The bamboo spider mite Aponychus corpuzae Rimando (Acari: Tetranychidae); first record in the West‐Palaearctic |
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| Authors: | G Seljak |
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| Affiliation: | Department for Plant Protection, Agriculture and Forestry Institute Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia |
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| Abstract: | Aponychus corpuzae Rimando 1966 is an Oriental and East‐Palaearctic tetranychoid mite dwelling mainly on bamboo plants. In November 2012, it was recorded for the first time on Phyllostachys bambusoides (Poaceae, Bambuseae) in South‐Western Slovenia near Nova Gorica, which is also the first occurrence of this species in Europe. Later on it was discovered on the same bamboo species in several places in the area as well as in one place in North‐Eastern Italy (Gorizia) near the border with Slovenia. Its repeated findings for three consecutive years suggest that the species has become established in this area. The morphological and morphometric features of the local populations were compared with the data given in the literature. Photographs of the findings are also provided. |
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