Acarology Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box No. 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sci Rep. 2023 Aug 17;13(1):13392. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40436-7.
Oligonychus Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) is an agriculturally important and the largest genus of spider mites, comprised of 211 species (including new species), two subgenera, four species groups, and 11 species subgroups. The present study comprehensively addressed the morphotaxonomic-based identification of world species of the subgenus Reckiella Tuttle and Baker. Five diagnostic keys were developed for identifying Oligonychus (Reckiella) species belonging to five species subgroups: iseilemae, pritchardi, biharensis, gossypii, and exsiccator. Taxonomic notes are provided on intraspecific variations and some closely related Oligonychus (Reckiella) species representing six species complexes, viz. the afrasiaticus complex, the litchii complex, the pratensis complex, the plegas complex, the sacchari complex, and the tylus complex. One new spider mite species, Oligonychus bahaensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Grasses (Poaceae) under the subgenus Reckiella.
柏氏短须螨 (蜱螨目, 真螨亚目, 叶螨科) 是一种农业上重要的、最大的叶螨属,包含 211 种(包括新种),两个亚属、四个种组和 11 个种亚组。本研究全面解决了柏氏短须螨亚属 Reckiella Tuttle 和 Baker 世界种的形态分类学鉴定问题。为鉴定属于五个种亚组的 Oligonychus (Reckiella) 种,开发了五个诊断钥匙:iseilemae、pritchardi、biharensis、gossypii 和 exsiccator。对种内变异和代表六个种复合体的一些密切相关的 Oligonychus (Reckiella) 种进行了分类学注释,这些种复合体分别是 afrasiaticus 复合体、litchii 复合体、pratensis 复合体、plegas 复合体、sacchari 复合体和 tylus 复合体。描述并图示了一种新的叶螨物种,柏氏短须螨新种,该种采自禾本科下的柏氏短须螨亚属。