New eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) in Britain: one new genus, four new species, 19 new records and two incursions
Author
Pye, Daniel R. L.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3578
43
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.208898
c5ed4058-99a4-4727-8aa6-96c045bb70e7
1175-5326
208898
Acaricalus hydrophylli
Keifer 1972
Type
host and locality.
Ilex aquifolium
L. (
Aquifoliaceae
),
USA
, California.
Distribution.
Scotland
(recorded here),
Portugal
(
Carmona & Silva Dias 1980
) and
USA
(op. cit.).
Relation to the host.
Vagrant on the under surface of the leaves causing no apparent damage.
Collection details.
Scotland
, Perth (56° 23ʹ 3.34ʺ N, 3° 24ʹ 47.01ʺ W), low numbers on
I. aquifolium
, collected by Z. Korycinska,
24.x.2010
.