Acalitus brevitarsus

Acalitus brevitarsus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Acalitus
Species:
A. brevitarsus
Binomial name
Acalitus brevitarsus
(Fockeu, 1890)
Synonyms
List
    • Acalitus brevitarsus
    • Eriophyes brevitarsis
    • Eriophyes brevitarsus

Acalitus brevitarsus is an eriophyid mite which induces domed, blister like swellings, known as galls, on some species of alder (Alnus species).