# Aculops

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{{Short description|Genus of mites}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Palaeogene|present}}
|image = Willow Gall Mite (Aculops tetanothrix) on Arroyo Willow (Salix lasiolepis) (7688204092).jpg
|image_caption = Willow gall mite (''[Aculops tetanothrix](/source/Aculops_tetanothrix)'') on arroyo willow (''[Salix lasiolepis](/source/Salix_lasiolepis)'') Cache Creek, Bear Valley, CA
|image_alt = Willow gall mite (''Aculops tetanothrix'') on arroyo willow (''Salix lasiolepis'') Cache creek, Bear valley, CA
|taxon = Aculops
|authority = Keifer, 1966
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = Around 200 species see text
|synonyms = * ''Pedaculops'' <small>Manson, 1984</small>
}}
[[File:Aculops rhois galls.jpg|thumb|left|Galls of ''[Aculops rhois](/source/Aculops_rhois)'' on poison ivy]]

'''''Aculops''''' is a genus of parasitic plant mites in the family [Eriophyidae](/source/Eriophyidae). 

Some species, such as ''[Aculops lycopersici](/source/Aculops_lycopersici)'', are prolific crop and ornamental pests.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} ''[Aculops ailanthii](/source/Aculops_ailanthii)'' is being considered as biocontrol for the extremely{{Specify|date=December 2024|reason=according to which metric?}} invasive [Ailanthus altissima](/source/Ailanthus_altissima) in North America.<ref>{{Cite thesis | url=https://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/8526?show=full | title=Native and Indigenous Biocontrols for Ailanthus altissima | date=11 July 2008 | type=Thesis | last1=Gardner | first1=Richard Thomas }}</ref> 

Very little is known about the genus, with new species frequently being discovered{{When|date=December 2024}}, such as in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite journal | url=https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4550.1.4 | doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4550.1.4 | title=A new genus and three new species of eriophyoid mites from New Zealand Coprosma (Rubiaceae) | year=2019 | last1=Han | first1=Xiao | last2=Zhang | first2=ZHI-Qiang | journal=Zootaxa | volume=4550 | issue=1 | pages=101–114 | pmid=30790878 | s2cid=73484479 | doi-access=free }}</ref>

==Selected species==
*''[Aculops ailanthii](/source/Aculops_ailanthii)'' <small>(Lin-Fuping, Jin-Changle & Kuang-Haiyua, 1997)</small> - ailanthus leafcurl mite
*''[Aculops cannabicola](/source/Aculops_cannabicola)'' <small>(Farkas, 1960)</small> – hemp russet mite
*''[Aculops fuchsiae](/source/Aculops_fuchsiae)'' <small>(Keifer, 1972)</small> – fuchsia gall mite
*''[Aculops lycopersici](/source/Aculops_lycopersici)'' <small>(Massee, 1937)</small> – tomato russet mite
*''[Aculops rhois](/source/Aculops_rhois)'' <small>(Stebbins, 1909)</small> - poison ivy gall mite
*''[Aculops tetanothrix](/source/Aculops_tetanothrix)'' <small>(Nalepa, 1889)</small> – willow gall mite

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{Wikispecies-inline|Aculops|''Aculops''}}

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Category:Eriophyidae
Category:Trombidiformes genera

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