Phyllocoptes Explained

Phyllocoptes is a genus of acari, including the following species:

• Phyllocoptes abaenus Keifer, 1940
• Phyllocoptes adalius Keifer, 1939
• Phyllocoptes alniborealis Liro, 1950
• Phyllocoptes alniincanae Roivainen, 1947
• Phyllocoptes amaranthi Corti, 1917
• Phyllocoptes amygdali Bagdasarian, 1972
• Phyllocoptes atragenes Liro, 1941
• Phyllocoptes azaleae Nalepa, 1904
• Phyllocoptes coprosmae Lamb, 1952
• Phyllocoptes eupadi Newkirk 1984^{[1] [2]}
• Phyllocoptes fructiphilus Keifer causes rose rosette disease
• Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa) causes galls on Crataegus species^[3]
• Phyllocoptes hazelae Manson, 1984
• Phyllocoptes malinus (Nalepa, 1892) causes galls on Malus species
• Phyllocoptes metrosideri Manson, 1989
• Phyllocoptes populi (Nalepa)

Notes and References

1. http://www.fugleognatur.dk/artintro.asp?ID=6406 Danish Nature
2. http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/98457 European Environment Agency
3. Book: Redfern. Margaret. Shirley. Peter. Bloxham. Michael. British Plant Galls. 2011. FSC Publications. Preston Montford. 978-1-85153-284-1. 90–93. 2nd.