''Acaphylla'' is a genus of
mites
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 ...
belonging to 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 ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Northern America.
Species:
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Acaphylla acromia''
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Acaphylla steinwedeni''
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Acaphylla theae''
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Acaphylla theavagrans''
References
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Eriophyidae