Acalitus is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. These cosmopolitan, microscopic arthropods form galls on various plants, and some species such as Acalitus essigi[1] and Acalitus vaccinii[2] are pests of agricultural significance associated with berry crops. This genus includes the following species:[3]

Acalitus
Acalitus mallyi galls on Vangueria infausta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Acalitus
Keifer, 1965
Type species
Acalitus ledi
Keifer, 1965
Leaves of Fagus grandifolia exhibiting erineum galls induced by Acalitus ferrugineum

References

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  1. ^ Law, Hui Meng; Allen, Geoff R.; Davies, Jamie T.; Corkrey, Ross; Buntain, Michele; Quarrell, Stephen R. (2020-06-04). "Sampling, extraction and incidence of redberry mites (Acalitus essigi) on blackberries in Australia". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 81 (3): 317–334. doi:10.1007/s10493-020-00509-y. ISSN 0168-8162. PMID 32500392. S2CID 219281640.317-334&rft.date=2020-06-04&rft.issn=0168-8162&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:219281640#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=info:pmid/32500392&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/s10493-020-00509-y&rft.aulast=Law&rft.aufirst=Hui Meng&rft.au=Allen, Geoff R.&rft.au=Davies, Jamie T.&rft.au=Corkrey, Ross&rft.au=Buntain, Michele&rft.au=Quarrell, Stephen R.&rft_id=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10493-020-00509-y&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Acalitus" class="Z3988">
  2. ^ Craemer, Charnie (2018-07-24). "First record, current status, symptoms, infested cultivars and potential impact of the blueberry bud mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer) (Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) in South Africa" (PDF). Acarologia. 58 (3). Denise Navia: 735–745. doi:10.24349/ACAROLOGIA/20184267. S2CID 92106162.735-745&rft.date=2018-07-24&rft_id=info:doi/10.24349/ACAROLOGIA/20184267&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:92106162#id-name=S2CID&rft.aulast=Craemer&rft.aufirst=Charnie&rft_id=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01848498/file/Acarologia-2018-58-735-745.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Acalitus" class="Z3988">
  3. ^ Joel Hallan. "Eryiophyidae Nalepa, 1898". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2011.