Manson, D.C.M., 1967.
The spider mite family Tetranychidae in New Zealand. I. The genus Bryobia. Acarologia, 9 (1): 76-123.

Abstract
A morphological study of the genus Bryobia (Acarina : Tetranychidae) in New Zealand has revealed the presence of six species and one sub species. They are: -B. cristata (Dugès), B. repensi n. sp., B. rubrioculus (Scheuten), B. rubrioculus f. pnmicola Mathys, B. watersi n. sp., B. variabilis n. sp., B. annatensis n. sp. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of each species are provided.


  • Summary

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

  • Nomenclatural data

  • Bryobia annatensis Manson, 1967; Bryobia variabilis Manson, 1967; Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953;
  • Bryobia (Bryobia) watersi Manson, 1967.

  • Identification tools


    Host plant data (18 results)

  • Bryobia graminum (Schrank, 1781) [Fabaceae: Trifolium sp.; Vicia sp.; Poaceae: Poaceae sp.; Rosaceae: Pyrus communis; Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium]; Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Rosaceae: Malus domestica; Prunus persica; Pyrus communis]; Bryobia variabilis Manson, 1967 [Fabaceae: Cytisus sp.]; Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953 [Fabaceae: Clianthus sp.; Trifolium sp.; Vicia sp.; Passifloraceae: Passiflora mollissima; Poaceae: Poaceae sp.; Rosaceae: Fragaria x ananassa];
  • Bryobia (Bryobia) watersi Manson, 1967 [Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas; Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis sativus; Poaceae: Poaceae sp.].

  • Distribution data (6 results)

  • Bryobia annatensis Manson, 1967 [Australasian: New Zealand]; Bryobia graminum (Schrank, 1781) [Australasian: New Zealand]; Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Australasian: New Zealand]; Bryobia variabilis Manson, 1967 [Australasian: New Zealand]; Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953 [Australasian: New Zealand];
  • Bryobia (Bryobia) watersi Manson, 1967 [Australasian: New Zealand].

  • Other biological features