Auger, P., Chaaban, S.B., Grissa, K.L., Khoualdia, O., Flechtmann, C.H.W., 2009.
Five new species of Tetranychidae (Acarina, Prostigmata) from south Tunisian oasis areas. Zootaxa, 2232, 29-49.

Abstract
In this paper we present the description of five new species of tetranychid mites collected in south Tunisian oasis areas. These are: Bryobia alveolata sp. nov., Aplonobia crispipilis sp. nov., Petrobia (Petrobia) carthagensis sp. nov., Petrobia (Petrobia) pseudotetranychina sp. nov., Tetranychus (Tetranychus) atriplexi sp. nov. The notion of dorsal tubercles used to separate the sub-genera Tetranychina from Petrobia sensu stricto and Mesotetranychus among the genus Petrobia is also discussed.

  • https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2232.1.2

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) crispipilis Auger & Flechtmann, 2009;
  • Bryobia alveolata Auger & Flechtmann, 2009;
  • Petrobia (Petrobia) carthagensis Auger & Flechtmann, 2009; Petrobia (Petrobia) pseudotetranychina Auger & Flechtmann, 2009;
  • Tetranychus atriplexi Auger & Flechtmann, 2009.

    • Identification tools

    Host data (7 results)

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) crispipilis Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Amaranthaceae: Salsola sp.; Plumbaginaceae: Limoniastrum guyonianum; Limonium sp.];
  • Bryobia alveolata Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Amaranthaceae: Atriplex sp.];
  • Petrobia (Petrobia) carthagensis Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Amaranthaceae: Salicornia arabica]; Petrobia (Petrobia) pseudotetranychina Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Amaranthaceae: Atriplex sp.];
  • Tetranychus atriplexi Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Amaranthaceae: Atriplex sp.].

    • Distribution data (5 results)

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) crispipilis Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Bryobia alveolata Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Petrobia (Petrobia) carthagensis Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Palearctic: Tunisia]; Petrobia (Petrobia) pseudotetranychina Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Palearctic: Tunisia];
  • Tetranychus atriplexi Auger & Flechtmann, 2009 [Palearctic: Tunisia].

    • Other biological features