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Aponychus corpuzae Rimando 1966 (Acari: Tetranychidae) a new noneuropean species of spider mite on bamboo in Croatia

Mladen Šimala orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-4896 ; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Gabrijel Seljak ; Kmetijsko gozdarski zavod Nova Gorica
Maja Pintar ; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Tatjana Masten Milek ; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo

Abstract

Aponychus corpuzae Rimando 1966 is an Oriental and East-Palearctic spider mite species. In Croatia it was first recorded on bamboo (Phyllostachys sp.) in August 2015 in Poreč. No damage was observed on bamboo plants, but orange mites with unusual flat appearance and very long legs were detected by visual inspection of leaves using the magnifying lens. An alien species A. corpuzae was identified by the laboratory analysis of collected leaf samples. It is moderately polyphagous species that prefers different bamboos as host plants. So far, A. corpuzae was recorded in the West-Palearctic region only in Slovenia and Italy.

Keywords

Aponychus corpuzae; Tetranychidae; first record; bamboo; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

166560

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/166560

Publication date:

13.7.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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