Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa), 1890

Phyllocoptes schlechtendali Nalepa, 1890: 62 –64, 67, no. 47, pl. 4, ff. 3–4. Vasates malivagrans Keifer, 1946a: 41 .

Vasates schlechtendali (Nalepa); Keifer, 1946b: 567.

Aculus malivagrans (Keifer); Keifer, 1959: 6.

Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa); Jeppson, et al., 1975: 504 –506. Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa); Manson, 1984a: 6, 49–50. Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa); Ehara, 1993: 146 –147. Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa); Kuang, 1995: 120 –121. Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa); Hong & Zhang, 1996: 61.

Host. Malus pumila Mill. (Rosaceae) .

Relation to host. Vagrant on leaf undersurface, sometimes pitting young leaves and causing rust. Distribution. China (Beijing, Gansu, Tibet, Xinjiang); Europe; Australian region; Near East; Nearctic region; Neotropical region; North Africa; Oriental region.