Re- description of adult stages and description of immature stages of Aceria tristriatus (Nalepa, 1890), from western Iran

Autor: Mohammad Ahmad-hosseini, Mohammad Khanjani, Ali Reza Nourian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, Vol 14, Iss 2 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-434X
2423-4222
DOI: 10.22067/ijab.v14i2.69165
Popis: Aceria tristriatus (Nalepa, 1890) is one of the major pests of walnut (Juglans regia L.: Juglandaceae) in Iran, especially in western of country. It causes galls on leaves that mainly concentrated along the main and lateral veins. The gall forms toward the upper surface of the leaf with the opening on the lower side. This paper reports the re–description of adult stages (protogyne, deutogyne and male) and description of immature stages of walnut leaf gall mite. Furthermore difference between all mobile stages in this species based on morphological characteristics is provided. Mites were collected from walnut trees infested with this pest in Hamedan and Lorestan provinces, western Iran
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