| abstract | Apontella, a new genus belonging to Eriophyidae, Nothopodinae related to Disella Newkirk and Keifer as well as five new species of the same family are described and illustrated. Apontella bravaisiae n. sp. is vagrant on leaves of Bravaisia integerrima (Acanthaceae); Aceria pithecolobi n. sp. was found in erineum of Pithecolobium dulcae (Fabaceae) and Aceria maracai n. sp. was found causing galls on lower leaf surface of Pluchea odorata (Compositae). The above species were collected in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. Aceria ruelliae Channabasavanna, described from South India in whitish erineum on Ruellia patula, was collected, in the same locality in Venezuela, in erineum on Ruellia tuberosa (Acanthaceae). Aceria echinopsi n. sp., was found in Africa (in Libya) causing galls on leaves of Echinops sp. (Compositae) and Aceria saturejae n. sp. was found in Italy causing flower deformation on Satureja graeca. |