(Acarina: Eriophyidae)
Issue No. 182
H. A. Denmark and H. H. Keifer
September, 1977
Introduction
Aculops eugeniae Keifer was described by Keifer (1977:7) from heavily infested leaves of Surinam cherry, Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus, collected by J. Debaby, 3-VI-1976, in Miami (fig. 1). This is a gall-making species of Aculops closely related to Aculops alachuae Keifer. Keifer (1977:7) stated that both species have rust mite structures but are now gall makers, which suggests they were once free living.