Acalitus brevitarsus (Fockeu, 1890)
(a gall mite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcalitus brevitarsus (a gall mite)
GenusAcalitus (a genus of mites)
FamilyERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
SuperfamilyERIOPHYOIDEA (gall mites)
SupercohortEupodides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acalitus brevitarsus (a gall mite) :
1: Acalitus brevitarsus (a gall mite)
1 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
galled Alder leaf
Image 1: Galled leaf - top surface - pale backgroundImage 2: Galled leaf - top surface - pale background (2)Image 3: Galled leaf - under surface - pale backgroundImage 4: Galled leaf - under surface - pale background (2)Image 5: Gall - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Gall - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Gall - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Gall - magnifiedImage 9: Gall - magnified (2)Image 10: Gall - magnified (3)Image 11: Gall - magnified (4)Image 12: Gall - magnified (5)Image 13: Gall - magnified (6)Image 14: Gall - magnified (7)Image 15: Gall - magnified (8)Image 16: Gall - magnified (9)Image 17: Gall - magnified (10)Image 18: Gall - magnified (11)Image 19: Gall - magnified (12)Image 20: Gall - magnified (13)Image 21: Gall - magnified (14)Image 22: Leaf above gall - close-up - highly enlargedImage 23: Leaf above gall - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 24: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnificationImage 25: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (2)Image 26: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (3)Image 27: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (4)Image 28: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (5)Image 29: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (6)Image 30: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (7)Image 31: Leaf cells from gall - microscope low magnification (8)

Acalitus brevitarsus (a gall mite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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