The tetranychoid mites of Africa

Abstract

Petrobia latens feeds primarily on grasses and grains and is sometimes an important economic pest in the late winter or spring. It is known to occur in Europe, Africa, North America, and Australia. Sayed (1946) recorded this species from Upper Egypt, on onions, under the name Petrobia cephae Sayed. Specimens from Africa that we have studied are from Gutu, Southern Rhodesia, August, 1932 (A. Cuthbertson), on wheat. 2. Petrobia harti (Ewing)

Α revision of tenuipalpid mites of Greece (Acari: Tenuipalpidae)

“…Family TENUIPALPIDAE Berlese Tenuipalpini Berlese, 1913;Tenuipalpidae Sayed, 1950;Baker and Pritchard, 1956;Pritchard and Baker, 1958;Baker and Pritchard, 1960;Wainstein, 1960;Baker and Tuttle, 1964;Livshitz and Mitrofanov, 1967;Mitrofanov, 1973;Collyer, 1973;Chaudhri et al, 1974;Meyer, 1979;Mitrofanov and Strunkova, 1979;Sepasgosarian, 1983. Phytoptipalpidae Ewing, 1922Pritchard and Baker, 1952;Reck, 1952;Baker and Pritchard, 1953;Andre, 1953;Wainstein, 1956;Ehara, 1962.…”

“…has already been given for the following species (Hatzinikolis 1986a Dolichotetranychus Sayed, 1938;Pritchard and Baker, 1952;Baker and Pritchard, 1956;Pritchard and Baker, 1958;Meyer and Ryke, 1959;Baker and Pritchard, 1960;Collyer, 1973;Mitrofanov, 1973;Meyer, 1979. Type-species: Stigmaeus floridanus Banks.…”

“…Information about hosts, distribution, relation to hosts etc. has already been given for the following species (Hatzinikolis and Emmanouel 1987): C. arbutus Hatzinikolis and Emmanouel, C. eriobotryi Hatzinikolis, C. lanceolatisetae (Attiah) Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 1875;Vitzthum, 1931;Vitzthum, 1942;Baker, 1945;McGregor, 1949;Baker, 1949;Reck, 1951;Pritchard and Baker, 1952;Attiah, 1956;Meyer and Ryke, 1959;Wainstein, 1960;Baker and Pritchard, 1960;Livshitz and Mitrofanov, 1967;Mitrofanov, 1973;Chaudhri et al, 1974;Meyer, 1979;Hatzinikolis, 1986. Type-species: Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu.…”

“…Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 1875;Vitzthum, 1929;Zaher, 1932;Geijkes, 1939;Lawrence, 1940;Sayed, 1942;Lawrence, 1943;Baker, 1945;McGregor, 1949;Sayed, 1950;Reck, 1951 ;Pritchard and Baker, 1952;Pritchard and Baker, 1958;Meyer and Ryke, 1959;Wainstein, 1960;Baker and Pritchard, 1960;Livshitz and Mitrofanov, 1967;Collyer, 1973;Mitrofanov, 1973;Chaudhri et al, 1974;Meyer, 1979;Hatzinikolis, 1986a. Type-species: Tenuipalpus caudatus Duges (=T.…”

“…Relation to host: This mite was found on both leaf surfaces. Hirst, 1924;Womersley, 1940;Sayed, 1942;Womersley, 1943;Pritchard and Baker, 1958;Baker and Pritchard, 1960;Mitrofanov, 1973b;Meyer, 1979. Type-species: Raoiella indica Hirst.…”