Eriophyes von Siebold, 1851

Stalažs, Arturs & Turka, Ināra, 2019, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) of Latvia: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4629 (2), pp. 211-236 : 222-225

Genus: Eriophyes von Siebold, 1851

Eriophyes distinguendus (Kiefer, 1902)

Syn.: Eriophyes paderineus Nalepa, 1909

Type data. Prunus padus L. ( Rosaceae ); France.

Host plant records from Latvia. Prunus padus L. ( Rosaceae ).

Relation to plant host. Gall-making, erineum on the under leaf surface ( Rupais 1999).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes distinguendus — Rupais et al. 2014 ; Eriophyes paderineus — Eglītis 1956 ; Rupais 1962, 1964; 1976a, 1999; Plīse 2007; Eriophyes paderinus — Shevchenko & Rupais 1964 ; Bērziņš 1970b; Rupais 1976b; Rupais & Kalniņa 1979; Rupais 1981.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species, widely distributed ( Rupais 1976 a, 1976b; Rupais & Kalniņa 1979).

Eriophyes diversipunctatus (Nalepa, 1890)

Type data. Populus tremula L. ( Salicaceae ); Czech Republik.

Host plant records from Latvia. Populus tremula L. ( Salicaceae ).

Relation to plant host. Gall-making ( Skoracka et al. 2005).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eglītis 1956; Rupais 1976b.

Distribution in Latvia. Rupais (1976b) reported this species as rare.

Eriophyes exilis (Nalepa, 1892)

Syn.: Phytoptus leiosoma Nalepa, 1892

Type data. Tilia platyphyllos Scop. (Malvaceae) ; Poland.

Host plant records from Latvia. Tilia americana L., Tilia cordata Mill. , Tilia ×europaea L., Tilia platyphyllos Scop. (Malvaceae) .

Relation to plant host. Gall-making, erineum on under and upper leaf surfaces, on flowers ( Soika & Kozak 2013).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Aceria exilis — Rupais 1964 ; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1968; Rupais 1976 a, 1981, 1999; Eriophyes exilis — Rupais 1976b ; Eriophyes leiosoma — Rupais 1962, 1964 ; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1968, 1970b; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b; Rupais & Kalniņa 1979; Rupais 1981, 1999; Plīse 2007; Rupais et al. 2014; Eriophyes tiliae exilis — Rupais 1959 a, 1959c, 1960b , 1962; Eriophyes tiliae liosoma — Eglītis 1956 ; Rupais 1959 a, 1959c, 1960b, 1961.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976 a, 1976b; Rupais & Kalniņa 1979).

Eriophyes inangulis Nalepa, 1919 Type data. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. ( Betulaceae ); Europe. Host plant records from Latvia. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. ( Betulaceae ). Relation to plant host. Gall-making, blister-like galls on upper leaf surface ( Skoracka et al. 2005). Bibliographical records from Latvia. Aceria inangulis — Rupais 1976b ; Eriophyes inangulis — Shevchenko & Rupais 1964 ; Eriophyes laevis inangulis — Eglītis 1956 ; Plīse 2007. Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976b).

Eriophyes laevis (Nalepa, 1889)

Type data. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. ( Betulaceae ); France.

Host plant records from Latvia. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., Alnus incana (L.) Moench ( Betulaceae ).

Relation to plant host. Gall-making ( Skoracka et al. 2005).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes laevis — Eglītis 1956 ; Rupais 1959a; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Spuris 1966; Bērziņš 1970b; Spuris 1974; Rupais 1976b, 1981; Plīse 2007; Phytoptus alni P.— Saars 1930.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976b).

Eriophyes leionotus (Nalepa, 1891)

Type data. Betula pendula Roth. (Betulaceae) ; Austria.

Host plant records from Latvia. Betula pendula Roth. , Betula pubescens Ehrh. (Betulaceae) .

Relation to plant host. Gall-making and vagrant ( Skoracka et al. 2005).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Aceria leionata — Rupais 1976 a, 1976b, 1999 ; Eriophyes laevis lionotus — Eglītis 1956 ; Eriophyes leionotus — Plīse 2007 ; Rupais et al. 2014.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976 a, 1976b).

Eriophyes nervalis (Nalepa, 1918)

Syn. Eriophyes leiosoma (Nalepa, 1892) , sensu Soika (2006) and Skoracka et al. (2005), non Soika & Kozak (2013) Eriophyes tiliaceus Nalepa, 1918

Eriophyes tiliae nervalis Nalepa, 1918

Type data. Tilia tomentosa Moench (Malvaceae) ( Malvaceae ); Poland.

Host plant records from Latvia. Tilia americana L., Tilia cordata Mill. , Tilia × euchlora K. Koch, Tilia × europaea L., Tilia platyphyllos Scop. (Malvaceae) .

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes leiosoma — Rupais et al. 2014 ; Eriophyes tiliae nervalis — Eglītis 1956 ; Rupais 1959 a, 1959c, 1960b, 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1968; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b; Plīse 2007; Eriophyes tiliae-nervalis — Rupais 1962, 1999 .

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976 a, 1976b).

Eriophyes lissonotus (Nalepa, 1919)

Type data. Betula pubescens Ehrh. (Betulaceae) ; Austria.

