Austracus Keifer, 1944 :20

Chetverikov, Philipp E. & Sukhareva, Sogdiana I., 2009, A revision of the genus Sierraphytoptus Keifer 1939 (Eriophyoidea, Phytoptidae), Zootaxa 2309, pp. 30-42 : 32

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.191845
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3513314
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scientific name	Austracus Keifer, 1944 :20
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Genus Austracus Keifer, 1944:20

Austracus havrylenkonis Keifer, 1944:20 , fig. 182

Type host: Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Blume (Fagaceae) Relation to host: mites cause galls on fruits

Distribution: South America ( Argentina)

Austracus taiwanensus (K.- W. Huang 2006) comb. n.

Sierraphytoptus taiwanensus K.- W. Huang 2006:63 View Cited Treatment , fig.1 Type host: Trochodendron aralioides S. et Z. ( Trochodendraceae ) Relation to host: vagrant on the lower leaf surface, no damage observed Distribution: Taiwan

Comparative material. One female and one nymph of A. taiwanensus comb. n. from T. aralioides . The mites are vagrant on the lower leaf surface, causing no visible damage. Slide # 030416 -01 ( TAIWAN: Nantou Renai, 16.IV.2003, leg. K.W. Huang) and slide # 961031-17 ( TAIWAN: Taichung Anmashan, 31.X.1996, leg. C.F.Wang).