Cosetacus camelliae (Keifer, 1945)

Han, Xiao, Zuo, Yun, Xue, Xiao-Feng & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2015, Eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea) associated with tea plants, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species, ZooKeys 534, pp. 1-16 : 8

Taxon classification Animalia Prostigmata Eriophyidae

Cosetacus camelliae (Keifer, 1945)

Aceria camelliae ; Keifer 1945: 137-138.

Cosetacus camelliae ; Amrine and Stasny 1994: 168.

Cosetacus camelliae ; Baker et al. 1996: 86.

Host.

Camellia japonica L., Camellia sp.

Relation to the host plant.

Vagrant. The mite lives under leaf and flower buds, probably causing premature flower drop.

Distribution.

Australian, Nearctic, Neotropic, Palaearctic regions.