Vasates Shimer, 1869

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

Genus: Vasates Shimer, 1869

Vasates quadripedes Shimer, 1869

Syn.: Eriophyes confusus Hodgkiss, 1913

Type data. Acer saccharinum L. ( Sapindaceae ), United States.

Host plant records from Latvia. Acer saccharinum L. ( Sapindaceae ).

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

Bibliographical records from Latvia. Eriophyes confuses — Rupais 1962 ; Eriophyes macrorhynchus (see remarks)— Rupais 1959 a, 1959b, 1959c, 1960 a, 1960b; Vasates quadripes , orth. var. — Rupais 1964; Shevchenko & Rupais 1964; Bērziņš 1970b; Rupais 1972, 1976 a, 1976b; Rupais & Kalniņa 1979; Rupais 1981, 1999; Plīse 2007; Vasates quadripedes — Rupais et al. 2014 .

Distribution in Latvia. Frequently abundant species ( Rupais 1972, 1976 a, 1976b; Rupais & Kalniņa 1979).

Remarks. In older publications by Rupais (1959 a, 1959b, 1959c, 1960 a, 1960b), Vasates quadripedes is treated under the name “ Eriophyes macrorhynchus ”. In 1962, Rupais (1962) noted that in his previous publications records concerning mites on Acer saccharinum were Vasates quadripedes Shimer, 1869 not Aceria macrorhyncha (Nalepa, 1889) .