Phyllocoptes Nalepa, 1887

Stalažs, Arturs & Turka, Ināra, 2019, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) of Latvia: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4629 (2), pp. 211-236 : 227-228

Genus: Phyllocoptes Nalepa, 1887

Phyllocoptes eupadi (Newkirk, 1984)

Syn.: Phytoptus padi Nalepa, 1890

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

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

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

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes padi — Eglītis 1956 ; Rupais 1959 a, 1959b, 1962, 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1970b; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b, 1999; Plīse 2007; Phyllocoptes eupadi — Rupais et al. 2014 ; Stalažs 2014; Phytoptus padi — Saars 1930 .

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

Phyllocoptes goniothorax (Nalepa, 1889)

Type data. Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. ( Rosaceae ); Austria.

Host plant records from Latvia. Crataegus × kyrtostyla Fingerh., Crataegus monogyna Jacq. , Crataegus rhipidophylla Gand. ( Rosaceae ).

Relation to plant host. Gall-making (leaf-margin rolling), vagrant ( Rupais 1999; Skoracka et al. 2005).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes goniothorax — Eglītis 1958 ; Rupais 1962; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Rupais 1964, 1976 a, 1976b, 1999; Phyllocoptes goniothorax — Rupais et al. 2014 ; Stalažs 2014; Phytoptus goniothorax — Saars 1930 .

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

Phyllocoptes malinus (Nalepa, 1892)

Type data. Malus × domestica Group ( Rosaceae ); Austria.

Host plant records from Latvia. Malus × domestica Group, Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh. , Malus × purpurea (A. Barbier) Rehder, Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. ( Rosaceae ).

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

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes goniothorax malina — Eglītis 1956 ; Čakstiņa 1965; Eriophyes malinus — Rupais 1962 ; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Priedītis 1971 a, 1971b; Priedītis & Plīse 1975; Ru- pais 1976a, 1976b, 1999; Eriophyes malinus ( var. mali ) Nal.— Priedītis 1995; Phyllocoptes malinus — Rupais et al. 2014 ; Stalažs 2014.

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

Phyllocoptes populi (Nalepa, 1894)

Type data. Populus tremula L. ( Salicaceae ); Austria.

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

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

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes populi — Eglītis 1958 ; Phyllocoptes populi — Shevchenko & Rupais 1964 ; Rupais 1976b; Plīse 2007.

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

Phyllocoptes sorbeus (Nalepa, 1926)

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

Host plant records from Latvia. Sorbus aucuparia L. ( Rosaceae ).

Relation to plant host. Gall-making, erineum ( Rupais 1999).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes goniothorax sorbea — Rupais 1962 ; Eriophyes sorbeus —lītis 1958; Rupais 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1970b; Rupais 1976 a, 1976b, 1999; Plīse 2007; Phyllocoptes sorbeus — Rupais et al. 2014 ; Stalažs 2014.

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