Aplonobia Womersly 1940

Zriki, G., Shaabo, A. & Boubou, A., 2015, A preliminary survey of the spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Latakia governorate of Syria, Acarologia 55 (3), pp. 303-309 : 304

Genus Aplonobia Womersly 1940

Aplonobia histricina (Berlese, 1910)

Oxalis pes-caprae is the main plant host of this tetranychid mite but it was also collected on fruit trees in South Australia, New South Wales and South Africa ( Gutierrez and Schicha 1983; Migeon and Dorkeld 2006 -2013).

Specimens examined — 10 ♀♀ on O. pescaprae (Oxalidaceae) , Latakia city (35°35’4.35"N, 35°44’49.86"E), 28-X-2011; 10 ♀♀ on O. pes-caprae , Al- Sanobar (35°28’48.44"N, 35°51’35.66"E), 27-III-2011.

Remarks — This species is known from South Africa, Australia and Italy, and infests pear Pyrus communis (Rosaceae) , Sphaeralcea ambigua (Malvaceae) and Oxalis spp. (Oxalidaceae) The mite also occurs sporadically on citrus trees. It oversummers as eggs, and resumes development in the autumn ( Vacante, 2010). It has been collected in Israel on O. pes-capreae ( Migeon and Dorkeld 2006 -2013). Males are unknown ( Gutierrez and Schicha 1983) and females are relatively of a big size 900 – 1050 µm.