---
title: "Schietwilgwratmijt"
description: "Aculus tetanothrix — Insecten en spinnen. Aculus tetanothrix is a species of mite which causes galls on the leaves of willows (Salix species)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/willow-bead-gall-mite
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schietwilgwratmijt

> Aculus tetanothrix — Insecten en spinnen. Aculus tetanothrix is a species of mite which causes galls on the leaves of  willows (Salix species).

- Scientific name: *Aculus tetanothrix*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7629
- Wikidata: [Q15694204](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15694204)
- iNaturalist taxon: [469076](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/469076)

## Names

- en: Willow Bead Gall Mite
- de: Weidenblattpusteln-Gallmilbe
- es: Ácaro de agalla roja
- nl: Schietwilgwratmijt

## Countries with the most observations

US (2252), CA (144), MX (56), DE (55), GB (49), ES (42), FR (37), RU (35), NL (32), AT (24), PT (24), BY (16)

## Summary

Aculus tetanothrix is a species of mite which causes galls on the leaves of  willows (Salix species). It was first described by Alfred Nalepa in 1889.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aculus_tetanothrix

## Photo

![Schietwilgwratmijt](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/willow-bead-gall-mite/medium.jpg)

Photo: Claire Elliott · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144345003

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/willow-bead-gall-mite?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).