REVIEW OF THE SPIDER MITE FAUNA OF UZBEKISTAN, WITH NEW RECORDS (PROSTIGMATA: TETRANYCHIDAE)

About authors:

All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center, Bykovo, Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia

Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine and Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine and Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Acknowledgments:

This study was carried out within the framework of the agreements on scientific cooperation between the All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (Russia) and the Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine and Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The authors are grateful to S. Kurbatov (VNIIKR) for his valuable comments on the systematics and nomenclature.

Annotation:

This study lists 23 species belonging to 14 genera of Tetranychidae from Uzbekistan (Central Asia). In addition, we provide the analysis of key sources published in 1910s–1980s on the identification of the spider mite Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov and Nikolskii, 1937), inhabiting cotton plants in Central Asia. This species is the main pest on cotton, fruit, as well as vegetable and melon crops of Uzbekistan, which is confirmed by our data. Bryobia praetiosa Koch, 1836, Eurytetranychus buxi (Garman, 1935), Eotetranychus libocedri (McGregor, 1936), Oligonychus brevipilosus (Zacher, 1932), O. longiclavatus (Reck, 1953) and O. ununguis (Jacobi, 1905) are new species for the fauna of this region. It is believed that Peritetranychus tuberculatus Ugarov and Nikolskii, 1937 and Peritetranychus glabrisetus Ugarov and Nikolskii, 1937 are synonyms of Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836).

DOI: 10.21684/0132-8077-2024-32-2-157-167

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