Systematic and Applied Acarology (2018) 23, 501-520

Adeilma N. De Carvalho, Denise Navia, Enrico De Lillo, Francisco Ferragut and Anibal R. Oliveira (2018)
The cacao bud mite, Aceria reyesi (Nuzzaci 1973)—supplementary description, distribution and comparison with Gymnaceria cupuassu Oliveira, Rodrigues and Flechtmann 2012 (Acari: Eriophyidae)
Systematic and Applied Acarology 23 (2), 501-520
Abstract: The cacao bud mite, Aceria reyesi (Nuzzaci 1973) (Eriophyidae), reported as causing serious damage to the cacao tree in Central and South America, is studied based on type specimens from Venezuela and adults and immatures specimens from Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Bahia and Rondônia, offering a supplementary description and the first report of this species in Costa Rica and Ecuador. The probable origin and the potential geographic distribution of this noxious phytophagous mite is discussed, and a detailed morphological comparison between A. reyesi and the related eriophyid species Gymnaceria cupuassu Oliveira, Rodrigues and Flechtmann 2012, both associated with Theobroma species (Malvaceae) of economic importance, is given.
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Database assignments for author(s): Francisco Ferragut

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aceria reyesi		Costa Rica
	Aceria reyesi		Ecuador (continental)
	Aceria reyesi		Brazil (NW)
	Aceria reyesi		Brazil (NE)
	Aceria reyesi	Cacao (Theobroma cacao)	Venezuela