ERIOPHYIDAE
(gall mites)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Genus 4 subtaxa 46 images 1 ident. refs
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Genus 14 subtaxa 110 images 2 ident. refs
Genus 3 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
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Genus 1 subtaxa 7 images
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
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Genus 12 subtaxa 67 images 2 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 15 images
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Species 3 images
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Genus 1 subtaxa 13 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
SuperfamilyERIOPHYOIDEA (gall mites)
SupercohortEupodides (a supercohort of mites)
SuborderPROSTIGMATA (sucking mites)
OrderTROMBIDIFORMES (trombidiform mites)
SuperorderACARIFORMES (acariform mites)
InfraclassAcari (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ellis, W.N. Plant Parasites of Europe: leafminers, galls and Fungi bladmineerders.nl
() Jeppson, L.R., Kiefer, H.H. & Baker, E.W. 1975 Mites injurious to economic plants 614pp, University of California Press
Vacanti, V. 2015 Handbook of Mites of Economic Plants 890pp, CABI

ERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 160 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ERIOPHYIDAE (gall mites)
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