deformed fruit spurs and irregular woody tissue.

Distribution. China (Gansu); Europe; East Palearctic; Near East; Nearctic region; North Africa; Oriental region.