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Bryobia vasiljevi Reck

Superfamily Tetranychoidea

   Family Tetranychidae

      Subfamily Bryobiinae

         Tribe Bryobiini

            Genus Bryobia 

Synonymns: B. repensi Manson 1967

Probability of Encounter: Unknown

Quarantine importance: High. 

Diagnosis:

Similar taxa.  Differentiating this species from other members of the praetiosa-complex is difficult and best done by a specialist.

References

Bolland HR, J Gutierre  & CHW Flechtmann. 1998. World Catalogue of the Spider Mite Family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Brill: Leiden.

Manson DCM.  1967.  The spider mite family Tetranychidae in New Zealand I. the genus Bryobia.  Acarologia 9: 76-123.

Zhang Z-Q.  2003.  Mites of greenhouses: identification, biology and control.  CABI Publishing, Wallingford:  244 pp.