Zriki, G., Shaabo, A., Boubou, A., 2015.
A preliminary survey of the spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Latakia governorate of Syria. Acarologia, 55: 303-309.

Abstract
This paper reports ten tetranychid mites species on several cultivated, uncultivated plants in Latakia governorate (Syria) in 2011-2012. Three species belong to the subfamily Bryobiinae and to the genera Aplonobia, Bryobia and Petrobia, while seven species belong to the subfamily Tetranychinae and to the genera Eotetranychus, Eutetranychus, Panonychus and Tetranychus. Nine of the mite species identified in this study are reported for the first time from Syria, while one species had already been previously reported. This paper gives information concerning locations, host plants and distribution of each collected species.

  • https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20152173

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

    Identification tools

    Host plant data (47 results)

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) histricina (Berlese, 1910) [Oxalidaceae: Oxalis pes-caprae];
  • Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953 [Asteraceae: Taraxacum campylodes];
  • Eotetranychus rubiphilus Reck, 1948 [Rosaceae: Rubus sp.];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Apocynaceae: Plumeria alba; Euphorbiaceae: Ricinus communis; Juglandaceae: Juglans regia; Meliaceae: Melia azedarach; Rutaceae: Citrus limon];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Rutaceae: Citrus limon; Citrus reticulata]; Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) [Rosaceae: Malus domestica];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Oxalidaceae: Oxalis corniculata; Oxalis stricta];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Solanaceae: Solanum lycopersicum; Solanum nigrum; Solanum sp.]; Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov & Nikolskii, 1937) [Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus sp.; Fabaceae: Phaseolus vulgaris; Trifolium sp.; Juglandaceae: Juglans regia; Lamiaceae: Mentha sp.; Malvaceae: Malva sp.; Meliaceae: Melia azedarach; Oleaceae: Fraxinus sp.; Rosaceae: Malus domestica; Rosa sp.; Simaroubaceae: Ailanthus altissima; Solanaceae: Solanum melongena; Zygophyllaceae: Tribulus terrestris]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus retroflexus; Chenopodium album; Asteraceae: Sonchus oleraceus; Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea sp.; Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis sativus; Euphorbiaceae: Ricinus communis; Fabaceae: Melilotus sp.; Phaseolus vulgaris; Malvaceae: Malva sp.; Moraceae: Morus alba; Polygonaceae: Fallopia convolvulus; Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus jujuba; Rosaceae: Prunus armeniaca; Prunus persica; Solanaceae: Solanum melongena; Solanum nigrum; Urticaceae: Urtica sp.; Zygophyllaceae: Tribulus terrestris].

    • Distribution data (10 results)

  • Aplonobia (Aplonobia) histricina (Berlese, 1910) [Palearctic: Syria];
  • Bryobia vasiljevi Reck, 1953 [Palearctic: Syria];
  • Eotetranychus rubiphilus Reck, 1948 [Palearctic: Syria];
  • Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) [Palearctic: Syria];
  • Panonychus citri (McGregor, 1916) [Palearctic: Syria]; Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836) [Palearctic: Syria];
  • Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti (Ewing, 1909) [Palearctic: Syria];
  • Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Palearctic: Syria]; Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov & Nikolskii, 1937) [Palearctic: Syria]; Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1835 [Palearctic: Syria].

    • Other biological features