Khanjani, M., Khanjani, M., Seeman, O.D., 2018.
The spider mites of the genus Oligonychus Berlese (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Iran. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 23 (2): 223-287.

Abstract
Two new species of the genus Oligonychus Berlese, namely O. shojaeii sp. nov., O. hamedaniensis sp. nov., are described from plane trees, Platanus orientalis L. (Platanaceae), in Hamedan, Hamedan province, Iran. Four species are re-described based on new Iranian material: O. afrasiaticus (McGregor, 1939), O. coniferarum (McGregor, 1950), O. punicae (Hirst, 1926) and O. saccharinus Baker & Pritchard, 1960. Among them O. saccharinus is the most important pest on sugarcane farms in southern Iran. All active life stages are described for all species except O. afrasiaticus, allowing us to confirm the ontogenetic patterns of leg setae in the Tetranychini. We refine the definition of the ununguis species group and discuss taxonomic problems relating to the members of this species group, and also regarding the identification of O. sacchari (McGregor, 1942) and O. saccharinus.

  • https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.23.2.4

    • Summary

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

    • Nomenclatural data

  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) hamedaniensis Khanjani, Khanjani and Seeman, 2018; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) shojaeii Khanjani, Khanjani and Seeman, 2018.

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    Host data (19 results)

  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coniferarum (McGregor, 1950) [Cupressaceae: Juniperus chinensis; Juniperus deppeana; Platycladus orientalis; Pinaceae: Pinus brutia]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) hamedaniensis Khanjani, Khanjani and Seeman, 2018 [Platanaceae: Platanus orientalis]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae (Hirst, 1926) [Combretaceae: Conocarpus erectus; Lauraceae: Persea americana; Rosaceae: Rosa sp.; Vitaceae: Vitis vinifera]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) shojaeii Khanjani, Khanjani and Seeman, 2018 [Platanaceae: Platanus orientalis]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) ununguis (Jacobi, 1905) [Cupressaceae: Cupressus sempervirens; Pinaceae: Picea abies; Picea sp.; Pinus nigra; Pseudotsuga menziesii];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) afrasiaticus (McGregor, 1939) [Arecaceae: Phoenix dactylifera]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) saccharinus Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Poaceae: Poaceae sp.; Saccharum officinarum; Sorghum sp.].

    • Distribution data (16 results)

  • Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coniferarum (McGregor, 1950) [Australasian: Australia; Nearctic: United States; Palearctic: Iran]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) hamedaniensis Khanjani, Khanjani and Seeman, 2018 [Palearctic: Iran]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae (Hirst, 1926) [Australasian: Guam; Nearctic: Mexico; United States; Palearctic: Iran]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) shojaeii Khanjani, Khanjani and Seeman, 2018 [Palearctic: Iran]; Oligonychus (Oligonychus) ununguis (Jacobi, 1905) [Australasian: Australia; Nearctic: Canada; United States];
  • Oligonychus (Reckiella) afrasiaticus (McGregor, 1939) [Palearctic: Iran]; Oligonychus (Reckiella) saccharinus Baker & Pritchard, 1960 [Neotropical: Puerto Rico; Venezuela; Palearctic: Iran].

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