A new species of plant-feeding eriophyid mite collected from olive seedlings in Southern Montenegro is described. Shevtchenkella barensis sp. nov. inhabiting olive, Olea europea L. (Oleaceae) was found in an olive nursery attacking seedlings and causing serious damage. Aceria oleae (Nalepa), is herein recorded as new for the fauna of Montenegro.
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1 December 2008
A New Eriophyid Mite (Acari: Eriophyidae) and A New Record from Olea europaea L. (Oleaceae) in Montenegro
Biljana Vidović,
Radmila Petanović
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Eriophyoidea
Montenegro
new species
Olea europea
Shevtchenkella barensis
taxonomy