Coextinction is a major and growing threat to global biodiversity. One of the affected groups eriophyoid mites (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) which are highly host plant specific. They have been described from an enormous range annual perennial plants grasses giant forest trees. It likely that there huge numbers undescribed species in subtropical tropical regions harbor extraordinary wealth divers...

Oziella sibirica sp. nov., collected from sedges (Cyperaceae: Carex macroura) in Siberia, Russia, is herein described based on the external morphology of all active instars using primarily conventional phase contrast microscopy, and on the female internal genitalia and prodorsal shield design using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) imaging and a 3D modelling technique. A partial mitocho...

The reason for this study was to compare the morphology of mites from three Japanese samples with topotypes Nalepa collection, in order correctly identify them. With purpose eriophyoid specimens were recovered five vials mite collection Natural History Museum Vienna. We identified seven species and a new combination is established one them - Aceria thomasi Aculops thymi, two labeled Thymus serp...

Structures on the surfaces of leaves, such as dense layers of non-glandular trichomes, strongly affect phylloplane mite activities. On the other hand the feeding of eriophyoid mites on leaf surfaces can cause hyperplasia of leaf trichomes (erinea formation). In many cases the hyperplasia is accompanied by the accumulation of pigments within trichome cells, causing an impressive red-brown colour...

The monogeneric subfamily Novophytoptinae is a separate lineage of phytoptids restricted to endoparasitism on herbaceous monocots of the order Poales. Novophytoptines live under the epidermis of their hosts where they feed on parenchymatous cells and reproduce therein. It is unknown yet how novophytoptines penetrate the plant epidermis, but preliminary observations indicate that they might be a...