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Abstract
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The superfamily Eriophyoidea Nalepa, 1898 consists of phytoparasitic acariform mites that include
numerous harmful species. Their economic significance stems from their role in transmitting plant
pathogens and causing damage such as galls, witch’s brooms, and enlarged buds. During the study
of eriophyid mite fauna of subfamily Phyllocoptinae Nalepa, 1892 (Acari: Eriophyidae) in
Bostanabad County (East Azerbaijan province, Iran), sampling was carried out on the dominant
plants of this region in summer 2023. Eriophyid mites were recovered from the plant material by
means of a modified washing method nd preserved in vials of Oudeman’s fluid. Collected
specimens were mounted on microscope slides. Morphological measurements and identification
were done by using an Olympus BX53 phase contrast microscope. During this study, three tribes,
nine genera and 10 species were identified including: Tribe Tegonotini Baghdasarian, 1978: Genus
Shevtchenkella Bagdasarian, 1978: Shevtchenkella juglandis (Keifer, 1951) from Juglans regia L.
(Juglandaceae); Tribe Phyllocoptini Nalepa, 1892: Genus Leipothrix Keifer, 1966: Leipothrix
mazandaranicus Varandi, Irani-Nejad, Lotfollahi, 2020 from Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae); Genus
Epitrimerus Nalepa 1898: Epitrimerus rumicis Farkas, 1960 from Rumex acetosella L.
(Polygonaceae); Epiterimerus pyri (Nalepa, 1891) from Crataegus meyeri Pojark. (Rosaceae);
Genus Calepitrimerus Keifer, 1938: Calepitrimerus baileyi Keifer, 1938 from Prunus armeniaca
Thunb. (Rosaceae), Prunus sp. (Rosaceae), Prunus avium (L.) (Rosaceae), and occasionally from
Atraphaxis spinose L. (Polygonaceae); Genus Phyllocoptes Nalepa, 1887: Phyllocoptes abaenus
Keifer, 1940 from Prunus sp. (Rosaceae); Tribe Anthocoptini Amrine & Stasney, 1994: Genus
Abacarus Keifer, 1944: Abacarus cf. hystrix (Nalepa, 1896) complex from Hordeum vulgare L.
(Poaceae) and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Poaceae), and occasionally from Arctium lappa L.
(Asteraceae); Genus Anthocoptes Nalepa, 1892: Anth
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