Aceria iteina
# Aceria iteina

Aceria iteina is a species of mite which causes galls on the leaves of sallows (Salix species) and their hybrids. It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1925.

## Description of the gall

The gall is a green or reddish, toadstool shaped pouch, 2–4 mm high with a narrow neck, protruding on the upper-side of a leaf. On the underside the gall also protrudes and there are mites and hairs inside a narrow slit. The gall has been found on eared willow (Salix aurita), goat willow (Salix caprea), grey willow (Salix cinerea) and their hybrids.

### Similar species

Identification of mite galls on Salix species is tentative and need to be verified by an expert. It is possible that A. iteina is one of a number of closely related species with A. salicis on S. caprea

## Distribution

The gall has been found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia and Sweden.

