Dopuna opisa rđaste grinje konoplje Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960) (Acari: Eriophyoidea) nađene u Srbiji na Cannabis sativa L.

The description of Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960), a new species for the fauna of Serbia, is supplemented. The male and juveniles are described for the first time. This species was found as vagrants on leaves of hemp, Cannabis sativa L. A comparison of characters of the population from Serbia and the originally described samples from Hungary is given.Rđasta grinja konoplje Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960) (Acari: Eriophyoidea) registrovana je kao nova vrsta za faunu Srbije na lokalitetu Rošijana u Deliblatskoj peščari, jula 2006. godine. Prvi put je nađena na istoj biljci domaćinu, Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae) 1958. godine u Mađarskoj kada je opisana pod nazivom Vasates cannabicola (Farkas, 1960). Amrine and Stasny (1994) su je prebacili u rod Aculops Keifer. Cannabis sativa L. je jedini do sada poznati domaćin ove vrste grinje. Budući da originalni opis obuhvata samo 24 morfometrijske i merističke karakteristike, a da se savremeni opisi zasnivaju na oko 70 karakteristika, u ovom radu je dopunjen opis ove vrste. Takođe se prvi put opisuje mužjak i juvenilni stadijumi, čime se kompletiraju morfološki opis i taksonomski status A. cannabicola. Poređenjem raspoloživih morfoloških karakteristika populacija iz Mađarske i Srbije ustanovljena je razlika jedino u dužini oba para nogu

Morphological variation in different populations of Aceria anthocoptes (Acari : Eriophyoidea) associated with the Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense, in Serbia

The russet mite, Aceria anthocoptes (Nal.), is the only eriophyid that has been recorded on Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. It has been noted in several European countries and recently in the USA. With its apparent host specificity and because of the damage it causes to its host plant, A. anthocoptes is being studied as a potential candidate for classical biological control. The aim of the present study was to examine quantitative morphological traits in four populations of A. anthocoptes living on two infraspecific host plant taxa (C. arvense var. arvense and C. arvense var. vestitum) in two geographically separate areas of Serbia in order to test the hypothesis of absence of the possible host plant impact on mite morphology. MANOVA analysis revealed significant differences between populations from different localities in Serbia. Populations of A. anthocoptes inhabiting two thistle varieties in the vicinity of Belgrade differed significantly from mites inhabiting the same two host varieties in the vicinity of the town of Ivanjica. Canonical discriminant analysis showed that the trait which best discriminates the populations of A. anthocoptes is the number of dorsal annuli. It was not possible to ascribe morphological differences to the impact of the host plant

THE HEMP RUSSET MITE ACULOPS CANNABICOLA (FARKAS, 1960) (ACARI: ERIOPHYOIDEA) FOUND ON CANNABIS SATIVA L. IN SERBIA: SUPPLEMENT TO THE DESCRIPTION

Abstract – The description of Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960), a new species for the fauna of Serbia, is supplemented. The male and juveniles are described for the first time. This species was found as vagrants on leaves of hemp, Cannabis sativa L. A comparison of characters of the population from Serbia and the originally described samples from Hungary is given

Data from: Morphological variation in different populations of Aceria anthocoptes (Acari: Eriophyoidea) associated with the Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense, in Serbia

The russet mite, Aceria anthocoptes (Nal.), is the only eriophyid that has been recorded on Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. It has been noted in several European countries and recently in the USA. With its apparent host specificity and because of the damage it causes to its host plant, A. anthocoptes is being studied as a potential candidate for classical biological control. The aim of the present study was to examine quantitative morphological traits in four populations of A. anthocoptes living on two infraspecific host plant taxa (C. arvense var. arvense and C. arvense var. vestitum) in two geographically separate areas of Serbia in order to test the hypothesis of absence of the possible host plant impact on mite morphology. MANOVA analysis revealed significant differences between populations from different localities in Serbia. Populations of A. anthocoptes inhabiting two thistle varieties in the vicinity of Belgrade differed significantly from mites inhabiting the same two host varieties in the vicinity of the town of Ivanjica. Canonical discriminant analysis showed that the trait which best discriminates the populations of A. anthocoptes is the number of dorsal annuli. It was not possible to ascribe morphological differences to the impact of the host plant

Morphological measurements of Aceria anthocoptes

Morphological measurements of Aceria anthocoptes, original data. Abbreviations for column headings: please see in the publication

Anatomical Injury Induced by the Eriophyid Mite Aceria anthocoptes on the Leaves of Cirsium arvense

Anatomical injury of the leaves of the invasive species, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop., caused by the eriophyid mite Aceria anthocoptes (Nal.), which is the only eriophyid mite that has been recorded on C. arvense worldwide, is described. The injury induced by the mite feeding on the leaves of C. arvense results in visible russeting and bronzing of the leaves. Other conspicuous deformations are folding and distortion of the leaf blade and curling of leaf edge, as well as gradual drying of leaves. The anatomical injury of the mature leaves of field-collected plants was limited to the epidermis of the lower leaf surface. However, on young leaves of experimentally infested plants, rust mite injuries extend to epidermal cells on both leaf surfaces and to those of deeper mesophyll layers. On these leaves, lesions on the lower leaf surface even affected the phloem of the vascular bundles. Leaf damage induced by A. anthocoptes is discussed with regard to the mite's potential as a biological control agent of C. arvense