Seven species of eriophyid mites are newly recorded from New Zealand. They are Aceria diospyri Keifer from Diospyros kaki L.f. (persimmon); Aceria genistae (Nalepa) from Ulex europaeus L. (gorse); Aceria zoysima n. sp. from Zoysia minima ; (Col.) Zotov; Aculops hilli n. sp. from Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (broom); Aculus ribis n. sp. from Ribes nigrum L. (black currant); Phyllocoptes metrosideri n. sp. from Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn. (pohutakawa); and Tetra cookiani n. sp. from Phormium cookianum Le Jolis (mountain flax).
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