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''Acalitus'' is a 
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s in the family Eriophyidae
Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l ...
. These cosmopolitan, microscopic arthropods form gall
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external Tissue (biology), tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissu ...
s on various plants, and some species such as ''Acalitus essigi
''Acalitus essigi'', the redberry mite, is an Eriophyidae, eriophyid mite which is a serious pest of commercially produced blackberry, blackberries in the United States. The redberry mite is microscopic, requiring at least a 20× hand lens to det ...
'' and '' Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance associated with berry crops. This genus includes the following species:
*'' Acalitus acanthus'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus accolus'' Flechtmann, Amrine & Stasny, 1995
*''Acalitus acnistii
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' (Keifer, 1953)
*'' Acalitus aethiopicus'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus amicorum'' Flechtmann ''in'' Flechtmann, Kreiter, Etienne & Moraes, 2000
*'' Acalitus amydros'' Flechtmann & Etienne, 2001
*'' Acalitus ancyrivalis'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*''Acalitus anthonii
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Keifer, 1972
*'' Acalitus australis'' (Lamb, 1952)
*'' Acalitus avicenniae'' (Lamb, 1952)
*'' Acalitus batissimus'' Wilson, 1970
*'' Acalitus bosquieae'' (Farkas, 1961)
*'' Acalitus brevitarsus'' (Fockeu, 1890)
*'' Acalitus calycophthirus'' (Nalepa, 1891)
*'' Acalitus capparidis'' Flechtmann ''in'' Flechtmann, Kreiter, Etienne & Moraes, 2000
*'' Acalitus carbonis'' Navia & Flechtmann, 1998
*'' Acalitus carpatus'' Manson, 1984
*'' Acalitus chimanemanus'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus comptus'' Flechtmann ''in'' Flechtmann, Kreiter, Etienne & Moraes, 2000
*'' Acalitus cotoneastri'' (Nalepa, 1926)
*'' Acalitus cottieri'' (Lamb, 1952)
*'' Acalitus crotoni'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*''Acalitus dissimus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Manson, 1984
*''Acalitus epiphytivagrans
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Mohanasundaram, 1983
*''Acalitus essigi
''Acalitus essigi'', the redberry mite, is an Eriophyidae, eriophyid mite which is a serious pest of commercially produced blackberry, blackberries in the United States. The redberry mite is microscopic, requiring at least a 20× hand lens to det ...
'' (Hassan, 1928)
*'' Acalitus excelsus'' Manson, 1984
*'' Acalitus gilae'' Keifer, 1970
*''Acalitus gossypii
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' (Banks, 1904)
*''Acalitus granulatus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Flechtmann & Etienne, 2000
*'' Acalitus gratissimae'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*''Acalitus hassani
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Keifer, 1973
*'' Acalitus heliopsis'' Keifer, 1975
*''Acalitus hereroensei
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus hibisci'' Mondal & Chakrabarti, 1982
*''Acalitus intertextus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Manson, 1984
*''Acalitus inulaefolii
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Keifer, 1970
*'' Acalitus ipomocarneae'' Keifer, 1977
*''Acalitus khorixanus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*''Acalitus kohus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Manson, 1984
*'' Acalitus ledi'' Keifer, 1965
*'' Acalitus longisetosus'' (Nalepa, 1892)
*''Acalitus lowei
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Manson, 1971
*''Acalitus lycioides
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus macrosetosus'' Flechtmann & Etienne, 2003
*''Acalitus malelanus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus mallyi'' (Tucker, 1926)
*'' Acalitus malpighiae'' Keifer, 1977
*''Acalitus maracai
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' (Boczek & Nuzzaci, 1988)
*''Acalitus marinae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*''Acalitus meliosmae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Mohanasundaram, 1981
*''Acalitus mikaniae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Keifer, 1974
*'' Acalitus morrisoni'' Manson, 1970
*'' Acalitus notolius'' (Nalepa, 1919)
*'' Acalitus odoratus'' Keifer, 1970
*''Acalitus orthomerus
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' (Keifer, 1951)
*''Acalitus osmius
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' (Cromroy, 1958)
*''Acalitus persicae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Luo & Jiang, 1988
*''Acalitus phloeocoptes
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' (Nalepa, 1890)
*'' Acalitus phoradendronis'' Keifer, 1972
*'' Acalitus phyllereus'' (Nalepa, 1919)
*''Acalitus plicans
''Acalitus plicans'' is an Eriophyidae, eriophyid mite which causes galls on beech (''Fagus sylvatica''). It is found in Europe and was Species description, first described by the Austrian Zoology, zoologist Alfred Nalepa in 1917.
Description of ...
'' (Nalepa, 1917)
*'' Acalitus prunispinosae'' (Nalepa, 1926)
*''Acalitus pundamariae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus purpurascensis'' (Cromroy, 1958)
*''Acalitus rapaneae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Keifer, 1977
*''Acalitus reticulatae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Mohanasundaram, 1981
*''Acalitus rubensis
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Manson, 1970
*''Acalitus rudis
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' (G. Canestrini, 1891)
*'' Acalitus ruelliae'' (Channabasavanna, 1966)
*'' Acalitus sageretiae'' Kuang, 1987
*''Acalitus salvadorae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Keifer, 1974
*''Acalitus santaluciae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Keifer, 1966
*'' Acalitus santibanezi'' Garcia-Valencia & Hoffmann, 1997
*''Acalitus schefflerae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Mohanasundaram, 1981
*'' Acalitus simplex'' Flechtmann & Etienne, 2002
*''Acalitus sogerctiae
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance a ...
'' Kuang-Haiyua, 1987
*'' Acalitus spinus'' Manson, 1984
*''Acalitus stenaspis
''Acalitus stenaspis'' is an eriophyid mite which causes galls on beech ('' Fagus'' species). It is found in Europe and was first described by the Austrian zoologist Alfred Nalepa in 1891.
Description of the gall
''Acalitus stenaspis'' causes t ...
'' (Nalepa, 1891)
*'' Acalitus stereothrix'' (Nalepa, 1914)
*'' Acalitus tanisetus'' Flechtmann, 1999
*'' Acalitus tanylobus'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus taurangensis'' (Manson, 1965)
*''Acalitus ueckermanni
''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'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance ass ...
'' Smith-Meyer, 1990
*'' Acalitus vaccinii'' (Keifer, 1939)
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