Abstract
A new vagrant species of phyllocoptine mites, Leipothrix nagyi n. sp. collected from Zinnia elegans (Asteraceae) is described and illustrated from Hungary. Further three eriophyoid species were recorded for the first time in Hungary, viz. Aceria hippophaena (Nalepa, 1898) found on Hippophaë rhamnoides, Epitrimerus cupressi (Keifer, 1939) collected from Cupressus sempervirens and Epitrimerus tanaceti Boczek et Davis, 1984 associated with Tanacetum vulgare. The female of E.tanaceti is re-described, while the male and nymph are described for the first time.
Highlights
The large family Asteraceae (Compositae) contains 1,911 plant genera with 32,913 accepted species names (The Plant List, 2013)
Representatives of the family Asteraceae are a dominant feature of the Hungarian flora with 267 recognised species
In Hungary, 8% of 384 currently known eriophyoid species live on asteraceous hosts (Ripka, 2007)
Summary
The eriophyoid mite fauna of different herbaceous and woody plant species was studied from plant samples collected in Budapest and different counties of Hungary, between 2013 and 2019. Eriophyoid mites found were placed directly into 88% lactic acid with the aid of a bent insect pin. After clearing the specimens in lactic acid at room temperature, the mites were placed into Keifer’s F-medium with sorbitol on microscope slides (Keifer, 1975). The number of measured specimens (n) is given within parentheses in the description. All measurements of mites were made according to Amrine and Manson (1996) using an ocular micrometre eyepiece and are given in micrometres (μm). Each measurement of the holotype precedes the corresponding range for the paratypes. The holotype and paratype slide mounts of the new species are deposited in the collection of the Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agri-environment, National Food Chain Safety Office, Budapest, Hungary
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