A new species, new records, and DNA barcodes of eriophyine mites (Eriophyidae, Eriophyinae) from southeast Crimea and remarks on ability to form galls in conspecific eriophyoids

Chetverikov, PhilippPhilipp E.; Desnitskiy, A. G.; Letukhova, Viktoria Yu.; Ozman‐Sullivan, Sebahat K.; Romanovich, Anna E.; Sarratt, Jacqueline V.; Sukhareva, Sogdiana I.

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“…New eriophyoid taxa can be easily collected, especially on endemic, rare and noneconomically important host plants (Chetverikov et al 2021). A total of 156 eriophyoid mite species in 36 genera was reported from 130 host plant species (mean of 1.2 different eriophyoid species/host plant species) in 42 plant families in Montenegro in south-eastern Europe (Jocic and Petanovic 2012).…”

Section: Estimates Of the Global Total Of Eriophyoid Speciesmentioning

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Coextinction is magnifying the current extinction crisis, as illustrated by the eriophyoid mites and their host plants

Ozman‐Sullivan

Sullivan

2023

Acarologia

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Coextinction is a major and growing threat to global biodiversity. One of the affected groups is the eriophyoid mites (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) which are highly host plant specific. They have been described from an enormous range of annual and perennial plants from grasses to giant forest trees. It is highly likely that there are huge numbers of undescribed eriophyoid species in the subtropical and tropical regions which harbor an extraordinary wealth of plant diversity. The global total of eriophyoid species is estimated to be at least 250,000 but it could be much higher. However, the continuing destruction and degradation of natural habitat, especially tropical forests, and climate change, together pose extreme, on-going threats to the eriophyoid mites because of their vulnerability to co-extinction with their host plants. It has been reported that one third of all the Earth’s plant species are now at risk of extinction. Together with enormous numbers of other invertebrate species, it is highly likely that many thousands of eriophyoid species are disappearing in the current mass extinction event. Population decline and co-extinction, especially of the invertebrates, are greatly accelerating total biodiversity losses. The termination of habitat destruction and degradation; establishment of large, representative protected areas; restoration of degraded areas; and rapid reduction of fossil fuel use, are urgent tasks. However, the long term conservation of biodiversity can only be achieved through comprehensive social, economic and political reforms across the world that prioritize environmental protection, peaceful coexistence, social justice and the sustainable use of resources.

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Section: Estimates Of the Global Total Of Eriophyoid Speciesmentioning

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Coextinction is magnifying the current extinction crisis, as illustrated by the eriophyoid mites and their host plants

Ozman‐Sullivan

Sullivan

2023

Acarologia

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“…The eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Phytoptidae, Eriophyidae, Diptilomiopidae), which are strictly phytophagous, are highly host plant‐specific, with 80%, 95% and 99% of the known species having been reported from only one plant species, genus or family, respectively (Skoracka et al, 2010). Most flowering plant species host at least one eriophyoid species (Fenton, 2002) and new eriophyoid taxa can be easily collected, especially on endemic, rare or non‐economically important host plants (Chetverikov et al, 2021). Plant diversity is extremely high in tropical environments (Cazzolla Gatti et al, 2022; Christenhusz & Byng, 2016; Pimm & Joppa, 2015), so a huge number of undescribed eriophyoid species can be expected to be associated with them (Amrine et al, 2003; Fenton, 2002; Lindquist, 2001; Navia et al, 2021; Ozman‐Sullivan & Sullivan, 2023; Sullivan & Ozman‐Sullivan, 2021).…”

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Global patterns of the species richness and distribution of eriophyoid mites: a response to Li et al. 2023

Ozman‐Sullivan,

Sullivan

2023

Journal of Biogeography

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AimThe global distribution and diversity of mites, including the species rich and highly host plant‐specific eriophyoid mites, are important questions in biogeography and biodiversity conservation. Here we critique the paper of Li et al. (2023) titled ‘Global patterns and drivers of herbivorous eriophyoid mite species diversity’.LocationGlobalTaxonEriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea)MethodsWe assert that the data set utilized (less than 4,500 eriophyoid species) consisted of only the described extant species, not all extant species. We then provide evidence that the utilised data set represents only a small proportion of the likely global total of eriophyoid species and therefore provides a far from complete representation of their global distribution.ResultsMost collections of extant eriophyoid mites have been conducted in temperate regions where most taxonomic specialists have been active, and not in the largely unstudied tropical regions which contain a very substantial majority of all plant diversity. Most undescribed eriophyoid diversity is therefore highly likely to be found in the tropics. This suggests that the global modelling analyses of Li et al. (2023) were very likely applied to a highly inaccurate data set.Main ConclusionsThe actual global distribution and total number of eriophyoid mite species can only be more reliably estimated by systematic taxonomic studies that cover the entire global distribution of plant diversity, which implies a strong focus on the tropical regions.

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On the study of complexes of gall‐forming insects and mites of the fauna of Dagestan, Russia

Fedotova,

Nakhibasheva,

Mukhtarova

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Aim. To identify complexes of gall‐forming insects and mites in the fauna of Dagestan, which, together with other inhabitants of galls, are evolutionarily associated with common plant species and genera.Materials and Methods. The materials were collected in the plains and mountains of Dagestan. Standard methods were used: inspection of plants, search and mass collection of galls; breeding imago and production of preparations of larvae and adults.Results. Assemblages of gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), gall wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae), psyllids, aphids (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae, Psyllidae, Aphididae) and gall four‐legged mites (Acari, Eriophyidae) dominate. Additionally, for the fauna of Dagestan, 7 species of 5 genera Eriophyidae and 24 species of 12 genera of insects were identified, including 16 species of 7 genera Cecidomyiidae. Newly recorded for the fauna of Russia are 3 species of 2 genera of mites and 13 species of 8 genera of gall midges: Aceria labiatiflorae (Thomas), A. thomasi (Nalepa), Paraphytoptus chondrillae (Canestrini), Contarinia cardariae Fedotova, C. desertorum Marikovskij, Arthrocnodax chondrillaphylus Fedotova, A. saliciphilus Fedotova, A. origani Fedotova, A. thymiphilus Fedotova, Ozirhincus longicollis Rondani, Dasineura scorzonerifloris Fedotova, Jaapiella chondrillae Skuhravá, Spurgia seguierianae Fedotova, Euphorbomyia loewii (Mik), Marikovskiana dentipes Marikovskij. Larvae of predatory gall midges are almost always found in mite galls.Conclusion. Information about the diversity of gall‐forming complexes in Dagestan will be useful for assessing evolutionary relationships between them and plants and will give an idea of the richness of the fauna in the organisation of protected natural areas and recreational zones.

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A new species, new records, and DNA barcodes of eriophyine mites (Eriophyidae, Eriophyinae) from southeast Crimea and remarks on ability to form galls in conspecific eriophyoids

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Coextinction is magnifying the current extinction crisis, as illustrated by the eriophyoid mites and their host plants

Coextinction is magnifying the current extinction crisis, as illustrated by the eriophyoid mites and their host plants

Global patterns of the species richness and distribution of eriophyoid mites: a response to Li et al. 2023

On the study of complexes of gall‐forming insects and mites of the fauna of Dagestan, Russia

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