Eriophyoid mite fauna (Acari: Eriophyoidea) of Gansu Province, northwestern China with descriptions of twelve new species Author Song, Zi-Wei Author Xue, Xiao-Feng Author Hong, Xiao-Yue text Zootaxa 2008 1756 1 48 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181815 558e2615-9b6e-4ed1-a6f2-4463244ae002 1175-5326 181815 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.