Acalitus brevitarsus (Fockeu, 1890)

Stalažs, Arturs & Turka, Ināra, 2019, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) of Latvia: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4629 (2), pp. 211-236 : 217-218

Acalitus brevitarsus (Fockeu, 1890)

Type data. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. ( Betulaceae ); France.

Host plant records from Latvia. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., Alnus incana (L.) Moench. ( Betulaceae ) Relation to plant host. Gall-making, erineum on under leaf surface ( Skoracka et al. 2005).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Aceria brevitarsus — Shevchenko & Rupais 1964 ; Rupais 1976b; Eriophyes brevitarsus — Eglītis 1956 ; Bērziņš 1970b; Plīse 2007.

Distribution in Latvia. Reported to be frequently abundant by Rupais (1976b).

Acalitus calycophthirus (Nalepa, 1891)

Type data. Betula pendula Roth. (Betulaceae) ; Italy.

Host plant records from Latvia. Betula pendula Roth. , Betula pubescens Ehrh. (Betulaceae) .

Relation to plant host. Bud gall-making ( Hellrigl 2003).

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Aceria calycophthira — Rupais 1976 a, 1976b, 1999 ; Plīse 2007; Eriophyes calycophthirus — Shevchenko & Rupais 1964 ; Eriophyes rudis — Eglītis 1956, 1957 ; Eriophyes rudis calycophthirus — Eglītis 1956 .

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