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Jekyll Island Georgia leaf galls on Iva frutescens at driftwood beach 2015 2 - Acalitus

Jekyll Island Georgia leaf galls on Iva frutescens at driftwood beach 2015 2 - Acalitus
Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA
December 23, 2015

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Moved from Unidentified Galls.

Jim, please cite the reference here when you have its name published, and I will add the page and move the image there. Thanks.

gall mites on Iva frutescens
This is a new species of Acalitus (Acari; Eriophyidae) that we are in the process of describing. It has been found in several areas along the gulf and Atlantic coast. Some web images have no location date or collector information. Anyone wanting to add their collection data to the description of this mite can contact Jim Amrine at jamrine@wvu.edu.

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