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
  • Hosts
  • 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 data (18 results)

  • Bryobia graminum (Schrank, 1781) [Fabaceae: Trifolium sp.Vicia sp.Poaceae: Poaceae sp.Rosaceae: Pyrus communisRutaceae: Citrus aurantium]; Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Rosaceae: Malus domesticaPrunus persicaPyrus communis]; Bryobia variabilis Manson, 1967 [Fabaceae: Cytisus sp.]; Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953 [Fabaceae: Clianthus sp.Trifolium sp.Vicia sp.Passifloraceae: Passiflora mollissimaPoaceae: Poaceae sp.Rosaceae: Fragaria x ananassa];
  • Bryobia (Bryobia) watersi Manson, 1967 [Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatasCucurbitaceae: Cucumis sativusPoaceae: 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