This Catalog of the Eriophyoidea includes all eriophyoid mites known to the authors on a world-wide basis as of August, 1993. In addition to the catalog, indices are provided to the species names of eriophyoid mites, to host plants, and to the vernacular names of host plants. A synopsis to the Eriophyoidea and references to the taxonomic literature are also provided.
Replacement names are provided for one genus (Chakribartiella for Neocatarhinus Chakrabarti, Ghosh and Das, 1992) and 17 species as follows: (all replaced names were preoccupied) Aceria channabasavannai for Aceria crotalariae Channabasavanna, 1965 on Crotalaria juncea (Leguminosae); Aceria cortii for Aceria baccharidis (Corti), 1917 on Baccharis salicifolia (Compositae); Aceria hassanii for Aceria minutus (Hassan), 1928 on Cercocarpus sp. (Rosaceae); Aceria jacobii for Aceria commelinae (Mohanasundaram), 1980 on Commelina jacobi (Commelinaceae); Aceria lalbaghi for Aceria mitragynae Mohanasundaram, 1990 on Mitragyna parvifolia (Rubiaceae); Aceria mauritianae for Aceria ziziphi Mohanasundaram, 1990 on Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae); Aceria romanenkoella for Aceria punctata Flomanenko, 1962 in the mines of Lithocolletis populifoliella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on Populus canadensis (Salicaceae); Aceria smithmeyeri for Aceria niloticae Smith Meyer, 1990 on Acacia nilotica kraussiana (Leguminosae); Aceria walayari for Aceria longisetae Mohanasundaram, 1990 on an unidentified shrub; Aculus mansoni for Aculus ribis Manson, 1989 on Ribes nigrum (Grossulariae); Eriophyes antiquorum for Eriophyes euphorbiae (Mohanasundaram), 1983 on Euphorbia antiquorum (Euphorbiaceae); Eriophyes coimbatoriensis for Eriophyes alangii (Mohanasundaram), 1981 on Alangium salviifolium (Alangiaceae); Knorella fuzhoui for Knorella bambusae Kuang and Zhuo, 1989 on Bambusa sp. (Gramineae); Phyllocoptes epimeredi for Phyllocoptes indicae Mohanasundaram, 1981 on Epimeredi indica (Labiatae); Phyllocoptruta kuangii for Phyllocoptruta sapii Kuang and Zhuo, 1989 on Sapium sebiferum (Euphorbiaceae); Tegolophus mohanasundarami for Tegolophus gmelinae Mohanasundaram, 1983 on Gmelina asiatica (Verbenaceae); and Vasates oldfieldi is a new name for Eriophyes lionotus sensu Wilson & Oldfield 1970, on Betula occidentalis (Betulaceae).