Deuterogyny and the Association of Two Vagrant Eriophyoid Mites (Acariformes, Eriophyoidea) with the Host-plant Generative Organs of Two Broad-leaved Trees in North-West Russia.

ABSTRACT: Phytoparasitic mites of the superfamily Eriophyoidea Nalepa live and feed on mature leaf surfaces, between leaf bud scales, and (though less commonly) on flowers or fruits. In this study, we focused on the seasonal associations of two eriophyoid species, Shevtchenkella serrata (Nalepa 1892) with the Norway maple tree (Acer platanoides L.), and Brevulacus reticulatus Manson 1984 with the common oak (Quercus robur L.). These species have complex life cycles with two morphologically different, seasonal female forms, the protogyne and deutogyne. In B. reticulatus, both forms retain all the major generic characteristics but in S. serrata only the protogynes conform to the diagnosis of Shevtchenkella, whereas the deutogynes have the typical traits

SUBMITTER: Chetverikov PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522618 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature