FNZ 5 - Eriophyinae (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyoidea) - Introduction
Manson, DCM 1984. Eriophyinae (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyoidea). Fauna of New Zealand 5, 128 pages.
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ISSN 0111-5383 (print),
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no.
05.
ISBN 0-477-06746-8 (print),
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Published 14 Nov 1984
ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/References/4F09C21E-EEC8-4D30-B48E-5EB5C80C4ABB
Introduction
Fauna of New Zealand number 5, covering subfamily Eriophyinae of the Eriophyoidea, is a continuation of number 4 (Manson 1984) and must be used in conjunction with it. Number 5 stands alone solely as regards having its own list of references. All the broader aspects of eriophyine biology and guidelines to descriptive terminology must be sought in number 4, where all other eriophyoid taxa known from New Zealand are listed, described, and discussed.
The Eriophyinae are a major group in New Zealand, contributing 60 species to the total known eriophyoid fauna of 109 species. The genera Acerimina, Asetilobus n.gen., and Ramaculus n.gen. are each represented by only a single species. The other three genera recognised here are proportionately - or perhaps disproportionately - large: Acalitus with 15 species, Aceria with 29, and Eriophyes with 13.
Fifty-five species cause damage to the host plant in the form of galls, leaf erinea, 'witches brooms', or plant deformation of some kind. Aceria tulipae is one of the most important economic species known.