Keifer-1939
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Eriophyes emarginatae
Plum Finger Gall Mite
Eriophyes emarginatae is a gall-forming eriophyid mite that induces distinctive finger-like galls on Prunus species. The species was formally described by Keifer in 1939 with detailed morphological characterization. It is commonly known as the Plum Finger Gall Mite based on its host associations and gall morphology. The mite is distributed in parts of Europe and North America.