A new genus and two new species of the family Eriophyidae (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from medicinal plants, Thailand are described and illustrated. There are Asetapatella ipomoneae gen. nov., sp. nov. on Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D.F. Austin (Convolvulaceae) and Aceria rotundifolii n. sp., on Mitragyna rotundifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze (Rubiaceae). Asetapatella ipomoneae gen. nov., sp. nov. is vagrant on the lower leaf surface, causing no apparent symptoms to the host plant. Aceria rotundifolii n. sp. caused erineum on both sides of the host's leaves.
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24 May 2024
A new genus and two new species of eriophyid mites from medicinal plants in Thailand
Ploychompoo Konvipasruang,
Suradet Buttachon
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 29 • No. 5
May 2024
Vol. 29 • No. 5
May 2024
Aceria
Asetapatella
Eriophyidae
Ipomoea
Mitragyna
taxonomy