Global InformationEpitrimerus trilobus information
| Epitrimerus trilobus | |
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| Gall | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Arachnida
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| Order: | Arachnid
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| Family: | Eriophyidae
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| Genus: | Epitrimerus
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| Species: | E. trilobus
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| Binomial name | |
| Epitrimerus trilobus (Nalepa, 1891)[1]
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Epitrimerus trilobus is a gall mite in the family Eriophyidae, found in Europe. The mites feed on the leaves of elder (Sambucus species), causing abnormal plant growths known as galls. The mite was described by the Austrian zoologist, Alfred Nalepa in 1891.
- ^ "Epitrimerus trilobus (Nalepa, 1891)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 March 2022.