Vasates aceriscrumena

Vasates aceriscrumena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Vasates
Species:
V. aceriscrumena
Binomial name
Vasates aceriscrumena
(Riley & Vasey, 1870)

Vasates aceriscrumena, the maple spindle-gall mite, is an eriophyid mite in the genus Vasates, which causes fusiform galls on the upper surfaces of the leaves of certain maple species[1] in the eastern United States.[2]

  1. ^ "Species Vasates aceriscrumena – Maple Spindlegall Mite". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Maple Spindle Gall Mite (Vasates aceriscrumena)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-20.