Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836

Marić, Ivana, Marčić, Dejan, Petanović, Radmila & Auger, Philippe, 2018, Biodiversity of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Serbia: a review, new records and key to all known species, Acarologia 58 (1), pp. 3-14 : 8-9

Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836

Origin of the specimens examined — Area I: Valjevo-Jovanje (44°15’39”N, 19°49’10”E), on Atriplex patula (Amaranthaceae) , 7♀, 23/05/2013; Area Q: Trstenik-Počekovina (43°35’23”N, 21°05’35”E), on Apium graveolens (Apiaceae) , 12♀, 27/06/2015; Area D: Bavanište (44°49’44”N, 20°53’06”E), on Ambrosia artemisifolia (Asteraceae) , 6♀, Taraxacum officinale ( Asteraceae ), 2♀, 04/09/2013; Area B: Lukićevo (45°20’20”N, 20°29’56”E), on Artemisia vulgaris (Asteraceae) , 7♀, 26/07/2015; Area W: Prokuplje, Rastovnica (43°12’03”N, 21°35’38”E), on Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae) , 6♀, 12/08/2010; Area K: Kučevo-Rabrovo (44°33’37”N, 21°31’52”E), on Hordeum murinum (Poaceae) , 2♀, Ranunculus aconitifolius (Ranunculaceae) , 12♀, 21/08/2015; Area O: Tara-Kaluđerske Bare (43°52’22”N, 19°24’41”E), on Malus pumilla (Rosaceae) , 21♀, 19/05/2013, Zlatibor-Dobroselica, on Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae) , 3♀, 23/07/2014; Area S: Nova Varoš-Draglica (43°34’45”N, 19°46’56”E), on Pyrus communis (Rosaceae) , 3♀, 28/09/2015; Area P: Čačak-Riđage (43°53’52”N, 20°16’18”E), on Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae) , 4♀, 31/08/2015.

Remarks — This species was found on 12 host plants from seven families, with nine plant species as its new hosts in the world A (. patula , E. cyparissias and R. aconitifolius are new hosts for spider mites). It is a worldwide distributed species of some economic importance, found on 269 host plants from 70 families. In Palearctic region it was recorded in 29 countries, including Greece and Romania in the Balkans ( Vacante, 2016; Migeon and Dorkeld, 2017).