Kreiter, S., Auger, P., Lebdi Grissa, K., Tixier, M.S., Chermiti, B., Dali, M., 2002.
Plant inhabiting mites (Acari: Prostigmata & Mesostigmata) of some Northern Tunisian crops. Acarologia, 42 (4): 389-402.

Abstract
Authors give a report on the results of collections of plant inhabiting mites conducted between 1994, 2001 in 4 main perennial crops in 5 regions of Northern Tunisia: vegetable productions in greenhouses, apple and citrus orchards, and grapevines. Thirty-seven species, belonging to 8 families of mites were found, among which 30 species are new for the Tunisian fauna.

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host data (24 results)

  • Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Malvaceae: Malva sp.; Rosaceae: Malus domestica];
  • Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans, 1905) [Vitaceae: Vitis vinifera]; Eotetranychus pruni (Oudemans, 1931) [Rosaceae: Malus domestica];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Euphorbiaceae: Ricinus communis; Rutaceae: Citrus sp.];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Rutaceae: Citrus sp.]; Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) [Rosaceae: Malus domestica];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Oxalidaceae: Oxalis sp.];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Solanaceae: Datura innoxia; Solanum nigrum]; Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov & Nikolskii, 1937) [Rutaceae: Citrus sp.; Solanaceae: Solanum lycopersicum]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus retroflexus; Asteraceae: Calendula arvensis; Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus arvensis; Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis sativus; Ecballium elaterium; Malvaceae: Malva nicaeensis; Rosaceae: Malus domestica; Rutaceae: Citrus sp.; Solanaceae: Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum nigrum; Urticaceae: Urtica dioica].

    • Distribution data (11 results)

  • Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten, 1857) [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans, 1905) [Palearctic: Tunisia]; Eotetranychus pruni (Oudemans, 1931) [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Palearctic: France; Tunisia]; Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Palearctic: Tunisia]; Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov & Nikolskii, 1937) [Palearctic: Tunisia]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Palearctic: Tunisia].

    • Other biological features