Vasates

Vasates
Vasates quadripedes galls on sugar maple
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Trombidiformes
Superfamily: Eriophyoidea
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Vasates
Shimer, 1869

Vasates is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae, which cause galls on the leaves of trees, including the following species:[1]

References

  1. Margaret Redfern & Peter Shirley (2011). British Plant Galls (2nd ed.). Preston Montford: Field Studies Council. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.


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