Marić, I., Medjo, I., Marcic, D., Petanovic, R, Jovanović, S., Ueckermann, E., 2021.
Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Serbia: new species for the country and the Balkan Peninsula, with a key to all known Serbian species. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 26 (1): 304-316.

Abstract
Seven spider mite species were recorded for the first time in Serbia: Bryobia macedonica Hatzinikolis & Panou, 1996, Bryobia querci Hatzinikolis & Panou, 1997 from Bryobiinae, and Eutetranychus orientalis Klein, 1936; Oligonychus bicolor Banks, 1894; Oligonychus platani McGregor, 1950 Tetranychus canadensis McGregor, 1950 and Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 from Tetranychinae. Together with previously reported data, these findings raise the number of known tetranychid species in Serbia to 44, the second highest number of spider mite species recorded in the Balkan countries. The records of O. bicolor and T. canadensis are also the first ones on the Balkan Peninsula. The most frequent species were T. ludeni and E. orientalis, found in 24 and 13 out of 57 sampling locations. Spider mites were recorded on host plants in four basic habitat types, but predominantly in cultivated habitats and woodlands. A total of 27 plant species from nine families were recorded as hosts for newly recorded spider mites, including 12 plant species as new hosts for four tetranychids, and three plant species as new hosts for the family Tetranychidae. Plant family Rosaceae had the highest number of new hosts (7) and harbored the highest number of spider mite species (5). Tetranychus ludeni had the highest number of host plants (11) with two plant species as its new hosts. Oligonychus bicolor was found on eight host plants including five new hosts for this species and one new host for the family Tetranychidae. The other two new hosts for the family Tetranychidae harbored O. platani and B. querci, respectively. Symptoms of heavy infestations by E. orientalis and T. ludeni were recorded on host plants in several locations.

  • https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.1.17

    • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Other biological features

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host plant data (35 results)

  • Bryobia macedonica Hatzinikolis & Panou, 1996 [Rosaceae: Malus domestica]; Bryobia querci Hatzinikolis & Panou, 1997 [Fabaceae: Quercus dalechampii];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Rosaceae: Cydonia oblonga; Malus domestica; Malus pumila; Prunus cerasus; Prunus domestica; Prunus persica; Prunus spinosa];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) bicolor (Banks, 1894) [Betulaceae: Betula pendula; Fagaceae: Fagus taurica; Quercus robur; Pinaceae: Picea abies; Pinus mugo; Pinus sylvestris; Rosaceae: Prunus cerasifera; Sapindaceae: Acer campestre]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) platani (McGregor, 1950) [Fagaceae: Quercus cerris; Pinaceae: Pinus sylvestris; Platanaceae: Platanus occidentalis];
  • Tetranychus canadensis (McGregor, 1950) [Rosaceae: Malus pumila; Prunus cerasifera; Prunus domestica; Rubus hirtus]; Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 [Cucurbitaceae: Citrullus lanatus; Cucumis sativus; Cucurbita pepo; Fabaceae: Phaseolus vulgaris; Rosaceae: Malus domestica; Prunus domestica; Prunus spinosa; Solanaceae: Capsicum annuum; Datura stramonium; Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum melongena].

    • Distribution data (7 results)

  • Bryobia macedonica Hatzinikolis & Panou, 1996 [Palearctic: Serbia]; Bryobia querci Hatzinikolis & Panou, 1997 [Palearctic: Serbia];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Palearctic: Serbia];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) bicolor (Banks, 1894) [Palearctic: Serbia]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) platani (McGregor, 1950) [Palearctic: Serbia];
  • Tetranychus canadensis (McGregor, 1950) [Palearctic: Serbia]; Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 [Palearctic: Serbia].

    • Other biological features