Aculops

Aculops; Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Willow gall mite (Aculops tetanothrix) on arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis) Cache Creek, Bear Valley, CA
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Family:	Eriophyidae
Genus:	Aculops; Keifer, 1966
Species
	Around 200 species see text
Synonyms
	Pedaculops Manson, 1984;

Aculops is a genus of mites that belongs to the family Eriophyidae that live as plant parasites. Some species, such as Aculops lycopersici, are severe crop or ornamental pests, while Aculops ailanthii is being considered as biocontrol for the extremely invasive tree-of-heaven in North America.^[1]. Very little is known about this genus, with new species constantly being discovered even in well covered regions such as New Zealand.^[2]

Selected species

Aculops ailanthii (Lin-Fuping, Jin-Changle & Kuang-Haiyua, 1997) - ailanthus leafcurl mite
Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960) – hemp russet mite
Aculops fuchsiae (Keifer, 1972) – fuchsia gall mite
Aculops lycopersici (Massee, 1937) – tomato russet mite
Aculops rhois (Stebbins, 1909) - poison ivy gall mite
Aculops tetanothrix (Nalepa, 1889) – willow gall mite

References

External links

Media related to Aculops at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Aculops at Wikispecies

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[1] ttps://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/8526?show=full

[2] ttps://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4550.1.4

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