Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer 1940a

Pye, Daniel R. L., 2012, New eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) in Britain: one new genus, four new species, 19 new records and two incursions, Zootaxa 3578, pp. 43-68 : 53

Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer 1940a

Type host and locality. Prunus sp. ( Rosaceae ), USA, California.

Distribution. Found on many species of Prunus and widespread in the Palearctic and Nearctic regions, and also recorded from Australia (Danuta Knihinicki, personal communication 2012), Chile ( Peralta 1991), England (recorded here), Lebanon ( Bayan 1988) and New Zealand ( Manson 1984).

Relation to the host. Vagrant on the under surface of the leaves, causing leaf discolouration and rusting.

Collection details. England, North Yorkshire, York, near Warthill (53° 59ʹ 22.56ʺ N, 0° 59ʹ 9.96ʺ W), high numbers on the under surface of the leaves of Prunus spinosa L., collected by the author, 22.viii.2010.