Aguilar, H., Murillo, P., 2008.
New hosts and records of plant feeding mites for Costa Rica: interval 2002-2008. Agronomia Costarricense, 32: 7-28.

Abstract
This paper attempts to update the species of plant feeding mites identified for Costa Rica, along with their host plants, since 2002 to June 2008. Plant material provided by growers, technicians, students,, interested public, as well as the collected by the staff of the laboratory of Acarology, was identified. One hundred and fifty nine new host plants for phytophagous mites, grouped in 52 families, are mentioned for Costa Rica. Tetranychus urticae, family Tetranychidae, was the most abundant species found, which is reported from 49 new hosts for the country. Moreover, other tetranychid species were collected: Tetranychus abacae, T. ludeni, T. marianae, T. mexicanus, T. neocaledonicus, T. tumidus, Oligonychus yothersi, Panonychus citri, Schizotetranychus sp., Sonotetranychus vaneyndhoveni, Mononychellus estradai, Eutetranychus banksi and Paraponychus sp. Brevipalpus californicus, B. obovatus, and B. phoenicis, in the family Tenuipalpidae, are mentioned, along with Tenuipalpus pacificus, which is an orchid specific mite. The species Tuckerella pavoniformis, in the family Tuckerellidae, is also included, which was found in a new host for Costa Rica, and the world. Within the family Tarsonemidae, Polyphagotarsonemus latus and Phytonemus pallidus were collected acting as pests in some crops, as well as Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum, on leather leaf fern (Rumohra adiantiformis), and Steneotarsonemus spinki, on rice. Mites in the family Eriophyidae were collected from different hosts, showing that most of the species found are not informed from other areas being, probably, new species to science. Finally, field diagnosis is also offered for some chosen species within the 5 families studied.

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host data (79 results)

  • Eutetranychus banksi (McGregor, 1914) [Asteraceae: Cosmos sulphureus; Cucurbitaceae: Luffa cylindrica; Fabaceae: Erythrina poeppigiana; Gliricidia sp.; Malpighiaceae: Malpighia glabra; Moraceae: Ficus carica; Morus alba; Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus jujuba; Rutaceae: Casimiroa sp.; Typhaceae: Typha domingensis];
  • Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar, 1938) [Typhaceae: Typha domingensis];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) yothersi (McGregor, 1914) [Asteraceae: Cosmos sulphureus; Cupressaceae: Cupressus sp.; Meliaceae: Trichilia havanensis];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Rutaceae: Citrus limon];
  • Schizotetranychus oryzae Rossi de Simons, 1966 [Poaceae: Oryza sativa]; Schizotetranychus tumidus Wang, 1981 [Rutaceae: Melicope denhamii];
  • Sonotetranychus vaneyndhoveni Meyer, Ochoa & Aguilar, 1992 [Fabaceae: Diphysa americana];
  • Tetranychus abacae Baker & Pritchard, 1962 [Musaceae: Musa sp.]; Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 [Cucurbitaceae: Cucurbita pepo]; Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950 [Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis melo; Vitaceae: Cissus sp.]; Tetranychus mexicanus (McGregor, 1950) [Arecaceae: Bactris gasipaes; Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Araceae: Xanthosoma sp.; Balsaminaceae: Impatiens balsamina; Fabaceae: Arachis pintoi; Passifloraceae: Passiflora ligularis; Solanaceae: Solanum wendlandii]; Tetranychus tumidus Banks, 1900 [Passifloraceae: Passiflora ligularis; Solanaceae: Solanum quitoense]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus sp.; Beta vulgaris; Apiaceae: Petroselinum crispum; Spananthe sp.; Apocynaceae: Catharanthus roseus; Vinca sp.; Araceae: Colocasia sp.; Asteraceae: Arctotis sp.; Bidens sp.; Boltonia sp.; Brachyscome sp.; Chrysanthemum indicum; Dahlia sp.; Helichrysum thianschanicum; Heliopsis sp.; Melanthera nivea; Osteospermum sp.; Balsaminaceae: Impatiens sp.; Bignoniaceae: Tecoma stans; Cleomaceae: Cleome sp.; Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas; Euphorbiaceae: Codiaeum variegatum; Euphorbia amygdaloides; Euphorbia helenae; Euphorbia pulcherrima; Euphorbia sp.; Fabaceae: Phaseolus coccineus; Geraniaceae: Geranium sp.; Goodeniaceae: Goodenia sp.; Scaevola sp.; Iridaceae: Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora; Lamiaceae: Ajuga sp.; Lamium sp.; Rosmarinus officinalis; Lythraceae: Cuphea sp.; Malvaceae: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; Onagraceae: Oenothera sp.; Plantaginaceae: Angelonia sp.; Mecardonia procumbens; Plantago major; Scrophulariaceae: Diascia sp.; Nemesia sp.; Solanaceae: Calibrachoa sp.; Petunia sp.; Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum melongena; Verbenaceae: Lippia alba; Verbena sp.].

    • Distribution data (13 results)

  • Eutetranychus banksi (McGregor, 1914) [Neotropical: Costa Rica];
  • Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar, 1938) [Neotropical: Costa Rica];
  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) yothersi (McGregor, 1914) [Neotropical: Costa Rica];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Neotropical: Costa Rica];
  • Schizotetranychus oryzae Rossi de Simons, 1966 [Neotropical: Costa Rica];
  • Sonotetranychus vaneyndhoveni Meyer, Ochoa & Aguilar, 1992 [Neotropical: Costa Rica];
  • Tetranychus abacae Baker & Pritchard, 1962 [Neotropical: Costa Rica]; Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913 [Neotropical: Costa Rica]; Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950 [Neotropical: Costa Rica]; Tetranychus mexicanus (McGregor, 1950) [Neotropical: Costa Rica]; Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 [Neotropical: Costa Rica]; Tetranychus tumidus Banks, 1900 [Neotropical: Costa Rica]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Neotropical: Costa Rica].

    • Other biological features