Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans)

Zeity, Mahram, 2017, Some new records of spider mites (Acari, Tetranychidae) from Syria, Acarologia 57 (3), pp. 651-654 : 652

Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans)

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This species is yellowish-green in colour. It was reported from Lebanon on Prunus sp. Also reported on 40 host plants from 27 countries in two major regions of Nearctic and Palearctic ( Migeon and Dorkeld, 2006 -2016). This species is reported from Syria on Ostrya carpinifolia , as reported from France and Italy ( Duso et al., 2004; Migeon et al., 2007). This species causes serious damage to leaves of Ostrya carpinifolia due to feeding by large number of individuals.

Material examined — Four males and six females, ex. Ostrya carpinifolia , coll. Mahran Zeity, Qalaat Mahalibeh, Latakia, (35°30’08.5"N, 36°05’01.0"E), May 2016 .

Figures

FIGURE 1: Male aedeagus of (a) Eotetranychus carpini, (b) Eotetranychus hirsti and (c) Amphitetranychus viennensis.