Genus Bryobia Koch, 1835

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• Bryobia Koch, C.L. 1835. Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden. Ein Beitrag zur Deutschen Fauna. Regensberg : Herrich-Schäffer Vol. 1.

Introduction

Five species of Bryobia are presently recognised in Australia. All appear to be pests of crop plants, but their close morphological similarity means that they have sometimes been misidentified, and they are often not distinguished in studies of their importance as pests (e.g. Arthur et al., 2008, 2010, 2011). These species are thelytokous, which further complicates the question of species identification (Ros et al., 2008).

The identity of some early records of Bryobia can not be determined with any certainty. For example, the records of Froggatt (1921) (Bryobia speciosa and Bryobia pratensis), Newman (1920) (Bryobia pratense) and Tryon (1889) (Bryobia speciosa) are only assumed to be correct, and their listings here are based on Migeon & Dorkeld (2010).

In addition to the named species listed here, unidentified species of Bryobia have been reported from Australia many times, for example by Schicha (1975, 1984).

General References

Arthur, A,L., Weeks, A.R., Hill, M.P. & Hoffmann, A.A. 2011. The distribution, abundance and life cycle of the pest mites Balaustium medicagoense (Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) and Bryobia spp. (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 22–36

Arthur, A.L., Hoffmann, A.A., Umina, P.A., & Weeks, A.R. 2008. Emerging pest mites of grains (Balaustium medicagoense and Bryobia sp.) show high levels of tolerance to currently registered pesticides. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48: 1126–1132

Arthur, A.L., Weeks, A.R., Umina, P.A. & Hoffmann, A.A. 2010. Survival and reproduction of the pest mites Balaustium medicagoense and Bryobia spp. on winter grain crops. Experimental and Applied Acarology 52: 141–153 (as Bryobia spp.)

Froggatt, W.W. 1921. Orchard and garden mites. No. 2. - Spinning mites (Family Tetranychidae). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 32: 130-135

Migeon, A. & Dorkeld, F. 2010. Spider Mites Web: a comprehensive database for the Tetranychidae. 8 September 2010. http://www.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/spmweb [Date of access 20 September 2016]

Newman, L.J. 1920. Report of the Entomologist. Annual Report, Western Australia Department of Agriculture 9: 39-41

Ros, V.I.D., Breeuwer, J.A.J. & Menken, S.B.J. 2008. Origins of asexuality in Bryobia mites (Acari: Tetranychidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 8(153): 16 pages

Schicha, E. 1975. Bionomics of Phytoseius fotheringhamiae Denmark and Schicha, 1974, (Acarina : Phytoseiidae) on apple in Australia. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 78: 195-203

Schicha, E. 1984. The family Phytoseiidae in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. pp. 228-232 in Griffiths, D.A. & Bowman, C.E. (eds). Acarology VI. Chichester : Ellis Horwood Vol. 1.

Tryon, H. 1889. Report on Insect and Fungus Pests No. 1. Brisbane : Queensland Department of Agriculture 238 pp.

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