Host plant records from Latvia. Betula pubescens Ehrh. (Betulaceae) .

Relation to plant host. Gall-making.

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes laevis lissonota —Bçrziňš 1970b .

Distribution in Latvia. No data.

Eriophyes pyri (Pagenstecher, 1857)

Type data. Pyrus communis L. ( Rosaceae ); Germany.

Host plant records from Latvia. Malus spp. ( Malus × domestica Group, Malus × magdeburgensis Hartwig), Pyrus communis L. ( Rosaceae ).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Karpins & Šmite 1971, lists this species only under the common name of Eriophyes pyri in Latvian (bumbieru lapu pangērce); Eriophyes piri — Anonymous 1938 ; Eglītis 1956, 1957; Čakstiņa 1962; Jēgina et al. 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Spuris 1966; Bērziņš 1970b; Spuris 1974; Eriophyes piri ( var. mali ) Nalepa—Priedītis 1971a; Priedītis & Plīse 1975; Eriophyes pyr — Kalniņa 1939 ; Eriophyes pyri — Eglītis et al. 1933, 1937 , 1943; Ozols 1963; Priedītis 1971b; Ozols 1973; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b; Apenīte et al. 2009; Navajas et al. 2010; Rupais et al. 2014; Stalažs 2014.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Eglītis 1956; Ozols 1963; Jēgina et al. 1964; Karpins & Šmite 1971; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b).

Eriophyes rubicolens (Canestrini, 1891)

Type data. Rubus fruticosus Aggr. (Rosaceae) ; Italy.

Host plant records from Latvia. Rubus idaeus L., Rubus sp. ( Rosaceae )

Relation to plant host. Gall-making, erinea under leaves ( Smith et al. 2010).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eglītis 1956; Rupais 1976b; Stalažs 2014.

Distribution in Latvia. Rupais (1976b) reported this species as rare.

Eriophyes similis (Nalepa, 1890)

Type data. Prunus domestica L. ( Rosaceae ); Austria.

Host plant records from Latvia. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. divaricata (Ledeb.) L. H. Bailey , Prunus domestica L., Prunus spinosa (main host) ( Rosaceae )

Relation to plant host. Gall-making ( Skoracka et al. 2005).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes similis — Eglītis 1956, 1957 ; Rupais 1962; Jēgina et al. 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Livšic & Mitrofanov 1973; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b, 1999; Rupais et al. 2014; Stalažs 2014.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976 a, 1976b).

Eriophyes sorbi (Canestrini, 1890)

Type data. Sorbus aucuparia L. ( Rosaceae ); Italy.

Host plant records from Latvia. Sorbus aria (L.) Crantz, Sorbus aucuparia L. (main host), Sorbus sibirica Hedl. (Rosaceae) .

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes piri sorbi — Eglītis 1956 ; Eriophyes piri var. sorbi — Rupais 1959a ; Spuris 1966, 1974; Eriophyes sorbi — Rupais 1964 ; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1970b; Rupais 1976a, 1976 a, 1981, 1999; Plīse 2007; Rupais et al. 2014; Stalažs 2014.

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species, widely distributed ( Rupais 1976a, 1976a).

Remarks. Although E. sorbi sometimes has been assigned as a subspecies of Eriophyes pyri (Pagenstecher) by Latvian authors, Polish authors have synonymised this subspecies with E. pyri ( Skoracka et al. 2005) . In this checklist we follow de Lillo (2004) and Tomasi (2007) by treating E. sorbi as a separate species. In Latvia, the observed damage, as blister galls on Sorbus aucuparia caused by E. sorbi , is more frequent and sometimes more severe than on Pyrus . In addition, it is common to find healthy pears (without damage) at sites alongside plants of Sorbus aucuparia showing massively damaged leaves (A. Stalažs 2012 –2014, pers. observations).

Eriophyes tiliae (Pagenstecher, 1857)

Syn. Eriophyes lateannulatus Schulze, 1918

Eriophyes rudis Nalepa, 1918

Type data. Tilia americana L. ( Malvaceae ); Poland.

Host plant records from Latvia. Tilia americana L., Tilia cordata Mill. , Tilia dasystyla Steven , Tilia × europaea L., Tilia ×moltkei Späth ex C. K. Schneid., Tilia platyphyllos Scop. (Malvaceae) .

Relation to plant host. Gall-making, nail galls on upper leaf surfaces ( Soika & Kozak 2013).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes lateannulatus — Rupais 1962 ; Eriophyes tiliae — Eglītis 1957 ; Rupais 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1968; Rupais 1976b, 1999; Plīse 2007; Rupais et al. 2014; Eriophyes tiliae rudis — Rupais 1960b ; Eriophyes tiliae var. rudis — Eglītis 1956 ; Rupais 1959 a, 1959c; Phytoptus tiliae — Saars 1930 .

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1976a, b).

Eriophyes spp.

Host plant records from Latvia. Allium cepa L. ( Amaryllidaceae )— Eglītis 1956; Prunus domestica (Rosaceae) — Eglītis 1956; Malus (cultivated) ( Rosaceae )— Birzgale et al. 1979, and Crataegus sp. ( Rosaceae )— Rupais 1999.