title: A new species and record of Aceria (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) on Carlina spp. (Asteraceae) from Serbia.
abstract: A new species of eriophyoid mite, Aceria utzkae n. sp., inhabiting Carlina acanthifolia subsp. utzka (Hacq.) Meusel & Kästner (Asteraceae) is described and illustrated. It is compared with Aceria carlinae (Nalepa), the only other species known to inhabit Carlina spp., and a differential diagnosis is provided. Both species are recorded from Serbia for the first time and a new host plant, Carlina vulgaris (Asteraceae) L., is also documented for Aceria carlinae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade - Zemun, Serbia.; Email: magud@agrif.bg.ac.rs.
authors.forename: Biljana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vidović
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000469:parasitology; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D055771:Serbia