Vacante, V., 1983.
Prima raccolta di Acari Tetranichidi in Sicilia. Phytophaga, 1: 41-114.

Abstract
The tetranychid fauna of Sicily, Italy, is described, most of the species are illustrated. Information is included on the following genera: Bryobia (11 species), Aplonobia (1 species), Tetranycopsis (1 species), Petrobia (2 species), Tetranychina (2 species), Panonychus (2 species), Eotetranychus (2 species), Tetranychus (2 species), Oligonychus (1 species) and a new genus. Five of the species are described as new. The description of each species is preceded by brief details of the systematics of the group and by a key for identification of the genus and species.

    • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Hosts
  • Distribution
  • Other biological features

    • Nomenclatural data

  • Bryobia aetnensis Vacante, 1983; Bryobia parietariae Reck, 1947; Bryobia strombolii Vacante, 1983; Bryobia vandaelei Vacante, 1983; Bryobia vaneyndhoveni Vacante, 1983;
  • Bryobia (Allobia) nikitensis Livshits & Mitrofanov, 1969;
  • Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) donnalucatensis Vacante, 1983.

    • Identification tools

    Host data (16 results)

  • Bryobia aetnensis Vacante, 1983 [Fabaceae: Genista aetnensis]; Bryobia kissophila Eyndhoven, 1955 [Araliaceae: Hedera helix]; Bryobia parietariae Reck, 1947 [Lamiaceae: Thymus vulgaris]; Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836 [Asteraceae: Glebionis coronaria; Sonchus oleraceus; Poaceae: Poaceae sp.]; Bryobia strombolii Vacante, 1983 [Fabaceae: Genista sp.]; Bryobia urticae Sayed, 1946 [Asteraceae: Chrysanthemum sp.; Malvaceae: Malva multiflora; Oxalidaceae: Oxalis pes-caprae]; Bryobia vandaelei Vacante, 1983 [Fabaceae: Cytisus sp.]; Bryobia vaneyndhoveni Vacante, 1983 [Lamiaceae: Rosmarinus officinalis];
  • Bryobia (Allobia) nikitensis Livshits & Mitrofanov, 1969 [Rosaceae: Sarcopoterium spinosum];
  • Eotetranychus rubiphilus Reck, 1948 [Rosaceae: Rubus sp.];
  • Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) donnalucatensis Vacante, 1983 [Poaceae: Agrostis sp.]; Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) tunisiae Manson, 1964 [Asteraceae: Chrysanthemum sp.].

    • Distribution data (17 results)

  • Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher, 1920) [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Bryobia aetnensis Vacante, 1983 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia kissophila Eyndhoven, 1955 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia parietariae Reck, 1947 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia strombolii Vacante, 1983 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia urticae Sayed, 1946 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia vandaelei Vacante, 1983 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia vaneyndhoveni Vacante, 1983 [Palearctic: Italy]; Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953 [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Bryobia (Allobia) nikitensis Livshits & Mitrofanov, 1969 [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Bryobia (Bryobia) watersi Manson, 1967 [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Eotetranychus rubiphilus Reck, 1948 [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) bicolor (Banks, 1894) [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) donnalucatensis Vacante, 1983 [Palearctic: Italy]; Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) tunisiae Manson, 1964 [Palearctic: Italy];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Palearctic: Italy].

    • Other biological features