Vasates
Appearance
Vasates | |
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Vasates quadripedes galls on sugar maple | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
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]
- Vasates aceriscrumena (Riley & Vasey, 1870)
- Vasates quadripedes (Shimer, 1869)
References
[edit]- ^ Margaret Redfern & Peter Shirley (2011). British Plant Galls (2nd ed.). Preston Montford: Field Studies Council. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.