Acalitus stenaspis (Nalepa, 1891)
(a gall mite)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcalitus stenaspis (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 stenaspis (a gall mite) :
1: Acalitus stenaspis (a gall mite)
28 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on Beech leaves
Image 1: Infected leaf margin - upperside - close-upImage 2: Infected leaf margin - underside - close-upImage 3: Infected leaf - uppersideImage 4: Infected leaves - uppersides

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acalitus stenaspis (a gall mite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acalitus stenaspis (a gall mite)
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